Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2020 - Đề số 31 (Có đáp án)

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1. ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2020 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN Mark the fetter 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. government B. gold C. give D. generate Question 2: A. quickly B. comedy C. pretty D. try 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. Question 3: A. expectedly B. supportC. available D. population Question 4: A. playwright B. active C. globalD. tonight 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: People are not aware ___ the problem of overpopulation. A. for B. of C. at D. in Question 6: Television can make things ___ because it presents information in an things effective way. A. memory B. memorial C. memorable D. memorably Question 7: Some scientists say that there are enough resources to _ 8 billion people. A. provide B. distribute C. raise D. support Question 8: the flood has receded, people can move back into their homes. A. Now that B. Due to C. Although D. So that Question 9: John and Karen persuaded me ___ the conference. A. attending B. attended C. to attend D. to have attended Question 10: The world work is developing very quickly. If you don't self- learn continuously, we will not social movements. A. put up with B. keep up with C. get on with D. deal with
2. A. extended B. reduced C. scattered D. gathered Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question 21: Tung: "Your shoes are terrific, Tuan. The colour quite suits you." Tuan: " " A. Really? B. Do you like them? C. You must be kidding. My shirt is nice, isn't it? D. I'm glad you like them. Question 22: Lan: "Would you say the Great Wall is among the seven man-made wonders of the world?" Trang: " " A. That's the least I could do. B. Do you think so, too? C. There's no doubt about that. D. It was created by ancient Chinese people, wasn't 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 23 to 27. SOCIAL NETWORK A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ___ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) ___ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) ___ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) ___ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength compared to that of a girl. [D] In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. If people have to limit their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child. This problem has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance. (Source: haps://goo.gilryW765) Question 28: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___? A. ordinary problem B. great destruction and trouble C. serious dispute D. an infectious disease Question 29: What is the main first of paragraph 1? A. Government is providing incentives to girls. B. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records. C. Government is devising polices to undermine the position of boys in the society. D. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls Question 30: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1? A. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control. B. It is a rough plan for regulating community behavior. C. It is the Government's plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio. D. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio. Question 31: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___ A. overflowing B. female population C. couples D. general population Question 32: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2? A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future C. The vision about a female dominated society
4. A country's level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world's highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low - productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practise mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living. At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practise manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United Slates has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world's wealthiest nations. High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because the provide labour, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries lend to have high rates of population growth. (Trich dg thi THPTQGWarn 2015) Question 35: Which of the following is given a definition in paragraph 1? A. Overpopulation B. Population density C. Simple farming D. Poverty Question 36: What will suffer when there are excessively high population densities? A. Available resources B. Skilled labor C. Farming methods D. Land area Question 37: The phrase "that number" in paragraph 1 refers to the number of ___. A. people B. densities C. resources D. countries Question 38: In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts
5. 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 really regret that you haven't told me about her family. A. If only you would tell me about her family. B. If only I didn't regret that you hadn't told me about her family. C. If only you had told me about her family. D. If only you hadn't told me about her family. Question 47: I don't think Max broke your vase because he wasn't here then. A. Max wouldn't have broken your vase because he wasn't here then, B. Max was likely to break your vase because he wasn't here then. C. Max can't have broken your vase because he wasn't here then. D. Max wasn't able to break your vase because he wasn't here then. Question 48: " I say again. This is the most important assignment of the semester", the professor said. A. The professor confirmed that that was the most important assighnment of the semester. B. The professor informed that that was the most important assighnment of the semester. C. The professor threatened that that was the most important assighnment of the semester. D. The professor replied that that was the most important assighnment of the semester. Mark the letter A, B, C, or 19 on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of sentences in the following questions. Question 49: My uncle is a businessman. He was ranked the wealthiest of the country. A. My uncle is a businessman, ranking the weathiest of the country. B. A businessman, my uncle, was ranked the the weathiest of the country. C. My uncle, a businessman, was ranked the weathiest of the country. D.A businessman, who is my uncle, was ranked the weathiest of the country. Question 50: She tried very hard to pass the driving test She could hardly pass it A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it. B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily. C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.