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
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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. involved B. devoted C. declined D. considered
Question 2: A. medicine B. invention C. tennis D. species

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. applicant B. furniture C. wilderness D. extinction
Question 4: A. notice B. remove C. copy D. cancel

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: Lan______a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an
hour?
A. has taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. takes
Question 9: We have just bought some ______ cups.
A. old lovely Chinese B. Chinese lovely old
C. lovely old Chinese D. Chinese old lovely
Question 10: Some people think that the more people have television, the ______ people
will buy books to read.
A. many B. less C. more D. fewer

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Question 11: Most interviewees feel stressful when called ______ the first interview.
A. on B. for C. in D. from
Question 12: The police asked Mr. John ______.
A. what did he do the night before B. what had he done the night before
C. what he had done the night before D. what he did the night before
Question 13: Women in the past were ______ dependent on their husbands and fathers.
A. financier B. financially C. financial D. finance
Question 14: Last week, we planned to stay in Ho Chi Minh City a little longer, but we
______ money.
A. ran up with B. ran down to C. ran out D. ran out of
Question 15: It took my father a very long time to ______ the shock of my mother’s death.
A. get over B. look after C. hold up D. go over
Question 16: Farmers should avoid using ______ pesticides by employing various biological
methods to control nature.
A. the B. Ø C. a D. an
Question 17: Many countries in the world have ______ different conservation efforts so as
to save endangered species.
A. made B. done C. had D. stayed
Question 18: The new smartphone is beautiful and ______ with its elegant yet functional
design.
A. useful B. useless C. small D. fashionable
Question 19: Two peopleare reported ______ in the accident yesterday.
A. to have been injured B. to have injured
C. to injure D. to be injured

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: Two friends Cindy and Peter are talking about Peter’s tennis game.
- Cindy: “I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, Peter.”
- Peter: “_______ I thought it was terrible.”
A. What nonsense! B. Never mind.
C. You’ve got to be kidding! D. It’s alright.
Question 21: Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children.
-Sarah: “Children under ten shouldn’t stay up late to play computer games.”
-Kathy: “_______.”
A. I don’t quite agree with you B. You can say that again
C. Surely, we shouldn’t D. Yes, I share your opinion

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. begin B. restrict C. devote 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. excited C. dissatisfied D. interested
Question 25: There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are
having difficulty in watering their crops.
A. satisfactory B. diverse C. serious D. adequate

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: It’s an issue that is close to my heart, so I can’t stop thinking about it.
A. I can’t stop thinking about the problem related to my heart.
B. It’s a whole-hearted issue that requires a lot of thinking.
C. The issue is so important that I can’t stop thinking about it.
D. The deadline to solve the problem is close so I can’t stop thinking.
Question 27: He didn’t take his father’s advice so he gets into trouble now.
A. If he took his father’s advice, he would not get into trouble now.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not get into trouble now.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have gotten into trouble now.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not get into trouble now.
Question 28: “If I were you, I would ask the teacher for help,” Tom said to Peter.
A. Tom advised Peter to ask the teacher for help.
B. Tom told Peter to ask the teacher for help.
C. Tom advised Peter not to ask the teacher for help.
D. Tom told Peter that he would ask the teacher for help.

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: He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him
for days.
A. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
B. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
D. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
Question 30: Switzerland is not in the European Union. It is not a member of NATO, either.
A. Switzerland is not in the European Union, but it is a member of NATO.
B. Switzerland is not in the European Union, or it is a member of NATO.
C. Switzerland is not in the European Union, nor is it a member of NATO.
D. Switzerland is not in the European Union, yet it is a member of NATO.

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 different

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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. length B. path C. distance D. line

Question 32: A. It B. That C. There D. This
Question 33: A. knowledge B. choice C. reason D. fact
Question 34: A. so B. despite C. because D. if
Question 35: A. do B. cause C. take D. make

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. Kinds of forests
C. How much oxygen rainforests make D. Facts about rainforests
Question 37: The word “humid” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. cloudy B. rainy C. wet D. foggy

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Question 38: Rainforests provide humans all of the following EXCEPT?
A. drugs used to fight and cure cancer B. lungs of the world population
C. fresh water D. oxygen
Question 39: Why is the Amazon rainforest called the “lungs of the planet”?
A. It provides much of our air. B. It helps circulation.
C. It helps us breathe. D. It uses much of the world’s oxygen.
Question 40: The world “all” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. drugs people use B. food people eat
C. rainforests D. the world’s species
Question 41: The word “harvest” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. gather B. create C. destroy D. reduce
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. It will be too difficult to grow food without them.
D. They are necessary for the fight against cancer.

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

The atmosphere that originally surrounded the earth was probably much different from
the air we breathe today. The earth’s first atmosphere (some 4.6 million years ago) was most
likely hydrogen and helium – the two most abundant gasses found in the universe – as well
as hydrogen compounds, such as methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early
atmosphere escaped into space from the earth’s hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the earth as gasses
from molten rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We
assume that volcanoes spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water
vapor (about 80 percent), carbon dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent
nitrogen. These same gasses probably created the earth’s second atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior –
known as outgassing – provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds.
Rain fell upon the earth for many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans
of the world. During this time, large amount of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans.
Through chemical and biological processes much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in
carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With much of the water vapor already
condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide dwindling, the atmosphere
gradually became rich nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today’s atmosphere, probably
began an extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the sun split water
vapor into hydrogen and oxygen during a process called photodissociation. The hydrogen,
being lighter, probably rose and escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the
atmosphere.

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 This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants
to evolve, perhaps two or three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an
almost oxygen-free (anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our
atmosphere with oxygen. The reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of
sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen.
(by C. Donald Abrens – “Meteorology Today – An Introduction to Weather, Climate and
the Environment”)
Question 43: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The atmosphere on the earth has changed over time.
B. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the earth’s atmosphere.
C. The original atmosphere on the earth was unstable.
D. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere.
Question 44: The word “enveloped” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. characterized B. changed C. escaped D. surrounded
Question 45: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following
EXCEPT ______.
A. decrease in the level of nitrogen
B. the formation of body of water
C. the formation of clouds
D. increase in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
Question 46: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. volcanoes B. steam vents C. molten rocks D. gasses
Question 47: Which gas is ranked second in the large amount?
A. oxygen B. helium C. hydrogen D. nitrogen
Question 48: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because _____.
A. sun rays created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
B. it was heavier than hydrogen
C. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
D. it was caused by outgassing
Question 49: The phrase “At any rate” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. Although unlikely B. Fortunately C. In addition D. Regardless
Question 50: Which of the following does the paragraph mention as necessary for both the
production of oxygen by photodissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
A. Water B. Hydrogen C. Carbon dioxide D. Nitrogen

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