Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2021 môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 15

ĐỀ SỐ 15 
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ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2021 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
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. reserved 	B. locked 	C. forced 	D. touched 
Question 2: A. goat 	B. load 	C. broad 	D. road 
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. pocket 	B. engaged 	C. open 	D. fortune 
Question 4: A. technical 	B. permanent 	C. generous 	D. addicted 
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: The game has been cancelled ______ adverse weather conditions. 
A. due to 	B. since 	C. despite 	D. unless 
Question 6: You can stay in the room ______. 
A. as long as you promise to be quiet 	B. because you will promise to be quiet 
C. although you have promised to be quiet 	D. until you had promised to be quiet 
Question 7: ________ in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the United States. 
A. To found 	B. Having founded 	C. Founded 	D. Founding 
Question 8: He's often been accused of cynicism in his ______ towards politics. 
A. nature 	B. health 	C. possibility 	D. attitude 
Question 9: It's important to ______ your skin from the harmful effects of the sun. 
A. protection 	B. protect 	C. protective 	D. protectively 
Question 10: We're waiting until they ______ a new version of the system. 
A. let out 	B. let up 	C. bring out 	D. bring up 
Question 11: We must ______ to a decision about what to do next. 
A. force 	B. come 	C. list 	 	D. hand 
Question 12: When you finish doing the crossword, the ______ is on the back page. 
A. solution 	B. creation 	C. completion 	D. end 
Question 13: Your mom is cooking beef with cabbage, ______? 
A. was he 	B. doesn’t he 	C. did he 	D. isn’t she 
Question 14: How old is this tower ? It __________ to be over 600 years ago. 
A. is believing 	B. believes 	C. is believed 	D. believed 
Question 15: The town lies halfway ______ Rome and Florence. 
A. with 	B. between 	C. about 	D. among 
Question 16: The more time he teaches at the school, ______ he becomes. 
A. more popular 	B. the more popular 	C. most popular 	D. the most popular Question 17: The ________ pick-up truck puttered along the road. 
A. red old ugly 	B. old ugly red 	C. ugly red old 	D. ugly old red 
Question 18: So how does a government revive an economy that is ______ in the water? 
A. deaf 	 	B. moist 	C. dead 	D. wet 
Question 19: The boy ______ a lot before his mother came back from work. 
A. is crying 	B. has cried 	C. was crying 	D. had cried 
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 20: You’ll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention. 
A. emotional 	B. historical 	C. inventive 	D. available 
Question 21: People gathered at points along the route to wave and cheer. 
A. road 	B. lock 	C. club 	D. edge 
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 22: She is expected to announce officially her candidacy for president early next week. 
A. fairly 	B. unreliably 	C. deeply 	D. eagerly 
Question 23: I should keep a stiff upper lip and take the high road and all that, so I will. 
A. be talkative 	B. be calm 	C. be quiet 	D. be nervous 
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 24: Kate is talking to her colleague. 
Kate: “I stayed up all night to finish this work.” 
Colleague: “__________” 
A. You’re so silly. 	 	B. Poor you. 
C. Next time don’t. 	 	D. A day off will do you good. 
Question 25: Linda is talking to her friend about her father’s trip. 
Linda: “My father’s coming back from his business trip.” 
Linda’s friend: “__________” 
A. How can he go? 	 	B. Thank you very much. 
C. Really? I didn’t know when he went. 	D. He shouldn’t. 
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 26 to 30. 
Another area of AI research is evolutionary computation, which borrows from Darwin's theory of natural selection, (26) ________ sees genetic algorithms undergo random mutations and combinations between generations in an (27) ________ to evolve the optimal solution to a given problem. 
This approach has even been used to help design AI models, effectively using AI to help build AI. This use of evolutionary algorithms to (28) ________ neural networks is called neuroevolution, and could have an important role to play in helping design efficient AI as the use of intelligent systems becomes (29) ________ prevalent, particularly as demand for data scientists often outstrips supply. The technique was showcased by Uber AI Labs, which released papers on using genetic algorithms to train deep neural networks for reinforcement learning problems. 
Finally, there are expert systems, (30) ________ computers are programmed with rules that allow them to take a series of decisions based on a large number of inputs, allowing that machine to mimic the behaviour of a human expert in a specific domain. An example of these knowledgebased systems might be, for example, an autopilot system flying a plane. 
Question 26: A. and 
B. but 
C. or 
D. because 
Question 27: A. aspect 
B. addition 
C. instance 
D. attempt 
Question 28: A. compare 
B. contain 
C. optimize 
D. supply 
Question 29: A. many 
B. more 
C. few 
D. another 
Question 30: A. when 
B. who 
C. where 
D. that 
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 31 to 35. 
Electricity makes marvellous things happen and its capacity to produce bright, radiant light makes an especially striking impression when it arrives. Electricity’s introduction thus tends to be associated with progress and modernity. 
This was the case in 1879 when Thomas Edison displayed an incandescent lamp for the first time in Menlo Park in New Jersey and seven years later when the sultan’s palaces in Zanzibar Town were lit. 
Energy has traditionally been studied by researchers within the fields of natural sciences and economy. Anthropologists who have engaged with energy and society have mainly concerned themselves with fossil fuels and the role of these in global politics—specifically, around issues of climate change, energy security, and oil depletion. The societal impact of introducing electricity and the enormous transformation going on in the South in recent years have received little attention. 
Tanja Winther and Harold Wilhite at the Centre for Development and Environment have recently published an article where they used their fieldwork from Kenya and Tanzania to show how electricity’s arrival in new places affects community and household practices, social relations, local economy and power relations. 
Question 31: What could be the best title for the passage? 
A. Capacity to Produce Light 	B. Traditional Study about Energy 
C. Life Changes with Electricity 	D. Electricity’s Arrival in New Places 
Question 32: According to paragraph 3, the societal impact of electricity received little attention because ______. 
no researchers studied this type of energy 
it’s not a field of natural sciences and economy 
issues of climate change were too serious at the time 
people paid attention to fossil fuels and their role 
Question 33: The word “enormous” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. immense 	B. unique 	C. distinct 	D. entire 
Question 34: The word “where” in paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. Centre for Development and Environment B. article 
C. fieldwork 	 	D. Kenya and Tanzania 
Question 35: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an important event of electricity? 
The first display of an incandescent lamp was in 1879. 
The sultan’s palaces in Zanzibar Town were lit in 1886. 
Much attention has always been paid to the societal impact of electricity. 
Tanja Winther and Harold Wilhite used their fieldwork to illustrate effects of electricity. 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 36 to 42. 
The best cloud computing services offer the opportunity for businesses to undergo digital transformation in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs. 
Cloud services have revolutionized computing, not least through IaaS, PaaS, and especially SaaS, which have allowed businesses to develop virtualized IT infrastructure and deliver software through the cloud, independent of a user's operating system. 
Even better still, businesses can also mix and match cloud services from different providers through cloud brokers in order to ensure these services work to maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness, but also to reduce the chances of vendor lock-in while also improving redundancy. This may require additional cloud management software, but for larger businesses the economic benefits can be significant. 
Because cloud services are run through software platforms and virtualized networks, it means that it's easy to access and analyse data for the purposes of analytics as well as for business intelligence purposes. It also makes it easier to simplify all aspects of monitoring through cloud orchestration and the easy processing of log files through cloud logging services. The result is IT infrastructure that allows for better maintenance and patching, while providing for insights that would have previously been much more difficult to access. 
Cloud computing services also offer the advantage of being scalable, which means not only can you access additional resources exactly as you need them, but you are also charged only for the services you use so there's no need to buy in extra hardware for additional redundancy. 
This especially applies to when storing data, as online cloud storage can be treated as effectively limitless. Even though you might be using cloud databases for your structured data, you can also archive everything else into massive data lakes for additional processing using AI and machine learning for greater insights. Altogether, cloud services offer unparalleled potential for improving business performance and increasing profits, and here we'll look at the best cloud computing service provider. 
Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage? 
A. Best cloud computing services 	B. Virtualized IT Infrastructure 
C. Software Platforms and Virtualized Networks D. Cloud Computing Services 
Question 37: The word “benefits” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. messages 	B. advantages 	C. products 	D. percentages 
Question 38: In paragraph 2, cloud services from different providers can be mixed and matched in order to ______. 
ensure maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness 
find suitable cloud brokers 
make these potential services free 
have additional cloud management software 
Question 39: The word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. files 	B. services 	C. result 	D. IT infrastructure 
Question 40: The word “limitless” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. drowsy 	B. vicious 	C. infinite 	D. gorgeous 
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage? 
Cloud services have allowed businesses to develop virtualized IT infrastructure. 
With cloud services, it's easy to access and analyse data for the purposes of analytics. 
Cloud computing services are powerful but not scalable. 
You can archive everything else using AI and machine learning. 
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 6? A. Online cloud storage cannot be treated as effectively limitless. 
Cloud services improve business performance and increasing profits dramatically. 
Cloud databases for your structured data haven’t been ready to use. 
Machine learning for greater insights is technology of the far future. 
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: High prices are deterring much young people from buying houses. 
A. prices 	B. much 	C. from 	D. houses 
Question 44: He acknowledges that sometime art simply holds up a mirror to the society it is born from. 
A. acknowledges 	B. sometime 	C. holds up 	D. born from 
Question 45: I am watching an interesting football match at the same time yesterday. 
A. am watching 	B. interesting 	C. match 	D. the 
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: “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate. 
A. My room-mate urged me to take the job. 	B. My room-mate persuaded me to take the job. 
C. My room-mate insisted on me taking the job. D. My room-mate advised me to take the job. 
Question 47: It isn’t necessary for you to go out at this time at night. 
A. You must go out at this time at night. 	B. You should go out at this time at night. 
C. You needn’t go out at this time at night. 	D. You may not go out at this time at night. 
Question 48: I haven’t seen my aunt and her husband for years. 
I last saw my aunt and her husband years ago. 
I didn’t see my aunt and her husband years ago. 
I saw my aunt and her husband for years. 
I have seen my aunt and her husband for years. 
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: Trang cannot speak Chinese. I really need her to understand how interesting it is. A. If Trang can speak Chinese, she will understand how interesting it is. 
I wish Trang could speak Chinese and could understand how interesting it is. 
Once Trang can speak Chinese, she will understand how interesting it is. 
Trang cannot speak Chinese in order to understand how interesting it is. Question 50: I heard the full story. Then, I understood what it was about. A. Only after I had understood what it was about did I hear the full story. 
Having understood what it was about, I heard the full story. 
Only when I heard the full story did I understand what it was about. 
No sooner had I understood what it was about than I heard the full story. 
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