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Đ KI M TRAỀ Ể H C K IỌ Ỳ
Môn: TI NG ANHẾ 12 - Năm h c: ọ2017 - 2018
Th i gian lờàm bài: 60 phút
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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:
Question 1: A. jobs B. sports C. coughs D. cooks
Question 2: A. sport B. lost C. possible D. job
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:
Question 3: A. interest B. keenness C. college D. expect
Question 4: A. vacancy B. computer C. terrorist D. applicant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction:
Question 5: The mountains in the north of Chad would be a challenged climb for the adventurous if
A B C
they weren't off-limits due to possible guerrilla activity.
D
Question 6: No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth.
A B C D
Question 7: If you are enough brave to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions:
Question 8: I had never before met ______________ like her.
A. such a person so gentle B. so gentle person
C. such person gentle D. such a gentle person
Question 9: ______________ smoking is considered harmful, the number of addicts is not
decreasing.
A. In spite of B. Because of C. Although D. Because
Question 10: Computers ______________ to forecast the weather or control robots.
A. will use B. are using C. can be used D. have used
Question 11: She got married ______________ a rich man and moved to Paris.
A. to B. off C. into D. with
Question 12: ______________ you known he was a liar, would you have agreed to support him?
A. Since B. Had C. Did D. If
Question 13: Since he ________ I have heard nothing from him.
A. was left B. left C. had left D. has left
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Question 14: They're travelling across Europe by ______________ train and are planning to end up
in Moscow.
A. the B. - C. an D. a
Question 15: I’ve ______________ for another job. Maybe I will move to another city soon.
A. qualified B. claimed C. competed D. applied
Question 16: I like spending my holidays in the mountains ______________ my wife prefers the
seaside.
A. because B. as C. while D. despite
Question 17: Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered _______ it before
she left.
A. to lock B. having locked C. she locks D. to have locked
Question 18: The resort was full of people. I wish it ______________ less crowded.
A. were B. was C. had been D. would be
Question 19: Don’t forget to dress neatly and ______________ when coming to the interview.
A. informal B. informally C. formal D. formally
Question 20: It doesn't matter to me one way or another, but I wish you would at least make
a(n)______________ at seeing his side of it.
A. effect B. assistance C. effort D. influence
Question 21: By the time man lands on Mars, our space technology ______________ much far
more progress.
A. will have made B. had made C. will make D. has been making
Question 22: Haywood is the village ______________.
A. which l was born B. where I was born in
C. in which I was born D. which I was born there
Question 23: Nothing could wipe ______________ his bitter memories of the past.
A. in B. off C. up D. out
Question 24: Yesterday I met a man ______________ job is collecting garbage.
A. of whom B. whom C. whose D. who
Question 25: Carmen, if and when I decide ______________ married, I'll do the asking - without
being prompted, coaxed, coerced or blackmailed.
A. to get B. got C. will get D. getting
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:
Question 26: People think that the strange disease originated in Africa.
A. The strange disease is thought to have originated in Africa.
B. It was thought that the strange disease originated in Africa
C. It is thought that the strange disease originates in Africa.
D. The strange disease is thought to originate in Africa.
Question 27: “It was nice of you to give me the present. Thank you,” Paul said to Helen.
A. Paul asked Helen for the present.
B. Paul was happy to give Helen the present.
C. Paul thanked Helen for the present.
D. Paul was sorry to receive the present for Helen.
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.
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Question 28: Joe and Paola are meeting at the bus stop.
- Joe: “Your blouse is nice, Paola. I’ve never seen such a perfect thing on you!”
- Paola: “______________.”
A. That’s no problem. B. Never mind. That’s a good idea.
C. Yes, you can say that again. D. Thank you. That’s a good compliment.
Question 29: James met Susan at the break time in a school playground.
- James: “How about a game of cards?” - Susan: “_______________.”
A. Good idea. B. I’m afraid I do.
C. No, it’s interesting, isn’t it? D. Sorry, I don’t like
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Question 30:
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A. technique B. impact C. expect D. depression
Question 31: The job applicant did not meet the expectations of the employer.
A. expert B. worker C. candidate D. boss
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Question 32: Because too much homework can be stressful on students, the teacher tries to reduce
their worry by giving none.
A. thrilled B. relaxing C. excited D. demanding
Question 33: I remembered how isolated these roads were, but I forgot how dangerous they were.
A. daunting B. thrilled C. calm D. safe
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 34 to 38 :
What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two questions will help
you identify your (34) ______________. An employer will consider you seriously for a position
when you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer and which you have
studied. Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are. Clearly not everyone is
equally good (35) ______________ everything. You may need to improve yourself and so taking
courses in that field could turn a weakness into strength.
You will need to spend some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the desire for self-
improvement will lead to success in getting the right job. Explore the following seven areas to start
to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your personality, the level of (36)
______________ you feel comfortable with, your interests and your needs.
Ask (37) ______________ if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your
physical health when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other
people's opinions if necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to talk about
your aptitudes with teachers, family and friends;
If you are considering a career that requires a special talent (38) ______________ art, acrobatics,
mathematics or music, discuss your aptitudes with an expert in that area and discover how they fit
the needs of the occupation.
Question 34: A. strengthen B. strength C. strong D. strengthened
Question 35: A. for B. upon C. at D. in
Question 36: A. keenness B. qualification C. experience D. responsibility
Question 37: A. yours B. you C. yourself D. your
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Question 38: A. as B. such C. like D. such as
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 39 to 43:
People used to know more or less how their children would live. Now things are changing so
quickly that they don’t even know what their own lives will be like in a few years’ time. What
follows is not science fiction. It is how experts see the future.
You are daydreaming behind the steering wheel; is it too dangerous? No! That’s no problem
because you have it on automatic pilot, and with its hi-tech computers and cameras, your car “know”
how to get you home safe and sound.
What is for lunch? In the old days you used to stop off to buy a hamburger or a pizza. Now you
use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body needs. If your body needs more
vegetables and less fat, your food-preparation machine makes you a salad.
After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office. Here you have everything you need to do
your work. Thanks to your information screen and your latest generation computer, you needn’t go
to the office any more. The information screen shows an urgent message from a co-worker in
Brazil. You can instantly send back a reply to him and go on to deal with other matters.
Question 39: The passage mainly discusses ______________.
A. what the life is like in the future B. food that people will eat in the future
C. the role of the computer in future life D. the pace of life in the future
Question 40: According to the passage, people in the future ______________.
A. will be more likely to have a balanced diet for their meals
B. usually have daydreams while driving
C. will be much lazier
D. won’t need to work for living
Question 41: The word “its” in the second paragraph refers to ______________.
A. the steering wheel B. the future C. automatic pilot D. the car
Question 42: The word “diagnostic” probably means ______________.
A. testing B. huge C. expressive D. impressive
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true about life in the future?
A. Eating is the problem because food contains too much fat
B. There’s no need to concentrate much when driving.
C. Contacts between people are almost instant.
D. Getting information is a matter of just a few seconds.
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 44 to 50:
Students working for their first degree at a university are called undergraduates. When they take
their degree, they graduate and are called graduates. If they continue studying at university after
they have graduated, they are called post-graduates. Full-time students spend all their time studying.
They have no employment. Their course usually lasts for three or four years. In Britain, full-time
students have three terms of about ten weeks in each year. During these terms, they go to lectures or
they study by themselves. Between the terms, they have vacations. Their vacations are long, but of
course they can use the vacations to study at home.
Some universities, like Oxford and Cambridge in England are residential. This means that during
the terms the students live in a university, college or hostel or in lodgings chosen from an official
list. Some universities are non-residential. Some students can live in a university hostel, but many
live at home or in lodgings and have to travel daily to their lectures. Sometimes, students have to
spend quite a lot of time on their journeys, so they cannot join student activities as easily as those in
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residential universities can. Full-time students are also called internal students, because they spend
all their time at university. There are also part-time students who cannot attend the university full-
time but who are studying for its examinations. They have to do other work during the day, usually
to earn their living and they study in the evening.
Question 44: Post-graduates are those who ______________.
A. have graduated from university
B. have graduated from university and continue studying there
C. work for the first degree at a university
D. continue studying at university
Question 45: What do full-time students do during the terms?
A. They study by themselves at home.
B. They either go to lectures or study by themselves.
C. They go to the lectures.
D. They go on vacation.
Question 46: The word “employment” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
______________.
A. experience B. qualification C. keenness D. job
Question 47: Students in non-residential universities find it more difficult to take part in school
activities than those in residential universities because they ______________.
A. live in large cities which are far from their universities
B. are less interested in these activities
C. are busier studying at university
D. spend much time travelling from where they live to university every day
Question 48: Part-time students cannot attend the university full-time because they
______________.
A. have to study for their examinations
B. have to earn their living during the day
C. live too far from university to go to the lectures regularly
D. don’t work as hard as residential students
Question 49: The word “lodgings” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by
______________.
A. places to study B. places to stay
C. places to work D. places of entertainment
Question 50: Which sentence is true about the passage?
A. All students stay at university for three or four years.
B. Full-time students are also called external students.
C. Some students live in universities, colleges or hostels.
D. Students spend all their vacation attending lectures.
_____________ THE END ______________
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