ĐỀ THI THỬ TIẾNG ANH KHÓA 2K3

LẦN 11
NGÀY 13/03/2021
BIÊN SOẠN: CÔ PHẠM LIỄU
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. volunteer B. trust C. fuss D. judge

Question 2: A. comb B. come C. dome D. home
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from
the rest.
Question 3: A. report B. conclude C. deter D. sanction
Question 4: A. authority B. necessity C. academic D. commercially

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: I ___________ Bob with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.

A. hadn’t brought B. wouldn’t have brought

C. won’t bring D. didn’t bring

Question 6. Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars,
__________?

A. didn’t we B. did we C. did they D. didn’t they

Question 7: He promised his daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.

A. buy B. to buy C. to buying D. buying

Question 8: The phone _________ suddenly while Joanna was doing the housework.

A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing

Question 9: I am not against the plan at all; , I think it is marvelous.

A. nevertheless B. on the other hand C. in contrast D. on the contrary
Question 10: I’d rather you ________ too much time surfing the Internet.

A. don’t spend B. not spending C. not to spend D. didn’t spend

Question 11: My parents bought me a pair of __________ shoes.

A. white running leather B. runnng white leather

C. white leather running D. leather white running

Question 12: “Did you have _________ nice holiday?” – “Yes, it was _________ best holiday I’ve ever had.”

A. a/ a B. the/a C. the/the D. a/the

Question 13: _________ by my performance in the probation, the manager signed a two- year contract with me.

A. Being impressed B. Impressed

C. Having impressed D. To be impressed

Question 14: The Cornwall Library has the most extensive _______ of encyclopedias in the area.

A. collect B. collection C. collectable D. collectively

Question 15: Being a professional model, Marco always knows how to __________ a good pose.
A. get B. hit C. do D. strike
Question 16: I take __________ with parents who force their children to marry people they do not love.
A. affair B. problem C. issue D. matter
Question 17: I can never measure __________ to my father when it comes to chess.
A. in B. up C. on D. over
Question 18: After spending 10 years behind bars, CJ finally saw the __________ of his ways.
A. wrong B. error C. fault D. mistake
Question 19: Both my father and older brother are __________ on football. They talk about it every day.
A. huge B. big C. large D. great
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 20. The older my grandmother gets, the more absent- minded she becomes.

A. remember things well B. forget things easily

C. think carefully D. speak loudly

Question 21. Who knows how many different chemical there are in our water, mixing and forming all kinds of
deadly compounds

A. important B. ghostly C. avoidable D. fatal

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

Question 22. We need to build up people’s awareness about the environment.

A. decrease B. raise C. stabilize D. fluctuate
Question 23. I studied and studied for my driving test until I knew it by heart.

A. performed the best B. knew something very well

 C. was ignorant of it D. learned as much as possible about it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.

Question 24. Jane: “I couldn’t help laughing when I saw Ryan’s face.”- Austin: “_______, it was hilarious!”
A. Frankly speaking B. I know
C. You could have helped D. I couldn’t laugh either
Question 25: – “We’ll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.” - “________”.
A. OK. But I’ll call you later. B. I’ll say we will!
C. I’m tired. I’ll go home early. D. What a wonderful idea!
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each the numbered blanks.

If you're surfing the Internet in (26) __________ of the perfect graduate job, look no further – you could
find yourself living the dream and getting paid to eat chocolate by becoming a professional chocolate taster.

Even when you have no experience of working in the chocolate industry, you could still stand a (27) __________
chance of becoming a part-time taster. Every so often, big chocolate brands announce opportunities where you
can get paid to test chocolate in your spare time. (28) __________, in July 2019, the company Mars was looking
for eight new chocolate tasters, and applicants didn't need any prior experience. Ultimately, all you need is a
good taste, a willingness to try out new ingredients, and an ability to give detailed feedback.

However, if you want to become a master chocolate taster, your job would be about much more than simply
tasting finished products – you would also be (29) ___________ in the production and development stages of
chocolate making in food labs. But if you still prefer to focus mostly on the taste combinations of chocolate,
having professional culinary training will certainly not go (30) __________.

(Adapted from savethestudent.org)

Question 26: A. look B. search C. hunt D. seek

Question 27: A. good B. fat C. grand D. top

Question 28: A. Nonetheless B. Consequently C. For example D. Likewise

Question 29: A. assigned B. involved C. comprised D. engaged

Question 30: A. against B. astray C. amiss D. afoul

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question.
Typically, when we dream, we do not know that the dream is not real. However, some people are able
to enter a dream and be fully aware of the fact that they are actually dreaming – this is known as lucid
dreaming. According to some research, around half of all people have had a lucid dream at some time in their
lives, and around 11% experience one or two lucid dreams per month.
 Like most dreams, lucid dreaming will typically occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. For some
people, it occurs spontaneously, but some can dream lucidly whenever they want after training. The degree to
which a person can influence their dream also varies. Some people may simply wake up immediately upon
realizing that they had been dreaming. Many others, however, may be able to influence their own actions
within the dream, or different parts of the dream itself.

Lucid dreaming certainly sounds extremely exciting and even magical. However, does this experience
have any practical applications? Dr. Denholm Aspy, a researcher who specializes in lucid dreaming at the
University of Adelaide in Australia explained that being able to control your dreams is one way to help you
effectively avoid nightmares, especially ones that keep repeating.

Lucid dreaming also has the potential to help people with phobias, such as a fear of flying or a fear of
spiders. Lucid dream environments can give people who suffer from particular phobias an interesting
opportunity to do things like exposure therapy, where you gradually expose yourself to whatever you’re afraid
of in order to slowly overcome your fear, Dr. Aspy said. This is possible, he added, because these can provide a
person with an experience that is both realistic enough and completely safe at the same time.

(Adapted from medicalnewstoday.com)

Question 31: What is the passage mainly about?

A. The concept of lucid dreaming B. Lucid dreaming and how it can benefit people

C. How to train yourself to have lucid dreams D. Why lucid dreaming is a therapy

Question 32: The word “spontaneously” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. amazingly B. suddenly C. powerfully D. normally

Question 33: According to paragraph 2, what do we learn about the experience of having a lucid dream?

A. Most people wake up without realizing that they were dreaming lucidly.

B. Some people do realize they are having a lucid dream but cannot control it at all.

C. Many people can influence what they and other people do in the dream.

D. A few people have the ability to control parts of their dream without realizing it.

Question 34: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. About 50% percent of all people have only had one lucid dream.

B. Most of our dreams, including lucid ones, happen during REM sleep.

C. Repeating nightmares can only be avoided by dreaming lucidly.

D. Lucid dream environments help people quickly overcome their fears.

Question 35: The word “these” in paragraph 4 refers to ___________.

 A. environments B. people C. phobias D. things

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question.

Many business leaders obviously want to emphasize the importance of hitting financial targets.
However, it must be kept in mind that goals and results is not what motivates employees. It is what your team
thinks, feels, and believes about your organization and their work that will drive employee engagement and
positive behaviour, and engagement along with positive behaviour are exactly the things that lead to success
or positive financial outcomes.

Therefore, leaders who want to drive effort must first use their time with their teams to build belief in
the organizational purpose and the intrinsic value of the employees’ work. When Mike Gianoni became CEO of
the firm Blackbaud, he flipped the way meetings are organized. Previous leaders spent the majority of their
time sharing financial results, but Gianoni began using more of his time to discuss the impact Blackbaud was
having on customers. Six months later, they had an innovation breakthrough, employee engagement rose
dramatically, market share increased, and revenue grew exponentially.

“Shifting our airtime from internal metrics to customer outcomes jump-started the next level of
customer empathy and value,” explains Patrick Hodges, the president and general manager of Blackbaud.
“When people feel good about what they do and they’re more successful, they’re not going to look for another
job.” This is why during discussions and meetings, leaders should try to aim for 50-50 split between building
belief in the meaning and external impact of the work and talking about internal metrics and statistics.

Also, the more clearly an employee understands their direct impact, the more likely they are to go the
extra mile; they also experience greater fulfilment in doing so. Consider a research in which employees hired to
call for donations at a university call centre were divided into 2 groups: one group worked as usual, and the
other, before they started working, talked to a scholarship student who got an education with donations
produced by the centre. After a month, callers who had spoken with the scholarship recipient spent more than
two times as many minutes on the phone, and brought in much more money. Similar findings have been
echoed in studies of lifeguards, hospital workers, and sales teams. When we know our work is important to an
individual person, we rise to the occasion and try to do as best we can.

Helping the organization achieve success or hitting financial targets requires employees who are excited
and care about their work. It’s crucial for leaders to help their teams stay engaged, and you can do just that by
making sure you spend your time on communicating one simple message: Your work matters.

(Adapted from hbr.org)

Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Why Stressing Financial Targets Negatively Affects Your Employees’ Performance
B. A Guide To Promoting The True Drivers Of Employee Engagement For Leaders
C. Motivate Your Employees With Intrinsic Values And Impacts, Not Financial Goals
D. How Can Leaders Balance Between Building Belief And Communicating Goals?
Question 37: The word “flipped” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ___________.
 A. strongly criticized B. completely changed C. slightly modified D. officially banned

Question 38: How did Mike Gianoni help the firm Blackbaud grow after he became CEO?
A. He stopped sharing financial results and only focused on impacts during discussions.
B. He made an innovation breakthrough that helped increase in employee engagement.
C. He used exactly 50 percent of his time on statistics and the rest on building belief.
D. He spent more time to discuss how Blackbaud was impacting on their customers.
Question 39: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
A. leaders B. results C. Blackbaud D. customers
Question 40: What do we learn about the research mentioned in paragraph 4?
A. It proves that workers who only care about financial goals are lazy and inefficient.
B. It shows how employees are more motivated when they know their direct impact.
C. Its results have been applied to the workplace in many other fields and studies.
D. It inspired the university call centre to drastically alter its workplace customs.
Question 41: The word “echoed” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. encouraged B. repeated C. assisted D. imitated
Question 42: Which of the following statements is supported by information in the passage?
A. Many business leaders do not seem to give much thought about motivating employees.
B. Before Gianoni became CEO, employee engagement at Blackbaud was extremely low.
C. People perform better at work when they consider their work important and impactful.
D. The more leaders talk about financial targets, the less employees care about their work.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.

Question 43. As of this moment, a number estimated of 20000 people have died in the tornado, which struck
the village yesterday night.
A. As of B. a number estimated C. have died D. which
Question 44: The late Dr. Hansen, who studies inspired many aspiring scientists, passed away at the age of 32.
A. late B. inspired C. away D. of
Question 45: A number of angry protesters shoved the security guards and made its way into the city hall
where the mayor was attending a meeting.
A. where B. its C. was attending D. the
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46. Mr. Brown said to me "Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again."
A. Mr. Brown let me make use of my time, knowing that I wouldn't get such an opportunity again.
B. Mr. Brown ordered me to make good use of my time, said that I wouldn't get such an opportunity
again.
C. Mr. Brown offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
D. Mr Brown advised me to make good use of my time as I wouldn't get such an opportunity again.
Question 47: Many people were severely critical of the proposal for the new motorway.
A. There was severe criticism of the proposal for the new motorway.
B. The proposals for the new motorway was severely criticized.
C. There was the proposal for the new motorway, but many people were criticized.
D. Many people were severely criticized by the new motorway that was proposed.
Question 48: There was no precedent for the President’s resignation in the country.
A. The President resigned in the country, which seemed strange.
B. Never before had any President resigned in the country.
C. That the President resigned becomes a scandal in the country.
D. Never before there was an event that President resigned in the country.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 49: Marry quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday. She didn’t want to answer his phone call this
morning.

A. Mary’s refusal to answer the phone leads to her argument with her boyfriend yesterday.
B. Much as Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she answered his phone call this morning.
C. Having quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, Mary refused to answer his phone call this morning.
D. Before Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she answered his phone call.
Question 50: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.

A. Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

B. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.

C. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem because he did not offer any solutions.

D. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem so he did not offer any solutions.

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