Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng anh năm 2022 (Đề 14)

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

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.

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.

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. 

"Why don't you take part in Miss Universe 2021?" said Adam. 

He last ate Chinese food two months ago. 

She probably buys this house next week. 

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. 

     People who daydream are often thought of in negative terms, such as being lazy or not doing what they should be doing. However, scientists who study the brain have learned many interesting things, especially from studying the brains of daydreamers. In fact, far from being a waste of time, some scientists believe that daydreaming is a healthy and useful activity for all of our brains. 

     In order to study the brain, scientists use special devices that scan the brain and show pictures of which parts of the brain are active at certain times. By using this technique, they proved that when a person is daydreaming, the device will show a distinct pattern of activity in the brain called the "default" mode of thinking. In the default mode, the top or outside part of the brain is very active. Actually, several regions of the brain are interacting in this mode. Some scientists describe this mode as a time when the brain focuses on itself rather than focusing on the environment around the person. Typically, this occurs when a person is doing simple, tedious work or performing routine actions that don't need much attention, like walking to school or cooking simple foods. People tend to daydream during such activities. 

     The importance of daydreaming lies in developing both creative and social skills. When the mind is not engaged in dealing with one's immediate situation or problem, then it is free to wonder about things. A time of wandering allows the mind to create things. New inventions may be imagined, or possible solutions to a problem can be planned. For example, solutions for problems in relationships with other people may come to mind. In fact, most daydreams involve situations with others. Perhaps these are daydreams based on memories of the past, or daydreams of what might be in the future. In either case, daydreams help us develop the appropriate skills we can use in real interactions with others. 

     As neurologist Dr. Marcus Raichle of Washington University explains: "When you don't use a muscle, that muscle really isn't doing much. But when your brain is supposedly doing nothing and daydreaming, it's really doing a tremendous amount." During the so-called "resting state" the brain isn't resting at all!

What does the passage mainly discuss? 

The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to _________. 

Which of the following is NOT involved in daydreaming? 

What does the brain focus on in the "default" mode? 

The word "wonder" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.

According to the reading, which of the following would NOT be a result of letting the mind wonder about things? 

What does Raichle mean by the quote used in the reading? 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

They _______ this story by their grandmother when they visited her last week.

Mr. John is held in high _______ for his dedication to the school. 

Before each game, the coach would give the team a _______ talk to keep the spirit up.

We _______ our PowerPoint presentation on the theme: "UNESCO World Heritage Sites” when the computer broke down. 

_______ the reading comprehension questions are, the more interested the boy becomes.

They will have suffered from coldness and hunger for 6 hours _______ them on a snow covered mountain. 

Street vendors can _______ a fortune from humble tea stalls with dirt cheap nosh and simple drinks. 

He was studying the similarities and differences _______ humans and animals.

_______ the COVID-19 pandemic, online education is adopted in almost all places of the world. 

Mom, it isn't safe to go on vacation at present, _______? 

There is a _______ table, which is a gift from my best friends on my housewarming.

The letters he would write were full of doom and _______. We still do not know what made him so depressed. 

________ the instructions twice, I still couldn't understand how to use this machine.

He didn't tell anyone about his situation, he kept it under his _______.

In these difficult times, the company may have to _______ up to 100 laborers.

The results of my oral exam are out today so I hope they don't put it up on the notice board.

The company made improper use of highly confident information, such as names and addresses of its customers. 

Many countries were now concerned by the low level of economic activity.

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. 

He has been jobless and often has to ask his parents for money. 

Overhunting is an activity that results in a serious reduction of species population or harm to wildlife. 

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.  I would go mad if I had to do a dead-end job

He is very stubborn but flattery usually works like a charm on him.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. 

A student is asking the librarian to help her to fax a report. 

- Student: "Could you help me to fax this report?" 

- Librarian: “____________” 

Jolie is reading a magazine on famous people, asking her friend. 

- Jolie: "Do you think celebrities today tend to focus more on wealth rather than achievements?"

- Jolie's friend: “___________. And this sets bad examples for young people." 

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. 

Going Inside Black Holes

     One of the strangest phenomena in the universe is the black hole. For years, scientists have studied black holes in an (39) ______ to better understand how they function. Like vacuum cleaners, black holes will suck up anything (40) ______ crosses their path. The incredible sucking power that black holes generate comes from gravity. They can quickly swallow up anything including planets, space debris, and anything else imaginable. Even light cannot escape the (41) ______ of black holes. Since they are able to pull in light, black holes are nearly impossible to see even with high-powered telescopes. (42) ______, scientists are able to detect the presence of black holes in space because of their effect on an observed area. 

     Black holes can originate in a few ways. One type of black holes occurs when a star comes to the end of its lifecycle and it dies in a supernova explosion. They can also occur when the mass of a neutron star becomes so great that it collapses in on itself. Black holes may also occur when several large and dense stars collide with one (43) _____in space. 

For years, scientists have studied black holes in an (39) ______ to better understand how they function.

Like vacuum cleaners, black holes will suck up anything (40) ______ crosses their path

Even light cannot escape the (41) ______ of black holes

(42) ______, scientists are able to detect the presence of black holes in space because of their effect on an observed area. 

Black holes may also occur when several large and dense stars collide with one (43) _____in space. 

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. 

     Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building's history. As a result of this new restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built. Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The Hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame. Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling but the hall never sounded the same afterwards.

     In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stern became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site. This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city. In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop. Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising

This passage is mainly about ________. 

The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to ________. 

What major change happened to the hall in 1946? 

What was Isaac Stern's relationship to Carnegie Hall? 

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "unveiled" in paragraph 3?

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. 

Mike didn't follow his parents' advice on choosing his career. He regrets it now.

The researchers developed the first flu vaccination recently. There was a reliable protection against flu in this country.