Đề thi thử 2024 Tiếng Anh trường THPT Chuyên Thái Bình lần 3

Question 1: By the time Ryan finally graduated from high school, he ______ five different schools because his parents moved frequently.


A. was attending B. has been attending C. had attended D. attended

Question 2: The more exams students have to take, ______ they become.


A. the more anxious B. more anxious C. the most anxious D. as anxious as

Question 3: We are raising funds for people with visual ______ in the city.


A. breakages B. damages C. impairments D. failures

Question 4: We're best friends as we have a ______ interest in music.


A. passionate B. passion C. passionately D. passionless

Question 5: It is impossible for him to be financially independent at such an early age, ______.


A. does he B. doesn't he C. is it D. isn't it

Question 6: I caught ______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.


A. sight B. view C. look D. scene

Question 7: More out-of-school activities are expected to be incorporated in the new school ______ proposed by Ministry of Education and Training.


A. handout B. agenda C. schedule D. curriculum

Question 8: The flood victims ______ with food and clean water by the volunteers.


A. provided B. were providing C. provide D. were provided

Question 9: The second-hand car Patrick bought was almost new ______ it was made in the 1995s.


A. although B. however C. or D. because

Question 10: Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ______ what she missed while she was away.


A. take up with B. put up with C. cut down on D. catch up with

Question 11: To say it is the best novel written in the last twenty years is going far ______.


A. to great B. over the top C. through a bad patch D. a long way

Question 12: It's normal for small businesses to operate at a ______ for the first couple of years before they start to break even.


A. failure B. loose C. loss D. luck

Question 13: The boy has a collection of ______.


A. old Australian valuable postage stamp B. valuable Australian old postage stamp


C. valuable old Australian postage stamp D. old valuable Australian postage stamp

Question 14: The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money giving ______ to charity to help those in need.


A. in B. back C. up D. away

Question 15: The team leader ______ a firm commitment to increasing spending on new facilities.


A. paid B. caused C. made D. did

Question 16: A machine ______ B. human C. fiction D. robot


A. paid B. caused C. made D. did


Mark the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.

Question 18: After having a poor performance in the mid-term test, I decided to put my shoulder to the wheel to achieve better results in the final test.


A. pay much attention B. refuse to work hard


C. keep anxious D. work diligently

Question 19: The new style of window dressing took inspiration from the theatre and the decorative arts which involved flamboyant design and drew huge crowds.





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A. usual B. outstanding C. new D. consist


Mark the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 20: Ann is calling Tom at work.


- Anna: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me."


- Tom: " "


A. I need a book for my IT class. B. Sure. What's the problem?


C. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom. D. Thanks. I will.

Question 21: Jack talked to his friend at cafe.


Jack: "Why don't you wear trainers to work?".


Jack's friend: " "

Question 22: A. examine B. invitation C. Valentine D. determine

Question 23: A. migrants B. customs C. ideas D. cultures


Mark the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 24: He wasn't confident. He didn't have a good performance in the speaking test.

Question 25: She got out of the exam room. She realised that she had forgotten to submit her paper.

**Question 26:** With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?

**Question 27:** The word hygiene in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to


A. happiness B. cleanness C. strength D. confidence

**Question 28:** Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the cause of population growth?


A. better healthcare B. high birth rate


C. improved nutrition D. economic development

**Question 29:** According to the text, which of the following is true?


A. increase in human life span has been the result of the rise in population.



higher the income per capita income is the more consumption of material resources tends to be developed countries are showing the highest rate of population growth.


D. unsustainable patterns of production and consumption leads to rising per capita incomes.

Question 30: What does the word "those" in paragraph 4 refer to?

Question 31: A. false B. artificial C. counterfeit D. fake

Question 32: A. after B. before C. then D. while

Question 33: A. intelligences B. intelligently C. intelligence D. intelligent

Question 34: A. resistant B. persistent C. insistent D. consistent

Question 35: A. what B. which C. whom D. where


Mark the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one given.

Question 36: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.

Question 37: Long speaks Chinese better than Tuan.

Question 38: She began to play the piano three years ago.


A. She stops playing the piano now. B. She doesn't play the piano now.


C. She has played the piano for three years. D. She has played the piano since three years.


Read the passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.


Nature has always provided a stimulus for inventive minds. Early flying machines clearly were an attempt to emulate the freedom of birds. Architects and engineers have often consciously modeled buildings on forms found in nature. A more recent example of the inspiration given by nature is the invention of Velcro. The inventor of this now common fastening device noticed that small burrs attached to his dog's coat grasped the hairs by means of tiny hooks. This led him to invent a synthetic fabric whose surfaces mimic the clasping properties of this natural seedpod.


Animals and plants have evolved solutions to the kinds of problems that often interest engineers and designers. Much current research in material science is concerned with actively examining the natural world, especially at the molecular level, for inspiration to develop materials with novel properties. This relatively new field of study is sometimes known as biomimetics, since it consciously attempts to mimic nature.


Researchers have investigated several interesting areas. For example, they have studied how the molecular structure of antler bone contributes to its amazing toughness, how the skin structure of a worm contributes to its ability to crawl, how the sea cucumber softens its skeleton and changes shape so that it can

squeeze through tiny gaps in rocks, or what gives weight its high resistance to impact. These investigations have led to several breakthroughs in the development of composite materials with remarkable properties.


Predictions for future inventions that may be developed from these lines of research include so-called smart structures that design and repair themselves in a similar way to a variety of processes in the natural world. For example, engineers have envisaged bridges that would detect areas heavily stressed by vehicle movement or wind. The bridge structure would then automatically add or move material to the weak areas until the stress is reduced. The same principle might be used to repair damaged buildings. Other new materials that have been imagined are substances that would copy photosynthesis in green plants in order to create new energy sources. The potential impact of biomimetic research is so great that the twenty-first century may come to be known as the "Age of Materials."

**Question 39:** The passage is primarily concerned with ______.

**Question 40:** The word "emulate" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

**Question 41:** Which of the following is true about Velcro?

**Question 42:** The word "novel" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

**Question 43:** Which of the following does the word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to?

**Question 44:** According to the passage, what do investigations in biomimetics suggest?

**Question 45:** According to the passage, which of the following would NOT be a useful biomimetic product?

**Question 46:** E-book technology is evolving rapidly, and with some of the latest handholds you will even


get internet access.

**Question 47:** Exceeding speed limits and fail to wear safety belts are two common causes of automobile


death.

**Question 48:** The passengers, tired after a very long trip, was relaxing in every available seat in the airport


lobby.

**Question 49:** Mr. Porter is **reluctant** to accept the overseas position, since it would mean spending months


away from his family.

**Question 50:** Emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicles can have **detrimental** effects on our


health.