THE EXAMINATION ( 2010-2011 ) SUBJECT : ENGLISH 12 TIME ALLOTTED : 45 MINUTES I / PHONETICS : I. Chọn từ có dấu trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết có vò trí khác với các từ còn lại: 1. A. secret B. confide C. attract D. discuss 2. A. suitable B. together C. supportive D. solution II. Chọn từ mà phần được gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại: 3. A. liked B. bothered C. swallowed D. earned 4. A. bats B. speaks C. photographs D. days 5. A. helped B. missed C. knocked D. decided III.Khoanh tròn câu trả lời đúng nhất trong số A, B, C hoặc D để điền vào chỗ trống. 6. Amanda left the job because they asked her to work on a night _________ very often. A. time B. shift C. period D. moment 7. The _________ that our family members share closely is watching films. A. concern B. interest C. pleasure D. entertainment 8. My mother ________ the responsibility for running the household. A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears 9. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 10. My mother ________ this picture for a week and she __________ it. A. has painted / doesn’t finish B. has painted / hasn’t finished C. painted / didn’t finish D. painted / hasn’t finished 11. The sun _____ the biggest planet in the solar system. A. has been B. will be C. is D. was 12. Charles is a gifted footballer, but up to now he ____well in the international matches. A. doesn’t playB. didn’t play C. hasn’t play D. wasn’t playing 13. Before I went to university, I __________ as a carpenter for about five years. A. workedB. used to work C. has worked D. had worked 14. Fortunately, I recognized him at the ___, so I left the table and stopped him on time. A. instant B. time C. shift D. distance 15. Any ______ from teachers to students’ progress will make them feel more confident. A. admiration B. support C. compliment D. respect 16. After the recent scandal, the president is expected to do the ______ thing and resign from his position. A. precious B. kindness C. decent D. formal 17. _______ marriage is believed by Asian parents and they don’t let their children A. contractual B. approval C. commercial D. proposal 18. Mr. Green …… a color television set already. A. buy B. buys C. has bought D. have bought DE: L05 19. She said to us “Don’t be late again”. A. She said to us not to be late again. B. She told us to be not late again. C. She told to us not to be late again. D. She told us not to be late again. 20. To attract someone’s attention so that we may speak to that person, we can use either verbal or _______ form of communication. A. signal B. waving C. non-verbal D. hand 21. A survey conducted among American, Chinese, and Indian to determine their attitudes toward love shows that young Asian are not as _______ as their American counterparts. A. romantic B. confiding C. beautiful D. loyal 22. The sentence Thuan said: “It has been very successful.” Can be reported as: ……. A. Thuan said: it had been very successful. B. Thuan said it had been very successful. C. Thuan said it has been very successful. D. It had been very successful, Thuan said. 23. The earth _________ round. A. be B. is C. was D. had been 24. We ________ Dorothy since last Saturday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 25. When I ________ her on the street yesterday, she _________ a rosy skirt. A. was seeing / wore B. saw / wore C. saw / was wearing D. saw / wearing 26. The farmer said, “I didn’t see her.” > The farmer said _________ her. A. he had seen B. I hadn’t seen C. she didn’t see D. he hadn’t seen 27. Lan: Your dress is so nice, Hoa. Hoa: _______ A. No, you are so kind. B. Do you like it? C. Thanks. I’ve just bought it. D. Not at all. 28. Nam: Shall we go out for lunch? Tung: ______ A: Yes, we shall B. No, we shall not. C. It’s a good idea. D. A and B are correct 29. While Mary washed up, she broke a cup. A B C D 30. Lan said that she would visit me tomorrow. A B C D 31. When the film started, I already arrived ten minutes before. A B C B IV. COMPREHENSION READING Read the following passage. Choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realized how little we actually know about the culture of that country. Books and talks about other people’s culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national character, and sometimes a lot of information they contain is untrue. In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything that they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there. Most mentioned Shakespeare, the Queen, village inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper. Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not show the real interest of ordinary British people: (They are, in fact, simply stereotype – that is, general character which people wrongly think are typical.)What are surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture. If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of other culture be! 32. If we stay a long time in a foreign country, _________ A. we will sometimes forget about culture of our own country. B. we can often learn a lot about the culture of the foreign country. C. we usually realize our own ignorance about its culture. D. we can seldom find out anything at all about its culture. 33. It is hard to learn about a country’s culture from books because such books ______ A. concentrate on the dangers of the foreign culture. B. exaggerate national character. C. take no notice of culture difference. D. contain little information about future. 34. When asked about their own culture, many British people __________ A. argued they knew little about British culture. B. said they themselves were not typical of British people. C. gave incorrect answers. D. were surprised by the question asked. 35. It is easy to ___________ A. know a lot about your own country’s culture. B. know the culture of other countries. C. give exact information about your own country. D. describe stereotype of your country V. Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời câu hỏi: Men (36) lazy in the home, according to an official survey published today. They have about six hours’ a week more free time than (37) , but play very little part in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, (38) the Social Trends Survey by the Central Statistical Office. Nearly three quarters of married women claimed to do all or most of the (39) , and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower. The survey showed that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per cent performing this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing equally. Only 5 per cent of men prepare the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes. But when household gadgets break down, repairs are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (40) a decade ago. We’re healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less. The average Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite destination. 36. A. are B. is C. be D. being 37. A. husbands B. wives C. girls D. housewives 38. A. according B. seeing C. because D. when 39. A. houses B. work C. problems D. housework 40. A. to B. with C. than D. for . THE EXAMINATION ( 201 0-2 011 ) SUBJECT : ENGLISH 12 TIME ALLOTTED : 45 MINUTES I / PHONETICS : I. Chọn từ có dấu trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết có vò trí khác với các từ còn lại: 1. A of the (3 9) , and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower. The survey showed that washing and ironing was the. published today. They have about six hours’ a week more free time than (3 7) , but play very little part in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, (3 8) the Social Trends Survey by the Central Statistical