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ĐỀ ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP
SỐ 9
ENGLISH 12
1-3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark
your choice on the answer sheet.
1. A. action B. grocer C. sure D. passion
2. A. watch B. which C. lecture D. bridge
3. A. news B. passing C. place D. rice
4-5. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
4. A. answered B. completed C. needed D. frightened
5. A. competitors B. exercises C. realizes D. seperated
6-30. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Mark your
choice on the answer sheet.
6. He ______ smoke a lot, but after he developed a lung disease, he decided to
quit smoking.
A. used to B. was used to C. use to D. uses to
7. It is very difficult to enter ______ partnership with a person you do not know
very well.
A. on B. in C. at D. into
8. He is very naughty. He is ______ the black list of the teacher.
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A. in B. on C. at D. with
9. My bank loan will be ______ in five years time.
A. paid on B. paying off C. pay off D. payed off
10. If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I ______ six hours sharpening my
axe.
A. would have spent B. would spend C. had spent D. spent
11. It was a very long voyage. We were ______ sea for 50 days.
A. at B. on C. in D. off
12. My company has ______ a new approach to staff meetings. We now have
them standing up!
A. adapted B. adopted C. addressed D. admitted
13. It's ______ walk from here to the university.
A. hour B. an hour C. an hour's D. an hours'
14. Unfortunately, we've made ______.
A. little progress B. little progresses C. few progress D. few progresses
15. There are ______ casinos in Las Vegas. They're everywhere you look.
A. lots B. much C. numerous D. several
16. There was bomb scare in the resort, and ______ tourists stayed away.
A. consequently B. however C. though D. while
17. I'd better post the parcel today, ______ it won't get there in time.
A. alternatively B. despite C. furthermore D. otherwise
18. The letter ______ here tomorrow.
A. is B. shall be C. will be D. was
19. I think we should spend more on space ______.
A. explore B. explorer C. expansion D. exploration
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20. We must try to protect ______ animals, otherwise when a species disappears
the whole ecosystem is affected.
A. ecological B. endangered C. extinct D. exotic
21. The tallest building where Ilive has 75 ______.
A. stores B. storages C. stories D. storeys
22. Our ______ population will cause many problems in the future.
A. age B. ageing C. elderly D. elder
23. I don 't really appreciate classical music, I prefer the ______ arts such as
painting and sculpture.
A. festival B. literary C. performing D. visual
24. I need to earn a lot more ______ before I can afford to buy that car.
A. payment B. salary C. wages D. money
25. Helping poor people to find a job may help to ______ crime.
A. avoid B. deter C. impose D. prevent
26. Simon said that he ______ a great time at the party.
A. had had B. has had C. is having D. has
27. Alison was ______ first person to arrive at the party.
A. a B. the C. x D. one
28. Where's Mary? She ______ he here by now.
A. could B. might C. must D. will
29. Ann had to use my ruler because she had left ______ at home.
A. her B. she C. herself D. hers
30. Neil spent the ______ night revising Jor his exam.
A. all B. most C. whole D. much
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31-35. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the
passage. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
It seems like world is becoming (31) ______ almost by the minutes. When I
was a child I could not (32) ______ to meet someone from another part of the
planet. However, now I have (33) ______ friends from Africa, I can meet many
Chinese people on the streets, have dinner at a Mexican restaurant, buy some
delicious cookies at a cafe run by the French. It is really wonderful and amazing
to see people from all over the world, communicate and work with them. I agree
with those people who move a number of times throughout their lives. However,
I believe that people who spend their (34) ______ lives in one place have many
advantages too. First of all, I will focus on the reasons why I support the idea
about moving and then I will (35) ______ on analyzing the opportunities that
people have staying at one place.
31. A. smallest B. smaller C. bigger D. biggest
32. A. need B. like C. imagine D. want
33. A. little B. few C. many D. much
34. A. entire B. completeC. beautiful D. big
35. A. get B. walk C. focus D. base
36-40. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the
questions. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity,
business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only
Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent
years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments.
Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration
(MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower
enrollment rates is expected to continue.
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There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA
degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding
that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other
financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level
management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees
in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students
have asked the question. "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best
prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting
of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered.
Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new
demands.
36. What is the main focus of this passage?
A. jobs on Wall Street
B. types of graduate degrees
C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools
D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
37. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in
enrollment?
A. Princeton B. Harvard C. Stanford D. Yale
38. According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school
enrollments?
A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B. low salary and foreign competition
C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D. declining population and economic prosperity
39. The word "cutting" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. wounding B. reducing C. dividing D. carving