Ôn thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Đề 20)
50 câu hỏi
Today, many governments are promoting organic or natural farming methods (1) _______ avoid the use of pesticides and other artificial products. The aim is to show that they (2) _______ about the environment and about people's health. But is this the right approach?
Europe is now the biggest (3) _______ for organic food in the world, expanding by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Eating organic is (4) _______ way of defining oneself as natural, good, caring different from the junk-food-scoffing masses. As a journalist puts it: "It feels closer to the source, the beginning, the start of things”.
The organic approach means farming with natural, rather than man-made. Techniques such as crop rotation improve soil quality and help organic farmers compensate for the absence of man-made chemicals. (5) _______, for its ineffective use of land and labour, there are severe limits to how much food can be produced.
Today, many governments are promoting organic or natural farming methods (1) _______ avoid the use of pesticides and other artificial products.
how
that
who
why
The aim is to show that they (2) _______ about the environment and about people's health. But is this the right approach?
take
account
bring
care
Europe is now the biggest (3) _______ for organic food in the world, expanding by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years.
site
market
place
basis
Eating organic is (4) _______ way of defining oneself as natural, good, caring different from the junk-food-scoffing masses.
each
one
other
every
(5) _______, for its ineffective use of land and labour, there are severe limits to how much food can be produced.
Although
However
Because
Moreover
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.
"I will invite you to my birthday party tomorrow." Lena said
Lena said that she had invited me to her birthday party the following day.
Lena said that she would invite me to her birthday party tomorrow.
Lena said that she would invite me to her birthday party the following day.
Lena said that she invited me to her birthday party the following day.
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.
I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
I often met my grandparents five years ago.
I have met my grandparents for five years.
I last met my grandparents five years ago.
I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
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.
She is not allowed to meet her children until the operation has finished.
She needn't meet her children until the operation has finished.
She may not meet her children until the operation has finished.
She shouldn't meet her children until the operation has finished.
She mustn't meet her children until the operation has finished.
Grandparents are becoming the forgotten generation, with youngsters now too busy to listen to their stories from the olden days.
A study of 1,000 five- to 18-year-olds reveals just 21 per cent will visit their older relatives to hear about how their lives were different in the past; such as where they worked, how it was living in the war, and how they met the love of their life. More than half of youths have no idea what job their grandparents did before retirement. Sadly, one in ten admit they are simply not interested in their grandmother’s or grandad’s talents and interests, and a quarter only turn up to see them for pocket money. But 23 percent claim the reason they don’t know anything about their older relatives is that they don’t really get the chance to talk properly.
Researchers found that although 65 per cent of youngsters do see their grandparents every single week, 37 per cent claim this is only because their parents want them to. And while 39 per cent talk to their grandparents on the phone, Facebook or Skype at least once a week – 16 per cent once a day – conversation is rarely focused on what they are doing or have done in the past. Four in 10 kids have no idea what their grandparent’s proudest achievements are, while 30 per cent don’t know if they have any special skills or talents. And 42 per cent don’t spend any time talking about their grandparent’s history -and are therefore clueless about what their grandmother or grandad was like when they were younger. Perhaps due to this lack of communication and respect, just six per cent of children say they look up to their grandparents as a role model and inspiration.
Dịch bài đọc:
Ông bà đang trở thành thế hệ bị lãng quên, với những người trẻ tuổi bây giờ vì họ quá bận rộn để lắng nghe những câu chuyện của ông bà từ những ngày xa xưa.
Một nghiên cứu trên 1.000 trẻ em từ 5 đến 18 tuổi cho thấy chỉ 21% sẽ đến thăm người thân lớn tuổi hơn để nghe về cuộc sống của họ trong quá khứ khác nhau như thế nào; chẳng hạn như nơi họ làm việc, cuộc sống trong chiến tranh như thế nào và cách họ gặp được tình yêu của đời mình. Hơn một nửa số thanh niên không biết ông bà của họ đã làm công việc gì trước khi nghỉ hưu. Đáng buồn thay, cứ mười người thì có một người thừa nhận rằng họ chỉ đơn giản là không quan tâm đến tài năng và sở thích của ông bà mình, và một phần tư chỉ đến gặp họ vì tiền tiêu vặt. Nhưng 23% cho rằng lý do họ không biết gì về người thân lớn tuổi của mình là vì họ không thực sự có cơ hội nói chuyện đàng hoàng.
Các nhà nghiên cứu phát hiện ra rằng mặc dù 65% trẻ em gặp ông bà của chúng mỗi tuần, nhưng 37% cho rằng điều này chỉ là do cha mẹ chúng muốn. Và trong khi 39% nói chuyện với ông bà qua điện thoại, Facebook hoặc Skype ít nhất một lần một tuần – 16% một lần một ngày – cuộc trò chuyện hiếm khi tập trung vào những gì họ đang làm hoặc đã làm trong quá khứ. 4 trong số 10 đứa trẻ không biết thành tích đáng tự hào nhất của ông bà chúng là gì, trong khi 30% không biết họ có tài năng hay kỹ năng đặc biệt nào không. Và 42% không dành thời gian để nói về chuyện quá khứ của ông bà của họ - và do đó không biết gì về bà hoặc ông của họ như thế nào khi họ còn trẻ. Có lẽ do sự thiếu giao tiếp và thiếu tôn trọng này, chỉ 6% trẻ em nói rằng chúng coi trọng ông bà như là hình mẫu và là nguồn cảm hứng.
Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
Young people's disinterest in their grandparents' stories
Young people's tendency to neglect their grandparents
Grandparents' loneliness in their old age
Grandparents' attitudes towards youngsters
According to the study in paragraph 2, which information is NOT true?
Most youths visit their grandparents to ask for pocket money.
Over 50% of the young don't know about their older relatives’ past professions.
Nearly a quarter of young people don't have suitable opportunities to talk to older relatives.
Merely one fifth of people in the survey keep asking about the bygone time of their grandparents.
According to the last paragraph, the proportion of the young voluntarily visiting their older family members every week is _______.
65%
28%
39%
27%
The word ‘admit’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
confess
conceal
refuse
dissent
The word ‘them’ in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
talents
relatives
grandparents
youngsters
The phrase ‘look up to’ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to?
ignore
respect
overlook
dread
Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
Most young people use modern technology to keep in touch with their older generation.
Children's lack of communication with grandparents leads to mutual misunderstanding.
Youngsters nowadays are too indifferent to their grandparents' lives in the past.
Grandchildren never care for their elderly relatives' special skills and talents.
For many years, scientists have been arguing about global warming. While they don't all agree about what this might mean for Planet Earth, many think it is going on — and that we can do something about it. We need a few more years to gather facts before anyone can say for sure. But people need to start now to do things to stop it.
There are many types of gases in our atmosphere. Some of them absorb the heat from the sun and control our climate. "Greenhouse gases” are those that hold the heat around the planet's surface. When we increase the level of these gases, we upset the balance. These extra gases trap even more heat.
Some scientists say global warming has already started to change the environment. The Earth's temperature has risen one degree Fahrenheit this century. Many scientists believe it could rise from two to eight degrees Fahrenheit in the next hundred years. This would be the fastest rise in 10,000 years.
Sea levels could rise. Ice sheets could melt and add to the water level. Many places near the coast would be in danger of flooding. If the climate change is too large and too fast, some plants and animals could really suffer. They could even die out. Weather could become more violent and extreme. In some places there would be more forest fires. But in other areas there would be more rain and snow, storms and floods.
(Adapted from nytimes.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-fag.html)
Dịch bài đọc:
Trong nhiều năm, các nhà khoa học đã tranh luận về sự nóng lên toàn cầu. Mặc dù không phải tất cả đều đồng ý về ý nghĩa của điều này đối với Trái đất, nhưng nhiều người cho rằng nó đang diễn ra — và chúng ta có thể làm gì đó với nó. Chúng ta cần thêm vài năm để thu thập dữ kiện trước khi có thể nói chắc chắn. Nhưng mọi người cần bắt đầu ngay bây giờ để làm những việc ngăn chặn nó.
Có nhiều loại khí trong bầu khí quyển của chúng ta. Một vài trong số đó hấp thụ nhiệt từ mặt trời và kiểm soát khí hậu của chúng ta. "Khí nhà kính" là những khí giữ nhiệt xung quanh bề mặt hành tinh. Khi chúng ta tăng mức độ của những khí này, chúng ta sẽ làm đảo lộn sự cân bằng. Những khí thừa này thậm chí còn giữ nhiệt nhiều hơn.
Một số nhà khoa học nói rằng sự nóng lên toàn cầu đã bắt đầu thay đổi môi trường. Nhiệt độ Trái đất đã tăng một độ F trong thế kỷ này. Nhiều nhà khoa học tin rằng nó có thể tăng từ 2 đến 8 độ F trong một trăm năm tới. Đây sẽ là mức tăng nhanh nhất trong 10.000 năm.
Mực nước biển có thể tăng lên. Các tảng băng có thể tan chảy và thêm vào mực nước. Nhiều nơi gần bờ biển sẽ có nguy cơ ngập lụt. Nếu biến đổi khí hậu quá lớn và quá nhanh, một số loài thực vật và động vật có thể thực sự bị ảnh hưởng. Chúng thậm chí có thể chết. Thời tiết có thể trở nên dữ dội và khắc nghiệt hơn. Ở một số nơi sẽ có nhiều vụ cháy rừng hơn. Nhưng ở những khu vực khác sẽ có nhiều mưa và tuyết, bão và lũ lụt.
What is the passage mainly about?
Global warming and its advantages.
Global warming and its negative effects.
Global warming and suggested solutions.
Global warming and forest fires.
According to the passage, gases control our climate by _______.
absorbing the heat
increasing its level
changing the environment
upsetting the balance
The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
environment
century
temperature
global warming
The word "extreme" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
gentle
quiet
peaceful
severe
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
Scientists have all agreed about global warming.
Scientists say that global warming can never change the environment.
The gases we increase trap even more heat.
Climate change would cause forest fires everywhere.
The frustrated customer wanted to exchange the article, obtaining a refund, or speak to the manager.
or
the article
obtaining
frustrated
Van Clibur studies piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
from
between
won
studies
The students who always pay attention in the classroom is often more successful.
pay
who
is
the
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.
decisive
commercial
electric
powerful
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.
believe
happen
maintain
attract
He was late so I decided to ________ time by window shopping.
waste
spend
miss
kill
Nam wanted to know what time ________.
did the movie begin
does the movie begin
the movie begins
the movie began
Participating in teamwork activities helps students develop their ________ skills.
socialise
society
social
socially
I saw him hiding something in a ________ bag.
small black plastic
plastic small black
black small plastic
small plastic black
Let's wait here for her, I'm sure she'll ________.
turn off
tum over
tum down
turn up
By the time you ________ this letter, I will have left for the USA
will receive
received
are receiving
receive
I will wait for you ________ the airport tomorrow.
on
in
at
from
________ there all my life, I knew how to move around the city.
Having lived
Being lived
To have lived
Lived
________ not having written about the required topic, I was given a low mark.
as
because
although
because of
It was very kind of Peter to ________ me a favor. Had it not been for his help, I would not have finished my cleaning.
make
take
work
do
Mary ________ to catch the bus when she slipped and fell down.
has been running
was running
has run
run
My uncle’s company made a very good profit in ________1990s.
the
an
a
Ø
How many houses ________ by the storm last night?
are destroyed
have been destroyed
were destroyed
are being destroyed
- I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You're right. You've hit the ________ on the head.
nail
wall
lips
hand
Many people and organizations have been making every possible effort in order to save ________ species.
fearful
threatening
endangered
dangerous
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.
duck
luck
pub
nurse
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.
subscribed
inspired
welcomed
invented
Lisa is having a discussion with Peter about their plan.
- Lisa: “Let's go to the theatre.”
- Peter: “_______. The number of people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing day by day.”
Just bring yourself
Oh, I don't think it's a good idea
Yes, let's do that
No problem
Tung: “Your shoes are terrific, Tuan. The colour quite suits you.”
Tuan: “_______.”
Really?
I'm glad you like them
You must be kidding. My shirt is nice, isn't it?
Do you like them?
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.
School uniform is mandatory in most Vietnamese schools. Students in the same school have to wear the same set of clothes at school.
compulsory
depended
paid
divided
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.
John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
postscript
answer
information
letter
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.
It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the local groundwater.
harmless
fundamental
useless
damaging
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.
Sorry, I can't come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
free from
interested in
relaxed about
busy with
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.
He didn't write his letter of application earlier. He regretted that.
He regretted writing his letter of application earlier
He wishes he had written his letter of application earlier
He wishes he hadn't written letter of application earlier
He regretted to write his letter of application earlier
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.
We had reached the top. Then we realized how far we had come.
Not until we had reached the top did we realize how far we had come.
Having realized how far we had come, we reached the top.
Only after we realized how far we had come had we reached the top.
We had reached the top until we realized how far we had come.








