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S GIO DC V O TO
THNH PH CN TH
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K THI CHN I TUYN HSG LP 12 THPT
CP THNH PH - NM HC 2011-2012
Kha ngy: 14/10/2011
MN THI: Ting Anh
Thi gian lm bi: 180 pht, khng k thi gian giao
I. Listening ( 15 points)
Hng dn phn thi nghe:
Bi nghe khong 16 pht gm 2 phn, mi phn c nghe 2 ln mi ln cch nhau 10 giy.
Th sinh c 5 pht c qua cc phn trc khi nghe.
Th sinh c 3 pht hon chnh bi lm sau khi nghe ht 2 phn .
Mi hng dn cho th sinh (bng ting Anh) c trong bi nghe.
Part 1:
You will hear people talking in five different situations. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
1. You will hear two people talking about their friend Brian. What is Brian?
A. a teacher B. a student C. a chemists
2. You hear a woman talking about reading. Why does she enjoy it?
A. She likes imaginative stories. B. She learns a lot from books. C. Reading helps her to relax.
3. You hear a traffic announcement on local radio. What should people driving to Bridgend do?
A. avoid Coychurch Road. B. turn off at Junction 32 C. turn off at Junction 31
4. You hear a man being interviewed on a TV chat show. What is he?
A. an actor B. a writer C. a cameraman
5. You hear a woman leaving an answerphone message for her friend David. What is David suppose to
do?
A. pick her up at the office. B. meet her at nine o'clock. C. ring her at the office
Part 2: You will hear a woman called Mrs. Sutcliffe being questioned by a police officer about a
burglary at her house. For question 6-15, complete the sentences.
BURGLARY REPORT
6. Mrs. Sutcliffe was at ________________________ when somebody broke into her house.
7. The break-in took place at about _______________________________.
8. The burglar was in Mrs. Sutcliffe's _________________________________when she saw him.
9. Mrs. Sutcliffe says he was _______________________________ and heavily built.
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10. Mrs. Sutcliffe's __________________________________ called the police.
11. The burglar stole ______________________________from Mrs. Sutcliffe.
12. Mrs. Sutcliffe thinks she'll feel safer at home if she gets a _____________________.
13. The poor condition of Mrs. Sutcliffe's __________________________probably made it easy for the
burglar to break in.
14. The police have a good _________________________________of the person they think broke into
Mrs. Sutcliffe's house.
15. The police will contact Mrs. Sutcliffe in ________________________weeks' time, or sooner if there
is important news.
II/ LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (25 points)
PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer
( A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.
16. After listening to all the arguments I am now of the _______ that there should be no new road.
A. attitude B. opinion C. thought D. idea.
17. He didn't want anyone at the wedding _________than the bride and groom.
A. except B. other C. apart D. rather
18. Protests died down when they realised that the new tax _________to only 50p a week.
A. added B. reached C. approached D. amounted.
19. It was a serious quarrel, and they took a long time to make it ___________.
A. over B. away C. out D. up
20. As he approached the end of the race he found it hard to __________his speed.
A. carry on B. keep on C. maintain D. persevere
21. The accused was given a short sentence as he had committed only a _________ offence.
A. subordinate B. minimal C. secondary D. minor
22. She ________wanted a house overlooking the sea.
A. particularly B. strongly C. essentially D. extremely
23. She caught a ________ of the thief as he made his get-away.
A. glance B. sight C. glimpse D. flash
24. The little boy was continually _________the ornaments.
A. tripping up B. falling down C. breaking up D. knocking over.
25. We can judge the success of your scheme only by taking ________account the financial benefits
over the next few years.
A. into B. out C. from D. over
26. I couldn't tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ________of the clock.
A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers
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27. For his fifth birthday, Jim was given a writing set ________two pens, three color pencils and
notepaper
A. involving B. consisting C. holding D. comprising
28. I wrote to my bank manager _________to getting loan.
A. in the hope B. on the question C. with the aim D. with the view
29. The boy's mother was _________in by his lies.
A. drawn B. taken C. pulled D. caught
30. children who are praised for their work are always _________on to do better.
A. encouraged B. approved C. inspired D. spurred.
Part 2 . Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space on the same line. Write
your answer ( A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.
Example (0) RESEARCHERS
A real test of manhood
(0)______at the University of California have a tip for any single men out there; if
you want to get lucky with the ladies, a pair of rubber gloves may be a good
(31)________.
The (32)______of a recent study indicate that women find men who are both
willing and able to lend a hand with the housework more (33)________. Although
this will cause to some raised eyebrows amongst more traditionalists
commentators, to my mind it is a (34)_______of a blindingly obvious.
Take the example of my grandfather; a hospital (35)______, war hero and
competitive sailor, who was also a dab hand at needlework.
As a child, I used to watch his enormous fingers flashing away at a
(36)______intricate piece of sewing and think him the absolute model of a manly
man: someone who found a quiet (37)_______in the patient execution of
(38)______tasks, to a high degree of perfection.
For me, the real mystery is why so many men allow themselves to exist in a state
of humiliating domestic (39)_____for so long.
Take, for example, all those young men who once installed in their own flats, take
the washing home to their mums each week. Haven't they failed in the first
(40)_______test of manhood- that of learning to fend for oneself outside the nest?
SEARCH
INVEST
FIND
ATTRACT
STATE
SURGERY
PARTICULAR
SATISFY
PRACTICE
COMPETENT
ESSENCE
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III. READING : (30 points)
PART 1 : Read the following passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answer in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example.
(0) A. carries B. holds C. takes D. makes
BREAKING INTO FILM
Hollywood (0)______ out the promise of fame, fortune and glamour. Every year, thousands of
young hopefuls (41)______ there, hoping that a producer will spot them and think they have that special
something that (42)_____want to see. Unfortunately, most of them are (43) ______ on a journey that
leads to disappointment. Take a (44) ______round Los Angeles and ask any waiter or waitress and they
will tell you that they are only working there for the time (45)_____, until they get their break in films.
A combination of failure and (46)_____problems usually means that they eventually (47)______ up
their minds to leave and return to the small town they came from, without having made their (48) _____
Before you come to the (49) _______that a life in film is for you, ask yourself carefully if you
are ready for that change of (50) _____. You'll have to travel and live for a long time at your own (51)
_____, working in jobs that provide you with a low (52)_____, with only the occasional (53)______ of
a star to remind you where you want to be. If you do decide to make your (54)_____ to America with
stars in your eyes, don't expect it all to be luxury (55) _____and Oscar nights.
41. A. send up B. turn up C. come up D. play up
42. A. crowds B. mobs C. groups D. audiences
43. A. making out B. setting off C. looking up D. moving out
44. A. voyage B. tour C. parade D. circuit
45. A. staying B. waiting C. coming D. being
46. A economic B. commercial C. industrial D wealthy
47. A. do B. make C. reach D. come
48. A. profit B. cash C. fee D. fortune
49. A. conclusion B. reason C. solution D. feeling
50. A. way B. route C. direction D. journey
51. A. money B. finance C. payment D. expense
52. A. income B. earning C. charge D. wealth
53. A. glance B. glimpse C. outlook D. view
54. A. route B. direction C. progress D. way
55. A. cruises B. travels C. expeditions D. strolls
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PART 2:
You are going to read a magazine article about intelligence. Eight sentences have been removed
from the article. Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap (56-62). There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answer in the blanks.
What Makes Someone Intelligent?
The days when all you needed to make a living was sufficient physical strength to bring in the harvest
are long gone. To survive today you need to be educated to rocket scientist level just to program a video
recorder, make sense of a public transport timetable, or follow a complicated plot on TV. .I..(0)
But what exactly is intelligence? Are there ways of getting smarter, or are you stuck with what you were
born with? There arent any easy answers. Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and
psychology, human intelligence has done remains of the most controversial areas of modern science.
(56) _______. Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have
been looking into genetic make-up.
From their research, they have established that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a
high IQ. Plomin analysed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15. What he found
was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other
group had an average IQ of 103. An analysis of their genes revealed that 32% of children in the higher
group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did.
(57) _______. He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than
just one.
If you were born with a full set of intelligence-enhancing genes, then youd expect to be very clever
indeed. But just how important are genes in intelligence? Most of the early research depended on
measuring the IQs of identical twins who had grown up separately. The argument was that if
intelligence were 100% inherited, both twins would have the same IQ, no matter how different their
backgrounds. (58) _______.
Since it is difficult to find many who have been separated at birth, recent studies have concentrated on
adopted children instead. One does suggest that adopted children become increasingly like their
biological parents as they get older.
In the past, the idea that intelligence is mainly inherited became an excuse for prejudice and
discrimination. The concept of IQ itself was first developed a century ago by French psychologist Alfred
Binet. (59) _______. IQ measures something called general intelligence, testing word and number skills,
as well as spatial ability.
Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists
remain unconvinced about this. (60) _______. The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones
who do best in their careers, but theres a big business out there with occupational psychologists
offering all kinds of selection tests for companies. They wont go away because theres a lot of money
to be made. But intelligence is not like temperature, and you cannot measure it in the same way. Its
much more complicated than that.
Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isnt everything. Many
alternative views have been put forward recently. (61) _______. This offers a much broader view than
the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors in intelligence.
Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing
that true geniuses do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence. (62) _______.
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At the same time, Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence, if only they take the
trouble to exercise their brain. Perhaps theres hope for us all!
A. This may seem remote from everyday concerns, but does illustrate what the human brain is
capable of.
B. One example is the idea of multiple intelligence, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard
psychologist Howard Gardner.
C. The tests were meant to select bright but socially-disadvantaged children, to ensure that they got
a good education.
D. Until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene linked to intelligence has made the experts think
again.
E. He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples.
F. Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these.
G. However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early
stage.
H. On the other hand, if differences in their IQs were found, this would point to background or
environmental factors.
I. In short, what you have in your head has never been more important.
PART 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. Write your answer in the
numbered box.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The
frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization
and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and
expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too,
schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the
century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920
schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly
lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extra curricular activities, and vocational education and
counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the
larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by
public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs
of specific populations. Immigrant women were one such population. Schools tried to educate young
women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many
educators considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American
education gave homemaking a new definition. In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the
production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities
both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States,
however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American
homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer
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homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children efficiently in their own homes, or
if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made
these notions seem quite out-of-date.
63. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of
education in the United States was ____.
A. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
B. an increase in the number of trained teachers
C. the expanding economic problems of schools
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
64. The word means in the passage is closest in meaning to ___.
A. advantages B. probability C. method D. qualifications
65. According to the passage, one important change in the United States education by the 1920s was
that _______.
A. most places required children to attend school
B. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
C. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D. adults and children studied in the same classes
66. Vacation schools and extra curricular activities are mentioned in the passage to illustrate ___.
A. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
B. the importance of educational changes
C. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
67. According to the passage, early-twentieth-century education reformers believed that _______.
A. different groups needed different kinds of education
B. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
C. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
68. The word it in the passage refers to ___.
A. consumption B. production C. homemaking D. education
69. In the early twentieth century, homemaking was viewed as the consumption rather than production
of goods because of _______.
A. the overproduction B. the scarcity of goods
C. the shortage of goods D. the sufficiency of goods
70. The title of the passage could be _______.
A. The Influence of the Arrival of European Immigrants on the US Education
B. The Influence of the Early-Twentieth-Century Industrialization on the US Education
C. The New Notions of Homemaking in the United States in the Early Twentieth Century
D. The Reforms of the Education in the United States in the Early Twentieth Century
III/ WRITING : (30 points)
PART 1: (10pts)
For questions 71-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words,
including the word given.
Here is an example: Do you mind if I watch you while you paint?
OBJECTIONS
Do you have any objections to my watching you while you paint?
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71. There were a lot of things to think about before we made our decision.
TAKEN
Lots of things needed___________________________________________ consideration before we
could make our decision.
72. Could I ask you if you'd mind looking after my dog while I'm away on holiday?
WONDERING
I _______________________________________willing to look after my dog while I'm away on
holiday?
73. I know that it was wrong of me to get angry in front of the children.
LOST
I know that I should _______________________________________________in front of the children.
74. If you need any further information, please call me.
If you need any further information, __________________________________________me a call.
HESITATE
75. It hasn't snowed quite as much this year as it did last year.
SLIGHTLY
This year, there has ______________________________________________than there was last year.
76. Unless the team's performance improves, they may find they have to resign from the league.
FORCED.
If the team's performance doesn't get ___________________________________resign from the league.
77. I don't mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year.
DIFFERENCE.
It doesn't ______________________________________whether we go to the seaside or not this year.
78. It's possible that the burglars got into the building by forcing open a fire exit.
GAINED
The burglars may_________________________________________ by forcing open a fire exit.
79. Playing the drums is fun, but so is singing in a choir.
JUST
It's___________________________________________ singing in a choir as it is playing the drums.
80. Phil is likely to get the job that he's being interviewed for.
CHANCES
The__________________________________________________ the job he's being interviewed for.
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PART 2: Write a composition of about 200-250 words on the following topic: (20 pts)
When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new
country. Others prefer to keep their own customs. Compare these two choices. Which one do you
prefer? Support your answer with specific details.
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