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NĂM H C 2017 – 2018 Ọ
MÔN: TI NG ANH 12Ế
Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút;50 câu tr c nghi mờ ắ ệ
H và tên: ……………………………………….. SBD: …………………………………….ọ
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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 from 1 to 3.
Câu 1: The last time when I met John was four years ago.
A. About four years ago,I used to meet her.
B. I met John four years ago and will never meet him again.
C. I have not met John for four years.
D. I have often met John for the last four years.
Câu 2: “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
B. Mary sugguested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
C. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
D. Mary thought why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
Câu 3: The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. It is reported that James to be awarded to first prize.
B. The first prize is reported to award to James.
C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.
D. James is reported to have been awared the first prize.
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 4 to 5.
Câu 4: Mary: “ How do you like your steak?” Anna: “ _______”.
A. I don’t like it B. Well- done C. Very little D. Very much
Câu 5: Peter: “ Can I do this for you?” Ann: “_______”.
A. Of course not B. You’re welcome C. It’s alright, thanks D. No, you can’t
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions from 6 to 8.
Câu 6: For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers
and using them for perfume or medicine.
A. using them B. or C. man D. sweet-smelling
Câu 7: Neither of the girls have turned in the term papers to the instructor yet.
A. girls B. yet C. have D. turned in
Câu 8: Mercury and alcohol are widely used in thermometers because their volume increases uniform with
temperature.
A. their volume B. widely C. uniform with D. in
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 primary stress in each of the following questions from 9 to 10.
Câu 9: A. photography B. amarteurish C. appearances D. minority
Câu 10: A. cycling B. dancer C. balloon D. traffic
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 from 11 to 17.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an
ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.
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However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly
on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show
people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses,
which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit
themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing
steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been
exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away.
Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside.
Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of
the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to
tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
Câu 11: Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. Wild Animals in Art B. Determining the Age of French Caves
C. Exploring Caves Respectfully D. Hidden Prehistoric paintings
Câu 12: Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
A. It is home to rare animals. B. It has a large number of caves.
C. It has attracted many famous artists. D. It is known for horse-racing events.
Câu 13: According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?
A. Horses B. Bison C. Birds D. Wild cats
Câu 14: Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
A. The caves were full of wild animals. B. It was completely dark inside.
C. Many painting spaces were difficult to reach. D. Painting materials were hard to find.
Câu 15: In paragrahp 2, the word “they” refers to _______.
A. walls B. animals C. artists D. materials
Câu 16: According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT
_______.
A. water B. temperature changes C. air movement D. light
Câu 17: What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?
A. Another part was discovered. B. Visitors were prohibited from entering.
C. A new lighting system was installed. D. A new entrance was created.
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks
from 18 to 22.
Face-to-face conversation is two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way
communication depends on having a coding system that is understood by both (18) _______ and receiver,
and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the topic. In speech, the coding system is
the language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious
to (19) _______. In fact, the signals that people use in conversations and meetings are often non-verbal. For
example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence; a sharp intake of breath may signal
the desire to (20) _______, catching the chairman’s (21) _______ may indicate the desire to speak in a
formal setting like a lecture, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When these (22) _______ signals are not
possible, more formal signals may be needed.
Câu 18: A. messenger B. announcer C. sender D. transmitter
Câu 19: A. recognize B. mention C. notice D. judge
Câu 20: A. interrupt B. interchange C. interfere D. intercept
Câu 21: A. eye B. shoulder C. hand D. elbow
Câu 22: A. verbal B. sensory C. auditory D. visual
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 from 23 to 24.
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Câu 23: The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting far- reaching research to determine the
psychology effects of using drugs.
A. tentative B. prevalent C. extensive D. refined
Câu 24: Due to a scarcity of water, a rationing plan was established.
A. shortage B. supply C. vacancy D. sufficiency
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 25 to 32.
The penny press, which emerged in the United States during the 18-30's, was a powerful agent of mass
communication. These newspapers were little dailies, generally four pages in length, written for the mass
taste. They differed from the staid, formal presentation of the conservative press, with its emphasis on
political and literary topics. The new papers were brief and cheap, emphasizing sensational reports of police
courts and juicy scandals as well as human interest stories. Twentieth-century journalism was already
foreshadowed in the penny press of the 1830's.
The New York Sun, founded in 1833, was the first successful penny paper, and it was followed two
years later by the New York Herald, published by James Gordon Bennett. Not long after, Horace Greeley
issued the New York Tribune, which was destined to become the most influential paper in America. Greeley
gave space to the issues that deeply touched the American people before the Civil War — abolitionism,
temperance, free homesteads, Utopian cooperative settlements, and the problems of labor. The weekly
edition of the Tribune, with 100,000 subscribers, had a remarkable influence in rural areas, especially in
Western communities.
Americans were reputed to be the most avid readers of periodicals in the world. An English observer
enviously calculated that, in 1829, the number of newspapers circulated in Great Britain was enough to reach
only one out of every thirty-six inhabitants weekly; Pennsylvania in that same year had a newspaper
circulation which reached one out of every four inhabitants weekly. Statistics seemed to justify the common
belief that Americans were devoted to periodicals. Newspapers in the United States increased from 1,200 in
1833 to 3,000 by the early 1860' s, on the eve of the Civil War. This far exceeded the number and circulation
of newspapers in England and France.
Câu 25: What is the author's main point in the first paragraph?
A. The penny press focused mainly on analysis of politics.
B. The penny press was modeled on earlier papers.
C. The penny press became an important way of disseminating information in the first half of the
nineteenth century.
D. The press in the nineteenth century reached only a small proportion of the population.
Câu 26: What does the author mean by the statement in the first paragraph that twentieth-century
journalism was foreshadowed by the penny press?
A. Modern news coverage is similar to that done by the penny press.
B. Twentieth-century journalism is more important than nineteenth-century journalism.
C. Penny-press news reporting was more accurate than that in twentieth-century newspapers.
D. The penny press darkened the reputation of news writing.
Câu 27: Which of the following would LEAST likely be in a penny-press paper?
A. A story about land being given away in the West.
B. A report of theft of union funds by company officials.
C. An article about a little girl returning a large amount of money she found in the street.
D. A scholarly analysis of an economic issue of national importance.
Câu 28: Who was Horace Greeley (paragraph 2)?
A. The most successful writer for the penny press.
B. The man who took over James Gordon Bennett's penny-press paper and made it successful.
C. The publisher of the first penny-press paper to make a profit.
D. The founder of the penny-press paper that did the most to influence the thinking of the public.
Câu 29: The word "remarkable" in the second paragrahp is closest in meaning to _______.
A. uneven B. remote C. significant D. discussable
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Câu 30: The figures concerning newspaper circulation in Pennsylvania in 1829 are relevant because they
_______.
A. support the belief that Americans were enthusiastic readers of periodicals.
B. prove that weekly periodicals were more successful than daily papers.
C. explain why so many different periodicals were published.
D. show the difference between reading habits before and after the Civil War.
Câu 31: The third paragraph is developed primarily by means of ________.
A. ordering events in time sequence B. analysis of a process
C. descriptions D. contrasts
Câu 32: It can be inferred that penny-press newspapers were all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. thorough B. informal C. inexpensive D. profitable
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 from 33 to 34.
Câu 33: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Câu 34: The hill is treeless now. It housed a big forest only two years ago.
A. The hill housing a big forest only two years ago is treeless now.
B. The hill who housed a big forest only two years ago, is treeless now.
C. The hill housed a big forest only two years ago is treeless now.
D. The hill to house a big forest only two years ago, is treeless now.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions from 35 to 36.
Câu 35: Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotisc.
A. selective B. wholesale C. unconscious D. disciplined
Câu 36: I think we can safely say nowthat we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have been unsuccessful B. have got home dry
C. have got no water D. have been successful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 37 to 48.
Câu 37: If I had gone to the party last night, I _______ tired now.
A. am B. would have been C. were D. would be
Câu 38: I can’t believe that you _______ three pizzas already! I _______ them in fifteen minutes ago!
A. have eaten; only brought B. have eaten; have only brought
C. ate; only brought D. have been eating; only brought
Câu 39: Drivers must go to garages periodically to________.
A. get their cars to serviced B. get their cars serviced
C. service their cars D. their cars be serviced
Câu 40: You could ride a bicycle when you were five, ________?
A. didn't you B. weren't you C. couldn’t you D. hadn't you
Câu 41: Look! The ground is wet. It ________ last night.
A. must rain B. must have rained C. couldn’t have rained D. should have rained
Câu 42: The girls and flowers________ he paints were vivid
A. who B. whose C. that D. which
Câu 43: There is no danger in using this machine as long as you ________ to the safety regulations.
A. adhere B. observe C. abide D. comply
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Câu 44: He managed to finish his thesis under the ________ of his tutor.
A. aid B. assistances C. help D. guidance
Câu 45: It's about time you________ harder for the exam.
A. have worked B. worked C. are working D. work
Câu 46: The president ________ tribute to all people who had supported him.
A. returned B. gave C. made D. paid
Câu 47: The man asked me _______ in English.
A. what that word meant B. what does this word mean
C. what that word means D. what did this word mean
Câu 48: As soon as she ________ after the operation, she asked for a cup of water.
A. came along B. came up C. came across D. came round
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 49 to 50.
Câu 49: A. weigh B. height C. neigh D. vein
Câu 50: A. cooked B. booked C. naked D.
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