SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NGHỆ AN KÌ THI THỬ THPTQG LẦN 2 NĂM 2020

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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. talks B. meals C. clouds D. moves
Question 2. A. put B. sugar C. butter D. push

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. determine B. counterpart C. marvellous D. argument
Question 4. A. advise B. practice C. promise D. listen

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. His mother is very kind, ______?
A. is she B. was she C. doesn't she D. isn’t she
Question 6. He has been playing _____ piano since he was 11.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 7. Today, women are increasingly involved ______ politics.
A. from B. by C. in D. of
Question 8. Many young people enjoy ______ football and other kinds of sports.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. played
Question 9. If you don’t try your best, you ______ the next exam.
A. will fail B. fails C. would fail D. failed
Question 10. Vietnam ______ announcing a nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19 on April 1, 2020.
A. start B. started C. will start D. has started
Question 11. She doesn’t feel confident at interviews ______ her English is not very good.
A. although B. however C. because D. whenever
Question 12. I will tell him to call you ______.
A. as soon as he returned B. until I saw him
C. when he returns D. after I’d seen him
Question 13. Do you think you can meet the deadline______ by our teacher?
A. is set B. setting C. was set D. set
Question 14. It can be an amazing experience for those who have the ______ to leave their family and friends
to live in a new place.
A. courageously B. courageous C. courage D. encourage
Question 15. People are advised to ______ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut up B. cut down on C. cut off D. cut in
Question 16. You thought I did wrong, but the results ______ my action.
A. agreed B. corrected C. justified D. approved
Question 17. He gave me his personal ______ that his draft would be ready by Friday.
A. accordance B. endurance C. insurance D. assurance
Question 18. The company is moving its headquarters to a new ______ with better links to the airport.
A. position B. situation C. location D. place
Question 19. He has been caught in the rain, and has been wet ______.
A. through and through B. once for all
C. to and from D. over and over
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.

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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. They would never admit that they made a serious mistake during the experiment.
A. refuse B. argue C. deny D. calculate
Question 23. Julia is on the horns of the dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her
friends or to stay at home with her family.
A. able to make a choice B. unwilling to make a decision
C. eager to make a plan D. unready to make up her mind

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 24. Jane is showing a picture of her house to Linda.
- Linda: “What a lovely house you have!”- Jane: “______”
A. I think so. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
C. You can say that again. D. Of course it is lovely.
Question 25. Cindy informs her aunt about her high school graduation exam results.
- Cindy: “Aunty, I’ve passed the exam with flying colours.”- Aunt: “______”
A. Sorry to hear that. B. That’s right.
C. Congratulations! D. How many colours?
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.
Choosing which university fits your interests and academic background is an important decision (26)
______ will greatly influence the success of your university study. People attend university for different
reasons, so ask yourself what you want from your target university and what you want to do after you
graduate. Many people attend top universities because of the prestige without (27) ______ their choice of
future career. If you have interest in a particular career, you should find universities with a better reputation
for your career choice than (28) ______.
Your personality types also play an important (29) ______ in your success as a university student. A
scholarly type student usually has self-motivation to work hard in order to pass exams and achieve high
grades. (30) ______, if you are not a type of person who can study for hours and getting top grades is not your
main priority, you had better go to a university with a more laid-back academic environment so that you will
not be stressful all the time and can enjoy your life at university.
Question 26. A. when B. that C. where D. whom
Question 27. A. considering B. thinking C. taking D. looking
Question 28. A. other B. others C. another D. ones
Question 29. A. function B. reason C. role D. task
Question 30. A. Besides B. However C. Moreover D. As a result

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.
Global sea level has been rising over the past century, and the rate has increased in recent decades. In
2014, global sea level was 2.6 inches above the 1993 average - the highest annual average in the satellite
record (1993-present). Sea level continues to rise at a rate of about one-eighth of an inch per year.
Higher sea levels mean that deadly and destructive storm surges push farther inland than they once did,
which also means more frequent nuisance flooding. Disruptive and expensive, nuisance flooding is estimated
to be from 300 percent to 900 percent more frequent within U.S. coastal communities than it was just 50 years
ago.
The two major causes of global sea level rise are thermal expansion caused by warming of the ocean since
water expands as it warms and increased melting of land-based ice, such as glaciers and ice sheets. The
oceans are absorbing more than 90 percent of the increased atmospheric heat associated with emissions from
human activity.
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 With continued ocean and atmospheric warming, sea levels will likely rise for many centuries at rates
higher than those of the current century. In the United States, almost 40 percent of the population lives in
relatively high-population-density coastal areas, where sea level plays a part in flooding, shoreline erosion,
and hazards from storms. Globally, eight of the world's 10 largest cities are near a coast, according to the U.N.
Atlas of the Oceans.
Question 31. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. Sea level within U.S. coastal communities
B. Sea level and emissions from human activity
C. An increasing rate of sea level rise
D. Sea level and its effects on the world’s 10 largest cities
Question 32. The word “deadly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
A. huge B. toxic C. fast D. lethal
Question 33. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to______.
A. water B. sea level C. ocean D. ice
Question 34. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. Sea levels will likely rise for many centuries at rates of the current century.
B. Nearly 40 percent of the population of the U.S lives in densely populated coastal areas.
C. Sea level has no relation to flooding, shoreline erosion, and hazards from storms.
D. Sea level rise will only affect the world’s largest cities near the coast.
Question 35. The passage is likely to be extracted from______.
A. a sci-fi document B. a personal essay
C. a weather forecast D. a scientific magazine
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.
Developing a vaccine to Sars-CoV-2 is seen as the fast way to a return to normal life. That’s why the
health secretary, Matt Hancock, said the UK was “throwing everything at it”. However, while trials have been
launched, ministers and their advisers have become noticeably more cautious in recent days. Earlier this
week, England’s deputy chief medical officer said the words nobody wanted to hear: “We can’t be sure we
will get a vaccine.”
More than 30 years after scientists isolated HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, we have no vaccine. The
dengue fever virus was identified in 1943, but the first vaccine was approved only last year. The fastest
vaccine ever developed was for mumps. It took four years. Scientists have worked on coronavirus vaccines
before, so they are not starting from scratch. Two coronaviruses have caused deadly outbreaks before, namely
SARS and MERS, and vaccine research went ahead for both. However, none has been licensed, partly
because SARS fizzled out and MERS is regional to the Middle East. The lessons learned will help scientists
create a vaccine for Sars-CoV-2, but there is still an awful lot to learn about the virus.
A chief concern is that coronaviruses do not tend to trigger long-lasting immunity. About a quarter of
common colds are caused by human coronaviruses, but the immune response fades so rapidly that people can
become reinfected the next year. Last week, scientists at Rockefeller University in New York found that most
people who recovered from COVID-19 without going into hospital did not make many killer antibodies
against the virus. “That’s what is particularly challenging,” says Stanley Perlman, a veteran coronavirus
researcher at the University of Iowa. If a vaccine only protects for a year, the virus will be with us for some
time.
The genetic stability of the virus matters too. The rapid evolution of HIV is a major reason we have no
vaccine for the disease. So far, the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus seems fairly stable, but it is acquiring mutations,
as all viruses do. Martin Hibberd, professor of emerging infectious diseases at the London School of Hygiene
and Tropical Medicine, called them “an early warning”.
(Adapted from “www.theguardian.com”)
Question 36. Which could be the best title of the passage?
A. Features of Coronavirus Vaccine
B. The Improbability of Getting Coronavirus Vaccine
C. The Spread of Coronavirus in the UK
D. Factors affecting Coronavirus Evolution
Question 37. Why does the author mention HIV, dengue fever virus and the vaccine for mumps in paragraph
2?
A. To explain that it takes a long time to develop a vaccine
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 B. To show that Coronavirus is more dangerous than other viruses
C. To prove that all types of diseases have had their own vaccines
D. To show that scientists have worked hard to develop vaccines for over 30 years
Question 38. The word “both” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. SARS and MERS B. HIV and dengue fever virus
C. HIV and SARS D. MERS and dengue fever virus
Question 39. The word “trigger” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
A. generate B. contain C. lead D. transform
Question 40. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. About 25 per cent of common colds are caused by viruses.
B. Vaccines for SARS and MERS were approved some time ago.
C. This is the first time scientists have worked on coronavirus vaccines.
D. The genetic stability of the virus affects the development of a vaccine for it.
Question 41. The word “mutations” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. movements B. symptoms C. variations D. varieties
Question 42. According to the passage, which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a Coronavirus?
A. SARS B. MERS C. AIDS D. COVID-19

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. What I told her a few days ago were not the solution to most of her problems.
A. a few B. were C. to D. most of
Question 44. The children are keen on playing computer games, watching cartoons, and sometimes go for a
picnic in the park.
A. keen on B. games C. watching D. go
Question 45. Earth Hour is a worldwide event organizing to raise people’s awareness about the need to take
action on climate change.
A. organizing B. raise C. need D. take action

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. My house is the same height as his.
A. His house is higher than mine. B. His house isn’t as high as mine.
C. My house is as high as his. D. My house is higher than his.
Question 47. “We will be here for five days,” Mark said.
A. Mark said that he would be there for five days.
B. Mark said that he would be here for five days.
C. Mark said that they were there five days ago.
D. Mark said that they would be there for five days.
Question 48. There’s now no possibility that he will pass the driving test.
A. He might pass the driving test easily. B. He needn’t pass the driving test.
C. He can pass the driving test easily. D. He may not pass the driving test.

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 don't mind if you come home late. However, you must come in quietly.
A. I don't mind if you come home late as long as you come in quietly.
B. I don't mind if you come home late unless you come in quietly.
C. I don't mind if you come home late so you come in quietly.
D. I don't mind if you come home late since you come in quietly.
Question 50. She had some shocking words on her Instagram. Then, everyone knew her.
A. Not until she had some shocking words on her Instagram, everyone knew her.
B. Only when she had some shocking words on her Instagram did everyone know her.
C. Only when she had some shocking words on her Instagram, everyone knew her.
D. Only after she had some shocking words on her Instagram, everyone knew her
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