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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HOA Mã đề thi : 002
TRƯỜNG THPT THACH THANH I

ĐỀ THI KHOI NĂM 2011
Mụn: TIẾNG ANH; Lớp: 12
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phỳt, khụng kể thời gian phỏt đề
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions, questions from 1 to 5

Question 1: A. Titanic B. maximum C. attractive D. opinion
Question 2: A. interview B. technical C. character D. remember
Question 3: A. international B. agricultural C. sociology D. examination
Question 4: A. compulsory B. technology C. curriculum D. independent
Question 5: A. identity B. institution C. preferential D. engineering
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions,
questions from 6 to 35
Question 6: Not until the end of the 19th century become a scientific discipline.
A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding
Question 7: The youths nowadays have many things to do in their time.
A. leisure B. entertainment C. fun D. amusement
Question 8: Peter’s got so________to opera that it has become a constant companion of her life
A. used to listening. B. used to listen. C. used in listening. D. use to listen.
Question 9: A: “May I use your car for a few days?” B: "_ "
A. It's up to you B. Not at all

Question 21: By the household chores, he can help his mother after going home from school.
A. ordering B. doing C. having D. making
Question 22: I was not _________to go to parties in the evening until I reached the age of eighteen.
A. permitted B. permission C. permitting D. permit
Question 23: Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week, ?
A. will they B. won't they C. won't it D. will it
Question 24. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I………
A. shall finish B. will finish C. shall have finished D. have finished
Question 25. He was teacher!
A. how good a B. so good a C. so a good D. what a good
Question 26. Not until home that he had taken someone else's bike.
A. he got/ he realized B. he got/ did he realize
C. did he get/ he realized D. he got/ he did realize
Question27: This factory produced motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006.
A. twice as many B. as twice as many C. as twice many D. as many as twice
Question 28. at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
Question 29. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she …………….one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
Question 30. Delegates will meet with_______from industry and the government.
A. represented B. representative C. representatives D. representers
Question 31: He runs a business, he proves to have managerial skills.
A. however B. otherwise C. and D. despite
Question 32. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. removed quickly B. cleaned well
C. changed completely D. destroyed completely
Question 33. Have you really got no money_______the fact that you've had a part-time job this term?
A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. in case
Question 34. Last week, my professor promised that he ……… today.


Question 40: I / grateful / you / send / latest catalogue / price lists.
A. I am grateful if you send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
B. I would be grateful to you to send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
C. I would be grateful if you could send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
D. I would be grateful if you could send to me the latest catalogue of price lists.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. questions
from 41 to 45
Question 41: The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international companies
A
B C
D
.

Question 42: I would rather that they do not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that
A B C
they must return home today.
D
Question 43: If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work.
A B C D
Question 44: The man, of whom the red car is parked in front of our house, is a famous physician in this town.
A B C D
Question 45: With this type of exercise, reads the questions first and then read the text to find the
A B C
correct answer.
D

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 46 to 55.

A. a point 100 miles above the Earth B. the Earth’s Moon C. Mars D. outer space
Question 49. Which of the following does the author NOT list as a characteristic of the planet Mars that would make
colonization difficult?
A. There is little liquid water. B. Daytime temperatures are dangerously high.
C. The sun’s rays are deadly. D. Night time temperatures are extremely.
Question 50. According to passage, the Martian atmosphere today consists mainly of.
A. carbon dioxide B. oxygen C. ozone D. water vapour
Question 51. It can be inferred from the passage that the “greenhouse effect” mentioned in paragraph 3 is
A. the direct result of nuclear reactions. B. the cause of low temperatures on Mars.
C. caused by the introduction of green plants. D. possible means of warming Mars.
Question 52. The word “suitable”in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. resistant B. altered C. appropriate D. native
Question 53. According to Christopher Mckay, the possibility of transforming Mars
A. could only occur in science fiction stories. B. will not begin for hundreds, even thousands of years.
C. is completely impractical. D. could be started in forty to fifty years.
Question 54. The phrase “more profound” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. deeper B. more practical C. more up-to-date D. brighter
Question 55. According to the article, the basic knowledge need to transform Mars comes from
A. the science of astronomy B. a knowledge of Earth’s ecology
C. data from space probes D. science fiction stories

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 56 to 65.

Public transport plays a central role in any (56) ________ urban transport system. In developing
(57)____________ where at least 16 cities are expected to have more than 12 million people each by the end of this
decade, failing to give priority to public transport would be (58) ________ . The term ‘public transport’ covers many
different types of vehicles, but most commonly refers to (59) ________ and trains. Rail services fall into four major
categories, rapid rail (also called the underground, tube, metro, or subway), which operates on exclusive rights-of-in
(60) ________ or on elevated tracks; trams, which more with other traffic on regular

C. She says we can go shopping D. She agrees to go shopping with him

Question 68: “I’ll give you a lift home if you like”
A. He offered to give me a lift home.
B. I liked him to give me a lift home.
C. He could install a lift my home.
D. If I liked, he would install a lift in my home.

Question 69: If you didn’t cheat in the exam, you wouldn’t be punished.
D. You were not punished as you didn’t cheat in the exam.
E. You didn’t cheat in the exams so as not be punished.
F. Don’t cheat in the exam and you won’t be punished.
G. You never cheat in the exam, so you are not punished.

Question 70: The boy was too fat to run far.
A. The boy was very fat and couldn’t run far.
B. The boy’s fatness didn’t stop him running far.
C. The boy had to run a lot because he was fat.
D. The boy became ill because he was fat.

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 71 to 80.
Recent technological advances in manned and unmanned vehicles, along with breakthroughs in satellite
technolog y and computer equipment, have overcome some of the limitations of divers and diving equipment for
scientists doing research on the great oceans of the world. Without a vehicle, divers often became sluggish, and
their mental concentration was severely limited. Because undersea pressure affects their speech organs,
communication among divers has always been difficult or impossible. But today, most oceanographers avoid
the use of vulnerable human divers, preferring to reduce the risk to human life and make direct observations by
means of instruments that are lowered into the ocean, from samples take from the water, or from photographs
made by orbiting satellites. Direct observations of the ocean floor can be made not only by divers but also by deep

Question 75. Undersea vehicles
A. are too small for a man to fit inside B. are very slow to respond
C. have the same limitations that divers have D. make direct observations of the ocean floor
Question 76. The word "cruise" could best be replaced by
A. travel at a constant speed B. function without problems
C. stay in communication D. remain still
Question 77. How is a radio-equipped buoy operated?
A. By operators inside the vehicle in the part underwater
B. By operators outside the vehicle on a ship
C. By operators outside the vehicle on a diving plat form
D. By operators outside the vehicle in a laboratory on shore
Question 78. The word “information” is closest in meaning to
A. data B. articles C. samples D. photographs
Question79. Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A. The temperature of the ocean's surface B. Cloud formations over the ocean
C. A model of the ocean's movements D. The location of sea ice
Question 80. The words those refers to
A. ships B. vehicles C. problems D. computers
The end.
17 A 37 B 57 C 77 D
18 A 38 B 58 C 78 A
19 B 39 D 59 C 79 C
20 B 40 C 60 A 80 C