Đề ôn tập thi TN THPT môn Tiếng Anh 12 - Trường THPT Nguyễn Đức Cảnh - Năm học 2021-2022 (Có đáp án)

 Trường THPT Nguyễn Đức Cảnh ĐỀ ÔN TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH 
 ------------------------ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2022 
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
 questions. 
 Question 1. As Omicron has been designated a Variant of Concern, there are several ________ for countries 
 to undertake. 
 A. act B. actively C. active D. actions 
 Question 2. “Squid Game” is not appropriate for kids under the age of 17, ________? 
 A. does it B. is it C. isn’t it D. doesn’t it 
 Question 3. If something _______electricity, it allows electricity to travel along and through it. 
 A. carries B. transfers C. conducts D. exchanges 
 Question 4. Are you a real TikToker? Do you follow “Look to the left” hot trend ________ Tiktok? 
 A. at B. on C. in D. by 
 Question 5. After feeling off ________ for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor. 
 A. food B. color C. fitness D. balance 
 Question 6. The pop festival passedoffpeacefully the fears of localresidents. 
 A.despite B.unless C.becauseof D.as longas 
 Question 7. I bought my parents a______________ samovar when I went abroad on a business trip. 
 A. small ceramic Russian B. small Russian ceramic 
 C. ceramic small Russian D. Russian small ceramic 
 Question 8. When travelling in Europe, we tried to _____ at least an hour in a medieval town to explore it. 
 A. stop off B. stop out C. stop up D. stop in 
 Question 9. Sam ______ to hang a picture when he fell off the ladder. 
 A. was trying B. tried C. had been trying D. has tried 
 Question 10. I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom ________. 
 A. after you had got home B. when you got home 
 C. as soon as you had got home D. by the time you get home 
 Question 11. The international press has been pouring ______ on Mr.Putin for the army conflict in Ukraine. 
 A. scorn B. blame C. disapproval D. hatred 
 Question 12. After suffering severe wounds in the attack, the secret agent decided to ______ his resignation 
 to the commander. 
 A. give B. apply C. propose D. offer 
 Question 13. The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)______in Hanoi 
 from January 18th to 21st, 2018. 
 A. was held B. held C. is held D. holds 
 Question 14. ________ the forests to make way for farming, local people have to suffer severe floods. 
 A. Cut down B. Having cut down 
 C. To cut down D. Being cut down 
 Question 15. The more time parents spend with their children, ________ they might perform at school. 
 A. the best B. the better C. best D. better 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 
Question 16.Daisy and Mary are talking in the classroom. 
 Daisy : “___” 
 Mary : - “No, I don't live in an English-speaking country, so it's difficult for me tomeet them." 
 A. Is it important to meet English speakers? 
 B. Do you ever have any contact with English speakers? 
 C. Do you like living in an English-speaking country? 
 D. Is it hard for you to meet English speakers? 
 Question 17.Nam and Lan are talking about tourism. 
 Nam: “Do you think tourism helps people in the world understand each other?"Lan: “____” 
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 A. It is important for people in the world to understand each other. 
 B. Wars may end when people understand each other. 
 C. People need sympathy to understand each other. 
 D. Definitely. Tourism helps people to get to know more about different cultures. 
 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions. 
 Question 18. A. envelop B. membership C. cinema D. pollutant 
 Question 19. A.window B. bookstore C. sofa D. machine 
 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 20. A. changed B. laughed C. ploughed D. broadened 
 Question 21. A. minor B. rival C. liable D. ritual 
 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 22.Phosphorus is used in paints for highway signs and markers because it is luminous at night. 
 A. bright B. adequate C. intensive D. attractive 
 Question 23.Deforestationmayseriouslyjeopardizethehabitatofmanyspeciesinthelocalarea. 
 A.setfireto B. make wayfor C.do harm to D.give riseto 
 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 24. He finally made a clean breast of everything and admitted that he had broken into the art 
 gallery and got away with two valuable paintings. 
 A. concealed the fact of everything B. revealed the truth of everything 
 C. exposed the truth to the public D. knew the fact of everything 
 Question 25.His report was harshly criticized by fellow students because the information was deemed too 
 sensitive to be discussed. 
 A. gently B. slightly C. softly D. severely 
 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 26.Jim was about to enter the crime scene. He was stopped by a policeman right then. 
 A. Only after Jim had entered the crime scene was he stopped by a policeman. 
 B. Were it not for Jim’s intension of entering the crime scene, he would not be stopped by a policeman. 
 C. Hardly had Jim intended to enter the crime scene when he was stopped by a policeman. 
 D. Not until was Jim stopped by a policeman that he started to enter the crime scene. 
 Question 27.Her Internet connection is not stable. She cannot email her assignment. 
 A. If her Internet connection had been stable, she could have emailed her assignment. 
 B. If only her Internet connection is stable, so that she could email her assignment. 
 C. She wishes her Internet connection were stable and she could email her assignment. 
 D. If her Internet connection were not stable, she couldn’t email her assignment. 
 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 28. Yesterday the world witness perhaps the most significant Grand Slam finalin history. 
 A. the B. witness C. in D. final 
 Question 29. Those of us who have a family history of heart disease should makeyearly appointments with 
 their doctors. 
 A. who B. should make C. yearly D. their 
 Question 30. I would like to facilitate them upon the will they have shown in taking advantage of the 
 opportunity offered. 
 A. facilitate B. will C. advantage D. offered 
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 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 31.It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message. 
 A. Joanna shouldn’t have received my message. B. Joanna needn’t have received my message. 
 C. Joanna mightn’t have received my message. D. Joanna can’t have received my message. 
 Question 32.“It’s a good idea to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning.” he said. 
 A. He denied using Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 B. He suggested using Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 C. He promised to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 D. He refused to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 Question 33.She last checked her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 A. She started checking her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 B. She hasn’t checked her Instagram newsfeed for two days. 
 C. She didn’t check her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 D. She has checked her Instagram newsfeed for two days. 
 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 the numbered blanks. 
 With more COVID-19 vaccines getting approved, and more people being vaccinated 
 throughouttheEUMemberStatesandtheSchengenAreaAssociatecountries,the(34) to 
 restore travel for those vaccinated has alsoincreased. 
 The so-called ‘vaccination passports’ or ‘vaccination certificates’ have gained huge (35) 
 in the recent weeks, after several of the Member States warned they would start issuing them to their 
 citizens. ( 36) __________, those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 have proof ofit. 
 TheideaofsuchdocumentshasbeensupportedevenbytheEuropeanCouncil,though the latter insists that right now 
 it is too early to decide for what those certificates could beused. 
 Previously, the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen had supported the idea of common 
 vaccination certificates, which can be created by the EU, and issued by the Member Statesto(37) person 
 who gets vaccinated againstCOVID-19. 
 Following,findalistofallEUandSchengenareacountriesthathavewarnedthattheyeither 
 planonintroducingthesecertificatesorplantopermitrestriction-freeentryforthose(38) hold 
 such documents, as well as those who have only shown support for the certificates sofar. 
 Question 34. A. urge B. growth C. cell D. topic 
 Question 35. A. election B. relation C. attention D. revolution 
 Question 36. A. However B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. Therefore 
 Question 37. A. much B. every C. many D. little 
 Question 38. A. where B. when C. who D. which 
 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 . 
 Plastic is putting a strain on waste management systems, our oceans, and vulnerable communities the world 
over. A wave of single-use plastic bans is sweeping the country and the globe—most often on plastic bags, 
straws, stirrers, and takeout clamshells. Some places are going so far as to ban single-use plastics entirely; most 
notably, India intends to go this route by 2022. Among the U.S. cities to outlaw plastic straws are Malibu, 
Berkeley, Seattle, and Miami Beach. Plastic bag bans—ideally accompanied by a fee on paper bags—are also 
catching on. New York State and Hawaii just passed theirs, set to go into effect in 2020, and California’s bag 
ban, which was passed in 2014, has been shown to have reduced plastic bag usage by 85 percent (with some 
customers opting to pay a 10 cent fee for thicker plastic bags) and has reduced coastal pollution. 
 What do the bans accomplish? They prevent millions of tons of plastic from entering the waste stream each 
year. And when it comes to waste that lasts forever, every ton counts. In New York, 23 billion plastic bags are 
used by residents each year. Not only does banning single-use plastic reduce pollution, but it also reduces 
demand for plastic production that’s contributing to global climate change. But beyond these impacts, the bans 
have cultural effects. Companies are forced to innovate, rethinking their designs and sourcing sustainable 
materials. And they help shift consumer mind-sets, as people begin to recognize that exorbitant and avoidable 
waste is not sustainable. 
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 (Adapted from: 
 Question 39. Which could be the best title for the passage? 
 A.Waste Management Systems B.New York State and Hawaii just passed their laws. 
 C.Should We Ban Single-Use Plastics? D.Companies and Sustainable Materials 
 Question 40.The word “route” in paragraph 1 refers to ______. 
 A. way B. role C. scene D. hall 
 Question 41.According to the passage, California’s bag ban ______. 
 A. will go into effect in 2020 B. has reduced plastic bag usage by 85 percent 
 C. has increased the use of thicker plastic bags D. has worsened coastal pollution 
 Question 42.Which of the following is TRUE about single-use plastic ban as stated in the passage? 
 A. Banning single-use plastic cannot reduce demand for plastic production. 
 B. It makes New Yorker use 23 billion plastic bags every year. 
 C. Banning single-use plastic reduces pollution and has cultural effects. 
 D. It gives companies chances to make more money with sustainable materials. 
 Question 43.The word “avoidable” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______. 
 A. available B. acceptable C. reasonable D. preventable 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to 
 each of the question. 
 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. 
 Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting, from the 
 treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives 
 cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among 
 them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to 
 such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the 
 influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular 
 and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and 
 values. 
 Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, between elite 
 and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. 
 Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or 
 agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is 
 misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual 
 behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 
 19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have 
 twists and turns. Styles 
 change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed 
 substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history ceased in 
 the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although 
 with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As 
 cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized. 
 The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is no single, 
 unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic 
 definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical 
 meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also 
 acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide. 
 Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century . 
 A. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as core subjects 
 B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects 
 C. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history 
 D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history 
 Question 45. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means . 
 A. fields B. qualities C. skills D. aspects 
 Question 46. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “ ”. 
 A. regular B. unchanged C. balanced D. dense 
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Question 47. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage? 
A. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people. 
B. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century. 
C. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to cuture. 
D. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization 
Question 48. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its ______. 
A. agricultural and medical meanings B. philosophical and historical meanings 
C. historical and figurative meanings D. sociological and anthropological meanings 
Question 49. Which of the following is NOTTRUE about the word culture? 
A. It differs from the word civilization. B. It evolves from agriculture. 
C. Its use has been considerably changed. D. It is a word that cannot be defined. 
Question 50. The passage mainly discusses_______ 
A. the distinction between culture and civilization B. the figurative meanings of the word culture 
C. the derivatives of the word culture D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture 
 KEYS 
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
 questions. 
 Question 1. As Omicron has been designated a Variant of Concern, there are several ________ for countries 
 to undertake. 
 A. act B. actively C. active D. actions 
 Question 2. “Squid Game” is not appropriate for kids under the age of 17, ________? 
 A. does it B. is it C. isn’t it D. doesn’t it 
 Question 3. If something _______electricity, it allows electricity to travel along and through it. 
 A. carries B. transfers C. conducts D. exchanges 
 Question 4. Are you a real TikToker? Do you follow “Look to the left” hot trend ________ Tiktok? 
 A. at B. on C. in D. by 
 Question 5. After feeling off ________ for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor. 
 A. food B. color C. fitness D. balance 
 Question 6. The pop festival passedoffpeacefully the fears of localresidents. 
 A.despite B.unless C.becauseof D.as longas 
 Question 7. I bought my parents a______________ samovar when I went abroad on a business trip. 
 A. small ceramic Russian B. small Russian ceramic 
 C. ceramic small Russian D. Russian small ceramic 
 Question 8. When travelling in Europe, we tried to _____ at least an hour in a medieval town to explore it. 
 A. stop off B. stop out C. stop up D. stop in 
 Question 9. Sam ______ to hang a picture when he fell off the ladder. 
 A. was trying B. tried C. had been trying D. has tried 
 Question 10. I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom ________. 
 A. after you had got home B. when you got home 
 C. as soon as you had got home D. by the time you get home 
 Question 11. The international press has been pouring ______ on Mr.Putin for the army conflict in Ukraine. 
 A. scorn B. blame C. disapproval D. hatred 
 Question 12. After suffering severe wounds in the attack, the secret agent decided to ______ his resignation 
 to the commander. 
 A. give B. apply C. propose D. offer 
 Question 13. The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)______in Hanoi 
 from January 18th to 21st, 2018. 
 A. was held B. held C. is held D. holds 
 Question 14. ________ the forests to make way for farming, local people have to suffer severe floods. 
 A. Cut down B. Having cut down 
 C. To cut down D. Being cut down 
 Question 15. The more time parents spend with their children, ________ they might perform at school. 
 A. the best B. the better C. best D. better 
 Trang 5 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 
Question 16.Daisy and Mary are talking in the classroom. 
 Daisy : “___” 
 Mary : - “No, I don't live in an English-speaking country, so it's difficult for me tomeet them." 
 A. Is it important to meet English speakers? 
 B. Do you ever have any contact with English speakers? 
 C. Do you like living in an English-speaking country? 
 D. Is it hard for you to meet English speakers? 
 Question 17.Nam and Lan are talking about tourism. 
 Nam: “Do you think tourism helps people in the world understand each other?"Lan: “____” 
 A. It is important for people in the world to understand each other. 
 B. Wars may end when people understand each other. 
 C. People need sympathy to understand each other. 
 D. Definitely. Tourism helps people to get to know more about different cultures. 
 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions. 
 Question 18. A. envelop B. membership C. cinema D. pollutant 
 Question 19. A.window B. bookstore C. sofa D. machine 
 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 20. A. changed B. laughed C. ploughed D. broadened 
 Question 21. A. minor B. rival C. liable D. ritual 
 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 22.Phosphorus is used in paints for highway signs and markers because it is luminous at night. 
 A. bright B. adequate C. intensive D. attractive 
 Question 23.Deforestationmayseriouslyjeopardizethehabitatofmanyspeciesinthelocalarea. 
 A.setfireto B. make wayfor C.do harm to D.give riseto 
 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 24. He finally made a clean breast of everything and admitted that he had broken into the art 
 gallery and got away with two valuable paintings. 
 A. concealed the fact of everything B. revealed the truth of everything 
 C. exposed the truth to the public D. knew the fact of everything 
 Question 25.His report was harshly criticized by fellow students because the information was deemed too 
 sensitive to be discussed. 
 A. gently B. slightly C. softly D. severely 
 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 26.Jim was about to enter the crime scene. He was stopped by a policeman right then. 
 A. Only after Jim had entered the crime scene was he stopped by a policeman. 
 B. Were it not for Jim’s intension of entering the crime scene, he would not be stopped by a policeman. 
 C. Hardly had Jim intended to enter the crime scene when he was stopped by a policeman. 
 D. Not until was Jim stopped by a policeman that he started to enter the crime scene. 
 Question 27.Her Internet connection is not stable. She cannot email her assignment. 
 A. If her Internet connection had been stable, she could have emailed her assignment. 
 B. If only her Internet connection is stable, so that she could email her assignment. 
 C. She wishes her Internet connection were stable and she could email her assignment. 
 D. If her Internet connection were not stable, she couldn’t email her assignment. 
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 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 28. Yesterday the world witness perhaps the most significant Grand Slam finalin history. 
 A. the B. witness C. in D. final 
 Question 29. Those of us who have a family history of heart disease should makeyearly appointments with 
 their doctors. 
 A. who B. should make C. yearly D. their 
 Question 30. I would like to facilitate them upon the will they have shown in taking advantage of the 
 opportunity offered. 
 A. facilitate B. will C. advantage D. offered 
 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 31.It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message. 
 A. Joanna shouldn’t have received my message. 
 B. Joanna needn’t have received my message. 
 C. Joanna mightn’t have received my message. 
 D. Joanna can’t have received my message. 
 Question 32.“It’s a good idea to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning.” he said. 
 A. He denied using Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 B. He suggested using Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 C. He promised to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 D. He refused to use Quizlet for vocabulary learning. 
 Question 33.She last checked her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 A. She started checking her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 B. She hasn’t checked her Instagram newsfeed for two days. 
 C. She didn’t check her Instagram newsfeed two days ago. 
 D. She has checked her Instagram newsfeed for two days. 
 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 the numbered blanks. 
 With more COVID-19 vaccines getting approved, and more people being vaccinated 
 throughouttheEUMemberStatesandtheSchengenAreaAssociatecountries,the(34) to 
 restore travel for those vaccinated has alsoincreased. 
 The so-called ‘vaccination passports’ or ‘vaccination certificates’ have gained huge (35) 
 in the recent weeks, after several of the Member States warned they would start issuing them to their 
 citizens. ( 36) __________, those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 have proof ofit. 
 TheideaofsuchdocumentshasbeensupportedevenbytheEuropeanCouncil,though the latter insists that right now 
 it is too early to decide for what those certificates could beused. 
 Previously, the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen had supported the idea of common 
 vaccination certificates, which can be created by the EU, and issued by the Member Statesto(37) person 
 who gets vaccinated againstCOVID-19. 
 Following,findalistofallEUandSchengenareacountriesthathavewarnedthattheyeither 
 planonintroducingthesecertificatesorplantopermitrestriction-freeentryforthose(38) hold 
 such documents, as well as those who have only shown support for the certificates sofar. 
 Question 34.A. urge B. growth C. cell D. topic 
 Question 35. A. election B. relation C. attention D. revolution 
 Question 36. A. However B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. Therefore 
 Question 37. A. much B. every C. many D. little 
 Question 38. A. where B. when C. who D. which 
 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 . 
 Plastic is putting a strain on waste management systems, our oceans, and vulnerable communities the world 
over. A wave of single-use plastic bans is sweeping the country and the globe—most often on plastic bags, 
 Trang 7 
 straws, stirrers, and takeout clamshells. Some places are going so far as to ban single-use plastics entirely; most 
 notably, India intends to go this route by 2022. Among the U.S. cities to outlaw plastic straws are Malibu, 
 Berkeley, Seattle, and Miami Beach. Plastic bag bans—ideally accompanied by a fee on paper bags—are also 
 catching on. New York State and Hawaii just passed theirs, set to go into effect in 2020, and California’s bag 
 ban, which was passed in 2014, has been shown to have reduced plastic bag usage by 85 percent (with some 
 customers opting to pay a 10 cent fee for thicker plastic bags) and has reduced coastal pollution. 
 What do the bans accomplish? They prevent millions of tons of plastic from entering the waste stream each 
 year. And when it comes to waste that lasts forever, every ton counts. In New York, 23 billion plastic bags are 
 used by residents each year. Not only does banning single-use plastic reduce pollution, but it also reduces 
 demand for plastic production that’s contributing to global climate change. But beyond these impacts, the bans 
 have cultural effects. Companies are forced to innovate, rethinking their designs and sourcing sustainable 
 materials. And they help shift consumer mind-sets, as people begin to recognize that exorbitant and avoidable 
 waste is not sustainable. 
 (Adapted from: 
 Question 39. Which could be the best title for the passage? 
 A.Waste Management Systems B.New York State and Hawaii just passed their laws. 
 C.Should We Ban Single-Use Plastics? D.Companies and Sustainable Materials 
 Question 40.The word “route” in paragraph 1 refers to ______. 
 A. way B. role C. scene D. hall 
 Question 41.According to the passage, California’s bag ban ______. 
 A. will go into effect in 2020 B. has reduced plastic bag usage by 85 percent 
 C. has increased the use of thicker plastic bags D. has worsened coastal pollution 
 Question 42.Which of the following is TRUE about single-use plastic ban as stated in the passage? 
 A. Banning single-use plastic cannot reduce demand for plastic production. 
 B. It makes New Yorker use 23 billion plastic bags every year. 
 C. Banning single-use plastic reduces pollution and has cultural effects. 
 D. It gives companies chances to make more money with sustainable materials. 
 Question 43.The word “avoidable” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______. 
 A. available B. acceptable C. reasonable D. preventable 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to 
 each of the question. 
 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. 
 Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting, from the 
 treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives 
 cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among 
 them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to 
 such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the 
 influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular 
 and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and 
 values. 
 Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, between elite 
 and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. 
 Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or 
 agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is 
 misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual 
 behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 
 19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have 
 twists and turns. Styles 
 change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed 
 substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history ceased in 
 the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although 
 with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As 
 cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized. 
 Trang 8 
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is no single, 
unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic 
definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical 
meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also 
acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide. 
 Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century . 
 A. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as core subjects 
 B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects 
 C. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history 
 D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history 
 Question 45. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means . 
 A. fields B. qualities C. skills D. aspects 
 Question 46. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “ ”. 
 A. regular B. unchanged C. balanced D. dense 
 Question 47. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage? 
 A. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people. 
 B. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century. 
 C. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to cuture. 
 D. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization 
 Question 48. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its ______. 
 A. agricultural and medical meanings B. philosophical and historical meanings 
 C. historical and figurative meanings D. sociological and anthropological meanings 
 Question 49. Which of the following is NOTTRUE about the word culture? 
 A. It differs from the word civilization. B. It evolves from agriculture. 
 C. Its use has been considerably changed. D. It is a word that cannot be defined. 
 Question 50. The passage mainly discusses_______ 
 A. the distinction between culture and civilization B. the figurative meanings of the word culture 
 C. the derivatives of the word culture D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture 
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