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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG LỚP 12 - LẦN 3
NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
MÔN: Tiếng Anh 12

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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 .
Câu 1:
Câu 2:

A. design
A. dressed

B. physical
B. hiked

C. preserve
C. continued

D. basic
D. mixed

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 .
Câu 3:

Câu 4:

A. rubbish
A. adventure

B. career
B. advantage

C. actor
C. adverbial

D. cocktail
D. advertise

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Câu 5: They live on a busy road. __________
a lot of noise from traffic.
A. It must have been B. It must be
C. There must be
D. There must have
Câu 6: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty__________paintings were destroyed,
including two by Picasso.
A. valueless
B. worthless
C. worthy
D. priceless
Câu 7: Without____, all the resources necessary for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed.
A. extinction
B. conversation

C. destruction
D. biodiversity
Câu 8: The incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairyis in __________
A. danger
B. advance
C. vain
D. end
Câu 9: The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based
on__________, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. native
B. nationality
C. nationally
D. national
Câu 10: Looking after the child is_____more difficult than I thought it would be.
A. far
B. farther
C. further
D. father
Câu 11: The Principal usually has his pupils__________waste paper for their mini-project.
A. to collect
B. collecting
C. collected
D. collect
Câu 12: Lack of funds prevented him__________continuing with his studies.
A. from
B. with
C. in
D. to
Câu 13: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep _______with rapidly
changing technology.

A. speed
B. pace
C. time
D. fast
Câu 14: One of the popular________used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.
A. apply
B. applicant
C. applications
D. applicable
Câu 15: Do you know who_______the fact that sound travels in waves?
A. found
B. invented
C. discovered
D. developed
Câu 16: The captain as well as all the passengers__________very frightened by the strange noise on their
last voyage.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
Câu 17: It is imperative__________what to do when there is a fire.
A. that he knew
B. he must know about
C. that everyone know
D. we knew
Câu 18: __________broken several world records in swimming.
A. It is said to have
B. She is said to have
C. People say she had
D. She is said that she has

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Câu 19: __________he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. No sooner had
B. Hardly had
C. Not until had
D. No longer has
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.
Câu 20: Trees have to be pruned seasonally or annually to ensure that they continue to bear fruit.
A. fertilized
B. harvested
C. trimmed
D. weeded
Câu 21: The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. removed quickly
B. changed completely
C. cleaned well
D. destroyed completely
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.
Câu 22: She was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such demanding tasks.
A. lack of responsibility
B. full of experience
C. full of sincerity
D. without money
Câu 23: There is no excuse for your discourtesy. Think twice before you are going to say anything.
A. boldness
B. impoliteness

C. bravery
D. politeness
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Câu 24: Jolie is reading a magazine on famous people, asking her friend.
Jolie: “Do you think celebrities today tend to focus more on wealth rather than achievements?”
Jolie’s friend: “__________. And this sets bad examples for young people.”
A. Not at all
B. I think you’re right on this
C. It’s out of the question
D. I think they focus more on achievements
Câu 25: Rose is talking to her friend on the phone.
Rose: “Could you pick me up at the airport tomorrow?”
Rose’s friend: “__________. I will be in a meeting then.”
A. Sure
B. Yes no problem
C. It’s so soon
D. I’m afraid I can’t
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 26 to 30.
The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly revolutionized the way people communicate and influenced every aspect of our lives. The issue is whether this technological innovation has (26) ____more
harm than good. In order to answer the question, we must first turn to the types of consumers.
Presumably, most parents (27) _______are always worrying about their children’s safety buy mobile
phones for them to track their whereabouts. We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones
to avoid missing out on social contact. In this context, the advantages are clear. (28) ________, we cannot
deny the fact that text messages have been used by bullies to intimidate fellow students. There is also (29)
_________evidence that texting has affected literacy skills.
The widespread use of mobile phone has, out of question, affected adult consumers too. What
employee, on the way home from work, would be reluctant to answer a call from their boss? Apparently,
only 18% of us, according to a survey, are willing to switch off our mobile phones once we’ve left the

office.
Admittedly, mobile phones can be intrusive but there are obvious benefits to possessing one.
Personally speaking, they are invaluable when it comes to making social or business arrangements at
short (30) _____. They also provide their owners with a sense of security in emergency situations.
Câu 26: A. brought
B. played
C. done
D. made
Câu 27: A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. what
Câu 28: A. However
B. So that
C. Moreover
D. Therefore
Câu 29: A. disputation
B. indisputable
C. indisputably
D. dispute
Câu 30: A. term
B. warning
C. time
D. notice
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 31 to 35.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after
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having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of
1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even
as far as two centuries. English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade
(including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers
became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English
gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English.
Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers - Today there are more than 700
million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest
number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
Câu 31: What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The expansion of English as an international language. B. The long history of English language.
C. The use of English for Science and Technology. D. The French influence on the English Language.
Câu 32: Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. In 1066.
B. After 1600.
C. Before 1600.
D. Around 1350.
Câu 33: According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the
world EXCEPT__________.
A. missionaries
B. the slave trade
C. colonization
D. the Norman invasion
Câu 34: The word “enclaves” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. organizations
B. regions
C. countries

D. communities
Câu 35: The word “these” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.
A. English users
B. computer systems
C. international airports
D. air traffic controllers
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.
In 2011, on the popular American TV quiz show, Jeopardy!, two champions competed against a brand
new opponent. Both Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter had won millions of dollars on Jeopardy!. Jennings
once won 74 games in a row, the most ever. Then Rutter beat him in a tournament and set a new record
for the most money won on Jeopardy!. Their new opponent, Watson, had never appeared on the game
show and had only played practice games before, in which he often got answers wrong.
However, Watson isn’t human. He, or rather it, is a machine, a wonder of technology made by
researchers at IBM. In the game, Watson used math to decide on an answer. When a question was read
out, Watson was immediately given the same question in electronic form. It analyzed the question and
searched its memory bank - about the same as one million books of information - for possible answers.
It then narrowed the options down to one answer. If Watson felt around 75 percent confident about the
answer, it would answer the question.
The way Watson thinks is very different from the way humans think. People often make decisions by
listening to their emotions and feelings, even if they are unsure of the answer. As a computer, Watson
couldn’t do this. People also watch and listen to those around them. Watson was not able to “listen” to the
wrong answers given by his competitors. In one question, Jennings answered the question incorrectly and
Watson later answered with the same wrong answer. Watson also made silly mistakes. In a question in the
category U.S. Cities, Watson incorrectly answered Toronto, even though the city of Toronto is in Canada.
An IBM researcher said Watson got confused because it saw in its memory bank that the U.S. is often
called America. Toronto is considered a North American city, so that was the answer that Watson gave.
Still, Watson defeated his human opponents somewhat easily and received the $1 million prize. The
other players also won money for participating in the special game. Everyone left the game happy, as each
player was earning money for different charities.

Câu 36: What best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A Technological Marvel
B. Champions of Jeopardy!
C. Human is Smarter
D. Competitors of Jeopardy!
Câu 37: Which of the following is a silly mistake of Watson?
A. He repeated the question.
B. He based on other people’s clues to answer questions.
C. He repeated his opponent’s answer that was wrong.
D. He gave many answers to one question.
Câu 38: The word “him” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
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A. Ken Jennings
B. Watson
C. Brad Rutter
D. an IBM researcher
Câu 39: How can Watson understand the question read out by humans?
A. He reads the question in an electronic form.
B. He is helped by an IBM researcher.
C. He just listens to it.
D. He searches for the same question in his memory.
Câu 40: The word “bank” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. side
B. stored information C. money
D. a financial service
Câu 41: All of the following statements are true about Watson EXCEPT
A. The way Watson produces an answer is the same as that of humans.
B. His memory bank is equal to one million books.

C. He’d never been in an official Jeopardy! before he joined the show with Jennings and Rutter.
D. In order to answer questions, Watson uses math.
Câu 42: The word “defeated” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. broke
B. won
C. understood
D. lost
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.
Câu 43: The more time you spend on prepare for the test, the higher scores you may get.
A. the higher scores
B. may get
C. The more time
D. prepare for
Câu 44: Air pollution, together with littering, have been causing many problems in our large,
industrial cities in the last few years.
A. have been
B. many
C. few year
D. together with
Câu 45: Venus approaches the Earth more closely than any other planet is.
A. is
B. the Earth
C. approaches
D. any other
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.
Câu 46: The film didn’t come up to my expectation.
A. The film was as good as I expected.
B. The film fell short of my expectation.

C. I expected the film to end more abruptly.
D. I expected the film to be more boring.
Câu 47: “Be careful or you may get lost and run out of money,” she said.
A. She advised me to be careful or I might get lost and run out of money.
B. She ordered me to be careful and I might get lost and run out of money.
C. She told me to be careful if I got lost and run out of the money.
D. She warned me to be careful or I had to get lost and run out of money.
Câu 48: Although the teacher explained the theory clearly, the students found it hard to understand it.
A. Despite the teacher’s clear explanation of the theory, the students had difficulty understanding it.
B. Though explained clearly, the theory of teaching was difficult to the students.
C. In spite of explaining the theory clearly, the students themselves found it hard to understand it.
D. Although the teaching theory was clear, it was a real challenge to the students.
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.
Câu 49: We should quickly find the solution to the problem. Otherwise, its impact on those concerned
will increase.
A. If all those concerned lower their impact, the problem will be better solved
B. The sooner we find the solution to the problem, the lower the impact it has on those concerned.
C. If we can solve this problem soon, we’ll lower the impact on all of our concerns
D. By the time we solve this problem, the impact on those concerned will have been lowered
Câu 50: Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam. I’m sure about that.
A. Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
B. Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
C. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
D. Luisa must be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
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