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LÊ HỒNG PHONG
ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG KHỐI 12
NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút
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 1: - Laura: “ What shall we do this evening?-
Annie: “ _”
Question 2: Kathy: “Make yourself at home”
– Jim: “ ”
A Yes Can I help you? B Not at all Don’t mention it.
C That’s very kind Thank you D Thanks! Same to you
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 3: Computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our life.
Question 4: Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical
exercises
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 5: According to present law, the authorities can give poachers a severe punishment
Question 6: The investigation revealed some unexpected results.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Trang 2Question 7: Regarding as one of the leading figures in the development of the short story, O
Henry is the author of many well- known American novels
Question 8: If you work hard, you would be successful in anything you do.
Question 9: Mrs Loan, along with her talented students, are going to be on the summer
camp to USA
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 10: A traveled B stared C landed D seemed
Question 11: A effective B eradicate C enthusiastic D effort
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 12: A technology B terrorist C compulsory D admission Question 13: A algebra B carefully C impress D politics
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14: The local clubs are _ every effort to interest more young people.
Question 15: It is high time Tom _ more active in class.
Question 16: He found a watch when he _ in the street.
A was walking B had been walking C had worked D walked
Question 17: The player gave a hard shot _ straight into the opposing goal.
Question 18: Scientists warn that many of the world’s great cities are _ flooding.
Question 19: I’m a great believer in the _ of reading books and taking up a sport, which
offer you both knowledge and healthy
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Hollywood
Question 21: A is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of
the sea can breathe
Question 22: For a short while, I managed to catch _ of President Trump entering the
Whitehouse
Question 23: The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes
wildlife
Question 24: “ Is swimming under water very difficult?” – “ No it’s just a matter _ able
to control your breathing.”
Question 25: The climate is not dry at all; in fact, they have of water
A a redundancy B an abundance C a deficiency D a mixture
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems Some changes harm ecosystems If there is too _26 rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that feed on it may also die or move away Some changes are good for ecosystems Some pine forests need fire for the pine trees to reproduce The seeds are sealed inside pinecones Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds _27 _ Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems Building _28 _ on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down _29 _ destroy ecosystems Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people _30 _ causing harm to ecosystems
Question 26: A little B a little C few D a few
Question 28: A moats B ditches C dams D bridges Question 29: A hills B forests C jungles D woods
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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.
One of the most interesting authors of the twentieth century, J.R.R Tolkien, achieved fame
through his highly inventive trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Born in 1892, Tolkien received his education from Oxford and then served in World War I After the war, he became a professor of Anglo-Saxon and English language and literature at Oxford University
Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise The Lord of the Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949 This was mainly due to Tolkien’s responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II By the late 1960s, this fascinating trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as young people intently studied the mythology and legends created by Tolkien The trilogy is remarkable not only for its highly developed account of historical fiction but also its success as a modern heroic epic The main plot chronicles the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, dwarves, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe
Although readers have scrutinized the texts for inner meaning and have tried to connect the trilogy with Tolkien’s real life experiences in England during World War II, he denies the connection He claims that the story began in his years as an undergraduate student grew out
of his desire to create mythology and legends about elves and their language
Tolkien was a masterful fantasy novelist who used his extensive knowledge of folklore to create a body or work that is still read and enjoyed throughout the world today
Question 31: What is one of the reasons it took Tolkien thirteen years to complete the
trilogy?
A His military service in World War II B His duties at the university
C His need to study more mythology D His family responsibilities
Question 32: What does this passage mainly discuss?
A J.R.R Tolkien’s work as a professor B The popularity of J.R.R Tolkien
C All of J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy books D J.R.R Tolkien and his trilogy
Question 33: What does the word ‘trilogy’ mean?
Trang 5A A group of three literary works B An unrelated group of books
C A specific type of fantasy novel D A long novel
Question 34: According to the passage when did The Lord of the Rings trilogy become
popular with young people?
Question 35: The following sentence could be added to paragraph 2 Where would it best fit into this paragraph? “Once the ring is found by hobbit, a wizard selects a group to take the ring to the volcano where it was forged and destroy it.”
A After the sentence that ends with “heroic epic”
B After the sentence that ends with “fantasy world”
C After the sentence that ends with “rule the world”
D After the sentence that ends with “monster, wizards, and some humans”
Question 36: When did Tolkien begin to create this trilogy?
Question 37: What can we assume is true about Tolkien?
A He enjoyed studying mythology and folklore.
B He spent most of his life in the military.
C He wrote the trilogy about his real life experiences.
D He lived in Greece.
Question 38: What can we assume is NOT true about Middle Earth?'
A People dominated Middle Earth.
B Middle Earth was based on European folktales
C The good and evil kingdoms fought for power.
D Middle Earth was a fictional world.
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 39: Laura didn’t come to the conference This made me annoyed.
A Laura didn’t come to the conference, that made me annoyed.
B That Laura didn’t come to the conference made me annoyed.
C Laura didn’t come to the conference which made me annoyed.
D Laura didn’t come to the conference when this made me annoyed
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A He got up and left because everyone was talking
B No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was so boring.
C Every one stood up so that they could hear his speech.
D His speech was interesting enough for everyone to listen
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 41: “Are you waiting for your exam result?” She said.
A She asked me if I was waiting for my exam result
B She asked me was I waiting for my exam result.
C She asked me whether was I waiting for the exam result.
D She asked me whether I was waiting for your exam
Question 42: They arrived late, so they didn’t have good seats.
A However late they arrived, they had very good seats
B The late arrivers still had good seats.
C Had they arrived earlier, they might have got good seats.
D Unless they arrived earlier, they wouldn’t have good seats
Question 43: What she does in her free time does not concern me.
A What she does in her free time is none of my business
B What she does in her free time is not my concern.
C I don’t know what she does in her free time.
D What she does in her free time is not concerned by me.
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.
People used to know more or less how their children would live Now things are changing so quickly that they don’t even know what their own lives will be like in a few years’ time What follows is not science fiction It is how experts see the future You are daydreaming behind the steering wheel; is it too dangerous? No! That’s no problem because you have it on
automatic pilot, and with its hi – tech computers and cameras, your car “know” how to get
you home safe and sound What is for lunch? In the old days you used to stop off to buy a hamburger or a pizza Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your
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After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office Here you have everything you need
to do your work Thanks to your information screen and your latest generation computer, you
needn’t go to the office anymore The information screen shows an urgent message from a co-worker in Brazil You can instantly send back a reply to him and go on to deal with other
matters
Question 44: What does “its” in line 5 refer to?
Question 45: Which of the following statement is true about life in the future?
A People will go to work as they do today
B Hi-tech equipment will be out of the question
C It will be dangerous to drive cars because they are too fast
D People can have balanced diets for their meal.
Question 46: According to the passage, what do people use a diagnostic machine for?
C To provide them with food D To find out which foods their body needs Question 47: The word “urgent” in the last paragraph probably means _.
Question 48: Which of the following is NOT true about life in the future?
A Eating is a problem because food contains too much fat
B There’s no need to concentrate much when people are driving.
C Contacts between people are almost instant.
D Getting information is a matter of just a few seconds.
Question 49: What is “reply” CLOSEST in meaning to?
Question 50: What is the main idea of the passage?
A What foods people will eat in the future
B The role of the the computer in future life
C What life is like in the future
D Life in the future will be the same as life at present.
Đáp án
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LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: Đáp án D
Laura: “ Chúng ta sẽ làm gì tối nay?”
Annie:
A: Tớ đã đi ra ngoài ăn tối
B: Ồ Thật là tồi
C: Không vấn đề
D: Chúng ta cùng ra ngoài ăn tối nhé
Question 2: Đáp án C
Kathy: “ Cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà nhé”
Jim:
A: Vâng Tôi có thể giúp gì cho anh?
B: Không tẹo nào Đừng đề cập đến nó
C: Thật là tốt Cảm ơn cậu nhé
D: Cảm ơn Cậu cũng thế nhé
Question 3: Đáp án C
A: tương đương
B: giống như
C: đa dạng
D: tương tự
Various = diverse (tính từ): đa dạng
Dịch: Máy tính và các phương tiện viễn thông chắc chắn có 1 sự ảnh hưởng lớn đến nhiều các khía cạnh trong cuộc sống của chúng ta
Question 4: Đáp án C
A: giảm
B: khuyến khích
C: công nhận
D: thực hành
Acknowledge= recognize : nhận ra, công nhận
Dịch: Các môn thể thao dưới nước được công nhận là những cách tuyệt vời để tập thể dục
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A: phần thưởng
B: Sự thích thú
C: án phạt
D: Hình phạt
Punishment : hình phạt >< reward
Dịch: Theo luật hiện hành, chính quyền có thể đưa ra hình phạt nghiêm trọng với những người đánh bắt cá nơi cấm
Question 6: Đáp án C
A: gây ấn tượng
B: bi quan
C: có thể đoán được
D: gây tranh cãi
Unexpected: ngoài mong đợi >< predictable
Dịch: Cuộc điều tra đã tiết lộ một vài kết quả ngoài mong đợi
Question 7: Đáp án A
A => regarded as
Vế đầu tiên của câu sử dụng phân từ 2 để rút gọn do mang nghĩa bị động ( không sử dụng Ving)
Dịch: Được xem là 1 trong những nhân vật hàng đầu trong việc phát triển truyện ngắn, O Henry là tác giải của nhiều cuốn tiểu thuyết Mỹ nổi tiếng
Question 8: Đáp án B
B => will be
Câu điều kiện loại 1 dùng để diễn tả khả năng có thể xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 1: If +S+V ( hiện tại đơn), S+ will/can/may/…+V+O
Dịch: Nếu bạn làm việc chăm chỉ, bạn sẽ thành công trong bất kì việc gì mình làm
Question 9: Đáp án D
D => is going
S1 (chủ ngữ 1), along with/with/ together with/ … +S2 ( chủ ngữ 2), + V+O => Động từ sẽ chia theo ngôi của S1 ( chủ ngữ 1)
Dịch: Cô Loan, cùng với các học sinh giỏi của mình sẽ đi tới trại hè ở Mĩ
Question 10: Đáp án C
Traveled ['trævld ]
stared [stɑ:d ]
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seemed [si:md ]
Các đáp án A, B và D có phần gạch chân đọc là /id/, đáp án C có phần gạch chân đọc là /d/
Question 11: Đáp án D
effective [i'fektiv]
eradicate [i'rædikeit]
enthusiastic [in,θju:zi'æstik]
effort ['efət]
Đáp án A, B và C có phần gạch chân đọc là /i/, đáp án D đọc là /e/
Question 12: Đáp án B
technology [tek'nɔlədʒi]
terrorist ['terərist]
compulsory [kəm'pʌlsəri]
admission [əd'mi∫n]
Các đáp án A, C và D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, đáp án B có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1
Question 13: Đáp án C
algebra ['ældʒibrə]
carefully ['keəfuli]
impress [im'pres]
politics ['pɔlitiks]
Các đáp án A, B và D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thư s1, đáp án C có trọng âm rơi vào âm thứ 2
Question 14: Đáp án B
Make effort to : nỗ lực
Dịch: Các câu lạc bộ địa phương đang nỗ lực để thu hút các bạn trẻ
Question 15: Đáp án A
Cấu trúc: It is (high) time + S+ V( chia thì quá khứ đơn) … = It is (high) time to V : đã đến lúc ai đó làm gì
Dịch: Đã đến lúc Tom phải trở nên chủ động hơn trong lớp học
Question 16: Đáp án A
Cấu trúc: It is (high) time + S+ V( chia thì quá khứ đơn) … = It is (high) time to V : đã đến lúc ai đó làm gì
Dịch: Đã đến lúc Tom phải trở nên chủ động hơn trong lớp học