Đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 năm 2018 - THPT Kim Thanh - Mã đề 124

KIM THANH HIGH SCHOOL<br /> THE CLASS OF 12D<br /> REFERENCE TEST<br /> (The document contains 6 pages)<br /> Name:................................................................................<br /> No.:....................................................................................<br /> <br /> THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXAM 2018<br /> Subject: ENGLISH<br /> Time allowed: 60 minutes<br /> <br /> Code: 124<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in<br /> position of primary stress.<br /> B. represent<br /> C. industrialization<br /> D. understanding<br /> Question 1. A. visibility<br /> B. legal<br /> C. invite<br /> D. submit<br /> Question 2. A. diverse<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs the<br /> from other three in pronunciation.<br /> B. with<br /> C. month<br /> D. think<br /> Question 3. A. breathe<br /> B. medium-sized<br /> C. learned<br /> D. described<br /> Question 4. A. recognized<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following<br /> questions.<br /> Question 5. If I were you, I __________ go to the farewell party tonight.<br /> A. go<br /> B. will go<br /> C. wouldn’t have gone<br /> D. would go<br /> Question 6. It’s high time the children _________ their homework.<br /> A. doing<br /> B. do<br /> C. did<br /> D. done<br /> Question 7. Lan suggested ________ the house but nobody listened to her.<br /> A. to decorate<br /> B. decorate<br /> C. decorated<br /> D. decorating<br /> Question 8. He has made little progress at school, _______ ?<br /> A. has he<br /> B. hasn’t he<br /> C. does he<br /> D. didn’t he<br /> Question 9. Quan and An was told off by the Math teacher yesterday. They _______ their homework before<br /> the class.<br /> A. must have finished<br /> C. should have finished<br /> B. needn’t have finished<br /> D. can’t have finished<br /> Question 10. The man _______ to the local hospital after the accident in the news is my brother.<br /> A. take<br /> B. taken<br /> C. taking<br /> D. took<br /> Question 11. The main goal of the plan is to enhance the ___________ of the company.<br /> A. produce<br /> B. productivity<br /> C. product<br /> D. productive<br /> Question 12. Her long speech has made a tremendous _________ on the staff.<br /> A. impact<br /> B. influence<br /> C. effect<br /> D. decision<br /> Question 13. After a crash course, we haven’t seen any _______ improvement in the studying of our students.<br /> A. considerate<br /> B. considered<br /> C. considerable<br /> D. considering<br /> Question 14. We had such a ________ head-teacher who organized an EDM party for us after the graduate<br /> ceremony.<br /> A. like-minded<br /> B. light-hearted<br /> C. absent-minded<br /> D. open-minded<br /> Question 15. Tuition fee is one of the things you have to ________ when choosing a university.<br /> A. keep an eye on<br /> B. take up<br /> C. make use of<br /> D. take into account<br /> Question 16. Nobody believes you but I’ll always ______ you ______ . Trust me, baby!<br /> A. make - up<br /> B. get - up<br /> C. turn - up<br /> D. back - up<br /> Page 1 / 6 - Code 124<br /> <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 /> Question 17. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be<br /> unique in the solar system was strengthened.<br /> A. outcome<br /> B. continuation<br /> C. beginning<br /> D. expansion<br /> Question 18. During the Great Depression, there were many wanderers who traveled on the railroads and<br /> camped along the tracks.<br /> A. vagabonds<br /> B. tyros<br /> C. veterans<br /> D. zealots<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 /> Question 19. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston and she love it very much.<br /> A. uncomfortable<br /> B. warm<br /> C. lazy<br /> <br /> D. dirty<br /> <br /> Question 20. There are several different kinds of faults in reading which are usually more exaggerated with<br /> foreign learners.<br /> A. overemphasized<br /> B. understated<br /> C. overestimated<br /> D. undertaken<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each<br /> of the following exchanges.<br /> Question 21. Peter and Bob are talking about the plan for tonight.<br /> Peter: “_________________.”<br /> Bob: “I’d love to. Thank you.”<br /> A. What would you do if you can afford a new car?<br /> C. Would you like to go to the new café with me?<br /> B. Would you like a cake?<br /> D. Why do you spend so much time playing games?<br /> Question 22. Two people are talking on the phone.<br /> A: “Could I speak to Alex, please?”<br /> B: “___________________.”<br /> A. Can I take the message?<br /> C. I’m sorry. Alex is not in.<br /> B. Just a moment. I’m coming.<br /> D. This is Joe speaking.<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br /> answer to each of the questions.<br /> Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way<br /> (23)_______ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (24)_______, and an<br /> agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is the<br /> language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to<br /> mention. In fact, the signals that people use in conversation and meetings are often (25)_______. For example,<br /> lowering the (26)_________ of the voice may mean the end of a sentence, a sharp intake of breath may signal<br /> the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman’s eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a<br /> debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When (27)_______ visual signals are not possible, more formal<br /> signals may be needed.<br /> A. communication<br /> B. conversation<br /> C. exchange<br /> D. interchange<br /> Question 23.<br /> A. announcer<br /> B. messenger<br /> C. receiver<br /> D. collector<br /> Question 24.<br /> A. informal<br /> B. verbal<br /> C. non-verbal<br /> D. formal<br /> Question 25.<br /> A. pitch<br /> B. tune<br /> C. melody<br /> D. harmony<br /> Question 26.<br /> A. these<br /> B. those<br /> C. many<br /> D. this<br /> Question 27.<br /> Page 2 / 6 - Code 124<br /> <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.<br /> Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being<br /> corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the<br /> difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the<br /> necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn all the other<br /> things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own<br /> performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never<br /> give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act<br /> as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he<br /> was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the<br /> help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a<br /> good way of saying or doing this or not.<br /> If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.<br /> Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be<br /> to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense<br /> of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons<br /> must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.<br /> Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school<br /> teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the<br /> rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and<br /> teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the<br /> world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.<br /> Question 28. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?<br /> A. By listening to explanations from skilled people<br /> B. By making mistakes and having them corrected<br /> C. By asking a great many questions<br /> D. By copying what other people do<br /> Question 29. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are________.<br /> A. not really important skills<br /> C. more important than other skills<br /> B. basically different from learning adult skills<br /> D. basically the same as learning other skills<br /> Question 30. The word “those” in the first paragraph refers to _______.<br /> A. things<br /> B. skills<br /> C. performances<br /> <br /> D. changes<br /> <br /> Question 31. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?<br /> A. They encourage children to copy from one another<br /> B. They point out children’s mistakes to them<br /> C. They allow children to mark their own work<br /> D. They give children correct answers<br /> Question 32. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be<br /> estimated by__________.<br /> A. teachers<br /> C. the children themselves<br /> B. parents<br /> D. educated persons<br /> Question 33. The word “complicated” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.<br /> A. competitive<br /> B. comfortable<br /> C. complex<br /> D. compliment<br /> Page 3 / 6 - Code 124<br /> <br /> Question 34. The word “essential” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.<br /> A. imperative<br /> C. necessarily<br /> B. dramatic<br /> D. important<br /> Question 35. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are_________.<br /> A. unable to use basic skills<br /> C. unable to think for themselves<br /> B. too critical of themselves<br /> D. too independent of others<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.<br /> Very few people, groups, or governments oppose globalization in its entirety. Instead, critics of<br /> globalization believe aspects of the way globalization operates should be changed. The debate over<br /> globalization is about what the best rules are for governing the global economy so that its advantages can<br /> grow while its problems can be solved.<br /> On one side of this debate are those who stress the benefits of removing barriers to international<br /> trade and investment, allowing capital to be allocated more efficiently and giving consumers greater freedom<br /> of choice. With free-market globalization, investment funds can move unimpeded from the rich countries to<br /> the developing countries. Consumers can benefit from cheaper products because reduced taxes make goods<br /> produced at low cost from faraway places cheaper to buy. Producers of goods gain by selling to a wider<br /> market. More competition keeps sellers on their toes and allows ideas and new technology to spread and<br /> benefit others.<br /> On the other side of the debate are critics who see neo-liberal policies as producing greater poverty,<br /> inequality, social conflict, cultural destruction, and environmental damage. They say that the most developed<br /> nations – the United States, Germany, and Japan – succeeded not because of free trade but because of<br /> protectionism and subsidies. They argue that the more recently successful economies of South Korea, Taiwan,<br /> and China all had strong state-led development strategies that did not follow neo-liberalism. These critics<br /> think that government encouragement of “infant industries” – that is, industries that are just beginning to<br /> develop – enables a country to become internationally competitive.<br /> Furthermore, those who criticize the Washington Consensus suggest that the inflow and outflow of<br /> money from speculative investors must be limited to prevent bubbles. These bubbles are characterized by the<br /> rapid inflow of foreign funds that bid up domestic stock markets and property values. When the economy<br /> cannot sustain such expectation, the bubbles burst as investors panic and pull their money out of the country.<br /> Protests by what is called the anti-globalization movement are seldom directed against<br /> globalization itself but rather against abuses that harm the rights of workers and the environment. The<br /> question raised by nongovernmental organizations and protesters at WTO and IMF gatherings is whether<br /> globalization will result in a rise of living standards or a race to the bottom as competition takes the form of<br /> lowering living standards and undermining environmental regulations.<br /> One of the key problems of the 21st century will be determining to what extent markets should be<br /> regulated to promote fair competition, honest dealing, and fair distribution of public goods on a global scale.<br /> Question 36. Supporters of free-market globalization point out that<br /> A. investment will be allocated only to rich countries<br /> B. taxes that are paid on goods will be increased<br /> C. there will be less competition among producers<br /> D. consumers can benefit from cheaper products<br /> Question 37. The word “allocated” in the passage mostly means<br /> A. distributed<br /> B. solved<br /> C. removed<br /> <br /> D. offered<br /> <br /> Page 4 / 6 - Code 124<br /> <br /> Question 38. The phrase “keeps sellers on their toes” in the passage mostly means<br /> A. prevents sellers from selling new products<br /> B. forces sellers to go bare-footed<br /> C. makes sellers responsive to any changes<br /> D. allows sellers to stand on their own feet<br /> Question 39. According to critics of globalization, several developed countries have become rich because of<br /> A. their help to developing countries<br /> B. their neo-liberal policies<br /> C. their protectionism and subsidies<br /> D. their prevention of bubbles<br /> Question 40. The word “undermining” in the passage mostly means<br /> A. making less effective<br /> B. obeying<br /> C. observing<br /> D. making more effective<br /> Question 41. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?<br /> A. Critics believe the way globalization operates should be changed.<br /> B. The anti-globalization movement was set up to end globalization.<br /> C. Hardly anyone disapproves of globalization in its entirety.<br /> D. Some Asian countries had strong state-led economic strategies.<br /> Question 42. The debate over globalization is about how<br /> A. to spread ideas and strategies for globalization<br /> B. to govern the global economy for<br /> C. to use neo-liberal policies for the benefit of the rich countries<br /> D. to terminate globalization in its entirety<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part thats needs correction in<br /> each of the following question.<br /> Question 43. Neither of the passengers have realized that their plane is at risk of an terrible crash.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 44. Every member of the class was equally treated regardless of their nationality, gender and<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> finance condition.<br /> D<br /> Question 45. Though formally close neighbors, they have now been estranged from each other due to some<br /> A<br /> B<br /> unexpectedly regrettable misunderstandings.<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to<br /> each of the following questions<br /> Question 46: “What are you going to do with such a long list of books, Dane?” asked Sarah<br /> A. Sarah was curious why Dane had such a long list of books.<br /> B. Sarah could not understand why Dane was borrowing such a long list of books<br /> C.. Sarah asked Dane what he was going to do with such a long list of books.<br /> D. Sarah warned Dane not to borrow such a long list of books.<br /> Question 47: “Are you going to the cinema with us tonight, Susan?” asks her friends.<br /> A. Susan’s friend asked her whether she went to the cinema with them that night<br /> B. Susan’s friend asked her if she was going to the cinema with them that night<br /> C. Susan’s friend would like to invite her to go to the cinema with them that night<br /> D. Susan’s friend would rather her went to the cinema with them that night.<br /> Page 5 / 6 - Code 124<br /> <br />