KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2020 (ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC)

Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

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 1: A. expensive B. successful C. important D. musical
Question 2: A. practise B. include C. arrive D. accept

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 3: A. clouds B costs C. pains D. farms
Question 4: A. lake B. game C. shape D flat

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 5: Tickets for such events will be typically cheap unless you want seats in the VIP areas.
A. rarely B. normally C. directly D. carefully
Question 6: Peter was very sick until he took the marvelous medicine that Doctor Staples prescribed.
A wonderful B. secret C. attractive D. terrible

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 7: Despite numerous hard pushes, he couldn't make the window open.
A. gentle B. strong C. firm D. plain
Question 8: When I suggested he was mistaken, John got hot under the collar and stormed out of the room.
A. got emotional B. became furious C. remained calm D. felt anxious

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 9: It's no good _____ a fuss and arguing over such an unimportant issue.
A. making B. holding C. doing D. getting
Question 10: Health experts strongly advise patients with hypertension to avoid food _____ amounts of fat.
A. contained B containing C. contains D. is contained
Question 11: The graphics of this book are attractive, but its _____ is not original at all.
A content B. chapter C. character D. page
Question 12: If I _____ you, I would spend more time with the children.
A. would be B. were C. will be D. am
Question 13: Bill's mother won't let him go out with his friends _____.
A. when he finished his homework B. after he had finished his homework
C. once he finished his homework D until he has finished his homework
Question 14: Peter is an ambitious man who will never _____ till he gets what he wants.
A. turn down B. give up C. put on D. take back
Question 15: I would like to extend my gratitude to all the staff for their _____ support, without which our
company couldn't have overcome the crisis.
A. unbending B. unfailing C. unmoving D. unfeeling
Question 16: Most women expect _____ more help with the housework from their husbands.
A. to getting B. get C. getting D. to get
Question 17: Having your private life scrutinised closely by the public is regarded as part and _____ of being a
celebrity.
A. package B. post C. packet D. parcel
Question 18: He is often _____ last person to leave the office.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø ( no article)
Question 19: One _____ method for keeping our mind active is doing cross
A. popularity B. popularize C. popularly D popular
Question 20: Mary feels confident about the competition _____ she has been well-prepared for it.
A. because of B. because C. although D. despite
Question 21: Her academic performance has greatly improved since she _____ her study methods.
A. will change B. changed D. would change C. was changing
Question 22: You like the food here, _____?
A won't you B. didn't you C. don't you D. haven't you
Question 23: The whole world is waiting _____ a vaccine against Covid-19.
A. by B. for C. to D. in

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: Jenny and Kathy are arranging to see a new film.
- Jenny: "Why don't you come over and see the new film with me?"
- Kathy: “_____”
A Great! I'd love to. B. Oh, I'm afraid so. C. You're welcome. D. Wow! I didn't realise that.
Question 25: Helen and Sarah are talking about their school's field trip.
- Helen: "This is the best field trip we've ever had."
- Sarah: "_____” . Everyone enjoyed it to the fullest."
A. I don't think that's a good idea B. I totally disagree C You're right D Never mind

Read the following passage and indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered
blanks from 26 to 30.
INTERNSHIPS
In many countries going through difficult economic times, job openings for new graduates can be few
and far between. In this competitive environment, relevant work experience can help job seekers stand out from
the crowd, and (26) _____ organisations now offer temporary placements, called internships. The problem with
numerous internships, (27) _____, is that they are unpaid, and this often puts young people off applying for
them. Employers and interns sometimes come to mutually beneficial arrangements, however. Dinesh Pathan,
applying for an internship with an IT company, negotiated a deal in which he would be given travel (28) _____
only for two weeks, and then, as long as he could show his marketing work was adding value, he would be paid
a wage. The arrangement worked well: Dinesh had a(n) (29) _____ to work hard, and he ended up feeling "not
so much an intern as a temporary staffer". HR consultant Denise Baker says similar arrangements are common.
What is more, "if interns do well, employers would often rather make them full employees than recruit people
(30) _____ they don't know".
Question 26: A. much B. every C. another D many
Question 27: A. instead B. therefore C. moreover D. however
Question 28: A. companions B. restrictions C expenses D. destinations
Question 29: A. profit B. incentive C. persuasion D. promotion
Question 30: A who B. when C. where D. which

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.
Staying in hotels and resorts has been a traditional part of travel since the beginning of mass tourism.
But nowadays, many tourists want a more intimate experience. For this reason, they are choosing to 'go native'.
This often means staying in the kinds of places that local people inhabit. In big cities, you can try staying with
the friend of a friend. You may end up sleeping on the couch or the floor, but the advantages outweigh the
discomfort. The biggest plus is that you'll be staying with a local and seeing the city from a local perspective.
Another option is house-swapping. Several websites allow you to connect with people who want to
trade living situations. It's usual to exchange emails about favourite places in the city before the swap, meaning
you can have a truly local experience. But of course, you can only do this if you don't mind having strangers
staying in your house.
For the more adventurous, staying in a native structure in an African village or a hut on the water in
Vietnam or Thailand can be real thrill. These might not even include plumbing or electricity, and that is part of
the charm. The experience of dealing with oil lamps and carrying water really gives you a sense of how the
people live.
No matter how unadventurous you feel, you might want to consider crossing hotels off your list.
Getting to know the local way of life is the most valuable part of travel. And what better way is there to do this
than staying where the local people actually live?
Question 31: What is the passage mainly about?
A. New holiday accommodation trends B. Adventurous holiday activities
C. World heritage sites D. Main tourist attractions in Asia
Question 32: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to _____
A. resorts B. hotels C. local people D. tourists
Question 33: What is the biggest advantage of tourists' going native?
A It enables them to experience the local lifestyle.
B. It offers them opportunities to make new friends.
C. It is more comfortable than staying in hotels and resorts.
D. It is cheaper than staying in other kinds of accommodation.
Question 34: The word "charm" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____
A. price B. attraction C. safety D. danger
Question 35: Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
A. There are several websites used for house-swapping purposes.
B. Tourists to Thailand prefer staying in a native structure to staying in a hut.
C. Staying with local people is more popular than staying in hotels and resorts.
D. Dealing with oil lamps is the most thrilling experience for tourists to Vietnam.

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.
One day, a middle-aged man asked a taxi to take him to see Chelsea play Arsenal at football. He told
the driver "Stamford Bridge", the name of Chelsea's stadium, but he was delivered instead to the village of
Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Of course, he missed the match.
What had happened? With the Sat-Nav system in place, the driver in this story felt he did not need to
know where he was going. He confidently outsourced the job of knowing this information to the Sat-Nav.
Using an Internet search engine takes a broadband user less than a second. And with smartphones at hand,
people will be online almost all of the time.
The same could be true of university education. Today, the average student seems not to value general
knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a second thought.
Actually knowing the fact and committing it to memory does not seem to be an issue, it's the case with which
we can look it up.
However, general knowledge has never been something that you acquire formally. Instead, we pick it
up from all sorts of sources as we go along, often absorbing facts without realising. The question remains, then:
is the Internet threatening general knowledge? When I put that to Moira Jones, expert in designing IQ tests, she
referred me to the story of the Egyptian god Thoth. It goes like this: Thoth offers writing as a gift to the king of
Egypt, declaring it an "elixir of memory and wisdom." But the king is horrified, and tells him: "This invention
will induce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their
memories, being able to rely on what is written.
Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recognises that
there was a problem of young people saying: "I don't need to know that", but he is far more excited about the
educational potential of the Internet. "There is so much more information out there, giving people opportunities
to boost their general knowledge."
After all, the Internet might just help us to forget more and more. But meanwhile, the continuing
popularity popularity of quizzes and game-shows shows us that general knowledge is strong enough to remain.

Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Age of the Robot? B. Novel Applications of the Sat Nav System
C. New Perspectives on Tertiary Education D. The End of General Knowledge?
Question 37: Why did the middle aged man miss the football match?
A. Because the Sat-Nav in his car was out of order
B. Because the taxi driver was over-dependent on technology
C. Because he did not remember the directions to the stadium
D. Because the search engine in the taxi failed to work
Question 38: The word "outsourced” in paragraph 2 mostly means
A. exchanged B. lessigned C. submitted D. imposed
Question 39: The word "that" in paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. general B. knowledge C. the Internet D. the question
Question 40: The word "induce" in paragraph 4 mostly means _____.
A. ease B. limit C. promote D. cause
Question 41: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Young people do not seem to bother themselves with memorising factual information.
B. General knowledge tends to have been mainly acquired through formal schooling.
 C. The majority of undergraduates are reluctant to look for answers to factual questions online.
D. On being offered the gift of writing, the king of Egypt was hopeful about its potential.
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many universities worldwide have switched to virtual platforms for learning and teaching
B. Moira Jones is not positive about the potential of the Internet in general knowledge acquisition.
C. When it comes to IQ tests, the ability to recall factual information is of little importance.
D. David Swift believes that informal acquisition of knowledge has been overrated these days.

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: John's classmates like him since he is friendly, honest, and kindness.
A B C D
Question 44: Richard enjoy taking part in social activities during his summer holiday.
A B C D
Question 45: Public speaking is quite a frightening experience for many people as it can produce a status of
mind similar to panic. A B C
D
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: She is more responsible than her brother.
A. She is less responsible than her brother. B. Her brother is more responsible than she is.
C. She is as responsible as her brother. D. Her brother isn't as responsible as she is.
Question 47: It is compulsory for the students in this school to wear uniform.
A The students in this school must wear uniform
B. The students in this school can't wear uniform
C. The students in this school may wear uniform.
D. The students in this school needn't wear uniform.
Question 48: "I'm going back to work next week," said Harry.
A. Harry said that he was going back to work the following week.
B. Harry said that I am going back to work next week.
C. Harry said that I was going back to work the following week.
D. Harry said that he was going back to work next week.
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: Online distribution of pirated publications is illegal. Many Internet users still commit the offence.
A. Such is the offence of many Internet users that online distribution of pirated publications is illegal.
B. As long as many Internet users commit the offence, online distribution of pirated publications is illegal.
C. Were online distribution of pirated publications illegal, many Internet users wouldn't commit the offence.
D. Illegal though online distribution of pirated publications is, many Internet users still commit the offence.
Question 50: He lacked commitment to the job. He wasn't considered for promotion.
A. But for his lack of commitment to the job, he would have been considered for promotion.
B. Suppose that he lacked commitment to the job, he wouldn't be considered for promotion.
C. If it had not been for his lack of commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
D. Without his commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.

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