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Trường THPT Triệu sơn 2 Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12
Năm học : 2010 – 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh – Thời gian : 90 phút

Họ và tên :
SBD Phòng thi

(Đề thi có 07 trang 80 câu)

QUESTIONS 1 - 5: 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

1.

A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
2.
A. edible B. classify C. terrify D. solidify
3.

A. associate B. operate C. integrate D. recognize
4.

A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. expensive
5.

A. secretary B. necessary
C. classify D. vocabulary


C. that a rare condition D. is a rare condition
16. In the fourteenth century, ______ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when
fired in an oven.
A. the discovery B. it was discovered

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C. with the discovery D. if it was discovered
17. ________ electric eels send a series of blips of electricity into the water around them and
they can detect the pattern of electricity of the water changes.
A. All of B. Every C. All D. Of each
18. I gave up smoking, ________surprised all other members of my family.
A this B. that C. it D. which
19. Can you give me advice about ________ ?
A. what to eat B. to eat what C. what should I eat D. what for eating
20. ________ my complaint to the manager, the waiter was sacked.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. Without D. Because of
21.The sea horse uses___________ to cling to the seaweed and other plants.
A. it has a tail B. a tail with which it C. its tail D. as its tail
22.The human skin forms ________ against the action of physical, chemical, and bacterial agents
on the deeper tissues.
A. protective a barrier is B. a protective barrier
C. a barrier protect D. a barrier protects
23.The swallows of Capistrano are famous _________ to the same nests in California each
spring.
A. to return B. who returned C. they returned D. for returning
24.The invention in the 1920s of the Corning ribbon _______ important, because from that time
on the price of a light bulb plunged.
A. machine was B. while a machine was C. had a machine D. for the machine
25. In 1950, aspirin earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records _______ .

A. a B. the C. some of which D. which are the
34. For the first time in 70 years, _________ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and
inflammation.
A.researchers began to understand B. researchers begin understanding
C.researcher's understanding of D. researchers began their understanding
35.The hourglass, an instrument used ___, usually consists of two bulbs united by a narrow neck.
A. measures time B. time is measured
C. for measuring time D. the time for measuring

QUESTIONS 36 – 45: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
The 18
th
century battlefield was, compared with that of the 20
th
century, an intimate theatre,
especially intimate in the (36)_____ of the Revolution, which was usually small even by the
standards of the day. Soldiers had to come to close quarters to kill; this fact reduced the
mystery of the battle, though perhaps not its terrors. But at least the battle field lost some of its
impersonality. In fact, in (37)_____ to (with) the 20
th
century combat, in which the enemy
usually remains unseen and the source of incoming fire unknown, in the 18
th
century battles the
enemy could be seen and sometimes even (38)_____ . (39)______ one's enemy may have arose
a singular (40) _____of feeling uncommon in modern battles. Before the (41)_____ occurred
tension and anxiety (42) _____ up as the troops marched from their column into a line of attack.
The ( 43) _____ of their movements was well understood by themselves and their enemies, who
must have watched with feeling of dread and fascination. When the order came sending them


A. our country only B. few countries
C. all countries except ours D. many countries
47. According to the passage, fairy tales in different languages usually begin and end
_____ . ______
A. in the same way B. in different ways
C. in many ways D. in various ways
48. The word "ball" in the first sentence of paragraph 3 means _______ .
A. a sport equipment B. a dancing hall C. a balloon D. sphere
49. Cinderella was very sad because ______ .
A.her sister did nothing B. her sister went to a ball and left her at home
B.she did all the work in the kitchen D. her sister was invited to a ball
50. At the end of the story, _________ .
A.Cinderella could go to the ball and its meaning is clear that she and the prince were
married
B.Cinderella's godmother came to comfort her
C.one of Cinderella's sisters was married to the prince
D.the prince invited Cinderella to the ball
QUESTIONS 51 — 55: 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 quetions
In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their
children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world,
a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an
"extended family" or a "joint family".
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother's or the father's
side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and
cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together.
Early people probably live in joint families. They had to be part of a large in order to survey.
The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect
themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies.

58. The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
A B C D
59. Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries.
A B C D
60. People tend to make a lot of shopping at Xmas time.
A B C D
QUESTIONS 61 – 70: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the
sentence which has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice
on the answer sheet.
61."You'd better not lend Mark any more money, Elizabeth", said John.
A.Johns tells Elizabeth that she would better not lend Mark any more money.
B.Johns advised Elizabeth not to lend Mark any more money.
C.Johns advised Elizabeth that she had better not lend Mark any more money.
D.Johns said to Elizabeth that she would better lend Mark any money.
62. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare
parts.
A. Take plenty of spare parts so your car will not brake down in rough mountain road.
B. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, take much spare parts.
C. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, spare parts are plentiful.
D. In case your car breaks down in the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.
63. "You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy.
A.Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette.
B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette.
C.Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette.
D.Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette.
64. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought Jane.
A. Jane wondered why she hadn't got a computer in the previous time.
B. Jane wondered why she haven't got a computer in the previous time.
C. Jane wondered why she didn't get a computer in the previous time.
D. Jane wondered why not she got a computer in the previous time.

70. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.
A.The bread such stale that we can't eat it. B. We can't eat the bread because of its stale.
C.The bread isn't fresh enough to be eaten. D. The bread isn't enough fresh for us to eat.
QUESTIONS 71 — 80: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best
sentence which is made up from the given cue words and then mark your choice on
the answer sheet.
71. learn /difficult / English / not / structure / study / vocabulary / you / everyday.
A.Learn English is not difficult if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
B.It is not difficult to learn English if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
C.Difficult English is not learn if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
D.You learn English is not difficult if study structure and vocabulary every day.

72. I/ one / old friends / meet / I / shop / supermarket / two days ago.
A. I met one of my old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket
two days ago.
B. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping on the supermarket two days ago.
C. I met my one old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket two
days ago.
D. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping to the supermarket two days ago.
73. try / stop / smoke / he / he / never / success / many times.
A. He has tried to stop smoke many times but he never succeeded.
B. He has tried stop smoking many times but he never succeeded.
C. He has tried stop to smoke many times but he never succeeded.
D. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded.

74. promise / he / me / send / arrive / post card / as soon as / Madrid.
A. He promised send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
B. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived at Madrid.
C. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
D. He promised to sending me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.

C. New York is the most exciting city I have ever visit.
D. New York is most exciting city I have ever visited.

79. drive / dangerous / city / rush hour.
A. It is dangerous to drive fastly in the city in the rush hour.
B. It is dangerous to drive fast in the city on the rush hour.
C. It is dangerous for driving fast in the city in the rush hour.
D. It is dangerous to drive fast in the city in the rush hour.

80. he / come / if / station / earlier / train / he / miss.
A. If he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
B. If he have come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
C. If he had came to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
D. If' he had come to the station earlier he would have not missed the train.


10 a 0,1
Although + một mệnh đề
11 b 0,1
Dùng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn
12 a 0,1
Dùng động từ chia ở thì quá khứ đơn để hoàn chỉnh một mệnh đề
13 c 0,1
Dùng dạng so sánh bằng ở phủ định
14 a 0,1
Dùng dạng bị động, ý muốn nói là nên được trồng
15 b 0,1
Dùng một cụm danh từ tương ứng
16 b 0,1

17 c 0,1

18 d 0,1
Dùng đại từ quan hệ thay thế, không dùng được that vì đây là
mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định
19 a 0,1

20 d 0,1
Dùng because of mới hợp về nghĩa
21 c 0,1
Dùng tính từ sở hữu Its + danh từ để hợp với chủ ngữ
Sea horse
22 b 0,1
Dùng một cụm danh từ (A + Adj + N)
23 d 0,1
Famous for + Ving : Nổi tiếng về cái gì


39 a 0,1

40 c 0,1

41 a 0,1

42 d 0,1

43 b 0,1

44 c 0,1

45 a 0,1 9

Từ câu 46 đến câu 55 (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
46 d 0,2

47 a 0,2

48 b 0,2

49 b 0,2

50 a 0,2

51 a 0,2

Chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp ta lùi lại một thì: Từ quá khứ
đơn thành quá khứ hoàn thành
65 d 0,2

66 c 0,2
Đúng cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 3 và hợp về nghĩa
67 a 0,2
Đây nói về một tình huống ở quá khứ vì thế sau Wish ta dùng thì
quá khứ hoàn thành.
68 b 0,2
Succeed in + Ving : Thành công trong việc gì
69 c 0,2

70 c 0,2

Từ câu 71 đến câu 80 (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
71 b 0,1
Dùng theo cấu trúc : It + be + adj + to infinitive
72 a 0,1
Dùng in the super market : đang đi mua sắm trong siêu thị
73 d 0,1
Trong tình huống này sau stop + Ving và mệnh đề sau phải dùng ở
hiện tại hoàn thành vì hành động đang còn tiếp diễn
74 c 0,1

75 b 0,1
To do research : Làm công trình ngiên cứu
76 d 0,1

77 a 0,1
KEY: 1B/ 2D/ 3A/ 4B/ 5D/ 6A/ 7C/ 8D/ 9C/ 10A/ 11B/ 12A/ 13C/ 14A/ 15B/ 16B/ 17C/ 18C/
19C/ 20C/ 21C/ 22B/ 23D/ 24A/ 25C/ 26D/ 27C/ 28B/ 29A/ 30B/ 31A/ 32B/ 33B/ 34A/ 35C/
36B/ 37B/ 38B/ 39A/ 40C/ 41A/ 42D/ 43B/ 44C/ 45A/ 46D/ 47A/ 48B/ 49B/ 50A/ 51A/ 52B/
53B/ 54B/ 55C/ 56B/ 57A/ 58B/ 59A/ 6OA/ 61B/ 62D/ 63B/ 64A/ 65D/ 66C/ 67A/ 68B/ 69C/
70C/ 71B/ 72A/ 73D/ 74C/ 75B/ 76D/ 77A/ 78B/ 79D/80A.