Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Thưviệnđềthi thửlớnnhấtViệt Nam Grade12 THEFIRSTSEMESTEREXAMINATION ĐỀ 1 Pickoutthewordwhoseunderlined partis[.]
Thưviệnđềthi thửlớnnhấtViệt Nam ĐỀ Pickoutthewordwhoseunderlined partis pronounceddifferently fromthatoftheothers A.any B.daddy C.cat D.chat A.talked B.passed C.called D.washed A.come B.something C.comb D.grow Choosethewordthathasthestressdifferentlyfromthatoftheotherwords A.company B.official C.Australia A.knowledge B.bracket C.although A.hopelessness B.athletics C.resident D.encounter D.neighbor D.tolerance Choosethebest answertocompletethe blankineachofthe followingsentences Thisroom sinceIwasborn A hasbeenpainted B.waspainted C.painted D.haspainted What you_ _if you abillionaire?–Iwouldtakeatripintospace A will/do /are B.would/do/were C.can/do/was D.shall/do /are HaveyouseentheTitanic yet?_No,Ihaven‟t.I itnextSaturday A would see B.willsee C.amgoingtosee D.see 10 After dinner,IoftenwatchTV A ate B.eat C.eaten D.eating 11 Tomsaidthathe_ hismotorbikethe daybefore A hadlost B.lost C.haslost D.lose 12 Doyoubelieve God? A at B.of C.about D.in 13 Airandwaterarenecessary_ us A of B.for C.with D.to 14 Thebeautifulwomanhasabusy_ life A society B.socialize C.social D.socializing 15 Englishhasbecomethemainlanguageof A communication B.communicate C.communicant D.communicative 16 Doyouthinkdoingthe household choresisthe of thewomenonly? A responsibly B.responsible C.responsibility D.responsive 17 Hedidsomeoddjobsathome A disappointment B.disappointedly C.disappointed D.disappoint 18 “Ihaveboughtyou atoy.Happybirthdayto you!”–“ ” A Whatalovelytoy!Thanks B.Haveaniceday! C.Thesametoyou! D.Whatapity! 19 “Yourhairstyleis terrific,Cindy”–“ ” A It‟snice B.You‟rewelcome C.Notatall D.Thanks,Peter 20 Whenstudentsfinishthesecondaryeducation,theyhaveto takea(n) calledGCSE A check B.examination C.interview D.test 21 Ispokeveryslowly hedidn‟tunderstandEnglishverywell A to B.sothat C.because D.so 22 Whenbeinginterviewed,youshouldconcentrateonwhattheinterviewerissayingoraskingyou A berelated to B.express interestin C.beinterestedin D.payattentionto 23 “I‟mgoingawaytomorrow,mother.”_Leotoldhismotherthat awaythe_ A hewasgoing/followingday C.Iwas going/dayafter B I‟mgoing/dayafter D.he‟sgoing/followingday Grade12 THEFIRSTSEMESTEREXAMINATION 24 “Itwasniceofyou togivemethepresent Thankyou”BensaidtoMary _BenthankedMary_ thepresent A ofgivinghim C.forgivinghim B ithadbeennice ofhertogivehim D.thatshe hadbeen nicetogivehim 25 Shakespearewrote“ RomeoandJuliet”in1605 A “RomeoandJuliet”werewrittenbyShakespearein1605 B “RomeoandJuliet” waswrittenbyShakespearein1605 C “RomeoandJuliet”waswrittenin1605byShakespeare D “RomeoandJuliet” werewrittenin1605byShakespeare 26 Thehurricanehastotallydestroyedthevillages._Thevillages bythehurricane A havebeentotallydestroyed C.havetotallybeendestroyed B hasbeentotallydestroyed D.hastotallybeen destroyed 27 Ifyoudon‟tworkmuchharder,youwon‟tpasstheexam _Unlessyou muchharder,you theexam A work/ willpass B.don‟twork/willpass C.don‟twork/won‟tpass D.work/won‟tpass 28 Mysisterisoftensickbecauseshedoesn‟tdophysicalexercise A Ifmysisterdoesphysicalexercise,shewon‟toftenbesick B Ifmysisterisn‟tphysicalexercise,shedoessick C Ifmysisterdidphysicalexercise,shewouldn‟toftenbesick D Ifmysisterwasn‟tphysicalexercise,shewoulddo sick 29 Theriverfrom we getour water- supplyisnearlyempty A whose B.that C.where D.which 30 Myfatherwantstospeaktoyou.You methimyesterday _Myfather _youmetyesterday,wantstospeaktoyou A whose B.whom C.whom D.that 31 Inspiteofhispoorness,heishonest A Althoughheis poor, heishonest C.Despite heispoor,heishonest B Althoughheispoor,butheishonest D.Inspite of heispoor,heishonest 32 Heonlyacceptedthejob thehighsalary A though B.because C.becauseof D.inspite of 33 Didyouread novelIlentyou last week? A ф/ in B.a/ф C.ф/on D.the/ф 34 richshouldhelp poorand disabled A a/a/a B.the/the /the C.ф/ф/ ф D.the /the /ф 35 ThemanwhoisspeakingtoJohn is mybrother A ThemanspoketoJohnis mybrother C.The manspokentoJohnis mybrother B.The manisspeaking toJohnismybrother D.ThemanspeakingtoJohnis mybrother 36 HereadTheOldManandTheSea,anovel byErnestHemingway A written B.writing C.which written D.thatwrote Choosetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrection 37 I oftenlisten musicwhenI havefree time.A B C D 38 Wespent a weekto preparingforour concert.A B C D 39 Thephonerungwhile Iwas washingthedishes.A B C D 40 The moreI livewithhim,the mostIlove him.A B C D Readthe passagebelow andchoosethebest answer(A,B,CorD )toeachquestion The habits of those who constantly play video games are very important to people working invideo-game industry If video games are going to one of the most attractive features of future interactivesystems,itisessentialforproducerstoknowwhattypesofgamestomake,howbesttopresentsuchgames on interactive video, and how to ensure that such games maintain their fascination for people.Aboveall,itisvitalto buildupdetailedprofilesofpeoplewhoareaddictedtovideogames Untilrecently,thechiefmarketforvideogameshasbeenboysagedeighttofifteen.Thefascination for interactive video games is seen in its purest form in this group Video games appeal tosome deep instinct in boys who find it impossible to tear themselves from them Schoolwork is ignored,health is damaged and even eating habits are affected Girls of the same age, however, are entirelydifferent, demonstrating far greater freedom from the hold of video games Quite simply, they can takevideogamesintheir strike,beingable toplaythemwhentheywant andthenleave themalone 41 Producers ofvideogamesarekeenon A findingthebest waysof continuingto attractpeople B developingcomputertechniques in makingsuchgames C learning aboutdrugtowhichpeopleareaddicted D designingways 42 Thepeople whoaremostattractedtovideo gamesare _ A youngadultwomen B boysfromeighttofifteenyearsold C girlsbetweeneightandfifteen D supermarketassistants 43 havedifferentattitudetowardsplayingvideogames A Adultmenand women B Boysandgirls fromeighttofifteen C Girlsandboysaboveeight D Girlsandboys beloweight 44 Theaddictiontovideo gamescanbesopowerfulthatitcan A separate boysfromgirls B makepeoplerelaxing C destroypeople‟sinstincts D makepeoplephysicallyill 45 Compared withboysofthesameage,girlsare A moreintelligentthanboys B moreaddictedto videogames C moreconcentratedonvideogames D lessaffectedbyvideogames Choosethewordorphrase(A,B,Cor D) thatbestfitsthe blankspaceinthefollowingpassage Speech is one ofthe most important waysofcommunicating.Itconsists off a r m o r e t h a n j u s t (46) noises.Totalkorto(47) byotherpeople,wehavetomasteralanguage,thatis,w e h a v e t o u s e c o m b i n a t i o n s o f soundthat(48) fora p a r t i c u l a r o b j e c t o r i d e a Communication(49) impossibleifeveryone(50) _uptheirownlanguage 46 A.makes B.make C.to make D.making 47 A.understanding B.understand C.beunderstood D.beunderstandable 48 A.tostand B.stand C.stands D.standing 49 50 A.is A.made B.willbe B.makes C.wouldbe C.make D.was D.will make THEEND -ĐỀ Pickoutthewordwhoseunderlined partispronounceddifferently fromthatoftheothers A.prepared B.called C.expressed D.employed A.should B young C.couple D.rough A.possible B.company C.job D.responsible Choosethewordthathasthestressdifferentlyfromthatoftheotherwords A.experience B.concentrate C.enthusiasm A.interview B.interviewee C.interviewer D.certificate D.industry Choosethebest answertocompletetheblankineachofthe followingsentences InVietnam,applicationformsfortheNationalEntranceExaminations mustbe before thedeadline,ofteninApril A issued B.signed C.filed D.submitted PointswillbeaddedtotheEntranceExaminationscoresforthosewhoholdanexcellenthighschool _ A certificate B.diploma C.qualification D.degree Theworld a better place if we had known a hundred years ago what we know about theearth‟senvironment A should be B.might be C.was D.willbe Ifthelecturerlastnight Dr.Mason,Iwouldhavelistenedcarefully A were B.would be C.was D.hadbeen 10 I TomwithmeifIhadknownyouandhedidn‟tgetalongwellwitheachother A won‟tbring B.wouldn‟thavebroughtC.Didn‟tbring D.hadn‟tbrought 11 Remember tobringwithyouyourschoolcertificateandlettersof from your teachers oryourpreviousemployerswhenyoucometotheinterview A assignment B.invitation C.recommendation D.advertisement 12 Itwasn‟tanawfulexperience.Itwastheworstthing haseverhappenedto me A which B.that C.what D why 13 Theparty_ wewentto lastnightwasnotveryenjoyable A which B.when C.where D.what 14 Attheend of thismonth,scientistsattheinstitutewillconducttheir AIDSresearch,theresultsof will bepublishedwithin6 months A which B.whom C.that D.it 15 HereadTheOldMan andTheSea,anovel byErnestHemingway A written B.writing C.which wrote D.thatwritten 16 Lienpassed theoraltest, pleasedherparents A that B.which C.what D.it 17 Thispresentwillbegivento cananswerthelastquestion A whomever B.whoever C.whom D.who 18 Heoftengives mealotofadvice, mostof areveryuseful A them B.whom C.that D.which 19 Thesenewlawshavelaidlegalgroundsfor_ inefficient co-operatives A dissolving B.analyzing Cdividing D.disarming 20 Withthestrong of our party and Government to DoiMoi, we believe that we will build abetterlifeforourpeople A promise B.commitment C.investment D.reaffirm 21 itisinthespringnow,theflowersoutsidearen‟tblooming A While B.Although C.Whereas D.However 22 Ididn‟tunderstanda word,Ikeptsmiling A Whereas B.However C.Eventhough D.Nevertheless 23 Ilikespending myholidays inthe mountains, mywifeprefers the seaside A though B.whereas C.despite D.inspite of 24 hewasn‟tfeelingverywell,Alexwasdeterminedtotakepartintheracing A Despite thefactthat B.Despite thefactit C.Despite D.Inspite of 25 Whenwegothome,dinner ,sowehadadrinkfirst A waspreparing B.hadbeenprepared C.wasbeingprepared D.wasprepared 26 Since1980,scientistsintheworld alotofthingstofightAIDS A havedone B.aredoing C.did D.haddone 27 Linda _heridentitycardagain.This isthesecondtime this A lost/happened B.haslost/has happenedC haslost/happened D.lost/hashappened 28 Istartedworkingherein2000 A Ihavestartedworkingheresince2000 B Ihaven‟tworkedheresince2000 C Ihavestartedworkingheresince2000 D Ihaveworkedhere since2000 29 Thehotel_ westayedwasn‟tveryclean A where B.why C.which D.when 30 It‟susuallydifficult aplaceto parkin thecitycenter A finding B.tofind C.find D.tofinding 31 Ittook mealongtimeto wearingglasses A getusedto B.useto C.usedto D.use 32 Let‟shavethisletter byexpressmail A sends B.send C.beingsent D.sent 33 “CanIhelpyou?”_“_ ” A No,thanks.I‟mjustlooking B.No,I‟mseeing C.Yes,I‟mwatching D.Yes,I‟mthinking 34 –Willtheyget married?_Yes,definitely theirdifferences A however B.despite C.owingto D.although 35 Let‟sgotothestationtoseeher A through B.back C.off D.to 36 Hespokeconfidentlyandthatimpressed me A Thethingwhichimpressed mewasthe confidentwayhespoke B Hespokeconfidently,whichimpressedme C Theconfidentwayinwhichhespokeimpressedme D Allarecorrect 37 Ican‟trecall thatold movie, butmaybeIdidmanyyearsago A tosee B.tohave seen C.havingbeenseen D.havingseen 38 Henrywillpasshisexams anymeans.Hehasstudiedwell A by B.on C.with D.in Choosetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrection 39 Highergeneraleducationandtraininggenerallytookplaceinauniversityorcollege A B C D 40 There aretwo parallel school systems in England The first is the state school system,thatis freetoA B C allstudents,p a i d forbythestate‟ D Choosethewordorphrase(A,B,CorD)thatbestfitstheblankspaceinthefollowingpassage Wheny o u f i r s t a p p l y f o r a j o b , y o u ( ) nots u c c e e d i n g e t t i n g i t I t ‟ s a l w a y s a g o o d (42) to ask them to explain to you what prevented from beating the other candidates Don‟tcomplain about the situation, but ask them to advise you (43)_ w h a t y o u c a n d o b e t t e r n e x t t i m e Perhaps the interviewer disapproved of or disagreed with something you said Perhaps they just glancedat your application and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another candidate.Don‟tregarditasafailure,butrecognizeitasachancetolearnmore.(44) youdon‟tworrytoomucha b o u t i t a n d c o n t i n u e t o b e l i e v e i n y o u r s e l f , y o u ‟ l l ( ) findt h e c h a n c e y o u ‟ v e b e e n waitingfor.Then,yourfamilyandfriendswillbeabletocongratulateyouonyo ursuccess! 41 A.might B.would C.won‟t D.must 42 A.means B.opinion C.idea D.method 43 A.about B.of C.over D.in 44 A.Asfaras B Byfar C.Sofar D.Aslongas 45 A.intheend B.lastly C.atlast D.eventually Readthe passagebelow andchoosethebest answer(A,B,CorD )toeachquestion Highereducation,alsocalledtertiary,thirdstageorpostsecondaryeducation,isthenon-compulsory educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education,such as a high school, secondary school Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduateand postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training Colleges and universities arethe main institutions that provide tertiary institutions Tertiary education generally results in the receiptofcertificates,diplomas,oracademicdegrees Higher education includes teaching, research and social services activities ofuniversities, andwithin the realm of teaching, it includes both the undergraduate level and the graduate level Highereducationinthatcountrygenerallyinvolvesworktowardsadegreelevelorfoundationdegreequalification It is therefore very important to national economies, both as a significant industry in itsownright,andasasourceoftrainedandeducatedpersonnelfortherestoftheeconomy 46 Whatis„tertiary education‟? A PrimaryeducationB highereducation 47 Wherecanwefindtertiaryeducation? A Collegesandhighschools C.Collegesanduniversities 48 Theword„degree‟inparagraph1refersto A aunitfor measuringangles B aunitfor measuringtemperature C thequalification D alevelin ascale ofhowserioussomething is 49 How manykinds doeshighereducationhave? A One B.two C.SecondaryeducationD childreneducation B.universitiesandinstitutes D.highschoolsanduniversities C.three D.four 50 _isimportanttonational economies A Qualification B.Foundation C.Schooling D.Highereducation THEEND ĐỀ Choosethewordthatisstresseddifferently fromtherest A.hospital B.inflation C.policy A.government B.consumer C.domestic A.priority B.industry C.subsidy D.constantly D.production D.qualify Choosethewordwhoseunderlinedpartis pronounceddifferently fromthatofthe rest A.choice B.chemist C.each D.achieve A.applicant B.identity C.indicate D.chemistry Choosethebest answertocompletetheblankineachofthe followingsentences IfIfeeltooexcitedtosleep,I readingoneofourreports A willtry B try C.wouldtry D.would havetried Ifhe wellon thetrainingcourselastyear,he offeredthepromotionnow A haddone/wouldbe B.haddone/wouldhavedone C.did/wouldbe D.did/willbe Whattimewould wegetthere thesubway? A wetook B.if wetook C.unless wetake D.providedthatwe take Hetook metothecollege A heusedtostudy B.inthatheusedtostudy C.whereheusedto study D.whichheusedtostudy 10 school isveryimportantfor countryto develop A The/a B.ø/a C.The/ø D.ø/ø 11 Hehasbeen learninghardtoprepare thecomingfinalexam A for B.with C.on D.over 12 the end of the course, the students have to take an exam on four basic skills of the targetlanguage A In B.At C.On D.To 13 Theyareuniversityprofessors whospecialize thehistoryoftheRussianempire A on B.to C.in D.about 14 SecondaryeducationinHongKongislargelybased theBritisheducationsystem A on B.to C.in D.about 15 Tell metheday youwanttoleave A which B.inwhich C.that D.when 16 Ofmystudents,Bettyis theonlyone _hasfoundajob A whom B.which C.that D.whose 17 Haveyouevervisited NewYork harbor, thefamous StatueofLibertystands? A which B.where C.that D.overwhich 18 Themanandhisdogs were buried in the demolished building after the earthquake havejustbeenrescuedsafely A which B.who C.that D.whom 19 GCSEcoursesare _ in a variety of subjects which are usually decided by the studentsthemselves A spent B.taken C made D.looked 20 GCSEs are notcompulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by 14-16 yearoldstudents A specialized B.fulfilled C.applied D.Required 21 An„A-level‟inMathsora/an qualificationisnormallyrequired A equal B.same C.like D.equivalent 22 Thecontrol of hasbeen carriedout throughmeasuresrootedinmonetarism A inflate B.inflation C.inflationist D.inflator 23 Itisoftena goodideatostartwith small, easily_ goals A achievable B.achieve C.achievement D.achiever 24 Tomy ,Iwasnotofferedthejob A happiness B.dream C joy D.disappointment 25 TheEiffelTower designwasrevolutionaryat itstime,isstilla marvelousstructure A which B.that C.whose D.ofwhich 26 Manychildrenareundersuchahigh _oflearningthattheydonotfeelhappyatschool A recommendation B.interview C.pressure D.concentration 27 , hewalkedtothestation A Despitebeingtired B.Althoughtobetired C.Inspite beingtired D.Despitetired 28 Duringthe timeof economicreforms,the economyhas grown with only a few majorsetbacks A constant B.constantly C.constants D.constancy 29 The effect of the new policy is that the farmer is now working for himself, and not for thestatesake A legal B.common C.all D.overall 30 AftermorethanadecadeofDoiMoioreconomic , the Vietnamese Communistgovernmenthasachieveddiplomaticandeconomiclinkswithnumerousforeignpartners A relation B.investment C.productivity D.renovation Choosetheunderlinedwordorphraseineachsentencethat needscorrection 31 Hasthe letterswhichIwantbeen typedyet?A B C D 32 WhenGCSEsare takenin secondary school, they can oftencombinedwithotherA B C D qualifications,ordiplomas 33 If youhave already decidedon a coursethatyou would like to study at university,A B or werecommend that you take a look at the course requirementsfirst.C D 34 Theterm„economicreform‟referstopoliciesdirectingbythegovernmenttoachieve A B C improvementsineconomicefficiency D 35 Economicreformsstartedsince1986inVietnamhavehelpedmillions of people