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Ngày thi: 8/11/2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Đề thi gồm 7 trang)

Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………………………….. Lớp: ………… Số báo danh: ………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So was her successful business
B. So successful was her business
C. Her business was successful
D. So successful her business was,
Question 2: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?”
- “______”
A. You can’t, I think!
B. No, you can’t.
C. Yes, you can.
D. Can you? That’s very kind.
Question 3: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A recommended
B. encouraged
C. warned
D. reprimanded
Question 4: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. won’t look
B. wouldn’t look

C. wouldn’t have looked
D. looked
Question 5: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______
A. chip off the old block
B. biscuit
C. cup of tea
D. piece of cake
Question 6: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to
our _______ section.
A. respectively
B. respectful
C. irrespective
D. respective
Question 7: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________
A. elements
B. factors
C. ingredients
D. substances
Question 8: The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights.
A. left
B. leaving
C. have left
D. to leave
Question 9: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. a bit less expensive
B. as much expensive as
C. not nearly as expensive as
D. much far expensive than
Question 10: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a brown nice leather belt

B. a nice brown leather belt
C. a leather brown nice belt


D. a nice leather brown belt
Question 11: The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood
for the _________
A. leaf
B. fruit
C. wood
D. trees
Question 12: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.
A. It's not true.
B. That's wrong.
C. I couldn't agree any more.
D. I don't agree.
Question 13: Ann: How well you are playing, Peter! Peter: _________.
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words
B. Thank you too much
C. I think so. I'm proud of myself
D. Many thanks, that's a nice compliment
Question 14: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived
B. hasn’t arrived
C. haven’t arrived
D. not arriving
Question 15: "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the
speaker."

A. may have attended
B. was to attend
C. should have attended
D. can have attended
Question 16: “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”
A. take up
B. turn down
C. speed up
D. put down
Question 17: Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations
A. electrical
B. electricity
C. electric
D. electronic
Question 18: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting
tomorrow.
A. be reminded
B. must remind
C. will be reminded
D. will remind
Question 19: The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very
important.
A. although
B. yet
C. so that
D. because
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. a down- to – earth work of art

B. an excellent work of art
C. an expensive work of art
D. a large work of art


Question 21: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human
habitation in the Grand Canyon.
A. proof
B. clue
C. dispute
D. exhibit
Question 22: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. frightens me
B. moves me
C. irritates me
D. steers me
Question 23: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and
dry.
A. have got home dry
B. have been successful
C. have not got wet
D. have got no water
Question 24: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged
by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. unless
B. instead of
C. restricted
D. as well as
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 25: A. resort
B. position
C. pleasure
D. desert
Question 26: A. helped
B. wicked
C. knocked
D. coughed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 27: The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
A
B
most of it lies under the ocean.
C
D
Question 28: Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,
A
B
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
C
D
Question 29: The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of
the
A
B
C
criteria for success in the workplace.
D
Question 30: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings

A
B
C
D
Question 31: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher
for a long time.
A
B
C
D
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 question below.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both
their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in
streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can
have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite
discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the


full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find
that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to
cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and
evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they
can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate.
We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this

effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We
expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain
this goal.
Question 32: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________
A. questioning
B. approving
C. objective
D. critical
Question 33: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______
A. prevented from advancing
B. forced to study in lower class
C. made to remain in the same classes
D. made to lag behind
Question 34: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the
pupils’ _________
A. learning ability and communicative skills
B. intellectual abilities
C. total personality
D. personal and social skills
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
B. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability
Question 36: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
Question 37: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
B. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual
abilities
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
D. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability
teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be
used in the library.
B. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
C. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class


D. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
Question 39: Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
B. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
C. Children, in general, develop at different rates
D. Bright children do benefit from mixed-ability teaching
Question 40: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______
A. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is quite discouraging
D. will help the pupils learn best
Question 41: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
A. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
C. formal class teaching is appropriate
D. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
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 following questions
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but
also by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (42) ______ the last few years that
these aspects of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is
known as body language or non-verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder (43) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course
possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (44) ______ time observing people’s
movements. A railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be
seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by
(45) _____ of movement.
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (46) _____ is happening
simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (47) _____ words.
By turning the sound back up every five (48) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate
your (49) ______ is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (50) ______ at a boring party. You
will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both
watching (51) ______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
Question 42: A. with
B. during
C. for
D. on
Question 43: A. that
B. how
C. what
D. whether
Question 44: A. kill
B. spend
C. give
D. lose
Question 45: A. means

B. gestures
C. health
D. postures
Question 46: A. who
B. which
C. what
D. that
Question 47: A. and
B. including
C. without
D. with
Question 48: A. years
B. minutes
C. hours
D. months
Question 49: A. expression B. understanding
C. meaning
D. movement
Question 50: A. benefit
B. favour
C. disadvantage
D. advantage


Question 51: A. with
B. and
C. but
D. or
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 following questions.

Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around
them. Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be
different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they
hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an
infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at
the ends of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference
between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in
adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they
develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry,
attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the
rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One
researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six
languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and
transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to
babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their
words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain
words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation
that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies
enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are
necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will
listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies,
language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for
adults.
Question 52: Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
C. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a

single language.
D. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
Question 53: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they
cannot understand them?
A. They can remember them easily.
B. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.
C. They enjoy the sound.
D. They understand the rhythm.
Question 54: The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech
when talking to babies EXCEPT ______________.
A. speaking with shorter sentences
B. giving all words equal emphasis
C. using meaningless sounds
A. speaking more loudly than normal


Question 55: The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. different
B. surrounding
C. stimulating
D. divided
Question 56: The word "They" refers to ______________.
A. words
B. mothers
C. investigators
D. babies
Question 57: Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds

D. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
Question 58: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
B. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language
development
C. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
D. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
Question 59: The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. stress
B. leave out
C. explain
D. repeat
Question 60: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to
acquire language?
A. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
B. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
C. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
D. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
Question 61: The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. requested
B. observed
C. theorized
D. disagreed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 62: A. humidity
B. necessary
C. endangered
D. incredible
Question 63: A. economics

B. achievement
C. dependent
D. technology
Question 64: A. understand
B. expedition
C. electronic
D. insurance
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Question 65: He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted ______________________________________
Question 66: The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner _______________________________________________
Question 67: Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Despite _________________________________________________
Question 68: Most people think Nigel is the best racing driver in the world.
Nigel is considered ________________________________________


Question 69: “Unless I receive her letter tomorrow, I’ll phone her,” said Nam
Nam said that if ___________________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the importance of family in your life.
The following prompt might be helpful to you.
- supporting us
- sharing feelings, secrets, problems …
- helping us improve our personality
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ANSWER KEYS
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (8 điểm) - Mã đề 132
Câu số
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Đáp án
B
D
C

B
C
D
C
D
C
B
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C
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B
A
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A
B
B
A
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32
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42
43
44

Đáp án
B
B
C
B
B
A
B
C
D
B
A
C
B
C
B

B
B
A
D
B
D
B

Câu số
45
46
47
48
49
50
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55
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57
58
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60
61
62
63
64

Đáp án
A
C
C
A
B
D
B
B
C
B
A
B
A
B
A
C
B
B
A
D

PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm)
I. (0,5 điểm)
Question 65: He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London.
Question 66: I No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident happened.
Question 67: Despite her saying that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Hoặc Despite the fact that she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Question 68: Nigel is considered to be the the best racing driver in the world.
Question 69: Nam said that if he didn’t receive her letter the next day/ the following day/ the day

after, he would phone her.
II. (1,5 điểm)


Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá
1.

Bố cục

Điểm tối đa
0,04

o Câu đề dẫn chủ đề mạch lạc
o Bố cục hợp lí rõ ràng phù hợp yêu cầu của đề bài
o Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận
2.

Phát triển ý

0,25

o Phát triển ý có trình tự logic
o Có dẫn chứng, ví dụ, … đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến của mình
3.

Sử dụng ngôn từ

0,30

o Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp nội dung

o Sử dụng ngôn từ đúng văn phong/ thể loại
o Sử dụng từ nối các ý cho bài viết uyển chuyển
4.

Nội dung

0,30

o Đủ thuyết phục người đọc
o Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận
o Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 5%
5.

Ngữ pháp, dấu câu, và chính tả:

0,25

o Sử dụng đúng dấu câu
o Chính tả: Viết đúng chính tả
- Lỗi chính tả gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị tính một lỗi (trừ 1% điểm
của bài viết)
- Cùng một lỗi chính tả lặp lại chỉ tính là một lỗi
o Sử dụng đúng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu đúng ngữ pháp. (Lỗi ngữ pháp
gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị trừ 1% điểm bài viết.)
Tổng

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Mã đề : 157
TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ THÁI TỔ

Ngày thi: 16/01/2016.
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on 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. handcraft

B. handbook

C. handkerchief

D.

B. height

C. honest

D. heir

handbag
Question 2: A. exhaust

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 main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. weather

B. confirm

C. highland

D. entrance

Question 4. A. dependence

B. prediction

C. disastrous

D. compliment

Question 5. A. applicant

B. ambitious

C. essential

D. performance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 6. City developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the water
of the Atlantic Ocean.
A. associate

B. socialize

C. mix

D. part

Question 7. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants.
A. promoted

B. assisted

C. realized

D. prevented

Question 8. Bone and ivory are light, strong and accessible materials for Inuit artists.
A. available

B. beautiful

C. economic

D. natural

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 9. The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary
measures.
A. physical

B. severe

C. beneficial

D. damaging

Question 10. Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade
relations with other countries.
A. balanced

B. restricted

C. expanded

D. boosted

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 20.


In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel
problems. They must ….(11) … with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or
no English. They must respond to demands ….(12) ….the curriculum reflect the various cultures of
all children. Schools must make sure that students develop …(13) … skills for the job market, and
they must consider the needs of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers.
Schools are …(14)…. these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational
system. They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English …(15)… a second
language and, in some countries, setting up bilingual schools. They are opening …(16)… the
traditional European-centered curriculum to embrace material from American, Asian, and other

cultures.
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the …(17)… 40 percent of American students
who do not go on to higher education. In the …(18).. of a recent report by the Commission on
Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high school diploma
were once all that was necessary to …(19) …. a start in America. They are no longer. A welldeveloped mind, a continued willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the
new keys …(20) .. the future of our young people, the success of our business, and the economic
well-being of the nation”.
(Extracted from Info USA-CD Version)
Question 11. A. do

B. stay

C. fight

D. cope

Question 12. A. that

B. who

C. whether

D. what

Question 13. A. base

B. basis

C. basic

D. basics

Question 14. A. addressing B. delivering

C. distributing

D. discharging

Question 15. A. as

B. from

C. with

D. like

Question 16. A. on

B. into

C. for

D. up

Question 17. A. slightly

B. mostly

C. fairly

D. nearly

Question 18. A. minds

B. directions

C. words

D. ways

Question 19. A. make

B. take

C. get

D. bring

Question 20. A. to

B. at

C. in

D. for

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 21. Not until he got home he realized he had forgotten to give her the present.
A

B

C

D

Question 22. When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes
both men


A

B

C

and women equally the same.
D
Question 23. A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their heath will be affected and
A

B

C

early death.
D
Question 24. The student must have her assessment form fill in by the examiner during the oral
exam.

A

B

C

D

Question 25. A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in that the characters and events
A

B

C

are usually imaginary.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 26: They live on a busy road. ……………………….. a lot of noise from traffic.
A. There must have

B. It must have been

C. There must be

D. It must be

Question 27. Lora: “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?”
A. Not for me

B. Not at all

Maria: “……………………”

C. Never mind

D. Not enough

Question 28: ………………… make a good impression on her.
A. Only by doing so can I

B. Only so doing can I

C. Only by so doing I can

D. Only by doing so I can

Question 29. He came ………………….a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television
interview.
A. in for

B. over

C. out of

D. off.

Question 30. No matter how angry he was, he would never ……………..to violence.
A. refuse

B. resort

C. resist

D. resolve

Question 31. The team were eager to make………………. the loss of the previous match.
A. away with

B. off with

C. up for

D. up with.

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 following sentences from 31 to 40.


Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It
is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning
occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands
to manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights,
sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their parents,
siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn
basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a
great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which
are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other children. After they

finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their lives, such as
getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the
study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to
educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers
need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and
advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of workers, voters, and
consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain.
Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this
storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast,
psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a
result of a person’s experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of
learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight,
sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn to
associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In operant
conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences
(reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation - that is, by watching
others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning include learning languages, concepts,
and motor skills.
(Extracted from Microsoft® Student 2009 – DVD Version)
Question 32: According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised
of?


A. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
B. Acquisition of social and behavioural skills
C. Acquisition of academic knowledge
D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom

Question 33: According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the
classroom?
A. interpersonal communication

B. life skills

C. literacy and calculation

D. right from wrong

Question 34: Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in
paragraph 2 as examples of ______.
A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
B. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
C. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
D. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
Question 35: Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
B. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
C. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
D. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
Question 36: According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to
______.
A. the need for certain experiences in various areas
B. the exploration of the best teaching methods
C. the great influence of the on-going learning process
D. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process
Question 37.It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians
concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning

B. thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
C. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
D. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
Question 38: The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. generates

B. creates

C. recovers

D. gains

Question 39: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?


A. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.
C. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.
D. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.
Question 40: According to the passage, the stimulus in simple forms of learning ______.
A. bears relation to perception

B. is created by the senses

C. is associated with natural phenomena

D. makes associations between

behaviours
Question 41: The passage mainly discusses ______.

A. application of learning principles to formal education
B. simple forms of learning
C. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
D. general principles of learning
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 following sentences from 41 to 50.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term
broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to
cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of
culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature,
and music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to
education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and
sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and
values.
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and
cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently
between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and
civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the
city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization
and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the
use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century
and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have
twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the
word cultured means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and


Roman) literature, philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and
university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come
electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express

themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define.
There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish
one. The only non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal
culture or strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin
culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock,
and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
Question

42:

According

to

the

passage,

the

word

culture____.

A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
Question

43:

It

is

stated

in

paragraph

1

the

soil

and

that

a

cultured

person_____.

A. has a job related to cultivation

B.

takes

care

of

what

grows

on

it

C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
D.

does

a

job

relevant

to

education

Question 44: The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. share the same word formation pattern
B.

are

both

related

to

agriculture

and

cultivation

C. have nearly the same meaning
D.

do

not

develop

from

the

same

meaning

Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
Question
A. aspects

46:

The

word

“attributes”

B. fields

in

paragraph

C. qualities

1

most

likely
D.

means______.
skills

Question 47: The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “_____”.
A. regular

B. balanced

C. unchanged

D.

dense


Question

48:

Which

A.

Anthropology

B.

Distinctions

and

of

the

sociology

have

following
have

been

tried

drawn

is

NOT

to

limit

stated
the

between

in

the

references

culture

passage?

to

and

culture.

civilization.

C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people.
D.

The

use

of

the

word

culture

has

been

changed

since

the

19th

century.

Question 49: It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings

B.

C. philosophical and historical meanings

D. sociological and anthropological meanings

Question

50:

Which

of

the

following

is

historical
NOT

A. It is a word that cannot be defined.

true

and

figurative

about

the

meanings

word

culture?

B. Its use has been considerably

changed.
C. It differs from the word civilization.
Question

51:

The

D.
passage

It

evolves

mainly

from

agriculture.

discusses______.

A. the distinction between culture and civilization

B. the figurative meanings of the word culture

C. the derivatives of the word culture

D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word

culture
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 52. Tom: “ When are we leaving for the concert?” Kyle: “ ………………”
A. Straight away

B. That’s right

C. Certainly

D. No problem.

Question 53. The show was so ……….. that nobody knew who was coming on next.
A. disorganzised

B. interesting

C. confused

D. A & C

Question 54. In many aspects, the problems that John faced are………….a young man and
woman might face today.
A. much like that

B. much like those

C. like much those

D. like much that

Question 55. Mr. Hammond prefers to resign ………..part in such dishonest business deal.
A. than take

B. than to take

C. rather than take

D. rather than to take

Question 56. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ……………..
A. as other people

B. as other people’s

C. like other people

D. like other people’s

Question 57. “Can you wait while I run into the library?” “ OK, ………..you hurry.”
A. even though

B. when

C. as long as

D. unless

C. between

D. in

Question 58. They differ ………….their opinions.
A. from

B. about

Question 59. Every evening since last Christmas, I ……….my dog out of for a walk in the park.


A. take

B. took

C. have taken

D. had taken

Question 60. ……………. I ask him for the money he owes me, he say he will bring it in a few
days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
A. Whenever

B However

C. Whatever

D. Wherever

Question 61. She accepted that she had acted ……….and mistakenly, which broke up her marriage.
A. unwisely

B. romantically

C. wisely

D. attractively

Question 62. ………………………., he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was

B. Badly wounded as he was

C. As he was badly wounded

D. As badly wounded he was.

Question 63. Speaking language …………..is important for effective communication.
A. unpleasantly

B. actively

C. physically

D. accurately

Question 64. After John ……….a rough outline of the model, he will begin painting.
A. had drawn

B. has drawn

C. drew

D. is drawing.

WRITING:
Part I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Question 65. My professor will retire next month after teaching chemistry for twenty years.


After my professor….………………………………………………………………………………...
Question 66. Having done the test well, Tom hoped to be given a good mark.



Tom hoped………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 67. We last saw Mr. Brown, our old teacher, when we were at Mary’s party.



We have………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 68. It is said that the driver was falling asleep at that time.



The driver………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 69. Hoa exclaimed that my dress was beautiful



Hoa said: “…………………………………………………………………………………….”…
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph to discuss this:

people attend college or

university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation,
increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer.
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PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
WRITING:
Part I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65. My professor will retire next month after teaching chemistry for twenty years.




After my professor…..has finished teaching chemistry for twenty years, she/ he will retire
next month.
Question 66. Having done the test well, Tom hoped to be given a good mark.



Tom hoped… to be given a good mark as he had done the test well
Question 67. We last saw Mr. Brown, our old teacher, when we were at Mary’s party.



We have…not seen Mr. Brown since we were at/ attended Mary’s party.
Question 68. It is said that the driver was falling asleep at that time.bv



The driver…is said to have been falling asleep at that time.
Question 69. Hoa exclaimed that my dress was beautiful



Hoa said: “……… How beautiful your dress is!/ What a beautiful dress you have!
TRƯỜNG THPT HÀM LONG

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 – NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh - 12H2

(Đề thi có 06 trang)

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:............................................................................

Mã đề thi 309

MULTICHOICE QUESTIONS (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the
following questions.
Question 1: . I don't remember _________ the door when I left home this morning.
A. to lock

B. locking

C. lock

D. having locked

Question 2: When he came ....., she found herself in hospital.
A. round

B. off

C. over

D. out

Question 3: Everyone can join our club, _______age and sex.
A. in place of

B. regardless of

C. in case of

D. not mention

Question 4: ______ your precious help, I wouldn’t have certainly overcome most of the practical
difficulties
A. If not

B. Provided

C. Unless

D. Without

Question 5: Neither of them will be treated preferentially, ________ ?
A. won’t they

B. will they

C. won’t them

Question 6: - Why not open the windows to let ______ clean air in ?

D. will them


- I’d rather you didn’t . _____air in our town is quite polluted ?
A. 0 (nothing)- 0

B. 0- The

C. a- The

D. The- 0

Question 7: I must go to the dentist and ___________
A. get my teeth to take care of
B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of
D. get my teeth taken care of
Question 8: The more he tried to explain, ______ we got
A. the much confused

B. the many confusing

C. the more confusing

D. the more confused

Question 9: Last week, the professor promised that he _________ about the Internet 3.0 today.
A. told

B. tells

C. would tell

D. is telling

Question 10: Many student couldn’t _______, but the teacher _______ the problem by going into a
detailed explanation.
A. catch up/ cleared away

B. catch up with/ cleared off

C. catch on/ cleared up

D. catch at/ cleared out

Question 11: Not until a monkey is several years old ________to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. beginning

B. does it begin

C. and begin

D. it begins

Question 12: In the kitchen, there is a ________ table.
A. beautiful large round wooden

B. large beautiful round wooden

C. beautiful round large wooden

D. large wooden beautiful round

Question 13: “Have you told your dad what’s bothering you?” “I’d ________ in you than my
parents.”
A. rather to confide

B. better confide

C. rather my confiding

D. sooner confide

Question 14: . "You have a good voice!"
"_________"
A. I appreciate it

B. Well-done

C. Yes, of course

D. You've done a good job

Question 15: ............... for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project.
A. If it had been

B. If it had not been

C. Had it been

Question 16: (After a party at Mary’s house). Bill: ______
Mary: Thanks for your compliment. Good night!

D. Hadn’t it been


A. You are a good cooker. Good night!

B. You are a good cook. Good night!

C. Long time no see. Good night!

D. Many happy returns. Good night!

Question 17: Is it necessary that I _________ here tomorrow?
A. am being

B. will be

C. be

D. would be

Question 18: I read the contract again and again _________ avoiding making spelling mistakes
A. in terms of

B. by means of

C. with a view to

D. in view of

Question 19: His aunt bought him some books on astronomy and football, _________ he had any
interest in.
A. neither of whom

B. neither of which

C. neither of what

D. neither of 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 .
All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some
twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food.
The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a nonelective part of

parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals-- whether
marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals -- have in common.
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth,
feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much
smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles,
the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water,
where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after
hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and
spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that
their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch.
For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add
it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The most
vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must
forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a
size that it is better able to cope. Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent
at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against
the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its


young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young
generally do not survive.
Question 20. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The care that various animals give to their offspring.
B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food.
C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young.
D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent.
Question 21. The author lists various animals in line 5 to
A. contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
B. describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
C. emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young

D. explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonelective
Question 22. The word "tend" in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. sit on

B. move

C. notice

D. care for

Question 23. What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding their
young?
A. It is unknown among fish.

B. It is unrelated to the size of the young.

C. It is dangerous for the parents.

D. It is most common among mammals.

Question 24. The word "provisioning" in line 13 is closest in meaning to
A. supplying

B. preparing

C. building

D. expanding

Question 25. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?

A. By storing food near their young.
B. By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.
C. By searching for food some distance from their nest.
D. By gathering food from a nearby water source.
Question 26. The word "edge" in line 17 is closest in meaning to
A. opportunity

B. advantage

C. purpose

D. rest

Question 27. The word "it" in line 20 refers to
A. feeding

B. moment

C. young animal

D. size

Question 28. According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when
A. their parents are away searching for food


B. their parents have many young to feed
C. they are only a few days old
D. they first become independent
Question 29. The word "shielded" in line 22 is closest in meaning to

A. raised

B. protected

C. hatched

D. valued

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.
Question 30: A. information

B. decoration

C. considerate

D. confidential

Question 31: A. sacrifice

B. supportive

C. compliment

D. maintenance

Question 32: A. ensure

B. result

C. museum

D. follow

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 33: Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems.
A. worry about

B. get angry about

C. get involved in

D. look for

Question 34: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant
thinkers to recognize their potential.
A. accidents

B. misunderstandings C. incidentals

D. misfortunes

Question 35. I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.
A. honor

B. advantage

C. favor

D. right

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.
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to
these radio waves might (36) _______ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific
evidence does not (37) _______ us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (38)
_______. On the other hand, current research has not yet (39) _______ clear adverse effect associated
with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (40) _______ in various countries. Some of the results are
contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (41)
_______, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation.
(42) _______ the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile
phone for long (43) _______ of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the