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KÌ THI KSCĐ LỚP 12 LẦN I. NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019<br />
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh<br />
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề<br />
(Đề thi gồm 50 câu trắc nghiệm)<br />
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SBD: ………………… Họ và tên thí sinh: ………………………………………………………………..<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part<br />
pronounced differently from the rests.<br />
Câu 1:<br />
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A. neighbor<br />
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B. leisure<br />
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C. vein<br />
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D. reign<br />
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Câu 2:<br />
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A. though<br />
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B. theoretical<br />
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C. thoughtless<br />
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D. thank<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main<br />
stress in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 3:<br />
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A. representative<br />
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B. technological<br />
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C. characteristic<br />
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D. punctuality<br />
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Câu 4:<br />
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A. equip<br />
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B. secure<br />
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C. vacant<br />
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D. oblige<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the<br />
following questions.<br />
Câu 5: Those who do not exercise at all are more _________ to falling ill.<br />
A. ready<br />
B. immune<br />
C. open<br />
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D. prone<br />
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Câu 6: I got a huge surprise last week. My cousin from Australia arrived on my doorstep, completely<br />
________ . He was the last person in the world I expect to see.<br />
A. red, white, and blue B. out of blue<br />
C. in a blue moon<br />
D. in the red<br />
Câu 7: My colleagues have promised to _________ when I tell the manager about my ideas.<br />
A. cut me off<br />
B. cut off me<br />
C. back me up<br />
D. back up me<br />
Câu 8: If the weather _________ so bad, we would have gone out.<br />
A. had been<br />
B. weren’t<br />
C. hadn’t been<br />
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D. isn’t<br />
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Câu 9: Email and instant messaging services have _________ global communication.<br />
A. revolutionarily<br />
B. revolutionary<br />
C. revolution<br />
D. revolutionised<br />
Câu 10: We are talking about the writer _________latest book is one of the best-sellers this year.<br />
A. who<br />
B. whom<br />
C. which<br />
D. whose<br />
Câu 11: Every household should be more careful in the way that they ________ of waste.<br />
A. eliminate<br />
B. dispose<br />
C. throw<br />
D. disposal<br />
Câu 12: The president _________ tribute to all the people who had supported him.<br />
A. made<br />
B. paid<br />
C. gave<br />
D. turned down<br />
Câu 13: The higher you climb, __________ you have to fall.<br />
A. the furthest<br />
B. the further than<br />
C. further than<br />
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D. the further<br />
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Câu 14: I _________ my teeth when I _________ dinner.<br />
A. was breaking/ had<br />
B. break/ am having<br />
C. broke/ am having<br />
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D. broke/ was having<br />
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Câu 15: If people and businesses don’t go green, we will soon _________ our natural resources.<br />
A. deplete<br />
B. replenish<br />
C. preserve<br />
D. dispose<br />
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Câu 16: They eventually realize that reckless __________of the earth’s resources can lead only to<br />
eventual global disaster.<br />
A. exploitative<br />
B. exploitation<br />
C. exploit<br />
D. exploitable<br />
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction<br />
in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 17: The fish are dead because of contaminants from the local chemical factory have got into the<br />
river.<br />
A. local<br />
B. have got<br />
C. because of<br />
D. are dead<br />
Câu 18: The Oscars The Oscars award ceremony is one of the famous ceremonies in the world, and is<br />
watched lively on TV in over 200 countries.<br />
A. famous ceremonies<br />
B. watched lively<br />
C. The Oscars award<br />
D. in over 200 countries<br />
Câu 19: The tour of the palace included a visit to the old kitchen where they were baking bread and the<br />
huge underground wine cellar which was containing thousands of bottles and felt like a prisoner.<br />
A. were baking<br />
B. felt<br />
C. was containing<br />
D. included<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST<br />
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 20: He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.<br />
A. deleted<br />
B. increased<br />
C. reduced<br />
D. raised<br />
Câu 21: Scientists warn about the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals if we<br />
don’t take urgent action to save them.<br />
A. improbable<br />
B. absolute<br />
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C. imminent<br />
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D. formidable<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE<br />
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 22: On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts.<br />
A. compulsory<br />
B. voluntary<br />
C. uncomfortable<br />
D. acceptable<br />
Câu 23: Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.<br />
A. various<br />
B. complex<br />
C. developed<br />
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D. basic<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete<br />
each of the following exchanges.<br />
Câu 24: - “Are you thinking of flying business class?” - “__________”<br />
A. No, I’m just on business.<br />
B. No, economy.<br />
C. No, I’d like an aisle seat.<br />
D. I’m flying there to attend a party<br />
Câu 25: - “ Thanks for inviting me to dinner.”<br />
- “ ________”<br />
A. You are welcome. Come in and make yourself at home.<br />
B. There is no need to say that.<br />
C. Take it easy. Cheer up.<br />
D. Don’t worry about it.<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br />
correct answer to each of the questions.<br />
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After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this<br />
time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping<br />
enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.<br />
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep,<br />
your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you<br />
(28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.<br />
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state<br />
that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called<br />
REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.<br />
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply.<br />
Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion<br />
that counting sheep will put you to sleep!<br />
Câu 26:<br />
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A. activities<br />
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B. activeness<br />
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C. acts<br />
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D. actions<br />
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Câu 27:<br />
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A. lighter<br />
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B. deeper<br />
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C. shorter<br />
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D. higher<br />
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Câu 28:<br />
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A. achieve<br />
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B. arrive<br />
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C. attain<br />
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D. reach<br />
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Câu 29:<br />
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A. occurs<br />
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B. survives<br />
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C. appears<br />
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D. exists<br />
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Câu 30:<br />
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A. tired<br />
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B. drowsy<br />
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C. dizzy<br />
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D. awake<br />
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br />
correct answer to each of the questions.<br />
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed<br />
the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The<br />
Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and<br />
expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was<br />
misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics,<br />
opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.<br />
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the<br />
“window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are<br />
actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it<br />
requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is<br />
looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away<br />
from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.<br />
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas<br />
and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible<br />
from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the<br />
explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds<br />
from the inside.<br />
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas<br />
and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into<br />
an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer<br />
upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.<br />
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The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a<br />
formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the<br />
speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in<br />
space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted.<br />
All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early<br />
galaxies.<br />
Câu 31: The author states that the Hubble was not always popular because__________ .<br />
A. people were afraid of what might be found.<br />
B. many people believed space exploration was a waste of time.<br />
C. it was defective for its first three years in space.<br />
D. it was more expensive than most space shuttles.<br />
Câu 32: The word burnt in the first sentence is closest in meaning to __________ .<br />
A. expense<br />
B. contentment<br />
C. unhappiness<br />
D. subject<br />
Câu 33: The author implies that at the time the Hubble was initially deployed from the Earth _______ .<br />
A. there was considerable excitement about potential uses.<br />
B. all attention was focused on the space shuttle, not the Hubble.<br />
C. it was already known that the mirror was defective.<br />
D. there was little attention paid to it.<br />
Câu 34: The author implies that the satellite that carries the Hubble was specifically designed so<br />
that________ .<br />
A. maintenance could be done by traveling astronauts. B. the known defective mirror could be<br />
replaced in space rather than on Earth.<br />
C. the Hubble could move easily.<br />
D. the mirror could contract and expand.<br />
Câu 35: The author compares the astronauts of the Endeavor to __________ .<br />
A. astronomers.<br />
B. politicians.<br />
C. scientists.<br />
D. mechanics.<br />
Câu 36: The author states that Edward Hubble ___________ .<br />
A. developed the Hubble telescope.<br />
B. developed a mathematical formula to measure speed and distances between galaxies.<br />
C. was a politician who sponsored funding in Congress.<br />
D. was the first person to use the Hubble telescope.<br />
Câu 37: According to the passage, a Cepheid variable is __________ .<br />
A. a star<br />
B. a mirror<br />
C. a Hubble calculations<br />
D. the dimming and brightening of a star<br />
Câu 38: The word billowing in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to __________ .<br />
A. stopping<br />
B. sitting<br />
C. pouring<br />
D. exploding<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each<br />
of the questions.<br />
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to<br />
bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having<br />
to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people<br />
living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.<br />
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow<br />
some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people<br />
weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books.<br />
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Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a<br />
great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch<br />
strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.<br />
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the<br />
Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen<br />
carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry<br />
up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all<br />
travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.<br />
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old<br />
Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the<br />
Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is<br />
very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.<br />
(From Reading Challenge 2)<br />
Câu 39: What is the main idea of this reading?<br />
A. Lookouts are necessary because of thieves.<br />
C. Camels can carry up to 500 pounds.<br />
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B. Wycliffe Oluoch is a smart man.<br />
D. A mobile camel library was invented.<br />
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Câu 40: Which of the following do NOT travel with the Mobile Camel Library?<br />
A. People who work in the library<br />
B. People who borrow the books<br />
C. People who guard the books<br />
D. People who take care of the camels<br />
Câu 41: People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .<br />
A. people didn’t like the camels<br />
B. there were too few books<br />
C. it was too difficult to walk there<br />
D. people in Carissa didn’t like reading<br />
Câu 42: According to the text, what will be the punishment for a reader if he loses a book?<br />
A. The library will not drop by the village.<br />
B. There will be no punishment.<br />
C. Other libraries will punish that reader.<br />
D. He will be charged a small fee.<br />
Câu 43: The word “stiff” is closest in meaning to _____ .<br />
A. serious<br />
B. enormous<br />
C. easy<br />
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D. rough<br />
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Câu 44: The phrase “racked his brain” probably means ________ .<br />
A. was disappointed<br />
B. had a headache<br />
C. thought very hard<br />
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D. was thoughtful<br />
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Câu 45: Which of the following is TRUE?<br />
A. 24,000 books are not enough for people in Carissa to read.<br />
B. In 1996, there were three camels to help run the library<br />
C. Oluoch earns a lot of money with his service.<br />
D. In 1996, the library could serve only about one million people.<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in<br />
meaning to each of the following questions.<br />
Câu 46: That car isn’t beyond my means.<br />
A. That car is too expensive for me to buy.<br />
C. I really do not like that car.<br />
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B. I am really interested in that car.<br />
D. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.<br />
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Câu 47: If we had missed the flight, we wouldn’t be on the beach now.<br />
A. We missed the flight and now we are not on the beach.<br />
B. We missed the flight but we are now on the beach.<br />
C. We were on the beach and now we don’t miss the flight.<br />
D. We didn’t miss the flight and we are on the beach now.<br />
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