BỘ ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH Đề 12

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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.
1. A. bloc B. govern C. scholarship D. motto
2. A. charter B. chance C. charity D. brochure
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.
3. A. counsellor B. decisive C. confident D. discipline
4. A. management B. protective C. respectful D. reliant
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.
5. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.
A B C D
6. Some tree frogs can alter their colors in order to blend to their environment.
A B C D
7. Albert Einstein was such brilliant a scientist that many of his colleagues had to study for
A B C
several years in order to form opinions about his theories.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
8. By the end of this year. Nam ________ English for seven years, but he will still need more
training and experience before he masters the language.
A. will have been studying C. has studied
B. has been studying D. will be studying
9. We don’t allow ________ in the office.
A. people smoke B. smoke
C. to smoking D. people to smoke
10. The dog went ________ him and knocked him down.
A. over B. toward C. for D. onto
11. It is ________ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. a so unusual B. so a unusual C. such unusual a D. such an unusual
12. ________ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A. Although children B. For children to C. Children, when D. As children
13. My teeth were a little yellow so I ________ by the dentist.
A. had cleaned them B. had had them cleaned
C. had them cleaned D. was cleaned
14. Employees are not permitted to refund customer purchases unless ________ by a manager
or assistant manager.
A. supervise B. supervised C. supervisor D. supervision

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15. Please accept our apology for the inconvenience this delay is causing all the passengers here
at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
A. sincere B. original C. estimated D. completed
16. Before you start applying for any job, you must be absolutely sure you have the
right________.
A. qualities B. qualifications C. qualifying D. qualifiers
17. I accidentally ________ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. caught sight of B. kept an eye on
C. paid attention to D. lost touch with
18. The meeting has been put ________ to Friday as many people have got flu.
A. up B. in C. out D. back
19. Mr. Chau’s main role in the company for the next two weeks is to look ________ the right
person to take over Mr. Shaw’s position when he leaves at the end of the month.
A. in B. for C. over D. from
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.
20. A: “What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.”
B: “I feel a little________.”
A. out of the blue B. under the weather
C. out of order D. under the impression
21. A: "Your parents must be proud of your result at school."
B: " ________ "
A. Sorry to hear that.
B. I am glad you like it.
C. Thanks. It's certainly encouraging.
D. Of course.
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.
22. The introduction of credit cards radically modified North Americans’ spending habits.
A. devoted B. altered C. reduced D. resolved
23. We had waited for two hours and in the end they arrived.
A. luckily B. suddenly C. gradually D. eventually
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.
24. The soldiers were told to commence firing in the mock battle.
A. continue B. stop C. begin D. evoke
25. The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary
measures.
A. severe B. beneficial C. physical D. damaging
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meaning to each of the following questions.

26. Did they build the circus at the same time as the theater?
A. Did they build the circus as long as the theater?
B. Was the theater built at the same time of the circus?
C. Did they build the circus along with the theater?
D. Was the circus built at the same time as the theater?
27. Six years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We’ve been writing to each other for six years.
B. We’ ve been writing to each other since six years.
C. We’re used to write to each other for six years.
D. We used to write to each other for six years.
28. John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Mary.”
A. John said Mary not to lend them any money.
B. John said to Mary not lend them any money.
C. John advised Mary should not lend them any more money.
D. John advised Mary not to lend them any money.
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.
29. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest
fire.
A. The forest fire destroyed my grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953.
B. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953 and completely destroyed by the forest
fire.
C. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the
forest fire.
D. My grandparents’ lake house, built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.
30. It isn’t just that the level of education of this school is high. It’s that it’s also been
consistent for years.
A. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight
variations from year to year.
B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the
same level.
C. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those
standards over the years as well.
D. It isn’t fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards
for many years now.
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.
Swim, Cycle, and Run
For athletes who like to (31) _________ a variety of endurance sports in a single
race, triathlons are a great fit. These competitions (32) _________ running, cycling, and

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swimming into one race, and they take place one after the other in a single continuous timed
race. Athletes who participate must be in top physical form and have the skills needed to
complete each portion of the race.
Training for triathlons means the athletes have to become proficient not only in the sport
required in each stage, but they also have to become familiar with what (33) _________ from
one to the other does to their bodies. Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (34)
_________ hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their
muscles can suddenly feel. One thing all triathletes can agree (35) _________ is that no one
ever told them that running a triathlon would be easy.
31. A. compete B. compete in C. take part D. contest
32. A. join B. connect C. fasten D. combine
33. A. transference B. transmission C. transition D. transport
34. A. find what B. find out why C. find how D. find out how
35. A. on B. with C. in D. at
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 36 to 42.
An Amazing Invention
Look at your hand, and it might not seem very interesting at first, but it is an amazing tool.
In fact, the human hand is as complex and as useful as a high tech machine.
This might sound strange to you, but the development of the human hand changed the
world. For example, the thumb helped human beings become the smartest and most powerful
animals on the Earth. Your thumb is important because it faces your other fingers. This allows
you to hold things, like tools. Being able to hold tools allowed our ancient ancestors to build
things and become more advanced. It is also possible that when w§ developed thumbs and
started to use tools, our brains developed faster as well.
And how about this? Your fingers are the only parts of your body that are moved by a
“remote control”. A remote control is the small device that you use to change the channel on
your television. Your fingers are controlled by remote because they don’t have any muscles.
You control your fingers with the muscles in your palms. The palms are connected to the
fingers by tendons. The palms pull the tendons, and move them the same way a string moves a
puppet.
Every part of the human body is complicated, but the hand is especially complicated. It has
a total of 29 bones. There are 34 different muscles that move the fingers and the thumb.
Seventeen of those muscles are in the palm, and 18 are in the forearm. The human hand also has
48 nerves and 30 arteries. An artery is like a vein, but it carries blood away from the heart.
Human beings are not as strong or as fast as other animals. However, our ancient ancestors
were able to rule the world for two reasons. First, they were intelligent. Second, they had these
amazing instruments called hands. There is no other invention like them in the world.
36. What is important about the thumb?
A. It faces our other fingers. B. It is longer our other fingers.
C. It has muscles on it. D. It has 29 bones.

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37. Which statement is true?

A. The hand has 48 arteries.
B. Our thumbs make us less intelligent.
C. A remote control is a very large machine.
D. There are 34 muscles that control fingers.
38. The word “tendons” in paragraph 3 most probably means________.
A. parts that join a muscle to a bone B. parts that join fingers to the thumb
C. parts that join the heart to the veins D. parts that join the palm to a muscle
39. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to________.
A. body B. blood C. vein D. artery
40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Our fingers are considered to be directed by a remote control.
B. The tendons help the palm move the fingers.
C. The palms pull the muscles in the fingers.
D. The remote control that directs fingers are the muscles in the palm.
41. What does the last sentence of the last paragraph mean?
A. Many other things are like hands.
B. There are no other animals that have hands.
C. Hands cannot help us invent things.
D. Hands are different from every invention in the world.
42. What would be another good title for the passage?
A. An Amazing Tool B. Thumbs!
C. The Fastest Animal D. Our Remote Controls
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 43 to 50.
Will Shortz: Puzzle Maker
When you ask a child what they would like to be when they grow up, common responses
might include firefighter, pilot, doctor, or athlete. But those jobs don’t capture the attention of
all kids. Take Will Shortz, for example. In eighth grade, at the age of 14, Shortz had to write an
essay about what he wanted to do with his life. He wrote about his desire to become a puzzle
maker - someone who creates games and puzzles, such as sudoku or crossword puzzles. That
same year, he sold his first puzzle to the magazine Venture. By the age of 16, Shortz was
regularly contributing puzzles to magazines.
In college, Shortz found that there was no traditional way to study puzzles or become a
puzzle maker. There were no classes offered on puzzles. Fortunately, after becoming bored
with his economics studies, Shortz learned that his university offered a special programme that
allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study. After creating and completing
two courses on word and math puzzles, Shortz switched his major to enigmatology - the study
of puzzles.
Shortz and his professors then created new classes that explored all aspects of
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own. Because there were no professors of enigmatology, Shortz realized that he probably was
the only student at his university to know more about his field than any of his professors.
He did well in school, but upon graduating, Shortz did not know how to get a job creating
puzzles. For summer work, he joined the magazine Penny Press, where he realized that he
could find work as a puzzle editor. Shortz then found a job creating and editing puzzles for
Games magazine. This seemed like a dream job because he could create new kinds of puzzles
and be surrounded by great puzzle makers.
After 15 years at Games, Shortz accepted a position as the editor of The New York Times ’
crossword puzzle. When he first joined, the newspaper’s crossword puzzle was seen as very
difficult, and few readers could complete it. Shortz made fundamental changes, such as
including everyday language in the clues and answers so that many more people could enjoy it.
Today, he credited with making the crossword appealing to a wider audience. Some of Shortz’s
most famous puzzles have related to the news for that day, such as the name of the winning
president on Election Day, and a love-themed puzzle on Valentine’s Day.
43. The writer mentions other children in the introduction to show________.
A. how every child has a different ambition
B. how Will Shortz was different from other children
C. that they were not interested in puzzles
D. that none of them were as successful as Will Shortz
44. When did Shortz first become interested in puzzles?
A. before he was 14 years old
B. when he was 14 years old
C. when he was 16 years old
D. when he entered university
45. What kind of classes did Will Shortz take in college?
A. classes by professors who study puzzle-writing
B. classes that he and his professors developed
C. classes taught by professional puzzle makers
D. classes that art students take
46. Which statement describes Will Shortz’s college experience?
A. He enjoyed his time in college very much.
B. He was bored in college and did not finish.
C. He felt he did not learn very much.
D. He thought it was too challenging.
47. Why is Penny Press mentioned in the fourth paragraph?
A. It is the first company at which Will Shortz worked.
B. It is where he was allowed to develop new puzzles.
C. The owner of the company did not hire Will Shortz.
D. It is where Will Shortz worked during college.
48. Why did Will Shortz consider his job at Games magazine a “dream job”?

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A. He earned a lot of money writing crossword puzzles.

B. Games was the only puzzle magazine in the US.
C. He could study the history of puzzle-making at the magazine.
D. He designed new puzzles and worked with other puzzle makers.
49. At The New York Times, Will Shortz________.
A. changed the kind of puzzle the newspaper published
B. made the crossword puzzle more difficult to solve
C. made the crossword puzzle more interesting for most people
D. wrote newspaper articles about puzzles and games
50. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to________.
A. sudoku B. the game
C. the crossword puzzle D. the newspaper

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