SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HOÁ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

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KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG
LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Chương trình chuẩn
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Mã đề thi 314

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: The new inexperienced employee was loaded down with paperwork and regulations at the
office.
A. weighed down
B. under pressure
C. unburdened of
D. bored with
Question 2: Nations worldwide have taken drastic measures to protect endangered species.
A. smooth
B. forceful
C. effective
D. mild
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: Each day, an estimated fifty-two million bloggers write on almost every conceivable subjects
A. imaginable

A. eat
B. affect
C. kill
D. beat
Question 7: The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to ______
A. crocodiles
B. crocodiles’victims
C. unusual substances
D. crocodile bodies
Question 8: According to paragraph 2 more oxygen is given up than usual when ______
A. haemoglobin receives a chemical signal.
B. crocodiles use more oxygen.
C. crocodiles breathe in more air.
D. crocodiles drown their victims
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Question 9: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Crocodiles have a substance that humans do not have.
B. Crocodiles can stay underwater for a long time.
C. Research workers want to reproduce a kind of haemoglobin.
D. Scientists now can produce artificial blood.
Question 10: Why does the author use the phrase “without any need to breathe in more air” in paragraph
2?
A. to emphasize the value of the unusual haemoglobin.
B. to illustrate the way crocodiles use oxygen.
C. to explain why crocodiles hold their breath.
D. to argue that crocodiles can stay underwater.
Question 11: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Artificial blood is difficult to produce.

D. police
D. opponent

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 17: A. advanced
Question 18: A. dates

B. played
B. halves

C. described
C. speaks

D. lived
D. writes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 19: Jennifer and Sheila are talking about the ASEAN region.
- Jennifer: “ It is really a region of diverse cultures and religions.”
- Sheila: “______”
A. I’m sorry to hear that
B. Absolutely
C. You’ve got to be kidding
D. It’s alright.
Question 20: Sally wanted to end a conversation with Roger.
- Sally: “ Gosh, I can’t believe how late it is. I really must be going!”
- Roger: “ ______”
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Question 21: According to paragraph 1 self-help books ______
A. often top bestseller lists.
B. appeared a couple of decades ago.
C. want to improve themselves.
D. are rich in content.
Question 22: The author mentions “from becoming successful and rich to improving their relationships”
in paragraph 1 as examples of ______
A. what people are always dreaming of.
B. the things self-help books can give advice on.
C. problems facing a lot of people.
D. what self-help books can do.
Question 23: What does the author emphasize about self-help books in paragraph 1?
A. The fact that one person may buy many of them. B. How quickly the genre became popular.
C. The number of them available.
D. Their potential readers.
Question 24: The word “substance” in paragraph 2 can mostly mean ______
A. research
B. value
C. study
D. fact
Question 25: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ______
A. people
B. readers
C. case studies
D. self-help books
Question 26: In the second paragraph, the author expresses a preference for self-help books which ____
A. are based on serious research.
B. don’t use any jargon at all.
C. discuss psychology seriously.
D. bombard the reader with a mass of jargon.

Question 32: The writer was ______ to her characters as animals and showed us their journey through
animal eyes.
A. faithful
B. faithfulness
C. faithfully
D. faith
Question 33: The head teacher loves Literature. She ______ significance to reading classical novels by
great writers like Charles Dickens or Leo Tolstoy.
A. admits
B. attaches
C. attributes
D. plays
Question 34: On Friday night some of our friends came to the party and ______ for the weekend.
A. fell behind
B. waited up
C. stayed on
D. kept up
Question 35: Recent research has shown that plant and animal extinction leads to ______ loss of
biodiversity.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. some
Question 36: I asked the boy ______ in his English lessons.
A. what he mostly enjoyed
B. what did he enjoy most
C. did he enjoy what most
D. what he enjoyed most
Question 37: He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact _____ other people.
A. on

Sungai Rasa offers some challenges in the (45) ______ of three rapids along its course.
(Source: Workbook English 12, Education Publishing House, 2008)
Question 41: A. relative
B. relatively
C. relativity
D. relate
Question 42: A. take
B. tell
C. set
D. put
Question 43: A. yet
B. but
C. or
D. for
Question 44: A. required
B. recommended
C. wanted
D. applied
Question 45: A. method
B. way
C. form
D. shape
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 46: The man for who the police are looking robbed the bank yesterday.
A
B