cut tqg 15-08 The 50 million year- old fossils of an ancient whale found in Himalayan foothills of Pakistan give strong evidence that modern whales are descended from a four –legged land
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Ma đề thi số 001
MÔN:TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 12
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(Đề thi này gồm: 6 trang Học sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm.)
A PHONETICS.
Find a word that has different pronunciation in the underlined.
Find a word that has different stress pattern from the others.
B GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY.
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11 I am getting really soaked ! I wish I _my umbrella
A hadn’t forgotten B didn’t forget
C wouldn’t forget D were not forgetting
12 He could not have known what was in the letter he had written it himself
13 How old do you have to be you can drive a car?
14 It is a minor road and very narrow and _in places
A bending B winding C wandering D turning
15 Buses into town run _ twenty minutes or so
16 Put the salt in the water and let it before adding the vegetables
17 The smell was so bad that it completely us off our food
18 The finance minister will be making a _ today about the new rate of income tax
A talk B notice C declaration D statement
19 Children learn primarily by _ the world around them
A experiencing directly of B experience direct
C direct physical experience of D directly physical experience
20 The temperature yesterday was about _for the time of the year
21 In the West , the bird of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm _ to that of a boy
A equally B equal C they are equal D and equal
22 The city with people who employment
A is now crowded- have been seaking B have now been crowded – are seeking
C is now crowding – are seeking D is now crowded _ are seeking
23 The only way to clean the box is to _ it in soap and warm water
24 She seems very confident but you never judge by appearances
25 The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of _
26 I can put up with everything but I can’t _ noisy children
27 Let’s go ahead and do it now Nothing by waiting
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Trang 2C has accomplished D will be accomplished
28.Goverments now have imposed pollution control on automobile manufacturers Both domestic and imported automobiles must anti-pollution
A equip with B equip by C be equipped with D be equipped by
29 Viet Nam the pursuit of world peace
30 Suzan was new on the job but she quickly fit herself into the _ routine of the office
A established B establishing C establishes D establish
31 2/ 5 is pronounced _
A two fives B second fifths C two over fives D two fifths
32 This is a kind of _cotton wool
A absorbent B absorptive C absorbed D absorbing 33.The group consists of four members.One is from China , _ are from Vietnam,Thailand and Laos
34 You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to _is at the door
35 What _you used in picking a winner in the art contest?
A is the criteria B are the criteria C is the criterion D are the criterion
Find the mistake in one part of the following sentences.
36 While a student at a college, a motorcycle was bought for me by my farther
A B C D
37 Is April twenty-first the day that you’ll arrive?
A B C D
38 After about twenty minutes’ walk, he suddenly realized that he walked in the
A B C D
wrong direction
39 Fortunately the demonstration turned out for to be quite peaceful
A B C D
40 He made too many good friends when he studied abroad
A B C D
C READING
Passage I ( da lay vao dtqg )
Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Reports that the government is about to give the go ahead to plans for the(41) of a new runway at London’s Gatwick airport have angered local (42) and raised fears of increased noise and exhaust pollution The controversial Plans also include permission for (43) night flights and will (44) the compulsory purchase of farmland, (45) the demolition of a number of private homes According to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the government in known to be concerned by the increasing (46) of traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further runways in the foreseeable (47) Gatwick is widely (48) as a better (49) for expansion than London’s third airport, Stansted, which still (50) From poor transport links A spokesperson for the keep Gatwick Quiet association, (51) up of local people, accused the government of (52) back on promises made before the General Election We were told then that the airport authority had no (53) of building another runway, and we (54) that the government has a duty to (55) its pledges
Trang 354 believe B consider C feel D desire
Passage II.
Read the following passage, choose the best answer for each question ( cut tqg 15-08)
The 50 million year- old fossils of an ancient whale found in Himalayan foothills of Pakistan give strong evidence that modern whales are descended from a four –legged land dwelling animals The fossils consist of part of the skull, some teeth, and the well- preserved middle are of an animal that was 6 to 8 feet long, weighed 350 pounds , had a wolf- like snout , and had two foot- long jaws with sharp triangular teeth It is the middle ears which suggests that the ancient whale lived on land Analysis indicated that the animal had eardrums , which do not work in water , and which modern whales have only vestigial form Further more,the right and left ear bones were not isolated from each other The separation of these bones in marine whales enable them to defect the detect the direction under water sounds
56 The 50-million year old fossils in Pakistan
A 6 to 8 feet long and 350 pounds in weight
B are descended from a four- legged land welling animal
C prove the Himalayan foothills were once under water
D include the middle ear of the ancient whales
57 Whales with eardrums
A would not be able to hear well in water
B were marine creatures
C could distinguish where under water sounds originated
D could not live on land
58 A marine whale can organize the source of a sound because
A it lives under water instead of on land
B the middle ear is a vestigial form
C the right and left ear bones are isolated from each other
D it has a well- preserved middle ears
59 In line 12 the word “them” refers to
60 Where in the passage does the author describe the ancient whales?
Passage III Joseph Pulizer.
Joseph Pulizer was born in 1847 in Marko , Hungary He emigrated to the United States when he was seventeen years old, and was naturalized on his twentieth birthday He spent his career in journalism working in the mid-west and New York From 1871 he was also the owner of part-owner
of many newspapers His most famous newspaper was the New York World ( which many believe was the model for the Daily Planet of the Superman stories) The World campaigned against corruption , and exposed many scandals It was also a strong supporter of the rights of the working man
In late life , Joseph Pulitzer collapsed from overwork , and lost his sight He became dedicated to improving the quality of journalism in America, and donated 1 million $ to Columbia University to found a school of journalism However , his most significant contribution was the establishment of the Pulitzer prizes in his will
These prizes for excellence in journalism have been given every year since 1917 by Columbia University Since 1942 there have been extra categories for press photography, and later still for criticism, feature writing and commentary The prize was originally for 500$ , but today the winners of the prize receive a gold medal However, the real value of the prize is that it confirms that the journalist who has received the award is the best American journalist of the year- a fact that is worth much more than 500$ to the journalist and to the newspaper that employs him or her
61.Joseph Pulitzer came to American because
A He was with his parents B.He wanted to be a journalist
C.Hungry was being attacked by Australia D.The text does not say
62 As well as writing for newspapers, Joseph Pulitzer
A wrote the Superman stories B.was the boss of some newspapers C.won prizes for press photography D.worked in the mid-west
63.The text tells us that Joseph Pulitzer
A.became a patriotic American B.later became a member of Columbia University
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64.The prize is worth
A 500$ B A lot of money C More in prestige than money D A job with a good newspaper 65.Joseph Pulitzer became an American citizen
A Three years after he arrived in the United States B In 1850
C After contributing 1 million dollars to a university D When he was 17 years old
Passage IV
Vehicles also (66) air pollution in the cities Automobile (67) and some industrial processes (68) carbon monoxide, an odourless gas which can not be seen or (69) Nitric oxide is another tail-pipe emission that is highly poisonous and may sometimes change (70) the even more dangerous nitrogen dioxide
66 A account of B on account of C account by D account for
67 A exhaustion B exhausting C exhausted D exhaust
68 A contain B include C containing D including
D WRITING
Choose the sentence that has the different meaning with the root one.
71 How about going camping on Sunday?
A Let’s go camping on Sunday B Why don’t we go camping on Sunday?
C I suggest going camping on Sunday D We’d better not stay at home on Sunday
72 An energy – saving buld is better than an ordinary 100-watt buld
A An ordinary 100-watt buld isn’t as good as an energy – saving buld
B An ordinary 100-watt buld isn’t so good as an energy – saving buld
C An energy – saving buld is not as worse as an ordinary 100-watt buld
D An ordinary 100-watt buld isn’t better than an energy – saving buld
73 I last visited Ho Chi Minh city three weeks ago
A I haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh city for three weeks
B The last time I have visited Ho Chi Minh city was three weeks ago
C In the last three weeks I have visited Ho Chi Minh city
D It’s three weeks since I last visited Ho Chi Minh city
74.Mine is the house with two blue windows
A My house has got two blue windows B The house with two blue windows is mine
C The two blue windows in the house are mine D I live in a house with two blue windows
75 I must see my boss tomorrow
A I’ve got to see my boss tomorrow C I need to see my boss tomorrow
B I have to see my boss tomorrow D It’s also necessary for me to see my boss tomorrow
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given.
Do not change the words given.
76 Nobody in this school has ever written a better composition (never)
→ Never ……… written a better composition
A has anyone in this school B has this school anyone
C has anyone of this school D has everyone in this school
77 Such was the demand for tickets that people queued day and night ( great)
→ The demand for tickets ……… that people queued day and night
A was so much great B was so great C was of great D was some great
78 It’s not common for there to be so much rain in march.( see)
→ Seldom ……… so much rain in March
A doesn’t anyone see don’t we see C do we see D have we see
79 Exhaustion prevented any of the runners form finishing the race.( were)
→ So ……….of them finished the race
A exhausting were the runners that few B exhaustion were the runners that some
C very exhausted were the runners that most D exhausted were the runners that none
80 The accused never expressed regret for what he had done.( time)
→ At ……….regret for what he had done
A some time did the accused express B no time did the accused express
C no time the accused expressed D little time did the accused express
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