1 ĐỀ ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP SỐ 4 ENGLISH 12 I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. sound b. compound c. account d. touch 2. a. dresses b. tips c. notebooks d. laughs 3. a. commented b. regarded c. remembered d. collected 4. a. desire b. noisy c. present d. sent 5. a. dust b. must c. useful d. cut II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 6. They ______ a visit to London last summer. a. made b. paid c. got d. did 7. Cars ______ fumes which are poisonous. a. breathe b. exhaust c. evolve d. vomit 8. Waste from factories pours into rivers and ______ them. a. pollutes b. cleans c. erase d. washes 2 9. You are a bit______. I think you should do more exercise and go on a diet. a. overnight b. overdose c. overcome d. overweight 10. She loves to play volleyball. a. is keen on playing b. is fed up with playing c. is afraid of playing d. is getting bored with playing 11. English provides you with ready ______ to higher promotion. a. access b. way c. device d. means 12. English does not ______ to those who use it. a. owe b. own c. belong d. possess 13. Outdoor ______ are good for children and teenagers. a. acts b. actions c. activities d. active 14. Birth control is the ______ of the number of children born. a. limit b. limitation c. limited d. limiting 15. The invention of automobile has created a demand for petrol ______ a. consume b. consumers c. consuming d. consumption 16. What is your purpose ______ writing this letter? a. in b. of c. on d. for 17. Is your hat similar ______ mine? a. to b. in c. with d. for 18. Lan failed to gave satisfactory reasons ______ her absence ______ the meeting yesterday. a. for / at b. for / from c. of / at d. for / in 19. He makes ______ money by raising chicken. a. a b. an c. the d. no article 3 20. Obesity is one of ______ fastest growing illness in the world nowadays. a. a b. an c. the d. no article III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE: A. Choose the best word, phrase, or sentence. 21. I have not written any letters home since I ______ here. a. come b. came c. had come d. will come 22. I forget ______ you. Jane has got married to Peter. a. to tell b. tell c. told d. telling 23. The prisoner did not succeed ______ the cell. a. on escape off b. from escaping out c. at escaped from d. in escaping from 24. I'd rather you ______ so late. a. not be b. were not c. are not d. be not 25. She got up late and missed the bus. a. If she had not got up late, she would not have missed the bus. b. If she has not got up late, she would not have missed the bus. c. If she did not got up late, she will not have missed the bus. d. If she did not got up late, she would not miss the bus. 26. I don't have enough time. If I ______ more time, I ______ to see you. a. have / will come b. had /would come c. have had / will have come d. had had / would have come 27. The operation made John feel ______ than he expected. a. more weak b. as more weak c. weaker d. the most weaker 28. The teacher told his students ______ a. to stop laughing b. stop to laugh c. stopping to laughing d. to stop laugh 4 29. It is a great fun ______ holiday summer by the sea. a. spend b. to spend c. spent d. spending 30. They found it impossible ______ their problems. a. solve b. to solve c. solved d. solving B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct. 31. Smoking cause millions of early deaths in the world every year. 32. Carbon dioxide lets sunlight entering the Earth's atmosphere and heat the Earth. 33. It is the most excited film I have ever seen. 34. My sister and I do not study at the same school. That is the reason for why my father has bought two bicycles. 35. It was so a difficult mathematic puzzle that we could not do it. IV. READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Pollution can take two major forms: local pollution and global pollution. In the past, only local pollution was thought to be a problem. For example, coal burning produces smoke, which in sufficient concentrations can be a health hazard. One slogan, taught in schools, was "The solution to pollution is dilution." The theory was that sufficiently diluted pollution could cause no damage. In recent decades, awareness has been rising that some forms of pollution pose a global problem. Human activity, primarily nuclear testing, has significantly raised the levels of background radiation, which leads to human health problems, all over the 'world. Awareness of both 'kinds of pollution, among other things, has led to the environmental movement, which seeks to limit the human impact on the environment 36. How many main forms of pollution are there? 5 a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 37. In the past, people thought there ______ a. was no pollution b. was only local pollution c. was only global pollution d. were local pollution and global pollution 38. Coal burning ______ a. Does no harm b. Is taught in schools c. Is dilution d. Is local pollution 39. Nuclear testing ______ a. Causes no damage b. Causes global pollution c. Is not dangerous d. Has no effect on human health 40. ______ has led to the environmental movement. a. Radiation b. Awareness of both kinds of pollution c. Nuclear testing d. Local pollution B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Most sport today is the work of skilled professionals. Football, or (41) ______ , is an example of a (42) ______ game. The game of football was first (43) ______ in Britain and then spread (44) ______ other countries. Now all countries hope to (45) ______ for the World Cup. However, there are still plenty of amateur football (46) ______ in Britain. They enjoy (47) ______ the game (48) ______ Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Amateur clubs can compete against the professional (49) ______ in the English Football Association Cup (50) ______ 6 41. a. basket ball b. skiing c. golf d. soccer 42. a. profession b. professional c. professionally d. professor 43. a. occurred b. taken c. played d. seen 44. a. to b. in c. out d. from 45. a. win b. lose c. compete d. share 46. a. makers b. players c. workers d. keepers 47. a. play b. to play c. played d. playing 48. a. in b. at c. about d. on 49. a. one b. ones c. the one d. the ones 50. a. compete b. competitor c. competitive d. competition . 1 ĐỀ ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP SỐ 4 ENGLISH 12 I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced. Football, or (41 ) ______ , is an example of a (42 ) ______ game. The game of football was first (43 ) ______ in Britain and then spread (44 ) ______ other countries. Now all countries hope to (45 ) ______. 6 41 . a. basket ball b. skiing c. golf d. soccer 42 . a. profession b. professional c. professionally d. professor 43 . a. occurred b. taken c. played d. seen 44 . a. to b. in c. out d. from 45 .