Because so many people like to eat shark, fishing boats catch a lot of sharks to sell for food.. So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks.[r]
Trang 1TRƯỜNG THPT ĐẦM DƠI ĐỀ THI THỬ TN LẦN 1 - TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 12 TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012
Thời gian: 60 phút không kể giao đề
* Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences
1 The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _
2 The mission statement of the International Movement as formulated in the "Strategy 2010" document of the Federation is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power
of humanity
3 You write to her because she'll be here tomorrow
4 Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role
A Giving cakes to a baby B Having no child
5 In economics, a country's _ is the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year, not including its income from investments in other countries
C gross domestic product D economic cooperation
6 A: “Excuse me, what’s the time?” – B: “Sorry I .”
A don’t see B do not have a watch C won’t know D know
7 She asked me my work on the project the day before
8 Janet: “ Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” – Susan: “ _ ”
A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B You are welcome
9 It is English pronunciation that puzzles me most
A I was not quick at English pronunciation at school
B English pronunciation is difficult for me
C Pronouncing English words is not complicated
D Puzzling me most is how to pronounce English
10 Jane : " Do you want any help?" - Peter : " "
C No, thanks It's all right D Yes , That's right
11 Thien : " My first English test was not as good as I expected”
- Thomas : " _"
C That's brilliant enough! D It's okay Don't worry
12 Slightly more than twenty-five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish - speaking countries
A A considerable proportion of the students in the class are Spanish
B The percentage of the students speaking Spanish fell by twenty-five percent
C A small minority of the students in the class are Hispanic
D Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish
MÃ ĐỀ: 112
Trang 213 The building , _ by the storm , has to be torn down.
14 I wish I _ his optimism, but I really don't think this will work
15 When we arrived at the meeting , the first speaker _and the audiences
A was finishing/ had clapped C had just finished / were clapping
B has just finished / were clapping D finished / had clapped
16 You look hot and sticky Come and sit in the shade and _
17 Because of an accident, my train was _ for several hours
18 That's the coffee bar I usually meet my friends
19 _ the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after
20 When you see Tom, remember _ him my regards
21 Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field
A They erected a barn, and as a result, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field
B They erected a barn so that the cattle would get into the wheat field
C They erected a barn in case the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field
D In order not to keep the cattle away from the wheat field, they erected a barn
22 People believed that somebody murdered Miss Stone
A It was believed that Miss Stone was a murderer
B It is said that Miss Stone was murdered
C It was believed that Miss Stone was murdered
D Miss Stone is believed to be murdered
23 We’re going to give David a big surprise
A A big surprise is going to give David B A big surprise is going to be given to David
C David is going to be give a big surprise D David is going to be given to a big surprise
24 John along with twenty friends celebrating a party at 9 a.m next Sunday
25 Neither Bill nor Mary and Jane _ going to the party tonight
26 If he hard today, _ a holiday tomorrow?
27 If you knew you had only six weeks to live, how such a short span?
28 my father did not hold a well-paying job, he enjoyed his job a lot
29 We haven't seen our uncle for three years
A We first met our uncle three years ago
B The last time we met our uncle was three years ago
C We never saw my uncle three years ago
D Three years is a long time for us to see our uncle
30 He offered to take her home, she didn't want to
Trang 3A so B however C therefore D but
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others
35 A conception B community C economical D discover
Choose the letter A,B,C, or D to show the underlined part of each sentence that needs correction.
36 Computers are use in many fields such as business, medicine and education
A B C D
37 I'd like to have some informations about the flights to Bangkok tomorrow, please
A B C D
38 They sang as they marched so that to forget how tired they were
A B C D
39 We prefer to watch a live concert to listening to music on the radio
A B C D
40 As well as being successful in his many careers, Benjamin Franklin was well- known as a scientists
A B C D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
We know that every year less than 100 people are attacked by sharks and about 5 to 10 of these people die But, let’s look at the other side of the story - How many sharks do people kill ? Well I think you already know this : People kill many more sharks Every year, people hunt and kill thousands of sharks One reason people kill sharks is for sport; they hunt them just for fun Some people started to have contests to see who kill the most sharks or the biggest sharks Another reason that people kill sharks is for food In some countries, such as the United States and Great Britain, shark meat is a popular food In other countries, such as China, people use shark fins to make soup Because so many people like to eat shark, fishing boats catch a lot of sharks to sell for food
So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks Some biologists are getting worried that the number of sharks is getting too small That’s why many biologists think we should stop killing so many sharks, and instead try to protect them - or else some day they may all
be gone Some countries have already passed some laws to help protect sharks The United States, for example, has passed laws that limit the number of sharks that people can kill for food or for sport So even though some people like to hunt sharks, we do need to protect them
41 How many sharks are hunted and killed every year ?
A one hundred B one thousand C five to ten D thousands
42 People want to kill sharks because _
A they are afraid of sharks B shark meat is a popular food
C they get their enjoyment from killing sharks D B and C are correct
43 The number of sharks in the world is _
A getting worried by some biologists B being increased
44 Why do biologists want to protect sharks ?
A Because they want to learn more about sharks
B Because they are afraid some day sharks may no longer exist
C Because of the number of sharks that were killed
Trang 4D Because shark fins can be used in medicine
45 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage ?
A People like to hunt sharks
B Laws have been passed in sharks’ defense
C The governments prohibited people from killing sharks
D People are killing many sharks for some reasons
Read the passage below and decide which answer ( A, B, C or D)best fits each space:
The future role of women can be looked at more optimistically Nowadays, there seems (46) recognition of the vital role women play in society and more status is given to women Overall, excellent progress has been made (47) _education This has played a powerful role for women self-esteem It demonstrates women’s intellectual abilities to gain expertise in the field of their choice However, this progress has still to be reflected in the job market Since a more educated society is good for industry and society (48) _a whole, it
is even more urgent for women to gain an acceptable status in their profession The message is that women have the ability to change their roles and that they will demand to have the means to do it
It is (49) _ accepted by the new generation of young men and women that co-operation and mutual aid are far more productive than the divider camp of men and women Society is changing and with it the (50) _ of men and women In many fields women have come a long way from just their roles as mothers and homemakers They no longer think that children rearing and home management are their sole duties
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