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ĐỀ THAM KHẢO ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 – ĐỀ 03

I. Choose one best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1). The teacher said: "Time is up". It means "Time is "
A). shortened B). started C). increase D). finished
2). Books are still a cheap way to get information and
A). entertainer B). entertaining C). entertain D). entertainment
3). To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, and salary.
A). marry B). married C). marrying D). marriage
4). By the year 2010 many people currently employed their jobs
A). will have lost B). are losing C). will be losing D). have lost
5). Eating and living in this country is becoming expensive.
A). more and more B). so C). too D). less
6). The 22
nd
Sea Games were well prepared and successfully although it is the first time Vietnam hosted.
A). organize B). organization C). organizational D). organized
7). Her relatives didn't do anything to help her, and her friends
A). didn't, either. B). didn't, too. C). didn't, neither. D). did, too
8). in Shanghai than in any other city in China.
A). More living people B). More people live C). More people living D). It has more people
9). The wedding day was chosen by the parents of the groom
A). carelessly B). careless C). carefully D). careful
10). "Let's go to the movie now" -"Oh! "
A). I don't B). Why's that? C). I need it D). Good idea
11). Neither the students nor their lecturer English in the classroom.

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
26). A). priority B). endangerment C). deforestation D). rhinoceros
27).A). opponent B). wilderness C). podium D). penalty
III. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
28).A). unity B). university C). umbrella D). unit
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29).A). feat B). seat C). great D). beat
30). A). laughs B). ploughs C). coughs D). photographs
IV. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C,
or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
31). He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn't have many friends.
A). Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn't have many friends.
B). Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn't have many friends.
C). Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work.
D). He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work.
32). "Well done, Jerry. You've passed the driving test!"
A). I told that Jerry had passed her driving test.
B). I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test.
C). I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test.
D). I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test.
33). "Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work", he said.
A). He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work.
B). He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work.
C). He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work.
D). He told me that I shouldn't forget to go to the supermarket after work.
34). No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A). Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.

world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world.
41). Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A). To see university. B). To use the libraries of the university.
C). To study in the colleges in Cambridge. D). To find the classroom buildings.
42). Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A). In the 8
th
century B). In the 9
th
century C). In the 13
th
century D). In the 15
th
century
43). Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge"?
A). Because it was a developing town. B). Because the river was very well - known.
C). Because there is a bridge over the Cam. D). Because there is a river named Granta.
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44). From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now
A). a city without wall. B). a city that may have a wall around it.
C). visited by international tourists. D). a city of growing population.
45). After which year did the town really begin developing?
A). After 800 B). After 875 C). After 1845 D). After 1945
VI. Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (46)
with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (47) work to look after

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