Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2020 - Mã đề 409 (Có đáp án)

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1. Đề thi thử 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. Question 1. A. challenge B. snatch C. brochure D. chocolate Question 2: A. agreed B. missed C. liked D. watched 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. religious B. performance C. miserable D. including Question 4: A. business B. opponent C. specialize
2. Question 9: We will leave for the airport ___ he is ready. A. as soon as B. during C. until D. while Question 10: I will not be here next week. I am going to be ___ business in Mexico. A. about B. in C. on D. at Question 11: What ___ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage? A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditionalism D. traditional Question 12: ___, we tried our best to complete it. A. Thanks to the difficult homework B. Despite the homework was difficult C. Difficult as the homework was D. As though the homework was difficult Question 13: The more you practise your English, ___ A. you will learn faster B. the faster will you learn
3. A. Having retired B. Retiring C. He has retired D. Although retired 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: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute. A. again and again B. from time to time C. time after time D. very rapidly Question 20: Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground. A. wanted to continue B. felt sorry for us C. refused to change his decision D. changed his decision 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: I’d love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment. A. am busy B. have free time C. have a bad cold D. am on the move Question 22: When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high school.
4. of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (27) ___ and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (28) ___ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (29) ___, unless we can solve this problem. Question 25: A. danger B. problem C. threat D. vanishing Question 26: A. disappeared B. vanished C. extinct D. empty Question 27: A. for life B. alive C. lively D. for living Question 28: A. spoil B. wound C. wrong
5. C. there are many forms of communication in existence today D. ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language Question 32: Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among the blind people? A. Body language B. Picture signs C. Braille D. Signal flags Question 33: People need to communicate in order to ___ A. keep from reading with their fingertips B. create language barriers C. express thoughts and feelings D. be picturesque and exact Question 34: What is the best title for the passage? A. The Importance of Sign Language B. Picturesque symbols of communication C. Ways of expressing feelings D. Many forms of communication 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. What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future? Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a 'menu' and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and
6. D. The deaf will not have to depend any longer on the electronic hearing devices. Question 37: We can conclude from the passage that in 2050 ___. A. People will be able to travel around the world in two hours. B. Fewer cars will be used to keep the environment green and clean. C. No one will be injured or die because of accidents. D. Space planes will take the place of cars as a means of transport. Question 38: The word "This" in paragraph 3 refers to ___. A. the possible war. B. the cash crop planting. C. the serious shortage. D. the demand for water. Question 39: What is the author's attitude in paragraph 3? A. concerned B. explanatory C. outraged D. emotional Question 40: Why does the author use "prefer robots" in paragraph 5? A. To show the importance of robots in production. B. To encourage the workers to resign from work. C. To compare the robots with the workers. D. To emphasize the scientist's role in inventing robots. Question 41: The word "conquered" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. controlled
7. C. having D. to lie on 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 regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to her. A. I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her. B. I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye to her. C. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye to her. D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say good bye to her. Question 47: It was his lack of confidence that surprised me. A. He surprised me by his lack of confidence. B. What surprised me was his lack of confidence. C. That he lacked of confidence surprised me. D. That his lack of confidence surprised me. Question 48: The teacher said: “If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me”. A. The teacher asked if his students had any questions. B. The teacher encouraged his students to ask questions. C. The teacher wanted to know if his students hesitated to ask questions. D. The teacher wanted his students to think twice before asking. 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 now. A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work now. B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work,