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Trang 1ĐỀ LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 21 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 - Thời gian làm bài 60 phút
I PHONETICS
1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
cheque
would
transaction
2 Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest
cover
mother
prepare
fortunate
II VOCABULARY
1 Choose the best answer
1 The person who writers symphonies or concertos is a _
playwright
2 We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n _
3 The police are _ an incident which took place this afternoon
a inspecting b searching c looking out d investigating
4 Someone wants you to _ a good hotel
5 She used to _ her living by working as a typist
support
6 My brother is intelligent but he _ common sense
wants
7 We'll play tennis and _ we'll have lunch a after b then c so d immediately
8 The Blacks live in the house _ the green doors
Trang 2a have b with c which d where
9 It never _ my mind he will lie to me
10 Please ring to make an early _ at the dentist
appointment
2 Read the passage and choose the best answer
An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt Last year, for example, about one and a half million (1 _ visited Egypt The (2 _ of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3 _ is El Qahira (Cairo., a busy city of just under nine million people Although the (4 _ is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (5 _ from October to March is not too high The most (6 _ sights are pyramids at Giza However, it is also
pleasant to (7 _ Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (8. _ as possible in the time available A (9 _ to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (10 _ there from Cairo
passengers
population
capital
position
temperature
asked
looking
entertainment
III GRAMMAR Choose the best answer
1 Tuberculosis _ an infectious disease
2 Pasteur _ in the 19th century
a was living b lived c had lived d has lived
3 Since 1980, scientists the world over _ a lot of things to fight against AIDS
done
4 At present, they _ with the medicines to cure this terrible disease
a have experimented b are going to experiment c are experimenting d have been experimenting
5 Many people _ of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination was invented
in the 19th century
a have died b had died c would die d were dying
6 Our government _ a system of private schools in a near future
Trang 3 a was developing b has developed c would develop d is going to develop
7 The doctor said that his appetite _ him restore his health quickly
helping
8 Now my sister _ a bicycle of her own
9 A football team _ chiefly of 12 players
comprises
10 This is the first time I _ here
11 Last week, my professor promised that he _ today
coming
12 My girl friend arrived after I _ for her about half an hour
a was waiting b had been waiting c have been waiting d have waited
13 Did she say she _ him tomorrow?
a has visited b will visit c would visit d is going to visit
14 _ to rain before you woke up this morning?
a Did it begin b Has it begun c Had it begun d Would it begin
15 My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she _ one before
a had never seen b has never seen c never sees d never had seen
16 I _ in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai
a have been living b have lived c had lived d had been living
17 There are many ways _ to Rome
a is leading b are leading c leading d led
18 I just want to know what you _ at this time tomorrow afternoon
a are going to do b will be doing c are doing d do
19 I am reading this novel By the time you come back from work I _
a shall finish b will finish c shall have finished d have finished
20 Tarkiss worked hard so that he _ himself
a can support b could support c is able to support d may support
IV USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
1 Our new television (A came with a (B ninety-days warranty (C on all electrical (D components
2 It is (A difficult to get used (B to sleep in a tent after (C having a soft, comfortable bed (D to lie on
3 The director felt (A badly about (B not giving Mary the position (C that she (D had sought with his company
4 Tom and Mark hope (A go skiing (B in the mountains this weekend (C if the weather (D permits
Trang 45 (A The political candidate talked as if she (B has already (C been elected (D to the presidency
6 (A They wanted him (B understand that they wanted (C some milk and (D sandwiches
7 (A Even though she (B looks very young, she is twice (C older than my (D twenty-year-old sister
8 (A Despite his (B smiling face, the (C second-place contestant is (D more sadder than the winner
9 I do not believe that I (A have ever seen as many expensive cars (B than (C were in (D that shopping center
10 (A The members of the orchestra (B had to arrived an hour (C prior to (D the
performance for a short rehearsal
V READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY AND THEN CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS Galileo Galileo was born in 1564 in the city of Pisa, Italy About twenty years later he attended the University of Pisa At first he wanted to become a doctor, but while he was there he became interested in science and decided to become a scientist In 1592, a year after his father's death, the University of Padua invited him to be a professor of mathematics He stayed there for 19 years, where he became interested in the stars He made an instrument which made far-away things look larger and easier to examine This was called the telescope When he was studying the stars, he discovered that the "stars" which moved were not really stars, but worlds like the earth He proved the Copernicus was right; the earth and the planets indeed moved around the sun
1 Galileo attended the University of Pisa in _
2 Galileo's father died _
he was studying the stars
3 He made the telescope because he wanted _
a to become a good professor of mathematics b to prove that Copernicus was right
c to discover some new planets d to study the stars
4 The telescope helped him _
a to examine far-away things easily b to look everything around him early
5 Which of the following statements is not true?
a Galileo was interested in the stars
b Galileo made an instrument to study the stars
c Galileo proved that the earth and the planets moved around the sun
d Galileo discovered that the stars which moved were not really stars
VI STRUCTURES
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
1 Somebody cleans the room every day
a The room every day is cleaned b The room is every day cleaned
c The room is cleaned every day d The room is cleaned by somebody every day
2 They cancelled all flights because of fog
a All flights because of fog were cancelled
b All flights were cancelled because of fog
c All flights were because of fog cancelled
d All flights were cancelled by them because of fog
3 People don't use this road very often
Trang 5 a This road is not used very often b Not very often this road is not used
c This road very often is not used d This road not very often is used
4 Somebody accused me of stealing money
a I was accused by somebody of stealing money b I was accused of stealing money
c I was accused of stealing money by somebody d I was accused stealing
money
5 How do people learn languages?
a How are languages learned? b How are languages learned
by people?
c How languages are learned? d Languages are learned how?
ANSWER KEY 21
I 1
1.a 3.d 5.a 7.d 9.a 2.c 4.c 6.d 8.b 10.b
2
1.b 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.b
II
1
1.a 3.d 5.b 7.b 9.a 2.c 4.c 6.b 8.b 10.d
2
1.c 3.d 5.d 7.d 9.b 2.d 4.b 6.a 8.c 10.a
III
1.d 5.b 9.b 13.c 17.c 2.b 6.d 10.b 14.c 18.b 3.a 7.c 11 a 15 a 19.c 4.c 8.c 12.b 16.d 20.b
IV
1.b 3.a 5.b 7.c 9.b 2.b 4.a 6.b 8.d 10.b
V
1.b 2.a 3.d 4.a 5.c
VI
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.a