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LỚP 12 - THPT
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
I. phonetics
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. great B. bread C. break D. veil
2. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost
3. A.painted B. looked C. jumped D. missed
4. A. boot B. shoot C. good D. food
5. A. laugh B. plough C. cough D. enough
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.
6. A. partnership B. romantic C. actually D. attitude
7. A. secure B. caring C. decent D. aerial
8. A. confide B. maintain C. precede D. swallow
9. A. curriculum B. certificate C. kindergarten D. inhabitant
10.A.inflation B. intervention C.investment D. inhabitant
Answer:
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II. Vocabulary and grammar
A. Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s
A. inheritance B. heritage C. possessions D. legacy
2. Helen is very going to work in Germany.
A. excited about B. excited for C. excited with D. excited to
3. Then, he something that his boss some time before.
A. was remembering/ said B. had remembered/ said
C. remembered/ was saying D. remembered/ had said
4. I had a good ______ of the exam result when he saw his daughter’s face.
A. report B. thought C. idea D. news

18. _________you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.
A. as B.If C. although D. unless
19. How fast________ when the accident happened?
A. are you driving B. were you driving
C. did you drive D. had you driven
20. Their office consisted of three rooms, _____ was used as a conference room.
A. the largest of which B. larger of which
C. the largest of them D. largest
21. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning.
I don't remember ______ anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told
22. Is he _________ enough to take on so much responsibility ?
A. elderly B. ancient C. ripe D. mature
23. Imagine you ________ a flight, would you have gone by train?
A. haven’t booked C. don’t book
B. hadn’t booked D. won’t book
24. They had _________ ashtrays on the table.
A. Two square glass C. square two glass
B. glass square two D. two glass square
25. My teachers always encourage _______ hard at school.
A. to work B. us to work C. working D. that we work
26. John said if he ______ any money he me a drink.
A. had had - would have bought B. had - would have bought
C. has had - would buy D. has - will buy
27. I went to Spain on holiday ________, but I made a lot of friends there.
A. single B. alone C. lonely D. free
28. Tom said, “Please tell me about it. ________ if I’ve heard the story before.”
A. I stopped you C. I’ll stop you
B. I’ve stopped you D. I’m stopping you
29. In Britain it is _______ for children to attend school between the ages of 5 and 16.

6. His busy schedule made him completely (access) __________ to his students.
7. He works for UNESCO in a purely (advice) ________ role.
8. The sun and the moon are often (Rerson)_________ in poetry.
9. I’ve never known such a (quarrel) ______ person.
10. I don’t care if you had had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was (defend) ______ .
Answer:
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III. READING :
Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (1) ______
to learn that the game industry now (2) ______ more money than Hollywood. (3) ______ a family buys a
new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (4) ______ one of the most popular (5) ______ of
entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (6) ______, capture your
imagination and play with your emotions.
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The big (7) ______, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (8) ______. You have no say in
how the plot (9) ______ or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the (10)
______ and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (11) ______ game is likely to signal the
beginning of a lasting love (12) ______ with the interactive (13) ______ of make-believe.
It is (14) ______ to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the (15)
______ growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
1. A. concerned B. admired C. startled D. surprised
2. A. has B. makes C does D. gains
3. A. As soon as B. as well as C. As far as D. As long as
4. A. begun B. grown C. become D. sounded
5. A. makes B. branches C. shapes D. forms

d. The Olympic Council of Asia organizes the Games.
2. The People's Republic of China _______.
a. is the strongest in the Asian Games
b. is the host of the Asian Games
c. is not allowed to take part in the Games
d. refuse to enter the Games
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3. In the medal ceremonies _______.
a. the competitors are entered to represent their country of citizenship.
b. national anthems are played
c. the number of medals won by each country is first announced
d. the winners are given a string of 'flowers
4. Which of the following is not true of the right to participate in the Asian Games?
a. Only recognized nations are allowed to take part.
b. Almost every nation can take part in the Games.
c. Non-sovereign countries are also allowed to participate.
d. All are correct.
5. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
a. Qata was the host country in the 15th Asian Games.
b. The 16th Asian Games will take place in China.
c. Taiwan was not allowed to take part in the 15th Asian Games because of its political status.
d. During the Asian Games, athletes from all over Asia come together. to compete.
Answer :
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IV. Fill in the blank with one appropriate preposition.
In Britain it is compulsory (1)………….children to attend school(2)……… the ages of five and sixteen.
The school year is usually divided (3)……….three terms. Each term is about 13 weeks,and each week
pupils study about ten subjects. (4)……… the end of the school year they take an exam (5)… each
subject.
Under the old system, children received their primary education (6)……… an infant school and then

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A C A B A C D B A B A B C A B
B.From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not correct.
(5 points) (mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
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A:hardly had he D:written A: find it D: available C: to write
C. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets to fill in the gaps:(10points ) (mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
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overslept applicants solution
belief thoughtless
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9 10
inaccessible advisory personified quarrelsome indefensible .
III. READING
A.Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
( 15points) (mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
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D B A C D B C A D C B A D B C
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.( 5 points) (mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
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C A B A C
IV. Fill in the blank with one appropriate preposition. ( 10points) (mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
6
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for between into at in at at for of with
V. WRITING: Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. (5points) (mỗi câu
đúng 1 điểm)
1. It is disappointing that we haven't heard from Molly.
We are disappointed not to hear from Molly
2. He wished he had invited her to his birthday party.