SỞ GD & ĐT LONG AN KỲ KIỂM TRA KHẢO SÁT LỚP 12 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

Bài kiểm tra: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn kiểm tra: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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ĐỀ GỒM CÓ 50 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 50)

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. survive B. service C. sunshine D. oblige
Question 2: A. stopped B. impressed C. tasted D. practiced

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. extinction B. furniture C. applicant D. wilderness
Question 4: A. copy B. notice C. cancel D. remove

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 5: That pop star, who’s name is on the everyone’s lips, is organizing a charity concert.
A B C D
Question 6: Swimming, one of the most complete forms of exercise, help you to be more
A B
active and stay healthy whatever your age or ability.
C D
Question 7: The young and energetic Vietnamese athletes performed excellently and win
A B C D
a lot of gold medals.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 8: Whenever problems _______, we discuss them frankly and find solutions
quickly.
A. come up B. make up C. turn up D. put up
Question 9: The vacuum tube made an important contribution to _______ early growth of
radio and television.
A. an B. Ø C. the D. a
Question 10: There_______ many significant advances in Vietnamese education recently.
A. had been B. have been C. will be D. are

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Question 11: Books provide the reader _______ so many facts and so much information.
A. on B. with C. at D. for
Question 12: The 2017 APEC Summit _______ in Da Nang, Vietnam from 5th to 11th
November.
A. must host B. will be hosted C. must be hosted D. will host
th
Question 13: The Vietnamese athletes took part in the 28 SEA Games in Singapore with
great _______.
A. enthusiast B. enthusiastic C. enthusiastically D. enthusiasm
Question 14: The organization put me in ________ with other people in a similar position.
A. connection B. respect C. relation D. contact
Question 15: He asked me_______ I liked taking part in synchronized swimming.
A. whether B. that C. what D. which
Question 16: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by _______ rocking chair.
A. an old wooden European beautiful B. an old beautiful wooden European
C. a beautiful old European wooden D. a wooden old beautiful European
Question 17: He told everyone that he had flu, but in fact, he had just _______ a cold.
A. come down with B. kept up with C. stood up for D. gone in for
Question 18: We should organize different activities to _______ people’s awareness of the
need to protect endangered animals.
A. raise B. rise C. classify D. get
Question 19: The harder we studied philosophy, _______.
A. the more confusing we got B. the most confusing we got
C. the most confused we got D. the more confused we got

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 20: Thomas and Peter are meeting after a long time.
- Thomas: “How have you been recently?”
- Peter: “_____.”
A. By car, usually B. Pretty busy, I think
C. I am going on holiday next week D. I am working here
Question 21: David is having lunch in a restaurant.
- David: “Could you bring me some water?”
- Waiter: “______.”
A. I don’t want to B. No, I couldn’t C. Yes, I could D. Certainly, sir

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 22: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A. again and again B. from time to time C. very rapidly D. time after time
Question 23: The competition will commence just after the opening ceremony.
A. restrict B. devote C. begin D. indulge

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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 24: Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented with what we do.
A. shocked B. interested C. excited D. dissatisfied
Question 25: There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are
having difficulty in watering their crops.
A. diverse B. adequate C. serious D. satisfactory

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady politely told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
Question 27: He started learning English three years ago.
A. The last time he learned English was three years ago.
B. He didn’t learn English three years ago.
C. He has been learning English for three years.
D. He has learned English since he was three years old.
Question 28: But for his help, she wouldn’t have been successful in her project.
A. If he had helped her, she would have been successful in her project.
B. If it hadn’t been for his help, she wouldn’t have been successful in her project.
C. If he didn’t help her, she wouldn’t be successful in her project.
D. Unless he helped her, she wouldn’t be successful in her project.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: I was quite fortunate. People around often helped me.
A. I think people around me were often helpful and fortunate.
B. People around me were quite fortunate to help me.
C. Fortunately, I was often able to help people around me.
D. I was fortunate thanks to my often being helped by people around me.
Question 30: He’s overweight and feels terrible. He continues to eat lots of cakes and
biscuits.
A. He’s overweight and feels terrible, or he continues to eat lots of cakes and biscuits.
B. He’s overweight and feels terrible, yet he continues to eat lots of cakes and biscuits.
C. He’s overweight and feels terrible, nor does he continue to eat lots of cakes and biscuits.
D. He’s overweight and feels terrible, and he continues to eat lots of cakes and biscuits.

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 from 31 to 35

Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit. Even if you
only run a short (31)______ once or twice a week, you need to make sure you wear good
shoes. (32)______ is a lot of choice nowadays in running shoes. First of all, how much you
want to spend on your shoes. Then find a pair which fits you well. Be prepared to try

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different sizes in different types of shoes. Women’s shoes are made narrower than men’s.
Although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits them, there is no (33)______
why a woman can’t wear a man’s shoe. The same is true for a man – (34)______ a woman’s
shoe fits you better, just wear it. Take your time in the shop. If you (35)______ a mistake
and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will let you know.
Question 31: A. distance B. line C. length D. path
Question 32: A. It B. There C. That D. This
Question 33: A. fact B. knowledge C. choice D. reason
Question 34: A. so B. because C. if D. despite
Question 35: A. do B. take C. make D. cause
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 questions from 36 to 42

Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest? It’s a special, dark place completely
different from anywhere else. A rainforest is a place where the trees grow very tall.
Millions of kinds of animals, insects, and plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in
a rainforest. It rains a lot in the rainforest, but sometimes you don’t know it’s raining. The
trees grow so closely together that rain doesn’t always reach the ground.
Rainforests make up only a small part of the earth’s surface, about six percent. They
are found in tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in
South America. The Amazon covers 1.2 billion acres, or almost five million square
kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa. There are also rainforests in
Central America, Southeast Asia, Northeastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the
“lungs of our planet” because it produces twenty percent of the world’s oxygen. One fifth of
the world’s fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the
world’s species of animals, plants, and insects live in the earth’s rainforests. Eighty percent
of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. For example, pineapples, bananas, tomatoes,
corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all came from rainforests. Twenty-five percent
of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests.
Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer. With all the good things we get
from rainforests, it’s surprising to find that we are destroying our rainforests. In fact, 1.5
acres, or 6,000 square meters, of rainforest disappear every second. The forests are being cut
down to make fields for cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with
losing countless valuable species, the destruction of rainforests creates many problems
worldwide. Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen
for the world.
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Where rainforests are located B. How much oxygen rainforests make
C. Facts about rainforests D. Kinds of forests
Question 37: The word “humid” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. wet B. rainy C. cloudy D. foggy

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Question 38: Rainforests provide humans all of the following EXCEPT?
A. oxygen B. fresh water
C. drugs used to fight and cure cancer D. lungs of the world population
Question 39: Why is the Amazon Rainforest called the “lungs of the planet”?
A. It uses much of the world’s oxygen. B. It helps us breathe.
C. It provides much of our air. D. It helps circulation.
Question 40: The world “all” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. drugs people use B. the world’s species
C. food people eat D. rainforests
Question 41: The word “harvest” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. reduce B. destroy C. create D. gather
Question 42: What is the most likely reason why the author is surprised that we are
destroying rainforests?
A. It will be too expensive to replant them.
B. They are necessary for the health of our planet.
C. They are necessary for the fight against cancer.
D. It will be too difficult to grow food without them.
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 questions from 43 to 50
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on
public transportbut most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to
work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses,
trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often
heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have
a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on
their cars.
In the US large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in
Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and
Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars.
Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to
schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their
own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most
towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people
prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get
stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to
trains, but they take longer and maybe less comfortable. Some long-distance travel,
especially that undertaken for business reasons, maybe by air. There are regular flights
between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed
by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.

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 In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance
bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail
services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only
freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are
traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will
increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British
government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little
success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most
people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted
government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom.
Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is
bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture,Oxford University Press,
2000)
Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The popularity of public transport
B. Transportation systems in Britain and the US
C. Benefits of British and American road systems
D. Differences between kinds of public transport
Question 44: According to the passage, people in London may prefer the Underground to
their own cars due to _______.
A. heavy traffic B. cheap tickets C. air pollution D. long distances
Question 45: It is mentioned in paragraph 3 that the public transportation systems in the US
are good in _______.
A. some states B. large states C. all cities D. large cities
Question 46: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Families in the US often have more than one car.
B. Most Americans prefer to drive their cars outside large cities.
C. Few college students in the US have their own cars.
D. The underground systems are popular in some major US cities.
Question 47: The word “freight” in paragraph 5 probably means _______.
A. goods transported by a large vehicle B. flights between regional airports
C. a long-distance travel D. a means of transportation
Question 48: It is stated in the passage that the major problems of road transport in Britain
and the US are _______.
A. speeding and bad roads B. drink-driving and traffic jams
C. accidents and pollution D. traffic jams and pollution
Question 49: The word “persuading” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
_______.
A. convincing B. commanding C. forcing D. ordering
Question 50: The word “they” in the last sentence of the passage can best be replaced by _______.
A. neighbours B. Americans C. major cities D. the government
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