Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2022 (Đề 16)

These students may be excellent. They will not get used to dealing with practical situations.

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 from 3 to 7. 

     As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society. 

     The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened.  Kindergartens, vacation schools and extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies. 

     Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators considered appropriate for women was the home. Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth century United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date. 

Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of __________.

The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

The phrase "coincided with" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.

It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was __________.

According to the passage, early-twentieth-century education reformers believed that _______.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following questions from 8 to 10. 

It is now obligatory for visitors to leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.

“You are a newcomer here, aren't you?" she asked me.

As Keanu Reeves became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.

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 from 11 to 12.

She was a woman of great courage and she will long be remembered by her grief-stricken family and friends.

It was the first time that we had been reunited since I had all my heart and soul upon her.

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 from 13 to 15. 

The number of nature reserves have increased dramatically so as to protect endangered species.

According to most medical experts, massage relieves pain and anxiety, cases depression and speeding up recovery from illnesses.

We have conducted exhausting research into the effects of wearing masks on slowing the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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 from 16 to 22. 

     The term "folk song" has been current for over a hundred years, but there is still a good deal of disagreement as to what it actually means. The definition provided by the International Folk Music Council states that folk music is the music of ordinary people, which is passed on from person to person by being listened to rather than learned from the printed page. Other factors that help shape a folk song include:  continuity (many performances over a number of years): variation (changes in words and melodies either through artistic interpretation or failure of memory); and selection (the acceptance of a song by the community in which it evolves). 

     When songs have been subjected to these processes, their origin is usually impossible to trace. For instance, if a farm laborer were to make up a song and sing it to a couple of friends who like it and memorize it, possibly when the friends come to sing it themselves, one of them might forget some of the words and make up new ones to fill the gap, while the other, perhaps more artistic, might add a few decorative touches to the tune and improve a couple of lines of text. If this happened a few times, there would be many different versions, the song's original composer would be forgotten, and the song would become common property. This constant reshaping and re-creation is the essence of folk music.  Consequently, modem popular songs and other published music, even though widely sung by people who are not professional musicians, are not considered folk music. The music and words have been set by a printed or recorded source, limiting scope for further artistic creation. These songs' origins cannot be disguised and therefore they belong primarily to the composer and not to a community. 

     The ideal situation for the creation of folk music is an isolated rural community. In such a setting folk songs and dances have a special purpose at every stage in a person's life, from childhood to death. Epic tales of heroic deeds, seasonal songs relating to calendar events, and occupational songs are also likely to be sung.

The word "essence" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a characteristic of the typical folk song?

Which of the following statements about the term "folk song" is supported by the passage?

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to______.

According to the passage, why would the original composers of folk songs be forgotten?

The author mentions that published music is not considered folk music because ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 23 to 37. 

She came in quietly ______ not to wake the baby.

You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ______ is at the desk.

Not until the dedication of Yellowstone Park in the late nineteenth century ______ national park.

When ______ on July 4, 1789, the federal tariff was remarkably evenhanded.

To our ______, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

With a nod and a smile, she ______ her friends.

Marie Curie was the first and only woman ______ two Nobel prizes.

By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for Japan.

Remember ______ your answer before handing in your exam paper.

You had better keep a box of matches ______ in case the lights go out again.

If I had enough money, ____________.

She has just bought ______________.

He hardly ever makes a mistake, ______?

They decided to place _______ African elephant on their List of Endangered Species.

Shall we ______ across this field instead of going along the road?

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 from 38 to 39.

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 from 38 to 39.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 40 to 41.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 40 to 41.

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 from 42 to 46. 

     There is (42) _______ debate between archeologists about when and where the first civilizations developed. That is because the answer to that question depends on what one defines as a civilization. If a civilization is simply a small group of people having a similar culture and beliefs, then civilizations have existed in many parts of the world for thousands of years. If a civilization is defined as a larger, more complex society (43) _______ a government and the construction of cities, then the first civilization was probably the Sumerian civilization in what is now Iraq. The Sumerians were (44) _______ from the Ubaid culture, which was made up of small villages of farmers who lived slightly farther north. Sometime around 4,000 B.C. these farmers moved down into the valley along the Tigris River. 

     This land received little rain, and was unsuitable for farming. Therefore, it was empty and the Sumerians had plenty of (45) _______ and little competition from other peoples. What allowed the Sumerians to successfully farm in this dry land was their knowledge of irrigation, the practice of taking water from a river or lake and moving it to fields through the use of man-made canals. This allowed the Sumerians to farm here successfully (46) _______ the lack of rain. We know that the Sumerians had a great understanding of irrigation because their language is filled with words related to it.

If a civilization is defined as a larger, more complex society (43) _______ a government and the construction of cities, then the first civilization was probably the Sumerian civilization in what is now Iraq.

The Sumerians were (44) _______ from the Ubaid culture, which was made up of small villages of farmers who lived slightly farther north.

Therefore, it was empty and the Sumerians had plenty of (45) _______ and little competition from other peoples.

This allowed the Sumerians to farm here successfully (46) _______ the lack of rain.

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 from 47 to 48. 

Jack and Jane are talking about the skills for teenagers. 

Jack: “______________” 

Jane: “Absolutely. They also encourage interest and interaction from others in your team.”

Mark and Tam are discussing the places they want to visit. 

Tam: “Well, there are a lot of things to see in Hue. How about visiting Quoc Hoc High School?”

Mark: “___________”

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 from 49 to 50.

Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts one's confidence.

Environmental concerns must be given precedence over commercial interest.