38. Đề thi thử TN THPT Tiếng Anh 2024 - Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Bắc Ninh. (Có lời giải chi tiết)

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 stress in each of the following questions.

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.

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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

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.

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.

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.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer of the questions. 
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves. 
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
Being a teenager in these troubled times isn't exactly a walk in the park. The uncertainty only adds to the typical list of problems you're already facing. So, what are the challenges you are up against and how can you weather the storm and arrive safely on the other side? 
As a teenager, the biggest challenge you, your family and friends face is mood swings. One minute you feel ecstatic, full of confidence and optimism and the next you feel depressed, angry at the world and certain that you are a failure. Personal appearance also becomes a huge issue. The hormones racing through your body play havoc with your self-image. Suddenly, you have become too fat, too thin, too ugly, too short, too tall; your hair is too dark, too light, too curly, too straight, etc. In short, you are completely dissatisfied with your appearance.  
Relationships with others also become more complicated. You may find you no longer have that much in common with the friends you’ve been hanging around with for years. It can also be distressing when a former best friend now prefers to spend time with other friends. As for family relationships, well, it often seems that a war has been declared, and parents and siblings have become the enemy. 
But it needn’t all be doom and gloom. The teenage years are unique in a person’s life. They mark the end of childhood and the important passage to adulthood. The key to a happy ‘teenhood’ is to recognise that no matter how your emotions change or how insecure you feel about yourself, you are perfectly normal! Everyone, big and small, experiences feelings of depression and anxiety from time to time. But here are a few tips to help you get through your darkest moments. 
Confiding in someone has got to be the first tip. If you keep negative feelings in, you’ll reach a point where you think you’re going to explode. Talk about how you are feeling with someone you can trust. Even if they can’t give you the advice you need, just getting it off your chest can make a world of difference. 
But, what can you do if you’re at exploding point and there’s no one to talk to? If you want to avoid conflict with others, go somewhere on your own for a minute or two. Take time to breathe properly. When we are in stressful situations our breathing becomes short and rushed, and as a result less oxygen reaches the brain. This can heighten negative feelings that we have. One technique is to close one nostril with your thumb and inhale, then close the other nostril with your index finger and exhale as you release your thumb from the first nostril. Do this at least ten times and your breathing will return to normal and you will feel much calmer in next to no time. 
Physical exercise like running, cycling and swimming are also great ways to clear the mind and they have the added bonus of keeping you fit. If you do this whenever you’re down, you’ll also start to feel better about yourself and your body. There’s no need to push yourself to the limits, though. Listen to your body and stop when it says ‘No more!’
Finally, always try to focus on the positive aspects of your life. Being a teenager means you have more freedom. Use it in constructive ways so that feelings of frustration are replaced by feelings of accomplishment.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
STUDENT LIFE
Congratulations! You've just been offered a place by the university of your choice. You've worked hard over the past few years and you deserve your success, but there are many more years of even harder work ahead. So how can you live up to your full (46)______ and lead a balanced life during your student years? If you want to be (47)______ your degree at the end of the course, you're obviously going to be disciplined enough to study from time to time! You'll have to attend and pay attention in lectures. (48)______,it doesn’t need to be all boring academics! There is nothing better for students than becoming active at the uni gym. Not only will going jogging round the athletics track keep you fit, but it will also help you to concentrate on your studies and make you more disciplined. The same goes for team sports and other forms of physical exercise like doing aerobics. Whenever you don't feel (49) ______to studying, head for the gym you'll find after a good workout that you're in a better frame of mind to write that assignment (50)______ must be handed in at the end of the week. Try to get into a fitness routine rather than just working out when you're at a loose end. Even during the holidays when it's tempting to sit around all day doing nothing, stick to your fitness routine. If the gym is closed, go for a brisk stroll in your neighbourhooD. Remember A healthy mind in a healthy body means that staying fit will help you achieve academic success.