Kỳ Thi Tốt Nghiệp THPT Tiếng Anh 2021 (Mã Đề 403)

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. nervous B. polite C. careful D. happy
Question 4: A. festival B. attention C. customer D. capital

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three inpronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 5: A. started B. rained C. cried D. seemed
Question 6: A. face B. save C. take D. land

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

Question 7: ……comfortable I feel, the more creative I am.
A. Most
B. More
C. Most of
D. The more

Question 8: The hotel is famous for its spectacular…..of the sea.
A. view
B. vision
C. glance
D. look

Question 9: My grandfather often……to the radio to get the latest news.
A. hears
B. listens
C. watches
D. talks

Question 10: I like eating in this restaurant because the waiters are very……and friendly.
A. help
B. helpfulness
C. helpfully
D. helpful

Question 11: The next SEA Games will be held……Vietnam.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. up

Question 12: My parents bought me a……school bag for my birthday.
A. red Japanese beautiful
B. Japanese red beautiful
C. beautiful Japanese red
D. beautiful red Japanese

Question 13: The building is beautiful,……?
A. has it
B. wasn't it
C. isn't it
D. was it

Question 14: Linh has been trying to solve this problem all week, but she still hasn't been able to……it.
A. shatter
B. break
C. crash
D. crack

Question 15: I……a lot ofpresents on my birthday last week.
A. give
B. was given
C. was giving
D. have given

Question 16: We……flowers in the school garden when it started to rain.
A. plant
B. were planting
C. are planting
D. have planted

Question 17: ……the experiment several times, the scientists finally succeeded in developing a new vaccine.
A. Having been carrying out
B. Have carried out
C. Having carried out
D. Have been carried out

Question 18:, ……he will be very happy.
A. When my father was seeing my test scores
B. When my father had seen my test scores
C. When my father sees my test scores
D. When my father saw my test scores

Question 19: The students enjoyed the online course……they found it useful for thefr studies.
A. despite
B. because
C. although
D. because of

Question 20: Peter loves kitchen work. He always helps his wife……the dishes.
A. wash through
B. wash over
C. wash away
D. wash up

Question 21: When the visitor saw with her own eyes the beach covered with a mountain ofplastic rubbish washed up from around the world, a chill went down her……
A. spine
B. mind
C. bone
D. brain

Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. (26)….., exams often make them unhappy, and many students prefer having no exam at all. They say the exams (27)….they have to take often make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and ifthey do well, they will become more (28)…..in studying. There are (29)…..students who prefer only final exams. They say that they have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think that this is a better way of (30)…..student' knowledge and ability in the subjects they are studying.
(Adapted from Complete Firstfor Schools by Brook-Hart, Hutchison, Passmore and Uddin)

Many children have music classes when they attend school. And it is thought that music can help them learn other subjects better. Research has shown that it can improve children's performances in certain subjects.
Some studies have shown that music training can help you understand your own language better. It could also help you with learning a second one. Moreover, young people who have studied music also seemto get higher scores in other subjects like maths. So it could be that these school subjects are connected in some way.
Music also helps you think of new ideas and believe more in yourself. If you are learning the guitar, for example, it can be really exciting when you are able to start composing your own pieces of music. One of the biggest benefits, of course, is that listening to music can reduce your stress. And composing music can make you feel the same way. Maybe your musical knowledge will even open up a great career path for you in the future!
(Adapted from Complete First for Schools by Brook-Hart, Hutchison, Passmore and Uddin)

When it comes to ambition, no two people are alike. Every class has its outstandingstudents, every company has its wonderful employees, and every family has its successful members. Then there is someone who is happy with whatever life brings. So what makes us different?
A person's desire to succeed depends on so many factors. He or she may have goals, but without the ambition to get started, they never take the first steps to achieve them. Similarly, those with an ambition but no clear goals tend to begin many projects, but do not ever follow them till the end.
Although there are not any strict rules about how to teach "ambition” or what decides it, many successful people do share some things. Most scientists agree that it helps to have parents who encourage the children to try new experiences, praise their successes, and accept their failures. In those families, kids often have much higher confidence levels. They know how to set goals and keep trying until they achieve them. Money also plays an important role. Those who are not very rich often want to earn money. It forces them to work hard all the time and improve their life.
However, the desire for success can create its own stress. Working too hard to achieve success can lead to illnesses. These days, even teens and young adults are feeling the stress. Trying to get into good colleges and find good jobs have forced high school students to study harder than ever. For many, it is difficult to find the balance. One solution may be to get together with family and friends, and do the things we enjoy.
Most would agree that those values are far more important than any wealth or success.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning toeach of the following questions.
Question 43: It is not necessary for you to book movie tickets in advance.
A. You would book movie tickets in advance.
B. You can't book movie tickets in advance.
C. You needn't book movie tickets in advance.
D. You must book movie tickets in advance.
Question 44: "I have a lot of homework to do," Ha said.
A. Ha said that I have a lot of homework to do.
B. Ha said that she had a lot of homework to do.
C. Ha said that she has had a lot of homework to do.
D. Ha said that I had a lot of homework to do.

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 46: Students need to develop necessary skills to prepare for his future.
A. need
B. necessary
C. to prepare
D. his
Question 47: Mai invites her classmates to her 18th birthday party last week.
A. invites
B. to
C. party
D. week
Question 48: The spokesman had an uphill struggle to find an explanation that was readily intelligent to the layman.
A. spokesman
B. uphill
C. intelligent
D. layman

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: Mike doesn't feel well today. He can't go out with his friends.
A. Provided that Mike feels well today, he can't go out with his friends.
B. If Mike had felt well today, he couldn't have gone out with his friends.
C. If only Mai had felt well today, he couldn't have gone out with his friends.
D. Mike wishes he felt well today so that he could go out with his friends.
Question 50: Coffee shops are forbidden to serve over ten customers at a time during social distancing. There is no exception whatsoever.
A. Under no circumstances are coffee shops prohibited from serving over ten customers at a time during social distancing.
B. On no account are coffee shops permitted to serve over ten customers at a time during social distancing.
C. In no way are coffee shops prohibited from serving over ten customers at a time during social distancing.
D. At no time were coffee shops permitted to serve over ten customers at a time during social distancing.