Đề thi khảo sát Tiếng Anh lớp 12 trường THPT Lê Xoay, Vĩnh Phúc năm 2014 - 2015 (lần 2)

Trường THPT Lê Xoay
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KỲ THI KSCL CHUYÊN ĐỀ LẦN II NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 - KHỐI D, A1
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Mã đề: 137

Mark the letter A,B,C and D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
1. If a glass lizard loses its tails, a new one grows to replace it .
A. to replace it

B. new one

C. if

D. tails

2. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.
A. come to

B. tourists

C. this city

D.A huge amount

3. .To give you the truth, I missed yesterday's class myself.
A. the truth

B. myself

C. to give

D. I missed

4. If I go to bed late in the evening, I had a headache the next day.
A. the next day

B. bed

5. Never in the history of humanity
A. of humanity

C. if

D. had

has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.

B. has

C. relatively

D. living

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
or phrase for each of the blanks
When I was a student at Bristol University. It was during the holidays, the Easter holidays, and I needed
some money. I had just (6)_______ my driving test, and I felt very pleased with myself so I went to the Job

Agency. They phoned me up the (7)_______ and asked me if I had a driving (8)_______ so I said, "Yes. ", and
they said, "Right. We have got a job (9)_______ you. Go down to Bristol Fruit Market (10)_______ morning. " I
thought, "I'll be (11)_______ a car or a small van. I'll really enjoy it. "
They had me drive a huge three-ton lorry. It was (12)_______ . I had never driven such a lorry before. One of
my workmates said, "Don't be so nervous. You'll surely be (13)_______ "
I had to get to Western Supermarket and then to Bridgewater. It was a hundred-mile trip. I got (14)_______ the
lorry, started the engine, released the clutch and it began to move. Immediately, I heard the lorry (15)____ within
a few second. So, I looked around and finally realized that I had crashed into a car parking at the side of the road!
6. A. passed

B. took off

C. jumped

D. crossed

7. A. tomorrow

B. next day

C. yesterday

D. today

8. A. licence

B. lice

C. client

D. fines

9. A. for

B. over

C. through

D. out

10. A. tomorrow

B. next day

C. yesterday

D. day after

11. A. driver

B. drive

C. driving

D. to drive

12. A. wonderful

B. terrible

C. nice

D. terrific

13. A. bad

B. left-over

C. all right

D. worse

14. A. on

B. at

C. out

D. with

15. A. to crash

B. crashed

C. crashes

D. crashing


Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

16. A. assistance

B. marvelous

C. argument

D. armchair

17. A. geography

B. general

C. algebra

D. government

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
18. Although they played very well, they didn't win the match because they lacked___________
A. team spirit

B. team interest

C. team work

D. team sport

19. Louis Pasteur was well-known for his _____of the vaccine for rabies
A. growth

B. discovery

C. research

D. invention

20. We often take this small road home to avoid heavy _____on the main streets
A. movement

B. traffic

C. vehicles

D. cars

21. Although some people earn a lot of money, they are not _____ with their lives.
A. pleasant

B. satisfy

C. contented

D. concerned

22. When he came to the counter to pay, he found that he had ____cash ____his credit card with him.
A. not/neither

B. either/or

C. neither/nor

D. both/and

C. never read

D. was never reading

23. Her mother _____a book until she was twenty.
A. has never read

B. never reads

24. You look tired. _______hard all day?
A. Did you work

B. Do you work

C. Have you been working D. Are you working

25. Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered _____it before she left.
A. she locks

B. to lock

C. having locked

D. to have locked

C. the fastest

D. much faster than

26. The speed of light is _______the speed of sound.
A. faster

B. as fast

27. The doctor advised him ______and to take up some sport.
A. to stop to smoke

B. to stop smoking

C. stop smoking

D. to stop smoke

28. _______Ann by phone, James decided to email her.
A. That he failed contacting

B. Having failed contacting

C. He failed to contact

D. Having failed to contact

29. You will be surprised at how ______Joes is in French after a year.
A. fluent

B. fluency

C. influence

D. fluently

30. We _______Catherine yesterday when we were shopping.
A. bumped into

B. came across

C. ran to

D. fell into

C. don't they

D. haven't they

31. Everyone hopes to succeed in life, ______?
A. hasn't he

B. doesn't he

32. You must ________these instructions very carefully.
A. carry on

B. get up to

C. carry out

D. bring out

33. Nam: You really have a beautiful hairstyle now, Hung!

Hung: _________! You've pushed me into the blush.
A. A. It isn't your work

B. Nice to meet you

C. Yes, of course

D. You must be kidding

34. "You look great in this new dress."

" ________."
A. Not at all

B. I am glad you like it C. Do not say anything D. With pleasure

35. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.
A. to talk

B. talking

C. talk

D. talked

36. Husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.

A. responsibility

B. employment

C. happiness

D. household chores

37. Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage.
A. managed

B. directed

C. conducted

D. sent

38. In Vietnam, two or more _________ may live in a home.
A. generation

B. generations

C. generators

D. generous

39. Johnson: "Merry Christmas!" - Jason: "______"
A. The same to you!

B. You are the same!

C. Happy Christmas with you!

D. Same for you!

40. They are the people_______ houses were destroyed by the flood.
A. whom

B. what

C. whose

D. which

41. ________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A. Owing to

B. Although

C. But for

D. In spite of

42. She doesn't have a garden. If she __________ one, she __________ a lot of flowers.
A. will have-grow

B. has-will grow

C. had - grew

D. had-would grow

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A,B,C and D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without
using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures may be found in every known culture. The basic function of a
signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and
dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less
adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber
pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or
signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver's cultural perception. In some cultures, applauding
in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking
also communicate certain cultural messages.
Although signals, signs, symbols and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They
usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. As a result,
means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based upon speech.
Radio, television and the telephone are only a few.
43. The phrase "impinge upon" is closest in meaning to ..........
A. vary

B. intrude

C. improve

D. prohibit


44. What does the author say about speech?
A. It is not the only form of communication at all.
B. It is combined by other forms of communication.

C. It is obligatory for communication to occur.
D. It is dependent upon the advantage made by inventors.
45. Why were the telephone, radio and TV invented?
A. People wanted new forms of entertainment.
B. People wanted to communicate across long distances.
C. People were unable to understand signs, symbols and signals.
D. People believed that signs, signals and symbols were obsolete
46. The word "it" refers to ..........
A. way

B. function

C. environment

D. signal

47. The word "intricate" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. complicated

B. inefficient

C. uncertain

D. historical

48. According to the passage, what is a signal?
A. The form of communication most related to cultural perception
B. A form of communication that interrupts the environment
C. The most difficult form of communication
D. A form of communication which may be used in every environment

49. Applauding was sited as an example of ..........
A. a gesture

B. a sign

C. a signal

D. a symbol

50. The word "potential" is closest in meaning to ..........
A. organization

B. advantage

C. range

D. possibility

51. It may be concluded from this passage that ..........
A. Waving and handshaking are not culturally related.
B. Symbols are so difficult that we can't understand them
C. Only some cultures have signals, signs and symbols
D. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures vary from culture to culture
52. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Communication

B. Gestures

C. Speech

D. Signs and Signals

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
53. Mr. Smith's new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable

B. hostile

C. inapplicable

D. futile

C. disbanded

D. established

54. . The club was dissolved after a few years.
A. assisted

B. perpetuated


Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions
55. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct

B. right

C. suitable

D. exact

56. When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance.
A. food

B. help

C. menu

D. bill

57. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. paid

B. depended

C. required

D. divided

Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) one best answer to complete each of the following
sentences:
58. ______ did Arthur realize that there was danger.
A. After he had entered the store

B. On entering the store

C. When he entered the store

D. Only after entering the store

59. After seeing the movie Centennial, ______.
A. the book made many people want to read it

B. the reading of the book interested many people

C. many people wanted to read the book.

D. the book was read by many people

60. Many of the current international problems that we are now facing ______.
A. lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
B. are the results of misunderstandings.
C. are because of not understanding themselves
D. linguistic incompetences
61. Le: "I can't understand how you missed the exit."

Linh: "Well, it was so dark that ______."
A. we could hardly see the road signs

B. hardly could we see the road signs

C. we could see hardly the road signs

D. we could see the road signs hardly

62. "Whose composition haven't we heard yet?" the teacher said to us.

The teacher asked us to tell her___________.
A. whose composition hadn't we heard yet.

B. whose composition we haven't heard yet.

C. whose composition we hadn't heard yet.

D. whose composition we hadn't heard yet?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position
of the main stress in each of the following questions
63. A. divide

B. subject

C. children

D. certain

64. A. character

B. technical

C. interview

D. remember

65. A. environmental

B. dissatisfaction

C. informality

D. communication


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.
66. I will remember to water the plants
A. I remember to water the plants.

B. I promise watering the plants.

C. I won't forget to water the plants

D. I won't forget to watering the plants

67. "No, I didn't tell Jim our plan" said Tom.
A. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan.

B. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan.

C. Tom didn't agree to tell Jim their plan.

D. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.

68. He's too young to join the army.
A. He's too young when he joins the army.
C. He's so young to join the army.
B. He can't join the army because he's still too young.

D. He's not young enough to join the army.
69. They are building a new school in the village.
A. A new school has been built in the village.
C. The building of a new school in the village has just finished.
B. A new school is being built in the village.
D. A new school is built in the village.
70. But for their help, we couldn't have survived he famine.
A. If they hadn't helped us, we couldn't have survived the famine.
B. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
C. We survived the famine without their help.
D. If they didn't help us, we couldn't have survived the famine.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A,B,C and D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform.
Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong
sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not "waste" their time on education but should
instead prepare themselves for their life's work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational
reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no
excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Superintendent of Education in the state of
Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school
districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of
teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about
a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a
further strengthening of the system.
71. The best title for the passage could be ________________
A. a flight for change
B. The beginnings of reform in American education
C. Nineteenth - the Century of Reform
D. American education in the beginning of the 19 th century

72. The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed _____________
A. good grades

B. a high level of intelligence.

C. a strong educational background

D. a lot of money

73. The word "desperately" in the passage mostly means.
A. urgently

B. obviously

C. partly

D. completely

74. The author of the passage put the word "waste" in quotation mark because he _______
A. wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education.
B. is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time.
C. does not want students to waste their time on education.
D. thinks that education is not really a waste of time.
75. According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because________
A. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time.
B. education at the time was so cheap.
C. all citizens should be educated in republic.
D. people had nothing else to do except go to school.

76. The word " reformer " in the passage mostly means_______
A. people who really enjoy teaching

B. people who try to change things for the better

C. people who work for the government

D. people who believe that education is wasted

77. The word " citizen " in the passage mostly means_______
A. a person who works in a particular country
B. a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country
C. a person who lives in a particular city
D. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work.
78. From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann ______
A. worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts.
B. raised money for their educational development in Massachusetts.
C. managed education in the state of Massachusetts.
D. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans.
79. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
A. Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States
B. Horace Mann began raising teachers' salaries.
C. Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer.
D. Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life's work.
80. According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
A. The matching of the other districts' policies.

B. The five-month school year.

C. Better teacher training.

D. Increased pay for students


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01. D

11. C

21. C

31. C

41. D

51. D

61. A

71. D

02. D

12. B

22. C

32. C

42. D

52. A

62. C

72. D

03. C

13. C

23. C

33. D

43. B

53. B

63. A

73. A

04. D

14. A

24. C

34. B

44. A

54. D

64. D

74. D

05. B

15. D

25. C

35. B

45. B

55. C

65. C

75. C

06. A

16. A

26. D

36. D

46. D

56. B

66. C

76. B

07. B

17. D

27. B

37. C

47. A

57. C

67. D

77. B

08. A

18. A

28. D

38. B

48. B

58. D

68. B

78. C

09. A

19. D

29. A

39. A

49. D

59. C

69. B

79. D

10. A

20. B

30. A

40. C

50. D

60. B

70. A

80. C