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KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT LẦN I NĂM 2015

VĨNH PHÚC

Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12

THPT ĐỒNG ĐẬU

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A. SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. weekends

B. schools

C. secrets

D. solutions

Question 2: A. knocked

B. missed

C. finished

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need
assistance.
A. bill

B. menu

C. help

D. food

Question 7: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home
A. work together

B. give a hand

C. take hand

D. shake hands

Question 8: Professor Berg was obliged to delete his project after his son had died.
A. volunteered

B. changed

C. forced

D. decided

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

B. whom

C. whose

D. who

Question 12: If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method.
A. trying

B. try

C. tries

D. to try

C. No, thanks

D. Yes, it is

Question 13: Pat: "Would you like something to eat?"
Kathy: "______. I'm not hungry now."
A. Yes, I would

B. No, no problem

Question 14: By far, the most important Vietnamese ___is Tet (The Lunar New Year).
A. vacation

B. holiday



C. is living

D. was living

Question 18: Mary ________ in London for 15 years.
A. lives

B. has lived

Question 19: Mrs. White, ______ taught me English 5 years ago, is a good teacher.
A. who

B. that

C. whom

D. whose.

Question 20: Allison was ______ first person to arrive at the party.
A. a

B. the

C. x

D. an

C. happier



C. decisive

D. decisively

Question 25: Sometimes she does not agree ____her husband about child rearing but they soon find the
solutions.
A. for

B. on

C. with

D. of
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Question 26: ____ his serious disease, he tried to finish writing his novel.
A. Although

B. However

C. In spite

D. Despite

C. finded

D. find


C

D

Question 31: John congratulated us to our excellent results although we didn’t know
A

B

C

each other very well.
D
Question 32: I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime
A

B

C

D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Our family has got many books. All the …(33)……… of our family buy books and read them.
My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times, books ……(34)…… written by
hand. It was difficult to write a book …(35)……… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing
played an important ……(36)…. in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of
books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books …(37)……… we


D. at

Question 36: A. step

B. stage

C. chain

D. role

Question 37: A. who

B. which

C. when

D. where

Question 38: A. deal

B. imagine

C. create

D. solve

Question 39: A. published

B. presented

answer to each of the questions.
It is difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail
to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires
an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions. The process begins when a representative of
a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young,
talented bands. After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a
contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will send a
long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is
important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the
record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle its
recordings.
Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the Publicity and
Promotions department take over. This department decides whether or not to mass produce and market
the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their
voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of voice often
contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.
Question 43: Which of the following statements best express the main idea of the passage?
A. Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second album.
B. It is important for a band to have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company works.
C. Making personal connections will help the band in the final decisions about the promotion of
their album.
D. The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience.
Question 44:

As used in paragraph 1, the word “release” is closest in meaning to ……….

A. distribute

B. pay for



C. producing a first album

D. negotiating a contract

Question 48: As used in paragraph 2, the phrase ‘takes over’ is closest in meaning to …….
A. takes charge

B. takes pleasure

C. takes advice

D. takes blame

Question 49: The author mentions that a band’s success is dependent on all of the following factors
EXCEPT…………..
A. having patience
B. making personal contacts with people in the company
C. understanding how a record company functions
D. playing music that sounds like music of famous bands
Question 50: According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department……….
A. has the final decision in producing an album
B. handles the recording arrangements for the band
C. sends representatives to look for new talent
D. visits bars and night clubs
Question 51: The author uses the phrase “ losing their voice” in paragraph 2 to illustrate that they …….
A. are forbidden to speak

B. are unable to visit


Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 53: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ………..
A. push their child into trying too much

B. help their child to become a genius

C. make their child become a musician

D. neglect their child’s education

Question 54: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ……….
A. force their children into achieving success

B. themselves have been very successful

C. understand and help their children sensibly

D. arrange private lessons for their children

Question 55: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musician.

B. Unrealistic parents.

C. Their children.

D. Educational psychologists.

Question 56: Michael Collins is fortunate because ……….
A. his father is a musician


B. violin lessons

C. parents in general

D. Michael’s parents

Question 60: All of the following people are musicians EXECPT …………...
A. Winston’s father

B. Winston’s mother

C. Michael’s father

D. Michael’s mother

Question 61: The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means ……………...
A. getting ready to do something

B. eager to do something

C. not object to doing anything

D. not wanting to do something

Question 62: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ……….
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he/ she wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education

It took ................................................................................................................................
Question 5: The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
The boys like .....................................................................................................................
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II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your hobby. Write your paragraph on your
answer sheet.
The following prompts might be helpful to you.
- what is your hobby
- when and where you do it
- why you like it

Đáp án
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. C

9. C
10. C
11. D
12. D
13. C
14. B

41. B
42. C
43. B
44. A
45. D
46. A
47. B
48. A

49. D
50. A
51. C
52. C
53. A
54. C
55. D
56. D

57. B
58. D
59. D
60. D
61. D
62. C
63. B
64. A

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I. Viết lại câu
1. if we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.

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