Đề KSCL Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh tỉnh Bắc Ninh năm 2021

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC NINH	ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2021 Bài thi môn: Ngoại ngữ (Tiếng Anh) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 

Question 1: A. worm B. worse C. work D. more

Question 2: A. noticed B. finished C. supported D. approached

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. become B. worry C. suffer D. value

Question 4: A. interest B. condition C. president D. memory

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: Michael returned to his hometown last summer, _______? 

A. doesn't he B. didn't he C. won't he D. hasn't be

Question 6: As many as 49,743 people in 19 provinces and cities across Vietnam _______ against COVID - 19 in March. 

A. vaccinated B. were vaccinating C. were vaccinated D. vaccinate

Question 7: It is of great importance to create a good impression __________ your interviewer.

A. on  B. about  C. for  D. at 

Question 8: The more time he spends with his children, _______ he is. 

A. the more happy B. happier C. more happy D. the happier

Question 9: They cooked a _______ meal for their children. 

A. delicious traditional Vietnamese B. Vietnamese delicious traditional

C. traditional delicious Vietnamese D. delicious Vietnamese traditional

Question 10: What _______ at 8 o'clock last night? I phoned you but couldn't get through to you.

A. had you done  B. would you do C. were you doing D. did you do

Question 11: _______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. Because of D. Because

Question 12: I hope these machines will have worked very well ________. 

A. as soon as you would come back next month B. when you came back next month

C. by the time you come back next month D. after you were coming back next month

Question 13: ___________ the book, I wrote down some notes. 

A. Being read B. Read C. To read D. Having read

Question 14: Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ___________. 

A. creativity B. create C. creative D. creatively

Question 15: Thousands of American innovators _______ thousands of practical ideas and technologies in the fight against the coronavirus. 

A. looked into B. came up with C. settled down D. turned into

Question 16: My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but he _______ to the occasion wonderfully. 

A. rose B. raised C. fell D. faced

Question 17. The use of vitamin _____ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans.

A. materials B. supplements C. ingredients D. components

Question 18: She will have to _______ if she wants to pass the final exam. 

A. pull her socks up B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. keep her hand in
Question 19: Oxygen in India has been in short _______ as it grapples with a catastrophic second wave of coronavirus infections.

A. provision B. need C. demand D. supply

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Question 20. It is not just individuals who find the test pricey. Some governments find the cost to be prohibitive.

A. reasonable B. cheap  C. acceptable. D. expensive 

Question 21. After some years of setting up the business, they are now left high and dry and have to make employees redundant. 

A. changing a lot B. making a profit

C. over budget D. in difficulty without money 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22. Katherine has currently been down in the dumps because all her best friends have gone abroad to study.

A. frustrated B. happy C. surprised D. depressed

Question 23: Everyone hopes that the Covid-19 vaccine will be mass-produced soon.

A. produced in great numbers  B. produced with high cost

C. produced in small numbers  D. produced with low cost

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: Bob: "Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?" - Sam: “___________”

A. You can't, I think! B. No, you can't. C. Yes, you can. D. Can you? That's very kind.

Question 25: Peter: "I'm sorry for shouting at you." – Mary: “____________”

A. I still can't hear you. B. So do I. C. It's OK. D. I am too.

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 other numbered blanks. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Viet Nam is developing rapidly and gradually affirming that it is a pillar and (26) ________ technology in the fourth industrial revolution. Technological powers have long built their own AI development strategies, taking this technology as the core for (27) ________ economic development.” OpenGov reports. 

Over the last few years, more organizations have started developing and applying AI in various fields including education, telecommunications, retail, healthcare and (28) ________ which have not only gradually dominated the market but also earned huge profits. 

Currently, AI is the focus of the global technology circle and governments around the world. Many countries have spent billions of US dollars on AI development strategies with the ambition to be the frontrunners of AI. 

Viet Nam is not outside this development trend either. In recent years, Viet Nam's AI industry has made visible strides with increasing AI content in various products, the release noted. Large domestic technology corporations (29) ________ are interested in investing in and building AI sources implement AI projects.  Many domestic companies as well as innovative start-ups, also tend to invest in AI and carry out many new applications in new business models. (30) ________, like many countries that prioritize AI investment, Viet Nam lacks large databases, infrastructure, resources, and a solid foundation from AI businesses. 

Question 26: A. break-in B. outbreak C. breakdown D. breakthrough

Question 27: A. gaining B. accelerating C. widening D. diminishing

Question 28: A. others B. another C. other D. the other

Question 29: A. what B. that C. who D. whom

Question 30: A. However B. Moreover C. Although D. In addition

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.

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tons of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. 

But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. 

In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets' total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food. 

Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener, more environmentally friendly option. Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London's Bulk Market are plastic- free shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion's share of the retail price. 

There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all. 

(Adapted from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org) 

Question 31: Which is the most suitable title for the passage? 

A. Major Supermarket Chains B. Grocers vs. Supermarkets

C. Sustainable Supermarkets D. Friendly Supermarkets 

Question 32: According to paragraph 2, more and more people want supermarkets to _______.

A. compost all plastic wastage B. donate some of their food surplus

C. reduce their plastic waste D. lower their prices for local farmers

Question 33: The word "backlash” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. agreement B. request C. reaction D. benefit

Question 34: The phrase "the lion's share" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. the largest part B. the best decision C. the animal's food D. the royal dish

Question 35: Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage? 

A. Supermarkets are not telling people how much food they are actually wasting. 

B. There is a grocer in Berlin that doesn't allow customers to use their own containers.

C. Supermarkets are still denying that plastic packaging can cause damage to our environment.

D. Farmdrop stores large amounts of food and produces unnecessary waste. 

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. 

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or "background" extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way - and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger. 

How are we doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone - about 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the “introduced predators" that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat. 

Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shrinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon River basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever. 

Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010

Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss? 

A. Human activity and its impact on a mass extinction of species 

B. The two ways in which species disappear 

C. The tempo of extinction of species today 

D. Deforestation as a major cause of mass extinctions of species

Question 37: The word "assault" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____. 

A. attack B. development C. effort D. influence

Question 38: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to _______. 

A. oceans B. humans C. predators D. species

Question 39: The word "butchered" in paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. traded B. killed C. cooked D. raised

Question 40: What was the main threat to biodiversity in Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans until recently? 

A. tools used by human beings B. hunters and “introduced predators”

C. human assault on ecosystems D. vulnerable rich ecosystems

Question 41: Which is NO longer considered a major cause of the mass extinction under way currently?

A. the building of dams across rivers B. the shrinking of rainforests in the tropics

C. the killing of animals for their div parts D. the destruction of habitats of species

Question 42: It can be inferred from the passage that _____. 

A. it's impossible for scientists to identify the causes of mass extinctions of species

B. the current mass extinction is different from the other five in that it is caused by humans

C. habitat destruction makes a minor contribution to the current mass extinction of species

D. hunting is the major contributing factor that speeds up the extinction of species 

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: The warming of the Earth, which is primarily caused by the accumulation of gases, are known as the greenhouse effect.

A. warming B. caused C. are D. the

Question 44: We have conducted exhausting research into the effects of wearing masks on slowing the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. 

A. into B. the spread C. exhausting D. causes

Question 45: Their children learn primarily by directly experiencing the world around it.

A. primarily B. it C. experiencing D. world

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. 

Câu 46: He lost his job three months ago. 

A. They are three months since he lost his job.

B. It is three months since he lost his job.

C. It is three months ago for him to lose his job.

D. It has been three months since he has lost his job. 

Question 47: "We're having a reunion this weekend. Why don't you come?" John said to us.

A. John suggested we coming to a reunion that weekend. 

B. John cordially invited us to a reunion that weekend. 

C. John simply asked us why we wouldn't come to a reunion that weekend. 

D. John asked us why we didn't come to a reunion this weekend that weekend. 

Question 48: It is essential that you attend the class regularly.

A. You must have attended the class regularly.

B. You must attend the class regularly.

C. You will ought to attend the class regularly.

D. You might attend the class regularly.

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 did not see Susan off at the airport. I feel bad about it now. 

A. It suddenly dawns on me that I should have seen Susan off at the airport. 

B. I could have seen Susan off at the airport. 

C. If only I had seen Susan off at the airport. 

D. That I did not see Susan off at the airport escapes me now. 

Question 50: As soon as James started working, he realized that his decision had not been a good one.

A. No sooner had James begun his new job than he knew his decision was wrong. 

B. Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one. 

C. Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it.

D. Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one. 

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