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Năm học: 2019 - 2020 Khóa ngày: 12/6/2020
Môn: Tiếng Anh- Lớp:12
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) (Thí sinh không ph vào gi ải chép đề y làm bài) ấ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC I/ MULTIPLE CHOICE (70pts)
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 (5pts) 1. A. worke d B. pumpe d C. watche d D. neede d 2. A. up c B. city C. cancer D. inema c 3. A. style B. students C. things D. house 4. A. guide B. gene C. group D. green 5. A. mature B. picture C. pasture D. adventure
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 (5pts) 6. A profession . B. experience C. conversation D. biology 7. A. educate B. entertain C. suffer D. tragic 8. A. calculation B. intelligence C. information D. mathematics 9. A. journalist B. interviewer C. diploma D. telephone 10. A. improve B. result C. become D. answer
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 (5pts)
11.The actress, along (A) with her manager (B) and some friends, are going (C) to a party tonight (D).
12. My uncle was (A) a community leader whom (B) everyone in(C) our town admires him (D) very much.
13. Emma is the more (A) capable of the (B) three girls who (C) have ever for the part in the play tried out (D)
14. Passengers shouldn’t be thrown (A) away their (B) tickets as (C) they may be checked (D) during the journey.
15. Scarlett was very embarrassing(A) when she learned (B) that she her wallet had forgotten (C) at home(D)
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 (5pts)
16. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cro Societies in 1991. A. started B. helped C. treated D. dedicated
17. After her mother died, she was raised by her father. A. come into B. brought up C. shown up D. put out
18. Setting off on an expedition without thorough preparation and with inadequate equipment is tempting fate. A. taking a risk B. losing heart C. having panic D. going round in circles 19. He was one of the most
performers at the live show last night. outstanding A. easy - looking B. important C. well - known D impressive .
20. We had been waiting for two hours and in the end they arrived. A. luckily B.suddenly C. eventually D. gradually
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 (5pts) HVG_ 2020_L12_Trang 1
21. Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking. A. get into trouble B. fall into disuse C. stay safe D. remain calm
22. The air is naturally contaminated by foreign matter such as plant pollens and dust. A. polluted B. occupied C. purified D. concentrated
23.The company is very successful in releasing a new customer driven product, which contains no artific colours. A. natural B. false C. artful D. factual
24. Laura was over the moon when she got her exam results – 8 grade As! A. very happy
B. extremely excited C. desperately sad D. mostly hopeful
25. Now, when so many frogs were killed, there were more and more insects. A. fewer and fewer B. less and less
C. lesser and lesser D. lesser and fewer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the corect answer to each of the following questions (20pts)
26. By the time Ryan finally graduated from high school, he ________five different schools because his pare moved frequently. A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. has been attending
27. The rescuers _____for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain climbers. A. were praised B. was praised C. praised D were praising .
28. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those___________. A. who doesn’t B. that doesn’t C. which don’t D. who don’t
29. If you’re travelling through a tunnel and your vehicle_________, a team will be sent out to you immediately. A. passes away B. breaks down C. gives up D. takes off
30. I was really mad! I got ________until my brother touched my arm and told me to calm down. A. angry and angry B. angrier and angrier C. angrier and angriest D. more angry and most angry
31. The man talking to Professor Evers has just been elected to become ______MP (Member of Parliament). A. the B. a C. an D. no article
32. Humans benefit greatly _____the many medicines and other products that biodiversity provides. A. with B. about C. on D. from
33. If you had taken my advice, you_______ in such difficulties yesterday. A. won’t be B. wouldn’t be C. hadn’t been D. wouldn’t have been 34.
Hayden spent _______money buying food that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink. A. such a B. a lot C. too many D. so much
35. Has she told you _____she is going on holiday herself _______with her colleagues? A. why – when B. when that – C. whether or – D. how long – so
36. We need _________for our house.
A. four of new aluminum stylish garden chairs
B. four new stylish aluminum garden chairs
C. four of aluminum stylish new garden chairs
D. four of new garden chairs aluminum stylish
37.They said that they had come back____________. A. the following day B. the next day
C. the previous day D. the day after
38. They couldn’t help_______ pity for the welfare of those disadvantaged children. A. feel B. feeling C. to feel D. to have felt
39. I regret going to the cinema. I wish I ____________there. A. didn’t go B. would not go C. hadn’t gone D. haven’t gone
40. My car is getting unreliable. I think I’ll trade it ______for a new one. A. off B. up C. away D. in
41. “The three winners, Mark, Julia and Lane, are awarded 15, 19 and 24 thousand dollars_______.” A. respectively B. discriminately C. respectfully D. independently
42. _______, he did not receive respect from the people. A. Influential as he was B. Influencing people HVG_ 2020_L12_Trang 2 C. However influential D. No matter how influential
43. The product was _____by the car manufacturer because of the faulty accelerator pedal. A. rehired B. retold C. recalled D. release d
44. Two people are talking with each other at the tea break of a seminar.
Tom: “This is a pretty good seminar so far, huh?” Anna: “__________”
A. Yes, I like it. Prentice Hall always delivers good seminars.
B. You need to sign up for the next seminar. It is coming.
C. No, I missed that one. Who was speaker?
D. By the way, what is your company doing?
45. Two students are talking about their application for college study.
Michael: “That test was so long! Four hours! I really do not understand why we have to take it?” Charlotte : “ __________”
A. I really hope I do not have to take that test again!
B. What colleges are you thinking of applying to?
C. Have you visited any campuses yet?
D. I do not think you have to worry about getting into college.
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 (5pts)
46. Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
A. Nothing but the whole story satisfied Tim.
B. Tim insisted on the complete story being told.
C. Tim demanded on being told the complete story. D. The complete story was insisted on being told.
47. Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
A. With skillful surgery, he would have survived the operation.
B. Had it not been for skillful surgery, he would have survived the operation.
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t skillful surgery.
48. What Rachel does in her free time doesn’t concern me.
A. What Rachel does in her free time is not my problem.
B. What Rachel does in her free time is not concerned by me.
C. What Rachel does in her free time is none of my business.
D. I don’t know what Rachel does in her free time.
49. Mr Pike wants his wife to quit her job and look after their children.
A. Mr. Pike would like his wife to stop working and look after their children.
B. Mr. Pike would like his wife to continue working in spite of looking after their children.
C. Mr. Pike wants to quit his job and his wife looks after their children.
D. Mr. Pike would like his wife to stop working and looking after their children.
50. She reminded her daughter of the table manners.
A. She wanted her daughter to leave the dinner table.
B. She wanted her daughter to be more polite while eating.
C. She wanted her daughter to eat a little more slowly.
D. She wanted her daughter to remember all mealtime.
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 blanks (10pts)
Could Computer Games Be Good For You After All?
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the ci
or renting videos. But is this (51) ________ a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been ( ) ______ 52
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(53) _________. But new research, ( )
54 _________out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opp may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain sk
Researchers claim that this is because the games( )___________the 55
brain work harder in certain ways
(56)_______ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play the ga repeatedly ( )
57 _________ that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are, therefore, likely to beco highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first-person shooter gam
(58)_______‘Counterstrike’ are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and c -operation, and o tha
this (59)__________ them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities. So r
than (60) __________ up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them. 51. A. necessarily B. certainly C. fully D. nearly 52. A. speaking B. informing C. telling D. saying 53. A. product B. result C. reason D. conclusion 54. A. worked B. carried C. thought D. turned 55. A. make B. force C. push D. keep 56. A. realizing B. noticing C. imagining D solving . 57. A. means B. asks C. brings D. causes 58. A. in order to B. such as C. due to D. as well as 59. A. supports B. helps C. shows D. serves 60. A. giving B. ending C. taking D. stopping
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 (10pts)
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized
the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on
or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually eme
leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen form
through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of research h
failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of "natural leaders". It seems that there is no
of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a lead
the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.
Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research sug
that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leaders
is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrume
leaders to "get things done." “Expressive leadership”, on the other hand, is leadership that emphas
the collective well-beings of a social group's members. Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall g
of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension a
conflict among them. Group members expect expressive leaders to maintain stable relationships within the gr
and provide support to individual members.
Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They g
others and may discipline group members who inhibit attainment of the group's goals. Expressive leaders cult
a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experie
difficulties or is subjected to discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolve issu
that threaten to divide the group. As the differences in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally re
more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group go
may enjoy a more distant respect.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The problems faced by leaders.
B. How leadership differs in small and large groups. HVG_ 2020_L12_Trang 4
C. How social groups determine who will lead them.
D. The role of leaders in social groups.
62. The passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT________ A. recruitment B. formal election process
C. specific leadership training
D. traditional cultural patterns
63. In mentioning “natural leaders” in paragraph 2, the author is making the point that_________.
A. few people qualify as “natural leaders”
B. there is no proof that “natural leaders” exist C. “n
atural leaders” are easily accepted by members of a social group
D. “natural leaders” share a similar set of characteristics
64. Which of the following statement about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A. A person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective leader in another group.
B. Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.
C. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership.
D. Most people desire to be leaders, but can produce little evidence of their qualifications.
65. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on________________.
A. ensuring harmonious relationships
B. sharing responsibility with group members C. indentifying new leaders D. achieving a goal
66. The word “collective” in paragraph 3 is CLOSEST in meaning to _____________. A. necessary B. typical C. group D. particular
67. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to____________. A. expensive leaders B. goals of the group C. group members D. tension and conflict
68. A “secondary relationship” in paragraph 4 between a leader and the members of a group could best be characterized as__________. A. distant B. unreliable C. enthusiastic D. personal
69. The word “resolve” in paragraph 4 is in m CLOSEST eaning to______________. A. avoid repeating B. talk about C. avoid thinking about D. find a solution to
70. Paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in term of __________.
A. examples that illustrate a problem B. cause and effect analysis C. narration of events D. comparison and contrast II/ WRITING (30pts)
1/ Read the following passage. Write ONE correct word in each blank (10pts)
Many (1) _________ experts are pessimistic about the future of our planet. They say that in the next
years harmful(2)____________will further damage the(3)________layer, there will be more losses of irreplacea
tropical (4)_________ and serious air pollution will cause the climate itself to change. They also (5)_________
that Third World countries will continue to suffer (6)___________ disasters, while the rich countries consume
vast majority of the world’s resources. Animals are also at (7) ___________. It is feared that some (
_________species may soon die out, as their natural (9) ______are destroyed. In some cases, the only way t
rare species from ( ) _______ is to breed them in captivity 10 .
2/ Use the correct forms of the words given to make a meaningful sentence (5pts)
11.Their time spent in the countryside provided the _______for their novel. (inspire)
12.The clothes we wear, like a ________language, can give out message. (speak)
13. I have a number of ________about the service in this hotel. (complain)
14. Consumers now want products that will not only work__________, but also save money. (ef fect)
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3/ Rewrite each sentence in such a way that means almost the same as the one printed before it. You must
use the exact word in brackets in your sentence (15pts)
16. Jim studies the best in our class. (well)
→ No one studies as___________________________________________________________.
17. I’m interested in playing sports. ( interesting)
→ I find____________________________________________________________________.
18. I’m so busy, so I don’t write to my friends regularly. (were)
→ If _______________________________________________________________________. 19. I p
refer going out for a meal to staying at home. (than)
→ I’d rather________________________________________________________________.
20. Someone should take this garbage to the garbage dump soon. (taken)
→ T is garbage______________________________________________________________. h
21. They brought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactory. (which)
→ They brought _____________________________________________________________.
22. “Congratulations!” You won the scholarship of Harvard University.” Sue said to David (winning)
→ Sue congratulated_________________________________________________________.
23. The last time she went out with him was nine months ago. (since)
→ It is _____________________________________________________________________.
24. My car is going to be checked next Sunday. (have)
→ I am_____________________________________________________________________.
25. The test I did yesterday was so difficult that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (such)
→ Yesterday I did____________________________________________________________. THE END OF THE TEST
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