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MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
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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.(From Question 1 to 7)
Southern Thailand was hit Thursday by the most severe haze ever from forest fires in Indonesia, forcing all schools in a province to close and disrupting flights in a popular tourist area, officials said
The haze that has shrouded parts of Malaysia and Singapore for nearly two months reached hazardous levels in the southern Thai city of Songkhla, with the pollution index hitting a record-high reading of 365 (A reading of 101-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 300
is hazardous.)
“This is a crisis,” said Halem Jemarican, head of the Southern Environment Office He said the pollution index in southern Thailand has never exceeded 300 before
Halem said his office has worked with other authorities to have all schools in Songkhla province send students home and all outdoor sports stadiums to close temporarily Warnings have been issued
to vulnerable people such as children, the elderly and people with illnesses not to go out of their
homes
“The wind speed is very low this year in the south, causing haze to stay in our skies longer,” Halem said by telephone
An airport official in Hat Yai, a popular tourist area, said three flights bound for Bangkok were delayed Thursday morning because of the haze A flight from Bangkok to Hat Yai was diverted to Surat Thani on Wednesday evening The official declined to be identified because of working rules
Local media reported that cloud seeding has been discussed as a way to dispel the haze in southern
Thailand, which is hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the forest fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Southern Thailand boasts tropical beaches popular among tourists in Surat Thani and Phuket, two of the seven provinces suffering from the haze
(Source: www.voanews.com)
Question 1: The haze stayed longer in southern Thailand because of ………
A The low speed of the wind
B The tropical weather in the area
C The fine particles of dust in the air
D The high pollution index
Question 2: The word “dispel” in the passage is closest in meaning to ………
A solve B eliminate C discourage D lessen
Question 3: The following actions are taken by the authorities in response to the haze EXCEPT
…………
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Trang 2A disrupting flights B closing sports stadiums
C issuing warnings D sending students home
Question 4: The word “their” in the passage refers to …………
A vulnerable people B the elderly
Question 5: What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A The haze reached a dangerous level
B People living in Songkhla do a lot of reading
C Thailand is the most polluted country in Asia
D Thailand’s pollution index reads 201-300
Question 6: Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?
A Seven provinces in Thailand suffered from the haze
B The local authorities warned the citizens against going out
C The pollution index in southern Thailand used to exceed 300
D The haze reached a hazardous level in the city of Songkhla
Question 7: What is the event reported in the news?
A The haze from Indonesia was the worst ever last year
B Southern Thailand was hit by the haze from Indonesia
C People suffered because of the haze from Indonesia
D The flights were disrupted by the haze on Thursday
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 8: Many people perished in the Kobe earthquake because they were not prepared for it
A declined B suffered C survived D departed
Question 9: A salesman finally managed to persuade her into buying a skirt that she really didn’t like
C convince her of D look upon on her
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 10:
A repentance B stimulate C implement D windowpane
Question 11:
A worksheet B solemn C announce D sculpture
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 12 to 19)
There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model On the one hand, class
sizes are huge by Western standards with between 30 and 40 students per class, in countries like Japan and Korea On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest in the world for academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics, especially
on standardised tests Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them succeed
Classroom management seems to be easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessons are more effective as a direct consequence After all, we are only too aware of the decline in discipline
Trang 3standards in our own school: belligerent and disrespectful students appear to be the norm these days Teachers in Britain seem powerless to control what happens anymore Surely this situation cannot create a very effective learning environment, so perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves
But there are other factors to consider, too There is the home environment The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact in Korea Few children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security, safety and trust both at home and at school In Britain meanwhile, one in every
two marriages fails and divorce rates are sky high Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable
family conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by misbehaving at school
But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the whole truth You see, behind those great maths and science scores, there
is a quite remarkable work ethic Asian students tend to put their education before literally
everything else They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their studies
than their British peers
There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their “impressive” statistics of late And without question, some of this praise is justified, but it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation here At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic
of the Asian students – success in education before all else At the other end, British students at times appear careless and extremely undisciplined by comparison, but at least they do have the free time to enjoy their youth and explore their interests Is either system better outright? Or is it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education
Question 12: The word “They” in paragraph 4 refers to ………
A British students B Asian students
C Japanese students D Korean students
Question 13: British secondary school students ………
A have larger class sizes
B fail at school more than they succeed
C enjoy better classroom conditions
D do better on standardised tests
Question 14: The word “unstable” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ………
A unchangeable B unpredictable C unimportant D unsteady
Question 15: What can be implied from the writer’s opinion of the two educational systems
discussed?
A The British system is too strict
B The Asian system is clearly better
C Both systems are quite satisfactory for different reasons
D Neither system is perfect
Question 16: What does the writer mean when he says there is a “paradox” in the Asian education
model?
A Asian students outperform their peers in other countries
B There are too many students in each class
Trang 4C Class sizes are much smaller in other parts of the world
D You would expect larger classes to get poorer results but they do not
Question 17: The traditional family unit ………
A is bad for children that come from broken homes
B is more common in Korean than in Britain
C is unstable in Korean due to conditions in the home
D is disappearing in Korean due to high divorce rates
Question 18: What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools more successful
than in Britain?
A Better discipline
B Better teachers
C More effective lesson planning
D Better school Boards of Management
Question 19: According to the writer, Asian students ………
A don’t have as good a work ethic as British ones
B make a big deal of their good results
C don’t allow themselves much time to relax and have fun
D focus too much on recreational activities
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 20: He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the requirements of the company
Question 21: The natives were very angry when the foreigners came to their country and took over their land
A members B migrants C tourists D locals
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 22: The poor weather may have ……… the small population
A accounted for B Backed down C brought in D let down
Question 23: The girls and flowers ………… he painted were vivid.
Question 24: The conflict between the two countries should be settled by ………… means, not fighting
A diplomacy B diploma C diplomatic D diplomatically
Question 25: Women's employment rate is getting …………
Question 26: …………., I realize I should have applied to the university
A In remembrance B By and large C With hindsight D As I call
Question 27: He was ………… from the competition for using drugs
A omitted B sacked C disqualified D prevented
Question 28: He daren’t ………… his boss for a rise just now
Trang 5A to ask B asking C be asking D ask
Question 29: Light ……… faster than sound.
A travelled B is travelling C travels D travel
Question 30: Had you told me that he was going to drop out of college, I ……… it
A would have never believed B will never believe
Question 31: As a student, you envied your friends who were working and earning their own money, ……… ?
A weren’t they B were you C were they D didn’t you
Question 32: In general, Japanese people believe that shoes must be worn outside, so ………… before coming into their houses
A take them off B put them off C put off them D take off them
Question 33: So little………….about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A I knew B I have known C do I know D did I know
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 question.
Question 34: The little boy not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read
A To remember what he had read from the book, the boy reread it
B Instead of reading the book, the little boy remembered the book
C The little boy could remember what he had read from the book
D The little boy read the book in order that he could remember it
Question 35: She didn’t eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter
A She ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them
B She didn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things
C She didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter
D She only ate some small pieces of bread and butter
Question 36: The only members of the cat family that can roar are lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars but lions are by far the loudest
A Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars are the only four cats that can roar, however, the others can’t roar
as loudly as lions do
B Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars can roar, however the roar of a lion is not as frightening as the roar
of the others
C Like leopards, tigers, and jaguars, lions are among the members of the cat family that can roar
D Since lions come from the same cat family as leopards, tigers, and jaguars do, they can roar as loud as the others
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 37: - “I’ve got some amazing news.”
- “ ………”
A That’ll teach you B Get a life!
C No way! You’re pulling my leg! D Fire away, I’m all ears
Question 38: - “By the time I’m 30, I’ll be a millionaire and married to a supermodel.”
- “ ………”
Trang 6A Hands off! B Oh, what a shame!
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 39:
A scenic B pesticide C fertilizer D survive
Question 40:
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 41:
The longest advertising poster ever produced which was for the Rome Opera House
was nearly 300m length
D
Question 42:
Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the
festivities
Question 43:
The funny thing about Chinese food is that it seems to taste different in every country
you eat them and yet nothing like the Chinese food you eat in China
Question 44:
The English language is complete different from the Korean language
Question 45:
The teacher asked him why hadn’t he done his homework, but he said nothing
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 question 46 to 50)
You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato products like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect ( 46 ) some types of cancer The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been ( 47 ) _to lycopene It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red colour Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional
Trang 7content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration of lycopene Lycopene in tomato paste is four times ( 48 ) in fresh tomatoes This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber Thus _(49 ) tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, soup, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza ( 50 ) increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent
Question 46:
Question 47:
A responsible B pressed C original D attributed
Question 48:
A as many as B much more C as much as D further than
Question 49:
Question 50:
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1 A Sương mù đã ở lâu hơn tại miền nam Thái Lan vì tốc độ gió
thấp.
“The wind speed is very low this year in the south, causing haze
to stay in our skies longer,” Halem said by telephone
2 B Từ “dispel” trong đoạn văn gần nghĩa nhất với từ
“eliminate” (loại bỏ/ xua đi)
“cloud seeding has been discussed as a way to dispel the haze in
southern Thailand”
3 A Những hành động sau đã được thực hiện bởi các nhà chức
trách để ứng phó với sương mù, ngoại trừ việc làm gián đoạn các chuyến bay.
“his office has worked with other authorities to have all schools
in Songkhla province send students home and all outdoor sports stadiums to close temporarily Warnings have been issued to vulnerable people such as children, the elderly and people with
illnesses not to go out of their homes.”
4 A Từ “their” trong đoạn văn ám chỉ những người dễ bị tổn
thương/ gặp nguy hiểm.
“Warnings have been issued to vulnerable people such as children, the elderly and people with illnesses not to go out of
their homes.”
5 A Ý chính của đoạn 2 là: Sương mù đã đạt đến mức độ nguy
hiểm.
“The haze that has shrouded parts of Malaysia and Singapore for nearly two months reached hazardous levels in the southern Thai city of Songkhla”
6 C Theo đoạn văn, câu phát biểu nào dưới đây là sai? Chỉ số ô
nhiễm ở miền Nam Thái Lan đã từng vượt quá 300.
“He said the pollution index in southern Thailand has never exceeded 300 before.”
7 B Sự kiện được tường thuật trong bản tin là gì? Miền Nam
Thái Lan bị tấn công/ bao phủ bởi sương mù từ Indo.
“Southern Thailand was hit Thursday by the most severe haze ever from forest fires in Indonesia, forcing all schools in a province to close and disrupting flights in a popular tourist area, officials said.”
9 B Persuade her into… ≠ talk her out of… (thuyết phục cô ấy làm
gì đó… ≠ nói ra / bàn ra để cô ấy không làm gì đó…)
patterns
11 C A,B,D nhấn vần 1; C nhấn vần 2.
12 B Từ “they” ở đoạn 4 ám chỉ “ Các HS châu Á”
“Asian students tend to put their education before literally
everything else They do very few extracurricular activities and
devote far more time to their studies than their British peers.”
Trang 913 C Các HS THCS ở Anh hưởng những điều kiện học tập ở lớp
tốt hơn.
“Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them succeed.”
14 B Từ “unstable” ở đoạn 3 có thể được thay thế tốt nhất bởi từ
“unpredictable” (không ổn/ không thể đoán trước được)
“Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable family
conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by misbehaving at school.”
15 D Từ quan điểm của tác giả về 2 hệ thống giáo dục được thảo
luận trong đoạn văn, tác giả có ngụ ý gì? Không có hệ thống nào là hoàn hảo cả.
“Is either system better outright? Or is it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced,
worthwhile education.”
16 D Tác giả muốn nói gì khi ông nói rằng có một “nghịc lý” trong
mô hình giáo dục ở Châu Á? Bạn sẽ nghĩ rắng các lớp học đông hơn sẽ đạt kết quả kém hơn nhưng thực tế thì không như vậy.
“There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian
education model On the one hand, class sizes are huge by Western standards with between 30 and 40 students per class, in countries like Japan and Korea On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest
in the world for academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics, especially on standardised tests.”
17 B Kiểu gia đình truyền thống thì phổ biến ở Hàn Quốc hơn ở
Anh.
“The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact in Korea.” và “In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorce rates are sky high.”
18 A T/giả cho rằng cái gì có thể khiến cho các bài học/ giờ học ở
các trường học tại Hàn Quốc thành công hơn (các bài học/
giờ học ở các trường học ) ở Anh? Kỷ luật tố hơn (Par.2)
19 C Theo t/giả, các HS Châu Á không cho phép họ thư giãn và
vui chơi nhiều.
“Asian students tend to put their education before literally
everything else They do very few extracurricular activities and
devote far more time to their studies than their British peers.”
21 D Natives = locals (những gười địa phương / bản xứ)
22 A Accounted for : giải thích cho / là nguyên nhân của… Idiom
pronoun
form
25 C Higher and higher (so sánh kép của tính từ ngắn) Double
comparison
Trang 1026 C With hindsight (ngẫm lại) Idiom
27 C Disqualified: bị truất quyền dự thi/ loại ra không cho thi, tuyên
( III)
question
verb
nghĩa
( Paraphrase )
35 D Liên quan đến từ nối “but” (ngoại trừ)
36 A Từ hình thức so sánh nhất với từ “by far” So sánh bằng ở thể
phủ định.
37 D Fire away, I’m all ears: Này nói ngay đi, tôi đang muốn nghe
lắm đây.(đang căng tai lên mà nghe này)
Conversational exchanges
38 C In your dreams!( 'In your dreams' là một cách nói khác của câu 'I
don't believe you' hoặc 'there's no way that's true.';'In your dreams' là một cụm từ được sử dụng trong ngữ cảnh thân mật, gần gũi, nhưng chỉ dùng với bạn bè, người nào đó bạn biết rất rõ, hoặc người thân Khi bạn nói câu này, điều cực kỳ quan trọng là bạn phải nói với kiểu đùa giỡn, kèm theo một nụ cười, nếu không sẽ bị coi là thô lỗ.)
(vowels)
40 D A,B,C: / I /; D: /e/
identification
42 C Are is ( S-V agreement: Vì S1, along with S2, … V phải phù
hợp với S1)
43 C Them it (pronoun: “it” ở đây ám chỉ “Chinese food”)
44 B Complete completely (word form: adv bổ nghĩa cho adj.)
45 B Hadn’t he done he hadn’t done : vì trong MĐ danh từ thì S
đứng trước V)
46 B Protect against : bảo vệ tránh / chống lại … ( pre.) Cloze test
47 D Have been attributed to…: được gán cho… ( Vocab )
48 C Four times as much as …( nhiều gấp 4 lần): so sánh có kèm
bội số…
49 B Processed tomato products : những sản phẩm cà chua được chế
biến (đóng hộp)
50 A Greatly increase : làm tăng đáng kể…