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ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

Question 1: A Argue B Equal C Control D Formal Question 2: A Imagine B Philosopher C Contaminate D Habitat

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

Question 3: We had an interesting discussion with the problem but we didn't reach a decision A An

B With C But

D A decision

Question 4: The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended [boring]

A Bored

B The audience C Had gone D It

Question 5: Most of the people who will invite to the wedding banquet next week come from Brighton

A Most of B who C Invite D Come

A More careful

B The fewer accidents C Will

D Have

Question 7: She didn’t know where most of the people in the conference was from A Didn’t

B Where C The D Was

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from to

People began to keep animals in zoos over 3,000 years ago, when the rulers of China opened an enormous zoo called the Gardens of Intelligence In many of the early zoos, animals

(8) taught to perform for the visitors This no longer (9) and it is accepted that the purpose of zoos is for people to see animals behaving naturally

Today, most cities have a zoo or a wildlife park However, not everybody approves (10) zoos People (11) think that zoos are a good idea say they provide us with the opportunity to learn about the natural world and be close to wild animals Both of these would not be possible (12) zoos On the other hand, some people disapprove of zoos (13) they believe it is wrong to put animals in cages, and argue that in zoos which are not (14) properly, animals live in dirty conditions and eat unsuitable food

Question 8: A are B have C were D had Question 9: A appears B becomes C develops D happens Question 10: A in

C whose D whom Question 12: A instead B unless C except D without Question 13: A if

B when C because D though Question 14: A ordered B managed C decided D aimed

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

Question 15: If you have time at the end of the exam, check your answers A few

B a little C many C a few

Question 16: Governments have different conservation efforts to save endangered species

A established B increased C made D introduced

Question 17: Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and A pleasurable

B pleasurably C pleasant D pleasure

B Congratulations! C Why not?

D Let's it

Question 19: Jack: "He's in a bad mood today." ~ Anna: “ " A You can say that again!

B Yes, I do, too C You're welcome! D No, thanks

Question 20: We Emma since she went to work in New York a year ago A didn't see

B haven't seen C hadn't seen D don't see

Question 21: You take your umbrella along with you today It rain later on this afternoon A ought to / mustn't

B needn't / will C will / must D should / might

Question 22: As the winter is coming so soon in this region, it will get , especially at night A cold and cold

B the coldest and coldest C colder and colder D more and more cold

Question 23: ! There's a car coming! A Look after

B Watch out C Try out D Take after

Question 24: you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult A Unless

B Because C Although D When

Question 25: Can you the opening times on the website? A look up

C give up D fill in

Question 26: They suggested the matter to the committee A putting

B to put C put D being put

Question 27: We should organise different activities to people's awareness of the need to protect endangered animals

A increase B raise C rise D make

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35

‘The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six,' says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher 'It's the time when you are learning about the world.' Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, although she has made lots of

exceptions for keen five-year olds When she started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children's five-year-old school friends Magaret's pupils have group lessons Each group has about a dozen pupils and each lesson lasts an hour, once a fornight In

addition, each pupil has one individual lesson a week with her Parents also have to attend the classes It is important that the parents take an active interest in the lessons

From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear They not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years, and for a long time there is a big difference between their playing and reading of music Margaret says that her method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that pupils who perform particularly well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods

Question 28: When did Margaret Porter start teaching the violin? A at the age of 36

B in 1972 C in 1927

D at the age of 34

Question 29: What is the writer trying to in the text? A explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin B describe a different way of learning the violin C give advice on how to find a music teacher D explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils

Question 30 The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to A It was such an embarrassing situation that she did not know what to B The situation was too embarrassing that she did not know what to

C So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to D She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation Question 31: He didn't hurry so he missed the plane

A If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the plane B If he had hurried, he might catch the plane

C If he had hurried, he could have caught the plane D He didn't miss the plane because he hurried

Question 32: Sue lives in this house The house is opposite my house A Sue lives in this house, which is opposite mine

B Sue lives in this house which is opposite mine C Sue lives in this house, that is opposite mine D Sue lives in this house, where is opposite mine

Question 33: What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils? A They ought to find another teacher

B They will become great violinists using her method C They could try harder

D They take several years to learn to read music Question 34: Magaret's first pupils were A her children

B three-and four-year-olds C her own friends

D her children's friends

Question 35: The word "They" in the line refers to A friends

B violinists C pupils D parents

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one

Question 36: Every participant came to the conference earlier than Peter A Peter came to the conference as early as other participants

Question 37: As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful A The more older he grew, the more forgetful he became

B The older he grew, the forgetful he became

C The older he grew, the more forgetful did he become D The older he grew, the more forgetful he became

Question 38: They should pay the bill before they leave the hotel A The bill should not be paid before they leave the hotel

B The bill should be paid before they leave the hotel C They should leave the hotel before they pay the bill D They should not leave the hotel after they pay the bill Question 39: Although he is rich, he feels unhappy A He feels unhappy because of his richness B He feels unhappy, so he is rich

C In spite of being rich, he feels unhappy D He feels unhappy because he is rich

Question 40: "We didn't go to the museum last Sunday," said the pupils A The pupils said that they didn't go to the museum last Sunday

B The pupils said that they hadn't gone to the museum the previous Sunday C The pupils said that we hadn't gone to the museum the previous Sunday D The pupils said that we haven't gone to the museum the previous Sunday 2 Đề số

Error identification (from to 5)

Question 1: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote

A less B present C were D must

Question 2: Should children received early injections against diseases, they might have a lower risk of inflection in late preschool and early school age

A.received B against C lower D early

Question 3: Windsurfing, which is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing, first developed in the United States in 1968 and also called boardsailing

B combining C first developed D the

Question : Women’s movements ensure the full education, develop and advancement of women

A ensure B full C develop D.of

Question 5: Reading can’t make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thicker A.Reading

B longer C makes D more thicker

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (from to 10)

Extinction is a normal process in the course of _(31 ) Species have slowly evolved and disappeared throughout geologic time as the result of climate changes and the _(32 ) to adapt to survive competition and predation Since the 1600s, however, the rate of extinction _(33 ) rapidly because of human population growth and human resource consumption Today, most of the world’s habitats are changing _(34 ) than most species can adapt to such changes through evolution, or natural selection The current global extinction rate is exponentially greater than the background extinction rate Many biologists believe that we are in the middle of _(35 ) greatest mass extinction episode since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 millions years ago

Question 9: A.fast B.fastest C.faster D fasten Question 10: A.a

B.an C.Φ D the

Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one (from 11 to 35)

Question 11: room/ clean/ once/ day// A The room should be cleaning once a day B The room should have cleaned once a day C The room should clean once a day

D The room should be cleaned once a day Question 12: You needn't this work right now A.This work needn't have done right now

B This work needn't be done right now.R C This needn't be done work right now D This work right now needn't to be done

Question 13: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others A.politics

B.novels C.rights D beliefs

Question 14: Mary must return the book which she borrowed yesterday A.The book which Mary borrowed yesterday must return

B.The book borrowed yesterday by Mary must be returned C Mary borrowed the book which must be returned yesterday

D.The book must be returned by Mary which she borrowed yesterday Question 15: _ you work, _ you will get

Question 16: How well you'll understand the lesson depends on how much you pay attention A.The better you'll understand the lesson, the more you pay attention

B.The more you pay attention, the worse you'll understand the lesson C The much you pay attention, the good you'll understand the lesson D.The more you pay attention, the better you'll understand the lesson.R Question 17: Smoking is not allowed here

A You shouldn't smoke here B You don't smoke here C.You needn't smoke here D You mustn't smoke here.R

Question 18: _ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball

A.Water skiing B Swimming C Rowing D Water polo

Question 19: After going over the combine harvester, the mechanic advised the farmer to buy it A.using

B.running C starting D examining

Question 20: Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the most complete lack of care for wounded soldier

A.excited B.shocked C dedicated D interested

Question 21: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A.involvement

B.history C.vertical D sociable

Question 22: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A.enact

D wildlife

Question 23: The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt

A.exploded B landed C rang D burned

Question 24: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others A composed

B advocated C limited D deep-seated

Question 25: Women are considered to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics

A.recognition B education C achievement D participation

Question 26: The company expanded rapidly It grew _ all the time A.the bigger and bigger

B bigger and bigger C more and more big D the bigger and the bigger

Question 27: _ What does "WWF" stand _? _ "World Wildlife Fund" A over

B for C on D up

Question 28: _ _ _ Anytime I mean whenever I have a little free time A When you often read books?

B What kind of books you like to read? C How you often read books?

D What you often in your free time?

Question 29: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A.intellectual

D personality

Question 30: - I think married women should not go to work - _ It's too boring to be housewives all their lives

A.What nonsense! B That's right! C Absolutely! D I quite agree

Question 31: Water polo balls _ with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player

A are being covered B is covered

C cover D are covered

Question 32: What a lovely baby! He certainly takes _ his father, doesn't he? A.part in

B away C off D after

Question 33: _ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment

A Conservation B.Pollution C Development D Biodiversity

Question 34: I can't find my book anywhere; I _ it at home A must leave

B must be left

C must have being left D must have left

Question 35: When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he _ it A.chews and digests

B dips into C swallows D reviews

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (from 36 to 40)

man’s areas such as business, scientific research and social management In some areas, women even show more overwhelming power than men The image of contemporary

Vietnamese women with creativeness, dynamism, success has become popular in Vietnam’s society The fact reveals that the gender gap has been remarkably narrowed and women enjoy many more opportunities to pursue their social careers and obtain success, contributing to national socio-economic development According to Ms Le Thi Quy, Director of the Gender and Development Research Centre under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, gender equity in Vietnam has reached a high level over the past decade

The rate of Vietnamese women becoming National Assembly members from the 9th term to the

11th term increased 8.7%, bringing the proportion of Vietnamese women in authority to 27.3%,

the highest rate in Southeast Asia There is no big gap in the level of literacy and schooling between men and women Women account for about 37% of university and college graduates, 19.9% of doctoral degree holders and 6.7% of professors and associate professors

The legitimate rights of women and children are ensured more than ever before with more complete legal documents including laws, conventions and national action plans, among which the laws on “gender equity” mark a turning-point in the empowerment of women

Mass media also highlights the continued success of women in every field and horrors their great importance in modern society, helping to away with out-dated perceptions about traditional women’s duties Many projects on reproductive health care, children protection, and family income improvement jointly conducted by various mass organizations, sate agencies and non-governmental organizations have created favorable conditions for women to become involved

Question 36: The text is about _

A the changes in the status of Vietnamese women B the Vietnamese women’s liberation

C the Vietnamese sex discrimination

D the discrimination that Vietnamese women have to face

Question 37: Which adjective is not used to describe Vietnamese women? A successful

B creative C narrow D dynamic

Question 38: According to the data in the text, _ _ A Vietnamese women not take part in authority

B the level of literacy and schooling between men and women in Vietnam is the same C there are more women in authority in Vietnam than those in any other countries in Southeast Asia

D there are no female professors in Vietnam Question 39: Vietnamese women

A have few opportunities to develop their intellectual ability B have only shined brightly in doing housework

D are ensured their rights with laws, conventions and national action plans Question 40: Which is NOT mentioned in the text as a project to create condition for Vietnamese women?

A Traditional women’s duties B Reproductive care

C Children protection

D Family income improvement 3 Đề số

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

Although most universities in the United States are on semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring and summer quarter The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each, beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varying length

There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system On the plus side, students who wish to complete three degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any of the other quarters Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year

round, the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students But there are several disadvantages as well Many faculty complain that the eleven-week term is simply not long enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time

In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system In fourteen weeks, faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides more options for admission during the year and accelerates the degree programs for those students who wish to graduate early

Question 1: How many terms are there in a quarter system? A regular term and four summer term

B regular terms and one summer term C regular terms and two summer term D regular terms and one summer term Question 2: A semester system A not very popular in the United States B has eleven-week sessions

C has two major sessions a year

D gives students the chance study year round

B faculty C students D weeks

Question 4: The word “instituted" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A established

B attempted C considered D recommended

Question 5: When may students begin studying in a school that uses a quarter term? A At the beginning of any quarter

B Summer semester only C September

D At the beginning of the academic year

Question 6: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A Universities in the United States

B The Academic Year C The Semester System D The Quarter System

Question 7: When is the academic year? A September to June

B September to August C August to June D June to August

Question 8: Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to trimester? A They are long enough to cover the material

B They allow students to graduate early C They last eleven weeks

D They provide more options for admission

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences which is closest in meaning to the given one

Question 9: You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place A The flowers should keep in a warm sunny place

B The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place C The flowers in a warm sunny place should be kept D The flowers in a warm sunny place should keep

B Everyone in the team, but John, plays well

C John as well as other players of the team plays very well D John is the best player of the team

Question 11 If you practise harder you will have better results A The harder you practise, the better results you will have B The more hardly you practise, the better results you will have C The harder you practise, the best results you will have

D The hardest you practise, the most results you will have

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

Question 12 It’s becoming hard and harder to find a job A It’s

B hard C harder D.a job

Question 13 Could you take care in my handbag while I am going to the toilet ? A.take care in

B.handbag C.while D.am going

Question 14 Read the book careful and you can find the information you need A Read

B careful C find D need

Question 15 I’ll be back in a minute, Jane I just want to trying out my new tape recorder A back

B a minute C.just D.trying out

Question 16 Nobody is happy than Miss Snow is A Nobody

B happy C than D.is

Cindy: “ It’s too boring to be housewives all their lives” A I don’t agree

B I can’t agree with you more C That’s right

D Perhaps, I’m not sure

Question 18 The bomb _with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town A went on

B went off C went over D went down

Question 19 The problem seems to be _ A most serious

B more serious than C more and serious D more serious

Question 20 Don’t you believe in between men and women? A equality

B equal C equalize D equalizer

Question 21 Mary: “I’ve got an interview for a job today.” Peter: “ .” A Thank you

B See you C Good luck D The same to you

Question 22 Keep quiet You talk so loudly in here Everybody is working A might

B must C may D mustn’t

Question 23 _ up! The bus is coming A Wash

B Put C Hurry D Wake

A should pay B should be paid C will pay

D must be paying

Question 25 They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic

A take up B turn round C with D put off

Question 26 Books are still a cheap way to get and entertainment A inform

B informative C information D informatively

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 27 to 31

We are all slowly destroying the Earth The seas and rivers are (27) ……… dirty to swim in There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to (28) ……… in many of the world’s cities In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot (29) ……… enough to eat Wild animals are (30) ………… disappearing For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive We must act now before it is too (31) ……… to anything about it Join us now to save the earth This is too important to ignore Save the Earth

Question 27: A so

B too C very D extremely Question 28: A live

C enrich D grow Question 30: A quicker B quick C slower D quickly Question 31: A later B latest C late D lately

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 32 to 36

It’s always thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first There is not a real equality of opportunity for men and women Years ago, people were living in a man- dominated society Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely Women’s place was in the kitchen and women’s work was housework In many places, women were not even allowed to go to school Women had no rights, even the right to choose a husband for

themselves Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were more intelligent and important than women Men considered women their property Sometimes, women were mistreated by their husbands and suffered this as a fate Many parents did not even want to have female children

Thanks to the women’s liberation movement, women have nowadays proved that they are equal to men on every aspect An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as him Women can everything that men can and women can one thing that no men can; they produce children

Question 32: Years ago, women’s place was _ A in the kitchen

B at school

C in the Congress D in society

Question 33: In a man- dominated society, _ A most parents liked girl babies

B most parents did not want to have daughters C all parents expected to have daughters

D most parents did not like sons

Question 34: In a man- dominated society, men regarded women as their _ A property

C great love D queen

Question 35: Nowadays women have proved that they are men A more important than

B more intelligent than C stronger than

D equal to

Question 36: In a man- dominated society, _ A were respected by men

B women had no right C women were the first class D women got a good education

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 37

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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 Question 1:

A educate B eliminate C certificate D dedicate Question 2: A initiate B substantial C attention D particular

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 questions Question 3:

A represented B biography C indirectly D entertainment Question 4: A obligatory B geographical C international D undergraduate

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 5: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have

been forced to alter their eating habits

A have raised B rapidly C that

D their eating habits

Question 6: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to

the professor before the class A Having finished

C it was delivered D professor before

Question 7: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most

of them A are B in a C variety of D lack of

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

Question 8: We should participate in the movements the natural environment A organizing to conserve

B organized to conserve C organized conserving D which organize to conserve

Question 9: number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know exact number of them

A A/the B The/an C The/the D A/an

Question 10: John forgot his ticket so he was not allowed the club A brought/enter

B bring/entering C bringing/to enter D to bring/to enter

Question 11: Snow and rain of nature A are phenomen

B is phenomena C is phenomenon D are phenomenon

Question 12: Her outgoing character contrasts with that of her sister A thoroughly

Question 13: It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours

A hadn’t B should have C mustn’t D needn’t have

Question 14: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the after rain A pools

B puddles C ponds D rivers

Question 15: Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you A get away with it

B get off it C get down to it D get on it

Question 16: Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week A twice as much as

B as much as twice C twice more than D twice as

Question 17: Please don’t a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential A speak

B pass C mutter D breathe

Question 18: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been overlooked for promotion A repeat

B repeatedly C repetitiveness D repetitive

Question 19: I wish you me a new one instead of having it as you did A had given/repaired

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens:

- Helen: "I love your gardens The plants are well taken care of!" - Jim : “Thanks Yes, I suppose I've always .”

A had green fingers

B let nature take its course C made it down on my luck D drawn the short straw

Question 21: Mrs Skate’s in a fashion store Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange:

- Mrs Skate: “How can this dress can be so expensive?” - The shop assistant: “ _.” A Yes, it’s the most expensive

B You’re paying for the brand C What an expensive dress D That’s a good idea

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 22: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house

A stabilize B alter C increase D diminish

Question 23: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold

A keeps going

B keeps taking things

C keeps changing her mood D keeps testing

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 24: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?

A fierce B stable C fleeting D loose

Question 25: Constant correction of speaking ‘errors’ by a teacher is often counter-productive,

B fruitless C barren D effective

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26: Jack has won a jackpot prize 10% of it was donated to flooded areas A Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas B Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas C Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas D Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas

Question 27: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test A If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test

B Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test C Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test D Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test

Question 28: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report A If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report

B If I were you, I would have the next report got started

C If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report D If I were you, I would not point out the next report

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 29: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation A Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered

B So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered

C Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation

D I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard

Question 30: Tim graduated with a good degree He joined the ranks of the unemployed A Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree B If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed

C Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed D That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed 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 from 31 to 35

not encouraged to develop to their full (31) _ Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (32) _ for exams These aren't even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year They're just mock exams Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more

knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (33) _ Thirdly, the standard (34) _ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (35) _ good use of someone else's ideas? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study skill that's essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to - in an efficient way? Indeed, hoe many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is letting our children down

Question 31: A plan B fame C potential D achievement Question 32: A reading B lecturing C cheating D cramming Question 33: A latter B frontier C later D latest Question 34: A timetable B curriculum C lecture D seminar Question 35: A having B taking C making D creating

Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects Children exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death Low doses of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral problems

This is not a new concern As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint Microscopic lead particles from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint,plaster,or paint dust from sanding Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nailbiting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other objects painted with lead-based paint Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk

Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage? A problems with household paint

B major health concern for children C lead poisoning in children D lead paint in order homes

Question 37: The phrase "exposed to" in line could best be replaced by which of the following?

A in contact with B familiar with C displaying D conducting

Question 38: Which of the following does the passage infer? A Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint

B Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint

C Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint

D Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint

Question 39: The word "ingest" could best be replaced by which of the following? A inhale

B invest C inject D eat

Question 40: The word "dilapidated" is closest in meaning to which of the following? A unpainted

Question 41: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?

A household dust B lead-based paint C painted toys D dilapidated houses

Question 42: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage? A Old homes were painted with lead – based paint

B Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints C Poor people did not comply with the regulations

D Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children 5 Đề số

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 1: In 2012, 9% of the energy consumed in the USA came from the renewable

sources Out of this, hydro-power accounted for 16% A costumed

B recycled C produced D utilized

Question 2: Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was brought to Europe by Columbus

A reared B implanted C cultivated D trained

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

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 5: They asked me what did happenlast night, but I was unable totell them

A tell them

B what did happen C unable

D last night

Question 6: It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled

vehicles appearing

A appearing B the first

C not until the end D prehistoric

Question 7: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than usingmotorbikes

A using cars B than using C often say D motorbikes

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

One of the factors contributing to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress is our

continual exposure to media - particularly to an overabundance of news If you feel stressed out by the news, you are far from alone Yet somehow many of us seem unable to prevent

ourselves from tuning in to an extreme degree The further back we go in human history, the longer news took to travel from place to place, and the less news we had of distant people and lands altogether The printing press obviously changed all that, as did every subsequent development in transportation and telecommunication

When television came along, it proliferated like a population of rabbits In 1950, there were 100,000 television sets in North American homes; one year later there were more than a million Today, it’s not unusual for a home to have three or more television sets, each with cable access to perhaps over a hundred channels News is the subject of many of those channels, and on several of them it runs 24 hours a day What’s more, after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, live new-casts were paired with perennial text crawls across the bottom of the screen - so that viewers could stay abreast of every story all the time Needless to say, the news that is reported to us is not good news, but rather disturbing images and sound bytes alluding to disaster (natural and man-made), upheaval, crime, scandal, war, and the like

Question 8: According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twenty- first century stress ?

A Our inability to control ourselves B An overabundance of special news

C The degree to which stress affects our life D Our continual exposure to the media

Question 9: In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because A printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed

B means of communication and transportation were not yet invented C the printing press changed the situation too slowly

D most people lived in distant towns and villages

Question 10: According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is obviously

A a source of defects in human brain

B the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode C a source of chronic stress

D the result of an overabundance of good news

Question 11: According to the passage, when there is not enough actual breaking news, broadcasts

A are full of dangerous diseases such as flu

B are forced to publicise an alarming increase in crime C send out frightening stories about potential dangers D send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen

Question 12: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage? A Many people are under stress caused by the media

B The only source of stress in our modern life is the media C The news that is reported to us is not good news

D Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news

Question 13: The word “slip” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A release

B fail C fall D bring

Question 14: The word “traumatic” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A upsetting

D fascinating

Question 15: What is probably the best title for this passage? A The Media - A Major Cause of Stress

B More Modern Life - More Stress C Developments in Telecommunications D Effective Ways to Beat Stress

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 16: - Michel: "I failed my driving test again!" - Nick: “ _” A Congratulations!

B It's my pleasure C I'm sorry to hear that D Don't mention it

Question 17: - Anna: “Would you like a glass of beer, Emma?” - Emma: “ _” A No, I don’t like

B Yes, here you are C I wouldn’t say no D Yes, not too bad

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 18: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental

improvements A something sad

B something to entertain C something enjoyable D something to suffer

Question 19: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the

same region A fluctuate

B stay unchanged C remain unstable D restrain

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

Question 20: My friend bought from a shop on Tran Phu street A a nice leather brown belt

D a brown nice leather belt

Question 21: He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal

A let out B pay off C give in D part with

Question 22: Thousands of people came to see the Queen the rain A according to

B in spite of C owing to D because

Question 23: From an early age, Wolfgang had a(n) for music A interest

B tendency C passion D involvement

Question 24: She was so tired last night that she slept like until 10 o’clock this morning

A a log B death C a squirrel D a hill

Question 25: The last person will have to turn off the lights A left

B leaving C have left D to leave

Question 26: I thought I saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical A illusion

B deception C delusion D error

Question 27: He usually travels to Philadelphia by train A the/ a

D Ø/ Ø

Question 28: They have just visited the town location was little known A whose

B where C that D which

Question 29: I'm becoming increasingly Last week I locked myself out of the house twice

A forgetful B absent C mindless D oblivious

Question 30: Regular exercise and good diet will bring fitness and health A up

B about C from D to

Question 31: This shirt is that one A not nearly as expensive as

B a bit less expensive C as much expensive as D much far expensive than

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

Global warming is the current increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface (both land and water) as well as its atmosphere Average temperature around the world have risen by 0.75°C (1.4°F) (32) _ the last 100 years About two thirds of this increase has occurred since 1975 in the past, when the Earth experienced increases in temperature it was the result of natural causes, but today it is being caused by accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human (33) The natural greenhouse effect maintains the Earth’s

temperature at a safe level making it (34) _ for humans and many other life forms to exist However, since The Industrial Revolution what benefits human has significantly enhanced the greenhouse effect (35) the Earth’s average temperature to rise by almost 1°C This is creating the global warming (36) _ we see today

Question 32: A over B of C with D by

A behaviors B relationships C actions D activities Question 34: A possible B liable C likely D able Question 35: A causing B making C made D caused Question 36: A which B what C who D where

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 Question 37:

A devise

B promise

C realise

D surprise

Question 38:

A distinguished

B developed

C influenced

D addicted

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

THE SAVANNAH

in the shade, and waiting for the night to fall There may even be a small group of lions

somewhere, their bodies exactly the same shade as the tall grass around them In the holes in the ground a host of tiny creatures, from rabbits and badgers to rats and' snakes are waiting for the heat to finish

The tall grass also hides the fact that there may be a small stream running across the middle of the plain One clue that there may be water here is the sight of a majestic Marshall eagle circling slowly over the grassland When he drops, he may come up with a small fish, or maybe a grass snake that has been waiting at the edge of a pool in the hope of catching a frog The best time to see the animals then, is in the evening, just as the sun is setting

The best time of the year to come is in late September, or early August, just before the rains Then the animals must come to the waterholes, as there is no other place for them to drink And they like to come while it is still light; so they can see if any dangers are creeping up on them So it is at sunset, and after the night falls, that the creatures of the African veld rise and go about their business

Question 39: Why animals come to the waterholes while it is still light? A To avoid people watching them

B To see their ways better

C To be alert to the possibility of danger D To drink enough water before hunting

Question 40: By "go about their business" the writer means A The animals go to the river to drink

B The animals go on with their normal activity C Tourism in Africa is big business

D The animals are observed by naturalists

Question 41: What kind of book does the text seem to be from? A A book for experts on wildlife

B General non-fiction C A history of Africa D A fictional story

Question 42: The phrase "a host of " in paragraph is closest in meaning to A a gang of

B only a few

C a large number of D a group of

Question 43: The phrase "be excused for” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A easily make a mistake of

B be actually forgiven for C feel sorry for

D be regretting for

A a small fish B the writer

C a Marshall eagle D a person

Question 45: The savannah appears to be empty because A The animals are sleeping

B They have been frightened by an eagle C The animals have gone about their business D The temperature prevents much activity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 46: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping We know relatively little about sleep

A Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep

B We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping

C We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep D We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping Question 47: Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases

A Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases B Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases C Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases

D Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 48: People say that Mr Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year A Mr Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year B Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr Goldman last year C Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr Goldman last year

D Mr Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year

Question 49: "Why don't we wear sunglasses?" our grandpa would say when we went out on bright sunny days

A Our grandpa asked us why we did not wear sunglasses when going out on bright sunny days

C Our grandpa used to suggest wearing sunglasses when we went out on bright sunny days

D Our grandpa would warn us against wearing sunglasses on bright sunny days Question 50: I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors A He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks B He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon C He should not have been envious of his brother's achievement

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