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NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017 - MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm

Họ, tên thí sinh:.........................................................................; Số báo danh:....................................................................
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. future
B. resume
C. pressure
D. enthusiasm
Question 2: A. chores
B. psychology
C. character
D. technical
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. environment
B. establishment
C. interference
D. contaminate
Question 4: A. behave
B. mistake
C. unite
D. purpose
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: Both whistling or clapping our hands to attract a person’s attention are generally considered impolite.
A
B
C
D
Question 6: Falafel is a dish from the Middle East which is made from crust chickpeas that are formed into balls and fries.
A
B
C
D
Question 7: Most polar seals retreat to open water during the winter, but a few has learnt to survive on and under the ice
all year round.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to complete each of the
following questions.
Question 8: The monk wanted to know _______.
A. what his story about there was that made me sad
B. there was what about his story that made me sad
C. that about his story what made me sad
D. what there was about his story that made me sad
Question 9: “Sorry we’re late. Your house is much _______ from the station than we thought.”
A. farther
B. further
C. the farther
D. the further
Question 10: A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees in a variety
of subjects.

A. optional
B. academic
C. vocational
D. secondary
Question 11: There’ll always be conflicts between ________ old and ________ young.
A. an/the
B. an/a
C. the/the
D. the/a
Question 12: By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will learn
B. would learn
C. will have learned
D. has learned
Question 13: It is considered to be of great importance to _______ a good impression on your interviewer.
A. create
B. invent
C. do
D. discover
Question 14: The founder of the company was said _______ out of Harvard so that he could devote all his time to starting
his business.
A. to drop
B. to have been dropped
C. to be dropped
D. to have dropped
Question 15: According to a trusted source, two of the _______ have been banned for taking drugs.
A. competitors
B. competitions
C. competitiveness
D. competitive

Question 16: I have been looking _______ this book for months, and at last, I have found it.
A. over
B. up
C. for
D. at
Question 17: It was reported yesterday that 23 million people in Africa are _______ risk from starvation as a result of
climate change.
A. on
B. in
C. under
D. at
Question 18: The Vietnamese athletes always take _______ in sports events with great enthusiasm.
A. part
B. place
C. role
D. lead
Question 19: A deep blue jacket will definitely _______ your new pair of trousers.
A. go off
B. go with
C. go through with
D. go ahead
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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: Mary is talking to a porter in the hotel lobby.
Porter: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
Mary: “_______”
A. Not a chance.

B. What a pity!
C. I can’t agree more.
D. That's very kind of you.
Question 21: James: “How about a game of cards?” - Susan: “_______”
A. Good idea.
B. Sorry, I don’t like.
C. No, it’s interesting, isn’t it?
D. I’m afraid I do.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The idea of aliens may seem absurd, but times change, as does science, and this makes the idea far more
plausible than it once appeared.
A. subject to change
B. difficult to know
C. likely to be true
D. hard to explain
Question 23: The term yard was used extensively by the English as the measurement from the tip of a man’s nose to the
tip of his outstretched thumb.
A. precisely
B. lengthily
C. widely
D. occasionally
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: How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead?
A. keep
B. eliminate
C. remain
D. destroy
Question 25: The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that their children won’t have the same chances they once had.

A. getting richer
B. getting larger
C. getting smaller
D. getting poorer
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 26: Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. It is the second largest city in the state.
A.The capital of Connecticut, Hartford which is the second largest city in the state.
B. Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, is the second largest city in the state.
C. Hartford, the second largest city in the state, which is the capital of Connecticut.
D. Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, that is the second largest city in the state.
Question 27: I think my hair looks fine. My mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
A. Not only do I think my hair looks fine, but my mother also believes it needs a little more brushing.
B. I think my hair looks fine, but my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
C. I think my hair looks so fine that my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
D. Either my mother believes it needs a little more brushing or I think my hair looks fine.
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 28: “Why don’t you complain to the company, John? ”said Mary.
A. Mary warned John not to complain to the company.
B. Mary suggested that John should complain to the company.
C. Mary advised John against complaining to the company.
D. Mary asked John why he doesn’t complain to the company.
Question 29: It's a long time since I last met her.
A. I haven’t met her since a long time.
B. I have met her for a long time.
C. The last time I met her was a long time ago.
D. I didn’t meet her a long time ago.
Question 30: No one in the class can play chess as well as he can.
A. He plays chess better than anyone else in the class.

B. He is a good chess player in the class.
C. No one else can play chess better than him.
D. No one else in the class can play chess better than he is.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Earth is the only planet we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human activities are making the
planet less fit to live on. As the western world (31) ______ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half
of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resources we have by (32) ______ all
people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is either built on or washed into the sea. (33) ______ resources
are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere
without any thought of the consequences. (34) ______, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very
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time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it. If we are sensible in
how we use the natural resources they will (35) ______ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they
will soon run out and everyone will suffer.
Question 31: A. follows
B. repeats
C. carries
D. continues
Question 32: A. which
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
Question 33: A. Non-renewable B. Renewable
C. Renewal
D. Renewed
Question 34: A. Similarly
B. Although

C. In addition
D. Therefore
Question 35: A. hold
B. live
C. keep
D. last
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 36 to 42.
The loss of jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology.
It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third
World.
The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The first coming
in the 19th century, was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s the second emerged with the
use of oil and the electro-dynamo. The third, the present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology and information
technology.
However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is advancing so
quickly and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem. Because of the loss in jobs, caused largely
by this new technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy all these products.
Technology has definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the capacity to produce
expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminishes, there can be overproduction and recession,
and what happens to our standard of living?
(Source: )
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Changes in technology is the main cause of unemployment.
B. The industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World.
C. Corporations have shifted to the Third World.
D. The present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution.
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a characteristic of one of the industrial
revolutions?
A. The use of computers

B. The use of oil
C. The use of electricity
D. The use of coal
Question 38: According to paragraph 3, why will there be few people who can afford to buy things?
A. Because of people’s need to save money.
B. Because we are all left with big problems to solve.
C. Because of the job loss due to new technology.
D. Because demand is always greater than productivity.
Question 39: The word “first” in paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A. technological development
B. century
C. Industrial Revolution
D. change
Question 40: The word “diminishes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. disappears
B. decreases
C. meets
D. increases
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The third Industrial Revolution is not without its problems.
B. Our quality of life has improved as a result of technology developments.
C. There are corporations moving from the industrial nations to the Third World.
D. The second Industrial Revolution happened in the 19th century.
Question 42: How many industrial revolutions were mentioned in the passage?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 43 to 50.

Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extremely concerned about the changes to our climate which
are taking place. Admittedly, climate changes have occurred on our planet before. For example, there have been several
ice ages or glacial periods. These climatic changes, however, were different from the modern ones in that they occurred
gradually and, as far as we know, naturally.
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The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of natural causes, but of human activity.
Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid. The major problem is that the planet appears to be warming
up. According to some experts, this warming process, known as global warming, is occurring at a rate unprecedented in
the last 10,000 years.
The implications for the planet are very serious. Rising global temperatures could give rise to such ecological disasters
as extremely high increases in the incidence of flooding and of droughts. These in turn could have a harmful effect on
agriculture. It is thought that this unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by so-called greenhouse gases, such as
carbon dioxide, being emitted into the atmosphere by car engines and modern industrial processes, for example. Such
gases not only add to the pollution of the atmosphere, but also create a greenhouse effect, by which the heat of the sun is
trapped. This leads to the warming up of the planet.
Politicians are also concerned about climate change and there are now regular summits on the subject, attended by
representatives from around 180 of the world's industrialized countries. Of these summits, the most important took place
in Kyoto in Japan in 1997. There it was agreed that the most industrialized countries would try to reduce the volume of
greenhouse gas emissions and were given targets for this reduction of emissions. It was also suggested that more forests
should be planted to create so-called sinks to absorb greenhouse gases. At least part of the problem of rapid climate change
has been caused by too drastic deforestation. Sadly, the targets are not being met. Even more sadly, global warnings about
climate changes are often still being regarded as scaremongering.
(Source: Read and Understand 2 by Betty Kirkpatrick & Rebecca Mok - Learners Publishing Pte Ltd 2005)
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Modern climate changes and related problems
B. A brief history of climatic changes
C. Greenhouse gasses as the only cause of global warming
D. Research done by experts in climatology and scientists

Question 44: According to the passage, in what way did the climate changes in the ice ages differ from the modern ones?
A. They were fully monitored by humans.
B. They were partly intended.
C. They occurred naturally over a long period of time.
D. They were wholly the result of human activity.
Question 45: The word “alarmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. worryingly
B. disappointingly
C. surprisingly
D. disapprovingly
Question 46: The word “targets” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.
A. demands that you have
B. results that you want to achieve
C. appointments that you want to make
D. action plans that you carry out
Question 47: According to the passage, greenhouse gases cause the warming up of the Earth because they ______.
A. do not add to atmosphere pollution
B. are emitted by car engines
C. are unusual gases
D. trap heat from the sun
Question 48: The word “There” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. the most industrialized countries
B. regular summits on climate change
C. the world’s industrialized countries
D. the 1997 summit in Kyoto, Japan
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Politicians are among those who are concerned about climate change.
B. The problem of rapid climate change has been caused by deforestation only.
C. The so-called sinks created by forests can absorb greenhouse gases.
D. Carbon dioxide is thought to be one of the gases that cause global warming.

Question 50: What is probably the writer’s attitude toward global warming?
A. Positive
B. Optimistic
C. Neutral
D. Pessimistic

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