Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 trường THPT Đồng Đậu, Vĩnh Phúc năm 2015 - 2016 (Lần 1)

SECTION A 8 points Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following qu

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

VĨNH PHÚC

THPT ĐỒNG ĐẬU

KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT LẦN I NĂM 2015

Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Mã đề thi 356

-A SECTION A (8 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three

in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.

Question 4: A difference B important C impressive D attractive

Question 5: A solidarity B organization C consideration D determination

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 6: When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need

assistance

Question 7: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home

A work together B give a hand C take hand D shake hands Question 8: Professor Berg was obliged to delete his project after his son had died

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 9: Most children enjoy _ with their parents and siblings

Question 10: -You look great in this new dress -

C I am glad you like it D Do not say anything about it

Question 11: Yesterday I met your brother, had taken us to the Headquarters of the United

Nations in New York before

Question 12: If I were you, I would advise her the new teaching method

Question 13: Pat: "Would you like something to eat?"

Kathy: " I'm not hungry now."

A Yes, I would B No, no problem C No, thanks D Yes, it is Question 14: By far, the most important Vietnamese _is Tet (The Lunar New Year)

Question 15: At this moment, the teams _ the game among themselves

Question 16: It’s very kind _ you to help me with the homework

Question 17: My parents first _ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.

Question 18: Mary in London for 15 years

Question 19: Mrs White, taught me English 5 years ago, is a good teacher

Question 20: Allison was first person to arrive at the party

Question 21: Phil is person we know

Question 22: Nobody is than Miss Snow

Question 23: The Vietnamese participants always take part sports events with great enthusiasm

Question 24: John cannot make a _ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house

and a car

Question 25: Sometimes she does not agree her husband about child rearing but they soon find the

solutions

Question 26: his serious disease, he tried to finish writing his novel.

Question 27: It is not easy a well-paid job

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

in each of the following questions.

Question 28: I used to getting up late when I was small

Question 29: Although Nam worked very hard, but he didn’t pass the final exam

Question 30: The computer game has been playing by many children since it appeared

Question 31: John congratulated us to our excellent results although we didn’t know

each other very well

D

Question 32: I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Our family has got many books All the …(33)……… of our family buy books and read them

My mother says that books help us in self-education In ancient times, books ……(34)…… written by hand It was difficult to write a book …(35)……… a pen Then printing came into our life Printing played an important ……(36)… in the development of literature and culture Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats But it is difficult to buy all books …(37)……… we want to read That’s why we get books in public libraries There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(38)… them I think that books can help us Last year I read a very interesting book “ An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser

This novel was …(39)…… at the beginning of the 20th century The novel ……(40)…… The tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta ……(41)…… name It is a sad story This novel was written many years ago, but it is …(42)……… nowadays Books must be our friends during our life

Question 35: A in B by C with D at

Question 39: A published B presented C opened D constructed

Question 40: A writes B prescribes C describes D mentions

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the comet answer to each of the questions.

It is difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail

to produce a second Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires

an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions The process begins when a representative of

a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band The signing of this recording contract is a slow process A company will send a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle its recordings

Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the Publicity and

Promotions department take over This department decides whether or not to mass produce and market the band’s album Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group

Question 43: Which of the following statements best express the main idea of the passage?

A Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second album

B It is important for a band to have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company works

C Making personal connections will help the band in the final decisions about the promotion of their album

D The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience

Question 44: As used in paragraph 1, the word “release” is closest in meaning to ……….

Question 45: The phrase “an intricate” in paragraph 1 could best be replaces by……

Question 46: According to the passage, the initial contact between a band and a recording company is made by…………

C and (A&R) representative D the Publicity and Promotions department

Question 47: The word it in paragraph 1 refers to ………

A luck and patience B surviving in the music industry

C producing a first album D negotiating a contract

Question 48: As used in paragraph 2, the phrase ‘takes over’ is closest in meaning to …….

Question 49: The author mentions that a band’s success is dependent on all of the following factors EXCEPT…………

A having patience

B making personal contacts with people in the company

C understanding how a record company functions

D playing music that sounds like music of famous bands

Question 50: According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department……….

A has the final decision in producing an album

B handles the recording arrangements for the band

C sends representatives to look for new talent

D visits bars and night clubs

Question 51: The author uses the phrase “ losing their voice” in paragraph 2 to illustrate that they …….

A are forbidden to speak B are unable to visit

C have no representation D are too shy to express their desires

Question 52: It can be inferred from the passage that ………

A the music industry is full of opportunities for young bands

B the (A&R) department has a very large staff

C most bands do not fully understand how record companies operate

D the cost of recording an album id very expensive

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the comet answer to each of the questions.

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes, which

ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children

However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very

supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him

a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive

him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions

if he is unwilling.

Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful

musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy

Question 53: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ………

A push their child into trying too much B help their child to become a genius

C make their child become a musician D neglect their child’s education

Question 54: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ………

A force their children into achieving success B themselves have been very successful

C understand and help their children sensibly D arrange private lessons for their children

Question 55: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?

A Successful musician B Unrealistic parents

Question 56: Michael Collins is fortunate because ……….

A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich

C his mother knows little about music D his parents help him in a sensible way

Question 57: The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means ………

Question 58: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he …………

A has won a lot of piano competitions B cannot learn much from them

C has become a good musician D is afraid to disappoint them

Question 59: The word “They” in the passage refers to …………

Question 60: All of the following people are musicians EXECPT …………

Question 61: The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means ………

A getting ready to do something B eager to do something

C not object to doing anything D not wanting to do something

Question 62: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ……….

A successful parents always have intelligent children

B successful parents often have unsuccessful children

C parents should let the child develop in the way he/ she wants

D parents should spend more money on the child’s education

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 63: "Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight "

Question 64: Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest

B SECTION B ( 2 points)

I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Question 1: We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money

If we

Question 2: I’m sorry I sold your bike yesterday

I apologise

Question 3: The plumber repaired the leak this morning

The leak

Question 4: Peter spent three hours repainting his house

It took

Question 5: The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors

The boys like

II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your hobby Write your paragraph on your

answer sheet.

The following prompts might be helpful to you

- what is your hobby

- when and where you do it

- why you like it

Đáp án

1 C

2 D

3 C

4 A

5 A

6 C

7 A

8 C

9 C

10 C

11 D

12 D

13 C

14 B

15 C

16 C

17 D

18 B

19 A

20 B

21 D

22 C

23 A

24 B

25 C

26 D

27 A

28 B

29 C

30 B

31 A

32 B

33 A

34 B

35 C

36 D

37 B

38 D

39 A

40 C

41 B

42 C

43 B

44 A

45 D

46 A

47 B

48 A

49 D

50 A

51 C

52 C

53 A

54 C

55 D

56 D

57 B

58 D

59 D

60 D

61 D

62 C

63 B

64 A

Đáp án phần tự luận

I Viết lại câu

1 if we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday

2 I apologise for selling your bike yesterday

4 It took Peter three hours to repaint his house

5.The boys like playing soccer to staying indoors

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