[2021] Trường THPT Thăng Long Lần 2 - Đề thi thử THPT QG năm 2021 môn Tiếng Anh

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: complained, roared, existed, decayed

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: creature, creamy, creative, crease

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: struggle, answer, confide, comfort

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: inflation, maximum, applicant, character

Tom invited us to come to his party,.......................?

The protesters were angry with the council’s plan to _do away with_ a lovely old building and put a car park there instead.

Many people _perished_ in the Kobe earthquake because they were not prepared for it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges

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 25 to 29.

In 2007, at a heavily hyped press event in San Francisco, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stood on stage and unveiled a revolutionary product that not only broke the mould but also set an entirely new _paradigm_ for computer-based phones. The look, interface and core functionality of nearly every smartphone to come along since is, in some form or another, derived from the original iPhone’s innovative touchscreen-centric design.

Among some of the ground-breaking features was an expansive and responsive display from which to check email, stream video, play audio, and browse the internet with a mobile browser _that_ loaded full websites, much like what is experienced on personal computers. Apple’s unique iOS operating system allowed for a wide range of intuitive gesture-based commands and eventually, a rapidly growing warehouse of downloadable third-party applications.

Most importantly, the iPhone reoriented people’s relationship with smartphones. Up to then, they were generally geared toward businesspeople and enthusiasts who saw them as an invaluable tool for staying organized, corresponding over email, and boosting their productivity. Apple’s version took it to a whole other level as a full-blown multimedia powerhouse, enabling users to play games, watch movies, chat, share content, and stay connected to all the possibilities that we are all still constantly rediscovering.

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

Today, Snyder is seeing the fruits of the collaboration. In a recent issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology (Vol. 117, No. 3), the research group published the first study of giant panda cub-rearing and separation. The study is the first step in examining the impact of a common breeding practice in China: separating captive cubs before they are six months old so that the mothers will be able to reproduce again sooner. Cubs in the wild stay with their mothers for 1.5 to 2.5 years.

Snyder and her co-authors, including Maple and psychologist Mollie Bloomsmith, PhD, theorize that separating cubs from their mothers too early may harm their social development, and could _underlie_ why so many captive pandas fail to breed. Captive males often show little sexual interest in females or are too aggressive.

The research team has also _conducted_ urinary and behavioral analyses of female giant pandas during the breeding season, which is generally in the spring, and is examining the behavior of giant panda mothers. Graduate student Megan Wilson, who also has worked in Chengdu, is investigating sequences of play-fighting for her dissertation. And former graduate student and Chengdu researcher Loraine Tarou, PhD, examined giant panda cognition.

Tarou, now an assistant professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, is the first to examine how captive pandas forage for food and learn to adapt to changes in their environment. She compared her findings with the cognition of the spectacled bear and found that while both use spatial memory to find food, the spectacled bears used visual cues the pandas did not pick up on.

The finding indicates that giant pandas' reliance on spatial memory alone may cause _them_ to have difficulty when their food sources are abruptly changed or moved--a big problem for an animal that consumes nearly 30 pounds of bamboo a day.

While such basic research may not have immediate application, says Tarou, it is contributing to scientists' growing knowledge of the species.

Which of the following best serves as the title for the article?

Many _students__took_ part in the _entrance_ examination at university _highly_ every year.

It has been a long time since they met.

I regret not booking the seats in advance.