Tài liệu luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2020

 7. The next meeting __________ in May. 
 A. will hold B. will be held C. will be holding D. will have held 
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Question 8. My grandfather is getting old and forgetful. __________, he is experienced. 
 A. Be that as it may B. Regardless C. Inasmuch as it is D. Consequently 
Question 9. He was the last man __________ the meeting room. 
 A. who leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left 
Question 10. My responsibility is to wash dishes and __________ the garbage. 
 A. take care of B. take out C. take off D. take over 
Question 11. The judge __________ the pedestrian for the accident. 
 A. accused B. charged C. sued D. blamed 
Question 12. The book says that the revolution was __________ off by the assassination of the president. 
 A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted 
Question 13. Our flight was delayed, but the plane finally __________ shortly after midnight. 
 A. took on B. put off C. took up D. took off 
Question 14. _________ my personal qualities, I have experience of working in a multi-national 
company for three years. 
 A. Beside B. In addition C. Instead of D. Apart from 
Question 15. The film _________ in 1997 is about the wild animals. 
 A. made B. which made C. making D. to make 
Question 16. My car isn’t _________ . It’s always letting me down. 
 A. believable B. reliable C. colorable D. conceivable 
Question 17. That women died of a drug _________ . 
 A. overweight B. overhear C. overdo D. overdose 
Question 18. He denied _________ the window of the classroom. 
 A. to break B. break C. to breaking D. breaking 
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 19. Some operations many have to be halted unless more blood donors come forward to help. 
 A. offer B. claim C. attempt D. refuse 
Question 20. The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage. 
 A. increase B. necessity C. demand D. decrease 
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 21. They conducted a campaign to promote people’s awareness of environmental problems. 
 A. encourage B. publicize C. hinder D. strengthen 
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Question 22. “ Please speak up a bit more, Jack. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, 
the teacher said. 
 A. visible B. edible C. eligible D. inaudible 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each 
of the following exchanges. 
Question 23. Two students are talking about the school curriculum. 
- Hoa: “Swimming should be taught in the school.” 
- Nam: “___________. It is an essential life skill.” 
 A. Oh, that’s a problem B. I can’t agree with you more 
 C. Not at all D. You can make it 
Question 24. - Mark: “You stepped on my toes!” 
- Mike: “________________” 
 A. Are you sure? It’s understandable. B. Really? I’m glad. 
 C. I’m sorry but I meant it. D. I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it. 
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 from 25 to 29. 
In spring 2008, the polar bear was placed on the endangered species list. According to the USA’s 
Endangered Species Act, an endangered species is an animal, plant or any other kind of wildlife that is 
likely to face extinction in its natural (25)_________. Polar bears had already been categorized 
(26)_________ a “threatened” species which the ESA defines as one that is likely to become 
“endangered” in the foreseeable future. 
The polar bear’s habitat is more (27)_________ to global warming than many other species. Polar bears 
live mainly on the sea ice in the Arctic. This is where they hunt for fish and build up fat reserves. When 
the ice melts many polar bears move to land and live off their stored fat. In the Arctic, global warming is 
causing the ice to melt slightly earlier and form slightly later. This (28)_________ a shorter feeding 
season for the polar bear. Some risk their lives to find ice. If they have to swim too far they will drown 
from exhaustion and hunger. The World Wildlife Fund (29)_________ that over 25% of Arctic sea ice 
has disappeared in the past 30 years. 
Question 25. A. habitat B. forest C. home D. life 
Question 26. A. like B. with C. as D. by 
Question 27. A. adaptable B. vulnerable C. dangerous D. convenient 
Question 28. A. results from B. leads in C. come from D. results in 
Question 29. A. establishes B. estimates C. ensures D. encourages 
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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 30 to 34. 
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant 
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after 
having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 
1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not expanded even 
as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two century, English began 
to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and 
missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English, speakers became established and grew in various parts 
of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of 
international business, banking, and diplomacy. 
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two 
thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, 
advertising, media, international airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million 
English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number 
of non-native users than any other language in the world. 
Question 30. What is the main topic of the passage? 
 A. The number of non-native users of English. 
 B. The French influence on the English language. 
 C. The expansion of English as an international language. 
 D. The use of English for science and technology. 
Question 31. In the first paragraph, the word “emerged” is closest in meaning to __________ 
 A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged 
Question 32. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? 
 A. In 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600 
Question 33. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around 
the world EXCEPT__________. 
 A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion 
 C. missionaries D. colonization 
Question 34. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in 
the world today ? 
 A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million 
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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 35 to 42. 
Newspaper publishers in the United States have long been enthusiastic users and distributors of weather 
maps. Although some newspapers that had carried the United States Weather Bureau’s national weather 
map in 1912 dropped it once the novelty had passed, many continued to print the daily weather chart 
provided by their local forecasting office. In the 1930’s, when interest in aviation and progress in air-mass 
analysis made weather patterns more newsworthy, additional newspapers started or resumed the daily 
weather map. In 1935, The Associated Press (AP) news service inaugurated its WirePhoto network and 
offered subscribing newspapers morning and afternoon weather maps redrafted by the AP’s Washington, 
B.C., office from charts provided by the government agency. Another news service, United Press 
International (UPI), developed a competing photowire network and also provided timely weather maps 
for both morning and afternoon newspapers. After the United States government launched a series of 
weather satellites in 1966, both the AP and UPI offered cloud-cover photos obtained from the Weather 
Bureau. 
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the weather map became an essential ingredient in the redesign of the 
American newspaper. News publishers, threatened by increased competition from television for readers’ 
attention, sought to package the news more conveniently and attractively. In 1982, many publishers felt 
threatened by the new USA Today, a national daily newspaper that used a page-wide full-color weather 
map as its key design element. That the weather map in USA today did not include information about 
weather fronts and pressures attests to the largely symbolic role it played. Nonetheless, competing local 
and metropolitan newspapers responded in a variety of ways. Most substituted foil-color temperature 
maps for the standard weather maps, while others dropped the comparatively drab satellite photos or 
added regional forecast maps with pictorial symbols to indicate rainy, snowy, cloudy, or clear conditions. 
A few newspapers, notably The New York Times, adopted a highly informative yet less visually 
prominent weather map that was specially designed to explain an important recent or imminent weather 
event. Ironically, a newspaper’s richest, most instructive weather maps often are comparatively small and 
inconspicuous. 
Question 35. What does the passage mainly discuss? 
 A. The differences between government and newspaper weather forecasting in the United States 
 B. The history of publishing weather maps in United States newspapers 
 C. A comparison of regional and national weather reporting in the United States 
 D. Information that forms the basis for weather forecasting in the United States 
Question 36. The word “resumed” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________. 
 A. began again B. held back C. thought over D. referred to 
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Question 37. According to the passage, one important reason why newspapers printed daily weather 
maps during the first half of the twentieth century was ____________. 
 A. the progress in printing technology 
 B. a growing interest in air transportation 
 C. a change in atmospheric conditions 
 D. the improvement of weather forecasting techniques 
Question 38. The phrase “attests to” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________. 
 A. makes up for B. combines with 
 C. interferes with D. gives evidence of 
Question 39. The word “others” in the passage refers to ____________. 
 A. newspapers B. ways C. temperature maps D. weather maps 
Question 40. The word “drab” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________. 
 A. precise B. poor C. simple D. dull 
Question 41. In contrast to the weather maps of USA Today, weather maps in The New York Times 
tended to be ____________. 
 A. printed in foil color B. included for symbolic reasons 
 C. easily understood by the readers D. filled with detailed information 
Question 42. The author uses the term “Ironically” in the passage to indicate that a weather map’s 
appearance ____________. 
 A. is not important to newspaper publishers 
 B. does not always indicate how much information it provides 
 C. reflects how informative a newspaper can be 
 D. often can improve newspaper sales 
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. (A) No other quality is more important (B) for a scientist to acquire (C) as to observe (D) 
carefully. 
Question 44. He not only (A) composed popular songs (B) for musicals, (C) and wrote (D) more serious 
concerts. 
Question 45. The proposal (A) has repealed after a (B) twenty-minutes discussion (C) a number of 
objections to its failure (D) to include our district. 
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. You needn’t hurry because there is a delay of about two hours. 
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 A. There is a delay of about two hours and therefore you mustn’t hurry. 
 B. It is not possible for you to hurry because there is a delay of about two hours. 
 C. It is not necessary for you to hurry because there is a delay of about two hours. 
 D. You mustn’t hurry because there is a delay of about two hours. 
Question 47. It is not until the sun is shining brightly that the little girl woke up. 
 A. No sooner is the sun shining brightly than the little girl woke up. 
 B. Not until the little girl woke up is the sun shining brightly. 
 C. Not until the sun is shining brightly did the little girl wake up. 
 D. As soon as the little girl woke up, the sun hasn’t shone brightly yet. 
Question 48. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money. 
 A. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully. 
 B. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully with my father’s money. 
 C. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money. 
 D. If we couldn’t have managed our business successfully, we would have had my father’s money. 
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. He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work. 
 A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work. 
 B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. 
 C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. 
 D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work. 
Question 50. He has been studying for many years. He should have realized sooner that his grammar was 
incorrect. 
 A. He has been studying for many years to have soon realized that his grammar was incorrect. 
 B. He has been studying for many years that he should have realized sooner that his grammar was 
incorrect. 
 C. No sooner has he been studying for many years than he should have realized that his grammar was 
incorrect. 
 D. Though he has been studying for many years, he did not realize sooner that his grammar was 
incorrect. 
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1-B 2-B 3-C 4-B 5-B 6-A 7-B 8-A 9-B 10-B 
11-D 12-C 13-D 14-D 15-A 16-B 17-D 18-D 19-A 20-A 
21-D 22-C 23-A 24-B 25-D 26-C 27-B 28-D 29-B 30-C 
31-A 32-D 33-B 34-C 35-B 36-A 37-B 38-D 39-A 40-D 
41-D 42-B 43-C 44-C 45-B 46-B 47-A 48-D 49-D 50-C 
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