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KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT NĂM HỌC 2017-2018<br />
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12<br />
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề<br />
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(Đề thi có 04 trang)<br />
Mã đề: 803<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the<br />
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 1: The twins look so much alike that no one can tell them apart.<br />
A. pick them out<br />
B. point out with them<br />
C. spoil them<br />
D. distinguish between them<br />
Câu 2: Pitchforks were once carved entirely from wood, but today they have steel tines and wooden handle.<br />
A. in the meantime<br />
B. sometimes<br />
C. in one area<br />
D. formerly<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
Câu 3: There is _______ table in my bedroom.<br />
A. an old wooden square<br />
B. a square wooden old<br />
C. an old square wooden<br />
D. a square old wooden<br />
Câu 4: The explanation _______ for the problems didn’t satisfy anybody.<br />
A. giving<br />
B. given<br />
C. which gave<br />
D. having given<br />
Câu 5: Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had _______ the perfect crime.<br />
A. escaped<br />
B. got away<br />
C. charged<br />
D. committed<br />
Câu 6: Mrs. Steven, along with her cousins from New Mexico, _______ planning to attend the festivities.<br />
A. have<br />
B. are<br />
C. is<br />
D. has<br />
Câu 7: I haven’t met him again since we left _______ school ten years ago.<br />
A. the<br />
B. Ø<br />
C. an<br />
D. a<br />
Câu 8: I wonder _______ mind watching this bag for a moment.<br />
A. would you<br />
B. whether you would C. if would you<br />
D. you would<br />
Câu 9: There is now much _______ water in the lake than there was last year.<br />
A. fewer<br />
B. lesser<br />
C. less<br />
D. smaller<br />
Câu 10: I can’t help _______ that Charlotte would look better if she lost some weight.<br />
A. to thinking<br />
B. thinking<br />
C. think<br />
D. to think<br />
Câu 11: I am going to get the mechanic _______ the car tomorrow.<br />
A. to repair<br />
B. repair<br />
C. to repairing<br />
D. repaired<br />
Câu 12: The more _______ you look, the better impression you will make on the interviewer.<br />
A. confide<br />
B. confidently<br />
C. confident<br />
D. confidence<br />
Câu 13: I haven’t received the letter. It _______ to the wrong address.<br />
A. must send<br />
B. is sent<br />
C. have been sent<br />
D. might have been sent<br />
Câu 14: I could not _______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.<br />
A. take in<br />
B. get along<br />
C. hold on<br />
D. make off<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the<br />
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 15: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o’clock<br />
and take good care of their own business.<br />
A. organize things inefficiently<br />
B. manage an inflexible system<br />
C. have a good voyage<br />
D. run faster than others<br />
Câu 16: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.<br />
A. unintentional<br />
B. unplanned<br />
C. accidental<br />
D. deliberate<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of<br />
the following exchanges.<br />
Câu 17: – Mike: “I think we should recycle these bags. It will help protect the environment.”<br />
– Carter: “_______”<br />
A. There’s no doubt about it.<br />
B. Never mind.<br />
C. You can say that.<br />
D. It’s rubbish. We shouldn’t use it.<br />
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Câu 18: – Mary: “_______”<br />
– Jane: “Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.”<br />
A. You’ve just bought this beautiful dress, haven’t you? B. How a beautiful dress you’re wearing!<br />
C. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!<br />
D. When have you got this beautiful dress?<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 23<br />
One of the most important factors of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of<br />
minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (19) _______. The most important time<br />
strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the number of<br />
questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (20) _______<br />
the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of<br />
the time when the testing period is half over.<br />
Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to make fewer mistakes, your<br />
mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far more mistakes if you're not concentrating.<br />
If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (21) _______ out of time before you<br />
finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later if you<br />
have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one (22) _______ takes you<br />
several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (23) _______, answering the easier questions first helps build<br />
your confidence and gets you in the testing groove.<br />
Câu 19: A. hardly<br />
B. fast<br />
C. wisely<br />
D. quickly<br />
Câu 20: A. in<br />
B. on<br />
C. out<br />
D. from<br />
Câu 21: A. running<br />
B. cutting<br />
C. shortening<br />
D. moving<br />
Câu 22: A. that<br />
B. whose<br />
C. who<br />
D. it<br />
Câu 23: A. However<br />
B. Therefore<br />
C. Thus<br />
D. Besides<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 24 to 30.<br />
The air above our head is becoming cleaner. A breath of fresh air has been running right round the planet<br />
for the past five years. The planet is apparently purging itself of pollution. Paul Novell of the University of<br />
Colorado, the co-author of a report on this phenomenon says, “It seems as if the planet’s own cleaning service<br />
has suddenly got a new lease of life. Suddenly, there are a lot of changes going on up there”.<br />
Estimates of the death toll from urban smog have been steadily rising, so the new cleaner trend could have<br />
significant consequences for life expectancy in cities as well as for the planet itself. The sudden and unexpected<br />
reversal of several decades of worsening pollution extends from the air in city streets to the remotest midPacific Ocean and Antarctica.<br />
Among the pollutants which have begun to disappear from the atmosphere are carbon monoxide, from car<br />
exhaust and burning rain forests, and methane from the guts of cattle, paddy fields, and gas fields. Even carbon<br />
dioxide, the main gas behind global warning, has fallen slightly.<br />
There are two theories about why pollution is disappearing. First that there is less pollution to start with<br />
due to laws to cut down urban smogs and acid rain starting to have a global impact. Second, that the planet may<br />
be becoming more efficient at cleaning up.<br />
The main planetary clean-up agent is a chemical called hydroxyl. It is present throughout the atmosphere<br />
in tiny quantities and removes most pollutants from the air by oxidizing them. The amount of hydroxyl in the<br />
air has fallen by a quarter in the 1980s. Now it may be reviving for two reasons: ironically, because the ozone<br />
hole has expanded, letting in more ultraviolet radiation into the lower atmosphere, where it manufactures<br />
hydroxyl. Then the stricter controls on vehicle exhausts in America and Europe may have cut global carbon<br />
monoxide emissions, thereby allowing more hydroxyl to clean up other pollutants.<br />
Câu 24: What is the main topic of the passage?<br />
A. The oxygenation of the atmosphere<br />
B. Hydroxyl’s influence on the atmosphere<br />
C. The changing pollutants in the atmosphere<br />
D. The decreasing pollution of the atmosphere<br />
Câu 25: The word “purging” in line 2 is closest in meaning to _______.<br />
A. ridding<br />
B. refining<br />
C. destroying<br />
D. rising<br />
Câu 26: According to the passage, life expectancy partly depends on people having _______.<br />
A. recommendations from university research<br />
B. access to details about atmospheric pollution<br />
C. changes in their lifestyle<br />
D. improvement in atmosphere conditions<br />
Câu 27: The word “It” in paragraph 5 refers to _______.<br />
A. Urban smog<br />
B. The ozone hole<br />
C. Acid rain<br />
D. A clean-up agent<br />
Câu 28: Based on information in the passage, all of the following information referring to hydroxyl is true<br />
EXCEPT _______.<br />
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A. oxidization of pollutants is carried out by hydroxyl<br />
B. ultraviolet radiation increases production of hydroxyl<br />
C. the reduction in the ozone layer is beneficial to hydroxyl<br />
D. there is difficulty in destroying carbon dioxide by hydroxyl<br />
Câu 29: Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?<br />
A. An expansion in hydroxyl has enlarged the ozone hole.<br />
B. The reduction in carbon dioxide has produced a cleaner atmosphere.<br />
C. The beneficial effect of hydroxyl has aided the cleaning process.<br />
D. The decrease of methane has enabled ultraviolet radiation to enter the atmosphere.<br />
Câu 30: It can be inferred from the passage that the cleansing of the planet is _______.<br />
A. surprising<br />
B. inexplicable<br />
C. confusing<br />
D. predictable<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in<br />
each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 31: It was in 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered America.<br />
A. when<br />
B. It<br />
C. in 1492<br />
D. discovered<br />
Câu 32: Up to World War II almost all important research in physics had been made in universities, with only<br />
university funds for support.<br />
A. research<br />
B. almost all<br />
C. for support<br />
D. made<br />
Câu 33: The key to winemaking is fermentation which is a process that occurs naturally within grapes as long<br />
as the skin of the grapes was broken.<br />
A. occurs<br />
B. which<br />
C. was broken<br />
D. to<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each<br />
of the following questions.<br />
Câu 34: He started computer programming as soon as he left school.<br />
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.<br />
B. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.<br />
C. After he had left school, he had started computer programming.<br />
D. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.<br />
Câu 35: But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family’s business.<br />
A. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family’s business despite his retirement.<br />
B. Richard only took over the family’s business because his father decided to retire early.<br />
C. Richard didn’t take over the family’s business because his father decided to retire.<br />
D. His father retired early, but he ran the family’s business.<br />
Câu 36: People say that the house was broken into by two burglars.<br />
A. The house is said to have been broken into by two burglars.<br />
B. Two burglars are said to break into the house.<br />
C. It is said that two burglars have broken into the house.<br />
D. The house is said to have broken into by two burglars.<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in<br />
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 37: A. prevent<br />
B. treatment<br />
C. design<br />
D. rely<br />
Câu 38: A. profession<br />
B. consumption<br />
C. purity<br />
D. infectious<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from<br />
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 39: A. bear<br />
B. hear<br />
C. clear<br />
D. near<br />
Câu 40: A. coughs<br />
B. sings<br />
C. cooks<br />
D. sleeps<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 41 to 48.<br />
Many people are unaware of how many of the products we use come from petroleum and natural gas. The<br />
United States uses more than two tons of petroleum products annually. That is almost 1200 lb of chemicals each<br />
year for a man, a woman and a child in the United States, a staggering total of 225 billion pounds of chemicals<br />
from petroleum, and to a lesser extent of natural gas.<br />
Of the vast amount of petroleum and natural gas we consume, more than 90 percent is burned as fuels. Only<br />
about 0.5 percent is used for the manufacture of the petrochemicals by the chemical industry. These petrochemicals<br />
vary widely in their functions and include such products as medicines, detergents, rubber and chemicals. Finally,<br />
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about 15 percent of the oil and natural gas is used as raw material for plastics. These small percentages translate into<br />
the production of billions of pounds of polymers that yield many different and useful products.<br />
In post World War II years, the United States was flooded with domestic and imported items of extremely<br />
low cost, low quality and limited lifetime. This led to the image of “cheap plastics” with low durability. Today,<br />
however, The image of plastics has changed. Plastics perform and extremely broad range of functions, from<br />
heart valves and artificial kidneys to ski boots, nonstick surfaces, super glues, and spacecraft parts, and they<br />
compete with natural products in durability. No other material except for plastics could perform all these<br />
different functions.<br />
Plastics are replacing more and more parts of your car. The use of 1 lb of plastic can replace an average of<br />
3.5 lb of metal in an automobile. An automobile with 400 lb of metal substituted for plastic would weight about<br />
1000 lb less, which increases its gas and its gas mileage by about 3mi/gal. The fuel savings are estimated to be<br />
about 160 million barrels of oil annually. That is more than total amount used by the chemical industry as raw<br />
materials to make the polymers.<br />
As another example, synthetic polymer fibers are commonly used in fabrics, for both, economical and<br />
practical reasons. If the world’s synthetic fibers were replaced by cotton, this would require an additional 40<br />
million acres of farmland.<br />
Certainly the use of polymer plastics will increase. One can expect to find more applications in home<br />
construction and furniture because of the unlimited design fredom of plastic. Plastic will be used more in drink<br />
containers and food packing. The 700 billion gallons of liquid consumed each year in the United States will find<br />
their way to their consumer more and more in plastic bottles. Diseased and malfunctioning parts of the body<br />
will become a plastic society.<br />
Câu 41: What does the passage mainly discuss?<br />
A. The versatility of petrochemicals<br />
B. New uses of plastic in automobiles<br />
C. Production of petroleum and natural gas<br />
D. Plastics and plastic products<br />
Câu 42: The word “yield” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.<br />
A. surrender<br />
B. require<br />
C. produce<br />
D. gain<br />
Câu 43: The word “flooded” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.<br />
A. promoted<br />
B. overwhelmed<br />
C. in need of<br />
D. damaged<br />
Câu 44: The word “This” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.<br />
A. The end of the World War II<br />
B. The appearance of large quantities of inferior goods<br />
C. The limited lifetime of the goods<br />
D. The use of imported rather than domestic goods<br />
Câu 45: Where in the passage does the author mention the products made of petrochemicals?<br />
A. Paragraph 2<br />
B. Paragraph 3<br />
C. Paragraph 5<br />
D. Paragraph 4<br />
Câu 46: It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that after World War II plastic products in the US were all of<br />
the following EXCEPT _______.<br />
A. plentiful<br />
B. inexpensive<br />
C. long-lasting<br />
D. mediocre<br />
Câu 47: The author believes that the use of plastics in home construction and furniture will increase because<br />
plastics _______.<br />
A. come in decorative colors<br />
B. are relatively inexpensive<br />
C. lend themselves to flexibility in design<br />
D. are incredibly strong<br />
Câu 48: Which of the following devices does the author use to present information about plastic products?<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Metaphor<br />
C. Enumeration<br />
D. Appeals to experts<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of<br />
sentences in the following questions.<br />
Câu 49: My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2004. He remained in office until 2014.<br />
A. Elected as the mayor of the city in 2004, my uncle held the post for 10 years.<br />
B. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city twice: 2004 and 2014.<br />
C. Although elected as the mayor of the city, my uncle took office in 2014.<br />
D. Ten years after serving as the mayor of the city, my uncle resigned in 2004.<br />
Câu 50: He tried many times. He never succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.<br />
A. No matter how many times he tried, he didn’t ever succeed in kicking the ball into the goal.<br />
B. However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed in scoring a goal for his team.<br />
C. Hard as he tried, he has never been successful in football career.<br />
D. Although he tried many times, he ever succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.<br />
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