Câu 26: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the [r]
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Năm học 2018 - 2019 Môn: Tiếng Anh 12
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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 from 1 to 2
Câu 1: She is intelligent She can sing very well
A Not only intelligent is she but she also can sing very well
B Not only is she intelligent but she can also sing very well
C She is intelligent, so she can sing very well
D Intelligent as she is, she also can sing very well
Câu 2: Ethan was in a very bad mood His car had broken down
A Ethan who’s car had broken down was in a very bad mood
B Ethan, who was in a very bad mood, his car had broken down
C Ethan, whose car had broken down, was in a very bad mood
D Ethan was in a very bad mood, whose car had broken down
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 3 to 14
Câu 3: Khoa is the sixth student in my college the scholarship to study in America
Câu 4: Jane’s very modest, always her success
A keeping down B pushing back C playing down D turning around
Câu 5: Scientists have done a lot of research on the causes of global warming
Câu 6: I don’t mind your making the decision as long as it is not too late
Câu 7: ‘Why did so many students fail the test?’ - ‘ It very difficult.’
A might be B can’t have been C should have been D must have been
Câu 8: If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more advanced than we are?
A technologies B technologically C technological D technology
Câu 9: Le Loi used the war, moving from little to large scale
Câu 10: Steve is a senior manager; therefore, stress is of his job
A far and wide B off and on C part and parcel D odds and ends
Câu 11: Please welcome Mr Clinton to the stage for his opening remark with a warm of applause
Câu 12: Everyone in both cars was injured in the accident last night, ?
A wasn’t he B weren’t they C were they D was he
Câu 13: Things might have been much worse if the mother on her right to keep the baby
A insisted B has been insisting C would insist D had insisted
Câu 14: By the time my brother went to bed last night, he his homework
C were already finishing D has already finished
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 15 to 21
Trang 2The changing profile of a city in the Unites States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United
States Bureau of the Census In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural”
population for the first time “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants
Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more, the census now
included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living in the densely settled
urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA)
Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two cities
having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a
combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000 Such an area included the county in which the central city is located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan
in character and economically and socially integrated with the county of the central city By 1970, about two-thirds
of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities
While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there were 233
of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities” A host of terms came into use: “metropolitan regions,”
“polynucleated population groups,” “conurbations,” “metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on
Câu 15: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The changing definition of an urban area
B How the United States Census Bureau conducts a census
C Solutions to overcrowding in cities
D How cities in the United States began and developed
Câu 16: According to the passage, the population of the United States was first classified as rural or urban in
Câu 17: The word “distinguished” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A differentiated B protected C removed D honored
Câu 18: Prior to 1900, how many inhabitants would a town have to have before being defined as urban?
Câu 19: According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition of urban in 1950?
A City borders had become less distinct
B New businesses had relocated to larger cities
C Elected officials could not agree on an acceptable definition
D Cities had undergone radical social change
Câu 20: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to
Câu 21: The word “constituting” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A calling for B making up C located near D determined by
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 from 22 to 23
Câu 22: David and Michael are talking about their preparation for the upcoming presentation Select the most
appropriate exchange to fill in the blank
– David: “Don’t you think we need more time to finish the presentation?” – Michael: “ ”
A I will finish the preparation myself B No, it starts at seven tonight
C Yes, we really do D Because we already had it
Câu 23: – Tom: “Is your bicycle serviced regularly, Mike?” – Mike: “ ”
C Well, I did it yesterday D How dare you?
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 from 24 to 25
Câu 24: A distinguished B instrument C diagnose D charity
Trang 3Mark 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 from 26 to 28
Câu 26: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars
A Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars
B The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area
C The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area
D Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars
Câu 27: The child said that he hadn’t broken the antique vase
A The child wished he didn’t break the antique vase
B The child accepted to have broken the antique vase
C The child regreted not breaking the antique vase
D The child denied having broken the antique vase
Câu 28: It is your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon
A Your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon has been suggested
B It is proposed that this afternoon you wash all the dishes
C You are supposed to wash all the dishes this afternoon
D All the dishes must have been washed by you this afternoon
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 from 29 to 30
Câu 29: Because of her conservative views, the professor never accepts anything not related to traditional values
and the status quo
Câu 30: “If you’re ever in a jam and need any help, ask me.”
C in an easy situation D in a bad condition
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
Rural-urban migration phenomenon is explained in development economics as a process in which labour from rural areas moves to urban areas to meet the demand (31) _ cheap labour for industrial development This phenomenon is traditionally viewed as necessity for (32) _ development because cheap labour is transferred from rural sector of low productivity to urban sector of high productivity The driving force for rural-urban migration mostly refers to economic incentives, in which people's decision to move to rural-urban areas is rationally based on expectation of higher real income from destinations (33) _ it may take them a certain period of time to secure employment in the modern sector In developing countries, the flow of internal migration (34) _ is mostly rural-urban movement continues to accelerate in spite of positive marginal products of agriculture and higher unemployment (35) _ in the urban areas
Câu 32: A economic B ecomnomical C economy D economics
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 from 36 to 37
Câu 36: You must drive it home to him that spending too much time playing computer games will do him no
good
A let him drive his car B make him understand
Câu 37: The bully doesn’t have any friends at school as the rest of the students keep away from him
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 38 to 45
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious but there are some likely benefits In winter especially it is important for birds to keep warm at
Trang 4night and conserve precious food reserves One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost Solitary roosters shelter
indense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks -
but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown
creepers, bluebirds and anis do Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep
each other warm Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter, and three
together saved a third of their heat
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as "information centers." During the day,
parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area When they return in the evening some will
have fed well, but others may have found little to eat Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any
given moment to give the alarm But this increased protection is partially counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground Even those in trees can be attacked by
birds of prey The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the roost
Câu 38: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A How birds maintain body heat in the winter B Why some species of birds nest together
C Why birds need to establish territory D How birds find and store food
Câu 39: The word “conserve” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A locate B retain C watch D share
Câu 40: Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by
A building nests in trees B digging tunnels into the snow
C huddling together on.the ground with other birds D burrowing into dense patches of vegetation
Câu 41: The word “ magnified” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A modified B intensified C combined D caused
Câu 42: The author mentions “kinglets” in paragraph 1 as an example of birds that
A nest together for warmth B prorect themselves by nesting in holes
C usually feed and nest in pairs D nest with other species of birds
Câu 43: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle
together while sleeping?
A Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock
B Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers
C Several members of the flock care for the young
D Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food
Câu 44: Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A Groups are more atractive to predators than individual birds are B Food supplies are quickly depleted
C Some birds in the group will attack the others D Diseases easily spread among the birds
Câu 45: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
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 from 46 to 48
Câu 46: It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class
Câu 47: Compact discs is affected neither by scratching nor by dust
Câu 48: When a tropical storm gets 120 kilometers an hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America
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 from 49 to 50
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