TRƯỜNG THPT PHÙ NINH ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG
Năm học 2010-2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh-Khối 12 (Lần 1)
(Thời gian 90 phút)

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Lưu ý: Đề thi có 04 trang. I, PHONETICS:

1. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
01, A, went B, west C, work D, newspaper
02, A, pilot B, sign C, river D, driver
03, A, published B, signed C, worked D, watched
04, A, some B, wonder C, coming D, two
05, A, minute B, purity C, studio D, pursue
06, A, flu B, lung C, lump D, mumps
07, A, diaper B, dial C, device D, dividend
08, A, director B, worker C, deck D, dividend
09, A, comic B, contribute C, cycle D, create
10, A, compounded B, missed C, consulted D, directed

2, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest:
11, A, physical B, activity C, increase D, expectancy
12, A, conform B, perhaps C, remove D, various
13, A, percentage B, advantage C, examine D, influence
14, A, decay B, purpose C, however D, invention
15, A, prefer B, electricity C, invent D, collaborate

II, VOCABULARY: 1, Choose the best answer:

and fashion shows to (35) ____the local people.
26, A, which B, those C, who D, some
27, A, but B, however C, so D, although
28, A, other B, another C, others D, the
29, A, go B, want C, think D, like
30, A, beyond B, by C, with D, for
31, A, seem B, have C, take D, be
32, A, but B, because C, since D, as
33, A, for B, to C, in D, from
34, A, suitable B, able C, better D, successful
35, A, enjoy B, provide C, attract D, bring

III, GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer:

36, When I was a child ____the violin.
A, I played B, I’m playing C, I play D, I was playing
37, Many people would be out of work if that factory ____down.
A, closes B, closed C, had closed D, would close
38, Mr. Brown is very rich. He ____work hard for a living.
A, mustn’t B, shouldn’t C, doesn’t have D, hadn’t better
39, The customs officer opened the suitcase ____if anything illegal was being brought into the country.
A, seeing B, for seeing C, see D, to see
40, Hello! I didn’t expect ____back so soon.
A, you will be B, you were C, your being D, you to be
41, John ____in persuading his boss to buy a computer.
A, succeeded B, managed C, was able D, convinced
42, He ____to me exactly what I had to do.
A, showed B, explained C, told D, ordered
43, Those shoes look very tight. Do they really ____you?
A, fit B, match C, go with D, measure

57, If Monique hadn’t attended the conference, she never would meet her old friend Dan, whom she
A B C
had not seen in years.
D
58, Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.
A B C D
59, No one is our office wants to drive to work any more because of there are always traffic jams at rush hour.
A B C D
60, That novel is definitely a dense-packed narrative, but one which requires a vast knowledge of
A B C
cultural background or an excellent encyclopedia.
D
61, Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the play.
A B C D
62, They played so good game of tennis night that they surprised their audience.
A B C D
63, I would rather that they do not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return
A B C D
home today.
64, Among us students are many foreigners who attend languages classes at the south campus.
A B C D
65, My book is different than yours because mine has a vocabulary section at the bottom of each page,
A B C
and yours has one in the back.
D
V, READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and choose the best answer

After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw
its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite,
so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who

72, The flight lasts twenty-four hours.
A, It is a twenty-four-hour flight. B, It is a twenty-four-hours flight.
C, It is twenty-four-hour flight. D, It is twenty-four-hours flight.
73, They installed a new pump to supply water for the town.
A, To supply water for the town was installed a new pump.
B, To supply water a new pump was installed to the town.
C, A new pump was installed to supply water for the town.
D, A new pump to supply water for the town was installed.
74, They regret ever getting married.
A, They wish they had never got married. B, They wish they never got married
C, They wish they didn’t get married. D, They wish they have never got married.
75, I’m sorry that he won’t accept the job he’s been offered.
A, I wish he will accept the job he’s been offered.
B, I wish he would accept the job he’s been offered.
C, I wish he had accepted the job he’s been offered.
D, I wish he would accepted the job he’s been offered.
76, They understand more than we do.
A, We don’t understand as much as they do. B, We don’t understand anything at all.
C, They understand everything inside out. D, They are very intelligent.
77, No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
A, Try as hard as I might I couldn’t open the door. B, Although I try, I couldn’t open the door.
C, It’s difficult for me to open the door. D, I could open the door with difficulty.
78, It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
A, The man is believed to escape in a stolen car.
B, The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
C, The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car.
D, They believed that the man stole the car.
79, The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
A, So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
B, They demand that the book will be reprinted immediately.

17 C 37 B 57 B 77 A
18 D 38 C 58 C 78 B
19 A 39 D 59 B 79 A
20 B 40 D 60 B 80 A