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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12

Mã đề thi Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
50 Questions trắc nghiệm
104 Ngày thi: 28 tháng 6 năm 2020
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Họ, tên thí sinh:................................................................................................
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. listens B. reviews C. enjoys D. protects
Question 2: A. blind B. skill C. lime D. kind
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. national B. popular C. effective D. difficult
Question 4: A. borrow B. explain C. discuss D. involve
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: It’s really important to have a true friendship______ it makes your life more meaningful.
A. because B. although C. because of D. in spite of
Question 6: The pointless war between the two countries left thousands of people dead and seriously _______.
A. spoilt B. wounded C. injured D. damaged
Question 7: Look! ________ moon is so beautiful.
A. An B. A C. The D. Ø (no article)
Question 8: Janice spoke so quietly that we could hardly ____ what he was saying.
A. make of B. make up C. make for D. make out
Question 9: A _________ party was prepared to welcome the honored guests.
A. special B. specialize C. specialization D. specially
Question 10: One effective way to keep fit is to avoid _________ too much meat.
A. eaten B. eating C. eat D. to eat
Question 11: After dinner, my father often sits _________the armchair to watch television.
A. in B. on C. above D. at
Question 12: The boy_______a present is my son.
A. is giving B. given C. is give D. giving
Question 13: The book is really interesting,_________?
A. did he B. isn’t he C. was he D. isn’t it
Question 14: It is said that teaching ________is very hard but interesting.
A. work B. duty C. task D. career
Question 15: I have not seen him since we _________school.
A. leave B. had left C. left D. have left
Question 16: The sight of his pale face brought ________ to me how ill he really was.
A. place B. home C. life D. house
Question 17: _________, you can go home.
A. While you have finished your work B. Before you have finished your work
C. No sooner you have finished your work D. As soon as you have finished your work
Question 18: Whenever you come across unfamiliar words, you must look them ___in a dictionary.
A. over B. look out C. through D. up
Question 19: If I _________ two wings, I could fly as a bird.
A. have B. had had C. have had D. had
Mark the letter A, 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 20: I asked to speak to her boss and she just flew into a rage.
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 A. went away quickly B. boarded the plane
C. hurried away D. suddenly became angry
Question 21: These days, mum has been off her food.
A. vomiting B. out on her food business
C. too ill to eat D. away to buy food
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 22: His chiming-in dropped a brick on our discussion.
A. gave impetus to B. interrupted C. intervened D. cut off
Question 23: Their many years of research have finally culminated in a cure for the disease.
A. narrowed down B. emerged C. prospered D. terminated
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24: Jolie and Tom are meeting at the supermarket.
* Jolie: "Hi, Tom. How are you doing?" * Tom: "________. How about you?"
A. I'm waiting for my sister B. I'm shopping for food
C. I'm doing well D. I'm doing nothing
Question 25: Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.
Maria: "Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?"
Alex:"________. It's really worrying."
A. I don't agree B. I can't agree more C. I'll think about that D. I don't think so
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.
Singapore was one of the five original member countries that ….26… ASEAN in 1967. Since its independence
in 1965, Singapore has become one of the world’s most prosperous countries. Singapore is highly ranked for its
economic competitiveness, and it was the world’s most ….27…. country from 1997 to 1999 as ….28…. by the
World Economic Forum. Singapore has ….29…. an impressive recovery after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-
1998. The government is currently restructuring the economy by promoting higher-value-added activities in line
with a “knowledge-based” economy, and by opening up protected sectors such as financial services to increase
overall efficiency. Various bilateral free-trade agreements are also being negotiated to improve market access and
….30….foreign investment inflows.
(Adapted from https://www.communicaid.com/country/Singapore/).
Question 26: A. founded B. establishes C. set for D. held
Question 27: A. competitive B. competing C. competitor D. competitiveness
Question 28: A. decided B. ranked C. said D. founded
Question 29: A. made B. improved C. done D. had
Question 30: A. encourage B. call C. lead D. dispose
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.
Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that supports only
sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals. Deserts have been portrayed as fascinating
environments of adventure and exploration. These arid regions are called deserts because they are dry. They may
be hot. They may be cold. They may be regions of sand or vast areas of rocks with occasional plants.
Deserts are natural laboratories in which to study the interactions of wind and sometimes water on the arid
surfaces of planets. They contain valuable mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that were
exposed by erosion. Because deserts are dry, they are ideal places for human artifacts and fossils to be preserved.
Deserts are also fragile environments. The misuse of these lands is a serious and growing problem in parts of our
world.
There are many animals in the desert. Some are very large, like the kangaroo or the gazelle. Both are big and
have to travel long distances for water at a spring, or an oasis. Another fairly large animal is the addax. The addax
is a desert antelope. They live in the Sahara Desert. All addaxes are herbivores. There are less than 200 of them left
because of hunting and tourists. Some animals crawl along. Examples of these are snakes and lizards. Snakes rarely
drink water; they get their moisture from other prey that they eat. So do others, like the kangaroo rat. Lizards are
commonly found in the desert. They stay out of the sun and move as little as possible. There are also other animals
in the desert. The fennec lives in northern Africa in the Sahara Desert. They are a relative of the fox. They eat mice,
small birds, lizards, and insects. When necessary, they will eat fruit. One more desert animal is the jerboa. The

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jerboa is a small, long distance jumper that lives in the desert. They are free drinking animals and they eat plants,
seeds, and bugs.
(Adapted from: https://www.triphobo.com/blog/beautiful-deserts-across-the-world).
Question 31: Deserts ________.
A. are all hot all the time B. may be both hot and cold
C. are more arid more populous D. are rare in the world
Question 32: The word They refers to ________.
A. planets B. mineral deposits C. natural laboratories D. deserts
Question 33: The last paragraph expresses that ________.
A. none of animals can survive in deserts
B. addaxes are the most populous species in deserts
C. snakes in deserts need more water than any other species
D. hunting and tourists cause the decreasing of addaxes in the Sahara Desert.
Question 34: Which is not true about deserts?
A. arid B. humid C. hot D. dry
Question 35: According to the second paragraph, ________.
A. deserts are ideal places for growing land
B. we can exploit as much fossil as possible in deserts
C. there are no erosion in deserts
D. we should use desert land properly to avoid serious problems
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.
After 1785, the production of children's books in the Untied States increased but remained largely
reprints of British books, often those published by John Newbery, the first publisher to produce books
aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimately, however, it was not the cheerful, commercial-
minded Newbery, but Anglo-Irish author Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period
of American children's literature. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift away from the spiritual
intensity of earlier American religious writings for children, toward a more generalized moralism.
Newbery notwithstanding, Americans still looked on children's books as vehicles for instruction, not
amusement, though they would accept a moderate amount of fictional entertainment for the sake of more
successful instruction. As the children's book market expanded, then, what both public and publishers
wanted was the kind of fiction Maria Edgeworth wrote: “stories interesting enough to attract children and
morally instructive enough to allay adult distrust of fiction”.
American reaction against imported books for children set in after the War of 1812 with the
British. A wave of nationalism permeated everything, and the self-conscious new nation found foreign
writings (particularly those from the British monarchy) unsuitable for the children of a democratic
republic, a state of self-governing, equal citizens. Publishers of children's books began to encourage
American writers to write for American children. When they responded, the pattern established by Maria
Edgeworth was at hand, attractive to most of them for both its rationalism and its high moral tone. Early
in the 1820's, stories of willful children learning to obey, of careless children learning to take care, of
selfish children learning to "tire for others," started to flow from American presses, successfully
achieving Edgeworth's tone, though rarely her lively style. Imitative as they were, these early American
stories wee quite distinguishable from their British counterparts. Few servants appeared in them, and if
class distinctions had by no means disappeared, there was much democratic insistence on the worthiness
of every level of birth and work. The characters of children in this fiction were serious, conscientious,
self-reflective, and independent-testimony to the continuing influence of the earlier American moralistic
tradition in children's books.
(Adapted from https://www. children's books.org/).
Question 36: It can be inferred from the passage that American children's books sold before 1785 were almost
always_________.
A. intended only for religious and moral instruction. B. written by American authors.
C. attractive and interesting to children. D. written by Maria Edgeworth.
Question 37: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The career of Maria Edgeworth as an author of children's books.
B. Successful publishers of children's books in Britain and North America.
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 C. The development of children's literature in the United States.
D. Basic differences between British and American literature for children.
Question 38: The word "allay" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. clarify B. confirm C. reduce D. attack
Question 39: The word "notwithstanding" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. as a part of B. in spite of C. in addition to D. as a result of
Question 40: By the end of the eighteenth century, the publishers of children's books in the United States were
most concerned about which of the following?
A. Expanding markets for books in both Britain and the United States.
B. Attracting children with entertaining stories that provided lessons of correct behavior.
C. Publishing literature consisting of exciting stories that would appeal to both children and adults.
D. Reprinting fictional books from earlier in the century.
Question 41: The word "they" refers to________.
A. books B. vehicles C. children D. Americans
Question 42: The publisher John Newbery is principally known for which of the following reasons?
A. He had more influence on American children's literature than any other publisher.
B. He produced and sold books written by Maria Edgeworth.
C. He published books aimed at amusing children rather than instructing them.
D. He was commercially minded and cheerful.
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 43: Crime invention is as crucial in the workplace like it is in the home or neighborhood
A. crucial B. like C. Crime invention D. neighborhood
Question 44: Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas
where many jobs are found.
A. financial B. lack C. are found D. urban areas
Question 45: She did not know where most of the people in the conference was from.
A. the B. was C. did not D. where
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 46: It is possible that Lisa will go to the party tonight.
A. Lisa ought to go to the party tonight. B. Lisa must go to the party tonight.
C. Lisa might go to the party tonight. D. Lisa needs to go to the party tonight.
Question 47: Mary is less intelligent than her brother.
A. Mary is not as intelligent as her brother. B. Mary’s brother is not as intelligent as she is.
C. Mary is more intelligent than her brother. D. Mary’s brother is less intelligent than her.
Question 48: “Are you going to the cinema with us tonight, Susan?” asked her friends
A. Susan’s friends would like to invite her to go to the cinema with them that night.
B. Susan’s friends asked her if she was going to the cinema with them that night.
C. Susan’s friends asked her whether she went to the cinema with them that night.
D. Susan’s friends would rather her went to the cinema with them that night.
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 49: The exercise was very difficult. Few students had good marks.
A. Were the exercise difficult, more students would have had good marks.
B. Only if the exercise was difficult few students had good marks.
C. So difficult was the exercise that few students had good marks.
D. But for the difficult exercise, many students would have good marks.
Question 50: You can go home. Make sure you finish your report by 5 p.m.
A. You can go home unless you finish your report by 5 p.m.
B. You can’t go home in case you finish your report by 5 p.m.
C. You can go home provided you finish your report by 5 p.m.
D. You can’t go home if you finish your report by 5 p.m.
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