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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM
2024
Bài thi. NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 042
Thời gian làm bài. 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 01. A. drum
B. sunny
C. cut
D. mute
Question 02. A. sample
B. sound
C. singer
D. sugary
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 03. A. appear
B. settle
C. obtain
D. employ
Question 04. A. difference B. comedy
C. character
D. importance
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions. 
Question 05. Your sister informed them of her health situation, ______?
A. did she
B. did they
C. didn't they
D. didn't she
Question 06. Most children enjoy ______ with their parents and siblings.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. played
Question 07. I do not mind your using my bike ______ you take care of it.
A. although
B. for the fear that C. provided that
D. unless
Question 08. He fell down when he ______ towards the church
A. ran
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
Question 09. I will call and tell you something interesting ______.
A. before I came home after work
B. when I come home after work
C. while I was coming home after work
D. after I had come home after work
Question 10. My uncle lives a happy life ______ his disability.
A. in spite of
B. because
C. because of
D. though
Question 11. They were all surprised ______ her amazing performance yesterday.
A. from
B. at
C. in
D. on
Question 12. My favorite hobby is watching the work ______ by Shakespeare.
A. writing
B. wrote
C. written
D. which is written
Question 13. Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He's a very ______ boy.
A. strong-willed
B. mischievous
C. obedient
D. well-behaved
Question 14. The jobs give you lots of chances to travel abroad; it's certainly a very ______ offer.
A. attraction
B. attracted
C. attractive
D. attractively
Question 15. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end ______ a brilliant idea.
A. came up to
B. came up with
C. catch up with
D. get through to
Question 16. He refused to ______ to the local customs, which caused him a lot of troubles.
A. conform
B. resist
C. hinder
D. obey
Question 17. The bank will insist you produce a driving ______ or passport as a form of ID.
A. certificate
B. degree
C. licence
D. diploma
Question 18. Nobody took any ______ of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated
water.
A. information
B. attention
C. sight
D. notice
Question 19. My mother doesn't ______ eye to eye with my father sometimes.
A. glance
B. see
C. look
D. agree
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 20. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic
B. be pessimistic
C. be confident
D. be smart
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Question 21. In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental
improvements.
A. something to stiffer B. something enjoyable C. something sad D. something to entertain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 22. My husband always gives me a hand with repairing the broken things in my house.
A. assists me by
B. pleases me by
C. serves me with
D. asks me to help with
Question 23. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
A. turn off
B. take on
C. get over
D. keep up with
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges. 
Question 24. Two friends Mai and Nam are talking about Nam's new cell phone.
- Mai: “Wow, I've never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam.”
- Nam: “________”
A. Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
B. I agree with you.
C. You're welcome.
D. Oh, I don't know.
Question 25. Sue and Mike are talking about the use of mobile phone in class. 
- Sue: "Students should not be allowed to use mobile phones in class.”
- Mike: “________. This will distract them from studying.” 
A. No way! It's useful.
B. Not really
C. I couldn't agree more.
D. I'm of the opposite opinion. 
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 question.
The generation gap that was so in evidence during the 60s has resurfaced, but it is not the
disruptive force that it was during the Vietnam era, a 2009 study suggests. The Pew Research
Center study found that 79% of Americans see major differences between younger and older
adults in the way they look at the world. In 1969, a Gallup Poll found that a smaller percentage,
74% perceived major differences.
Today, however, although more Americans see generational differences, most do not see
them as divisive. That is partly because of the areas of difference. The top areas of disagreement
between young and old, according to the Pew Research Study, are the use of technology and taste
in music. Grandparents are likely to have observed these differences in their grandchildren who
are tweens, teens, and young adults.
If large differences between the generations exist, why don't they spawn conflict? The
answer is twofold. First, the two largest areas of difference-technology and music-are less
emotionally charged than political issues. The older generation is likely to be proud of the
younger generation's prowess in technology rather than to view it as a problem. As for the
musical differences, each generation wants its own style of music, and the older generation
generally can relate to that desire. Second, in the other areas of difference, the younger generation
tends to regard the older generation as superior to their own generation-clearly a difference from
the 1960s with its rallying cry of “Don't trust anyone over thirty.” According to the Pew study, all
generations regard older Americans as superior in moral values, work ethic and respect for
others.
Question 26. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. Different points of view are the main problem between generations in America.
B. Generation gap doesn't cause a big problem in American families.
C. The areas of difference in generation gap have changed over the years.
D. The generation gap in the past was different from that in the modern time.
Question 27. The word "them” in second paragraph refers to ______.
A. adults
B. Americans
C. differences
D. areas
Question 28. The word “prowess” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. skill
B. enrichment
C. creation
D. awareness
Question 29. According to paragraph 3, what are the two reasons why large differences between
generations don't cause disagreement?
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A. The generosity of the elder generation and the attitude of the younger generation.
B. The different styles of music and the knowledge of the elder generation.
C. The pride of the elder generation and the obedience of the younger one
D. The major areas of difference between generations and the respect for the elder generation.
Question 30. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A. Grandparents feel uncomfortable with their grandchildren because of their better
technology skills.
B. The majority of Americans agree that there are major differences in generations'
viewpoints.
C. The elderly in America are admired in moral values, work ethics and respect for others.
D. Technology is one of the two biggest areas creating the gap between the old and the
young
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.
Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the
invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and
repetitive factory work could be (31) ______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household
chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were
amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. The housework is (32) ______ very
complex. It has never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot carries (33) ______ one
task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn't run the whole factory. A
housework robot, on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs
and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats
and dogs.
(34) ______, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the
robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware and
the software - the programs (35) ______ will operate the machine.
Question 31. A. managed
Question 32. A. actually
Question 33. A. away
Question 34. A. Moreover
Question 35. A. who

B. succeeded
B. likely
B. out
B. However
B. what

C. made
C. seriously
C. over
C. Although
C. that

D. given
D. hardly
D. off
D. Beside
D. where

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need to
be corrected in each of the following questions. 
Question 36. Two thirds of the victims in the tsunami has remained missing.
A. thirds
B. in
C. has remained
D. missing
Question 37. The professor together with his three students have been called to court.
A. The
B. together
C. have
D. to
Question 38. Wood is an excellent resource for heating homes, cooking food and build houses.
A. an excellent
B. for
C. homes
D. build
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 39. They last played a tennis match in their own tennis court in July 2023.
A. They didn't play a tennis match in their own tennis court in July 2023.
B. They haven't played a tennis match in their own tennis court since July 2023.
C. They played a tennis match in their own tennis court in July 2023.
D. They will play a tennis match in their own tennis court since July 2023.
Question 40. It is necessary that you complete all the forms before noon.
A. You should complete all the forms before noon.
B. You mustn't complete all the forms before noon.
C. You had completed all the forms before noon.
D. You are completed all the forms before noon.
Question 41. “I will call you tonight when I have free time,” Bob said to me.
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A. Bob told me he would call me tonight when I have free time.
B. Bob told me he will call me that night when I have free time.
C. Bob promised to call me that night when he had free time.
D. Bob told me he had call me tonight when I have free time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
of each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 42. He wasn't wearing a seat-belt. He was injured.
A. If he hadn't been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn't have been injured.
B. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he would have been injured.
C. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn't be injured.
D. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn't have been injured.
Question 43. The hotel is close to the beach. It offers high-quality customer service as well.
A. Not only is the hotel close to the beach but it also offers high-quality customer service.
B. Not only the hotel is close to the beach but does it offer high-quality customer service.
C. The hotel is not only close to the beach, but it offers high-quality customer service.
D. Although the hotel offers high-quality customer service, it is close to the beach.
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 following questions. 
The growth of cities, the construction of hundreds of new factories, and the spread of
railroads in the United States before 1850 had increased the need for better illumination. But the
lighting in American homes had improved very little over that of ancient times. Through the
colonial period, homes were lit with tallow candles or with a lamp of the kind used in ancient
Rome- a dish of fish oil or other animal or vegetable oil in which a twisted rag served as a wick.
Some people used lard, but they had to heat charcoal underneath to keep it soft and burnable. The
sperm whale provided superior burning oil, but this was expensive. In 1830 a new substance
called "camphene" was patented, and it proved to be remained expensive, had an unpleasant
odor, and also was dangerously explosive.
Between 1830 and 1850 it seemed that the only hope for cheaper illumination in the
United States was the wider use of gas. In the 1840s American gas manufacturers adopted
improved British techniques for producing illuminating gas from coal. But the expense of piping
gas to the consumer remained so high that until mid- century gas lighting was feasible only in
urban areas, and only for public buildings for the wealthy. In 1854 a Canadian doctor, Abraham
Gesner, patented a process for distilling a pitch like mineral found in New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia that produced illuminating gas and an oil that he called "kerosene" (from "keros", the Greek
word for wax, and "ene" because it resembled camphene). Kerosene, though cheaper than
camphene, had an unpleasant odor, and Gesner never made his fortune from it. But Gesner had
aroused a new hope for making illuminating oil from a product coming out of North American
mines.
Question 44. The word "this" in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A. lard
B. charcoal
C. wick
D. oil
Question 45. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of camphene?
A. high cost
B. bad smell
C. greasy texture
D. potential to explode
Question 46. What can be inferred about the illuminating gas described in the paragraph?
A. It was first developed in the United States.
B. It was not allowed to be used in public buildings.
C. It was not widely available until mid- century.
D. It had an unpleasant smell.
Question 47. The word "resembled" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. was similar to
B. cost the same as C. was made from D. sounded like
Question 48. According to the passage, what advantage did the kerosene patented by Gesner have
over camphene?
A. Kerosene had a more pleasant smell. B. Kerosene was less expensive.
C. Kerosene burned more brightly.
D. Kerosene was safer to use.
Question 49. The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to ______.
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A. fortune
B. odor
C. camphene
D. kerosene
Question 50. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. a description of events in chronological order
B. a comparison of two events
C. an analysis of scientific findings
D. the statement of a theory and possible explanations
______HẾT_____

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