Grade 12A_29/05/2021 Ms Nhung English Class

BỘ ĐỀ LUYỆN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN SỐ 05
Điểm số: __________ (Trên thang 10)

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. stomach B. actor C. mankind D. language
Question 2. A. features B. dangers C. versions D. moments
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. sibling B. weather C. income D. morale
Question 4. A. important B. initial C. intriguing D. national
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. Nobody came to the conference, ____________?
A. did they B. did she C. didn’t she D. didn’t they
Question 6. A __________ temple was refurbished to attract more foreign tourists.
A. brown old large B. old large brown
C. large old brown D. brown large old
Question 7. He was praised for his __________ efforts to promote our ideals at home and
abroad.
A. tired B. tiring C. tiredly D. untiring
Question 8. We managed to ________ the competition by launching our product early.
A. outfight B. outweigh C. outwit D. outrage
Question 9. Should any letters arrive while I’m away during the summer, could you please
__________ to me, as I’m trying to sort out a job for September.
A. send them on B. send them out C. send them away D. send them in
Question 10. __________ the light of recent findings, the government has decided to invest
further funds in the research project.
A. By B. In C. Under D. With
Question 11. The more you travel, __________.

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A. The least you get experience B. The more experience you get
C. The more you get experience D. The fewer experience you get
Question 12. Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere ______,
having to do absolutely everything for her five brothers and sisters.
A. taskmaster B. slavedriver C. workmate D. workhorse
Question 13. I think it would be better for your grandfather to get to the same clinic he was in
the previous time; the physiotherapist is compassionate and besides, he knows the ______ there.
A. bucks B. parcels C. ropes D. ladders
Question 14. In 1896, a new newspaper _______ in large numbers and at such low prices that
ordinary people could buy it on every street corner.
A. produced B. is produced C. was produced D. to be produced
Question 15. _______ they have millions of devoted readers, tabloids are also widely criticised
in Britain.
A. Though B. Because of C. Since D. Despite
Question 16. The cost of _______ surgeries are not covered by most insurance companies as
they are considered unnecessary.
A. intuitive B. pertinent C. elective D. self-regulating
Question 17. She will never realise how important patience is _______
A. when she had her first child B. until she has her first child
C. as soon as she has had her first child D. after she had had her first child
Question 18. Tom had delivered his speech before I ________ to the all.
A. was coming B. came C. had come D. would come
Question 19. When _______, over 50% of the public were against the proposed military action.
A. polling B. to be polled C. having polled D. polled
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. If you fancy a complete break from the stresses of everyday life, you could hire a
boat and spend a few days cruising along the river.
A. want B. disgust C. affect D. expect
Question 21. It’s an undisputed fact that big cities offer a more diverse selection of products
and services than rural areas.

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A. controversial B. effective C. undeniable D. questionable

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. Despite all the public adulation, she stirs up no envy or resentment among other
students.
A. excessive admiration B. deserved attention
C. considerable criticism D. unrealistic expectation
Question 23. It stands to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of
his working hard during the term.
A. is unclear B. gets annoying C. becomes obvious D. turns controversial
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. John is apologizing to Jane for his late submission.
John: “I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish it by yesterday afternoon.”
Jane: “___________”
A. It’s all right B. Are you okay?
C. Excuse me? D. You’re welcome
Question 25. Tuan and Lan are talking about space exploration.
Tuan: “Do you think Vietnamese people can set their foot on the Moon or other planets?”
Lan: “_____________. We have limited capacity.”
A. You can say that again B. I can't agree with you more
C. Yes, you're right D. No, I don't think so
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
It could be said that there has never been a better time to apply to medical school.
Applications were down by 5% last year, and this year there will be 1,000 new places spread
around the various medical schools, in a(n) (26) _______ to ultimately expand the pool of the UK
doctors. (27) _____, there is evidence that the 5% drop is mostly made up of poorer candidates no
longer applying, and competition remains high.
For all that, admissions committees should strive to make entrance to medical school fair
to everyone, and fulfill the responsibility they have to society to choose good prospective doctors.

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The most significant academic difference between schools is that (28) _______, such as
(famously) Manchester and Southampton, run more ‘integrated courses”. This means that instead
of spending a couple of years in university doing your pre-clinical training, and attending lectures
like a normal undergraduate, you will be seeing patients from the very first term and (29) ______
your new-found knowledge to real-life problems.
This system is ideal for those who know they are in medicine because they want to be
doctors, and (30) _______ want to feel they’re learning their trade rather than studying science for
its own sake. In this system, where one really picks up the knowledge and skills to deal with
patients is on the wards, and in that sense it is very much like an apprenticeship.
(Adapted from Upstream Advanced by Virginia Evans and Lynda Edwards)
Question 26. A. move B. aspect C. content D. attempt
Question 27. A. Hence B. However C. Though D. Additionally
Question 28. A. little B. each C. some D. none
Question 29. A. applying B. cultivating C. contributing D. allocating
Question 30. A. whom B. they C. it D. who
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
Last Saturday, as my grandfather drove me and my sister home from a dinner to celebrate
his birthday, he got frustrated at not being able to remember the name of the singer of a song he’d
just heard on the radio. Without a second thought, I grabbed my smartphone, searched for the song
and found the name, Bob Dylan. For me and my friends, this is a completely natural course of
action, but it totally astonished my grandfather, who didn’t understand how I had checked the
information so quickly. My sister and I laughed and explained, but afterwards, it made me think
about how much I depend on technology. The list of the ways I use technology is endless: writing,
planning, socialising, communicating and shopping, to name a few. When I reflected on its impact
on my education, I saw that, for my fellow students and I, technology has been significant in many
ways.
Not only are we lucky enough to have the same educational benefits as those of previous
generations, we have so many more as well. We still have walk-in libraries available to us, and I
can see why some students choose to find and use resources in these distraction-free locations.
However, the only option for studying used to be sitting in these libraries with as many books from
your reading list as you could find, yet now a single search for your chosen study topic online can
immediately provide access to a huge range of resources.
When we compare the student life of the past and that of the present day, it is tempting to
focus on the obvious differences when it comes to technology. In actual fact, students are doing
what they’ve always done: embracing the resources available and adapting them in ways which

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allow them to work more efficiently and to live more enjoyably. The pace of change in technology
continuously gathers speed, so we have to value each innovation as it happens.
(Adapted from Exam Booster by Helen Chilton, Sheila Dignen, Mark Fountain and Frances Treloar)

Question 31. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Students’ heavy reliance on technology
B. The support of technology in the education of students
C. Using technology in searching for songs
D. The differences between past and present student life
Question 32. According to paragraph 1, after seeing that the author checked the song’s
information on the Internet, her grandfather _________
A. was surprised at how the process was so quick
B. was confused at why the author had to use the Internet
C. was astonished at the complicated and lengthy process
D. was delighted at the outcome
Question 33. The word “those” in paragraph 3 refers to _________
A. libraries B. generation C. benefits D. students
Question 34. The word “obvious” in paragraph 4 mostly means that something which is
_________
A. apparent B. ambiguous C. recent D. stylish
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Using technology to look for information is common for new generations.
B. The new generation has greater educational advantages than previous generations.
C. A single online search can provide a wider variety of tools than reading library books.
D. Most assume the use of technology is limitless.
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
He cuts a dashing figure, this gentleman: nearly seven feet tall and possessed of a pair of
striking brown eyes. With a fondness for Ralph Lauren clothing, rap music and dining out with
friends, Rex is, in many ways, an unexceptional chap. Except that he is, in fact, a real-world bionic
man. Housed within a frame of state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs is a functioning heart-lung system,
complete with artificial blood pumping through a network of pulsating arteries. He even has a

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degree of artificial intelligence: talk to him, and he’ll listen (through his cochlear implants), before
using a speech generator to respond – although, like us, he sometimes stumbles over his words.
Created by a TV company, DSP , with the help of robotics experts, the bionic man was
conceived as a response to the question: how close is bionic technology to catching up with, and
even exceeding, the capabilities of the human body? DSP got in touch with Dr Bertolt Meyer, a
charismatic young Swiss researcher, himself the user of an advanced prosthetic hand, and invited
him to create a bionic man from scratch. It’s not the sort of invitation a chap gets every day, so
what made Bertolt agree to it? ‘My aim was to demonstrate that prosthetics can, instead of
conveying a sense of loss, pity and awkwardness, convey a sense of “wow” and amazement – a
positive reaction, if you will,’ he tells me.
The engineering behind modern prosthetics is certainly mind-boggling. They function by
placing electrical sensors directly in contact with the skin. These sensors pick up the signals
generated by muscular movements in the residual limb - signals that are then translated by software
into natural, intuitive movement in the prosthetic limb.We all know about prosthetic limbs, even
if many of us are not aware of just how sophisticated they now are.
In this future world, will we blur the boundaries of artificial and natural to an extent that
we have to recalibrate our definition of self and non-self? That’s especially pertinent when we
consider the reality of neural prosthetics, such as the memory chips developed by Dr Theodore
Berger. Many of us are uncomfortable with the idea of brain implants, but should we be? And will
broadening our definition of ‘self’ reduce this discomfort? Bertolt is pleased with the increasing
normalisation, and even ‘coolness’, of prosthetics. But he expresses caution about the potential for
elective use of such technology. It’s one thing to use a bionic organ to replace lost function but
would we ever choose to remove healthy tissue to replace it with a stronger, better prosthetic?
Elective use would, Bertolt fears, result in market forces becoming more important than medical
need. In essence, those who can afford it could build up superbodies, with the risk that
manufacturers would then focus on fulfilling those demands, rather than on less profitable medical
need. What’s certain, though, is that artificial body parts can already restore independence in a
way never previously possible.
Rex is a real world example of how much of our bodies could soon be replaceable. As an
engineering project, he is unparalleled, and as a symbol of future humanity, he is startling.
(Adapted from On Screen by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Rex’s experiment: It’s worth without consideration
B. How to build a bionic man?
C. Building prosthetics: An industry with handsome profits
D. Case study: The future of humanity can be surpassed
Question 37. The word “conceived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________

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A. functioned B. advanced C. regenerated D. created

Question 38. According to paragraph 2, why did Bertolt accept the challenge to build Rex?
A. He was keen to design an advanced prosthetic hand.
B. He felt it would encourage those who have lost limbs.
C. He was keen to see how people would react.
D. He wanted to change people’s perceptions.
Question 39. The word “mind-boggling” in paragraph 3 mostly means _______
A. extremely fascinating B. self-adjusting
C. difficult to understand D. unattainable
Question 40. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________
A. sensors B. prosthetic limbs C. signals D. muscular movements
Question 41. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Rex is created to challenge humans’ intelligence and abilities
B. The idea of implanting brains is slowly becoming more acceptable
C. It takes quite a long time for Dr Bertolt to acclimatize to the bionic technology
D. Brain implants challenge us to re-evaluate who we are.
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. That bionic organ manufacturers will choose financial gain over helping those truly in
need provokes valid concerns.
B. Scientists hold wildly different views on brain implants.
C. The main purpose of the bionic man is to make people less fearful about artificial body
parts.
D. Prosthetic technology cannot be easily achieved due to its sophistication and size.
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. Edinburgh is situated on the coast, and the beautiful, green Pentland hills is not far
from the city centre
A. situated B. beautiful C. is D. from
Question 44. Just like adults, children have fears and worries: theirs are of things such as
abandonment, loss and injured.

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A. like B. fears C. theirs D. injured

Question 45. Their dedication and resources offer inspiration for implementing timely and
lasting solutions to the world's water concern.
A. resources B. inspiration C. implementing D. concern
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. I thought it was not necessary to buy more fresh food, but I was wrong.
A. I couldn't have bought more fresh food. B. I must have bought more fresh food.
C. I should have bought more fresh food. D. I needn't have bought more fresh food.
Question 47. Paul likes playing video games more than chatting with his friends.
A. Paul likes chatting with his friends more than playing video games.
B. Paul likes chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
C. Paul doesn't like chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
D. Paul doesn't like playing video games as much as chatting with his friends.
Question 48. “What did you order for dinner.” asked Tom.
A. Tom wanted to know what I had ordered for dinner.
B. Tom wanted to know what had I ordered for dinner.
C. Tom wanted to know what I did order for dinner.
D. Tom wanted to know what I would order for dinner.
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. Playing video games is funny. It can be detrimental to your health.
A. Were playing video games not funny, it couldn’t be detrimental to your health.
B. However funny playing video games is, it can be detrimental to your health.
C. As long as playing video games is funny, it can be detrimental to your health.
D. Not only is playing video games funny but it also can be detrimental to your health.
Question 50. There were stunning scenes in the movie. It was so gripping.
A. Suppose that there were stunning scenes in the movie, it would have been so gripping.
B. Without the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.

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C. Hadn’t there been stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.
D. But for the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t be so gripping.