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ĐỀ ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh 12

SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. practised
B. wasted
C. attacked
D. looked
Question 2: A. contain
B. feature
C. picture
D.culture
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 3: A.category
Question 4: A.disappear
Question 5: A. polite

B. accompany
B. engineer
B. entrance

C. experience
C. understand
C. attempt

D. compulsory
D. attachment
D. agree

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: The girls and flowers …………. he painted were vivid.
A. whose
B. that
C. which
D. who
Question 7: We ____ make any noise or we will wake the baby.
A. mustn’t
B. must
C. needn’t
D. could
Question 8: ______________ the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
A. In case of
B. But for
C. Because of
D. In spite of
Question 9: Gold_________ in California in the 19th century.
A. has been discovered
B. was discover
C. they discovered
D. was discovered
Question 10: She was made _____________ all house work by herself.
A. finish
B. to finish
C. finishing

D. finished
Question 11: If there ___, the rice fields could have been more productive.
A. had been enough water
B. were enough water
C. would be enough water
D. are enough water
Question 12: I believe that judges should be independent _________ the government.
A. to
B. from
C. with
D. of
Question 13: Books are a wonderful__________of knowledge and pleasure.
A. way
B. information
C. source
D. type
Question 14: . ______________ the time passes, ____________I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is
coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous
B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous
D. The faster / the more nervous
Question 15: We are worried________ the current situation of environmental pollution in our
country.
A. about
B. of
C. on
D. at
Question 16: The passengers had to wait because the plane ______ off one hour late.
A. took

B. turned
C. cut
D. made
Question 17: She plays the piano __________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully
B. more beautifully
C. as beautiful
D. the most beautifully
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Question 18: “Is the lift is working?” – “No , it’s .................Let’s use the stairs.”
A. out of work
B. out of order
C. impossible
D. in danger
Question 19: Although he was __________ , he agreed to play tennis with me.
A. exhaustive
B. exhausting
C. exhausted
D. exhaustion
Question 20: The families _______ houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary
shelter in the school yard.
A. where
B. whom
C. whose
D. that
Question 21: The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea.
A. appearance
B. look

C. sight
D. view
Question 22: _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Thanks to the difficult homework
B. Despite the homework was difficult
C. Difficult as the homework was
D. As though the homework was difficult
Question 23: John: “I’ve passed my final exam.”
Tom: “______”
A. That’s a good idea.
B. Good luck.
C. It’s nice of you to say so.
D. Congratulations!
Question 24: Laura: “What a lovely house you have!”
Mary: “_____________”
A. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
B. No problem
C. Of course not, It’s not costly
D. Thanks. I think so
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. taking off
B. setting up
C. growing well
D. closing down
Question 26: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect

D. modest
Question 27: The new cow boy-film catches the fancy of the children.
A. attracts
B. satisfies
C. surprises
D. amuses
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 28: Dr. Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent,
A
B
capable and awareness of the problem to be solved.
C
D
Question 29: The little boys mother bought him a five - speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
A
B
C
D
Question 30: The disposable camera, a single- used camera preloaded with print film
A
B
C
has appeared in the late 1980s and has become very popular.
D
Question 31: There are few areas of human experience that have not been writing about.
A
B
C
D

Question 32: The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive she
A
B
C
demonstrates in her works.
D
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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.
Question 33: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the
sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness
B. worry and sadness
C. pain and sorrow
D. loss
Question 34: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went
abroad to study.
A. made room for
B. put in charge of C. lost control of
D. got in touch with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (35) ________ for
broken relationships, job losses, finacial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize
Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (36) _________ serious problems and
ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (37) .__________sufferers help and
support.
IAS is similar to (38) ________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking : addicts have

dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (39) _________ to their
partners about how much time they spend online; they (40) _________ they could cut down, but are
unable to do so . A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet;
(41) ________ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (42) ________ to stop using it.
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on
computer games and who (43) .................... it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.
Surprisingly, however, psychologists (44) .................. that most victims are middle-aged housewives
who have never used a computer before.
Question 35: A. accused

B. mistaken

C. blamed

D. faulted

Question 36: A. take

B. cause

C. affect

D. lead

Question 37: A. recommend

B. offer

C. suggest

D. advise

Question 38: A. others

B. another

C. the other

D. other

Question 39: A. lie

B. cheat

C. deceive

D. betray

Question 40: A. rather

B. want

C. prefer

D. wish

Question 41: A. unless

B. without

C. although

D. despite

Question 42: A. made

B. allowed

C. let

D. had

Question 43: A. have

B. find

C. feel

D. say

Question 44: A. say

B. tell

C. object

D. promise

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 45 to 54.

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My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose
name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but,
only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old.
He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and
gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and
reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.
Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a
nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird
watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for
nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My
brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He
is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his
friends.
I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of
seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my
grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because
I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot
of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a
lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.
My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out
because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the
vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is
responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my
brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very
close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home
well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They
respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I

hope in the future that I have a family like ours.
Question 45: What is the writer’s father?
A. a cashier

B. an accountant

C. a receptionist

D. a writer

Question 46: Which of the followings is NOT the hobby of the writer’s father?
A listening to music

B. bird watching

C. painting

D. doing the gardening

C. in a company

D. in a hospital

Question 47: Where does the writer’s mother work?
A. an a clinic

B. at home

Question 48: What does the writer’s mother look like?
A. She is slim and small

B. She is small and has grey hair

C. She has blue eyes

D. She has long brown hair.

Question 49: What does the writer’s brother do?
A. a computer programmer

B. a high school student

C. a college student

D. a football player
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Question 50: What happened to the writer’s grandfathers?
A. They died because they smoked too much.

B. They got lung cancer a few years ago,

C. They had to leave their own flat.

D. They had an accident and died..

Question 51: The word “tragedy” in the third paragraph mostly means ______
A. bad luck

B. sudden accident

C. sad event

D. boring result

Question 52: The word “assigned” in the fourth paragraph mostly means ______
A. allowed

B. appointed

C. forced

D. encouraged

Question 53: What does the writer do to help her parents at home?
A. She does the dusting.

B. She does the mopping.

C. She does the washing.

D. She does the shopping.

Question 54: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A The writer’s mother likes travelling.
B. One of the writer’s grandmothers is living with her.
C. The writer’s brother has to clean his own room.
D. The writer has a cousin whose age is the same as hers.
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 55 to 64.
We are descendents of the ice age. Periods of glaciation have spanned the whole of human
existence for the past 2 million years. The rapid melting of the continental glaciers at the end of the
last ice age spurred one of the most dramatic climate changes in the history of the planet. During this
interglacial time, people were caught up in a cataclysm of human accomplishment, including the
development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the past few thousand years, the Earth’s
climate has been extraordinarily beneficial, and humans have prospered exceedingly well under a
benign atmosphere.
Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth almost from the very beginning. It is even
possible that life itself significantly changed the climate. All living organisms pull carbon dioxide
out of the atmosphere and eventually store it in sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s crust. If too
much carbon dioxide is lost, too much heat escapes out into the atmosphere. This can cause the Earth
to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land.
In general the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been equalized
by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic eruptions. Man, however, is upsetting
the equation by burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical rain forests, both of which release stored
carbon dioxide. This energizes the greenhouse effect and causes the Earth to warm. If the warming is
significant enough, the polar ice caps eventually melt.
The polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oceanic circulation systems. Should the ice caps
melt, warm tropical waters could circle the globe and make this a very warm, inhospitable planet.
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Over the past century, the global sea level has apparently risen upwards of 6 inches, mainly
because of the melting of glacial ice. If present warming trends continue, the seas could rise as much
as 6 feet by the next century. This could flood coastal cities and fertile river deltas, where half the
human population lives. Delicate wetlands, where many marine species breed, also would be
reclaimed by the sea. In addition, more frequent and severe storms would batter coastal areas, adding
to the disaster of the higher seas.
The continued melting of the great ice sheets in polar regions could cause massive amounts of

ice to crash into the ocean. This would further raise the sea level and release more ice, which could
more than double the area of sea ice and increase correspondingly the amount of sunlight reflected
back into space. The cycle would then be complete as this could cause global temperatures to drop
enough to initiate another ice age.
Question 55: According to the passage, carbon dioxide is stored in each of the following EXCEPT
A. polar ice caps.
B. sedimentary rocks.
C. rain forests.
D. fossil fuel.
Question 56: What does the final paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
A. The relationship between the ocean and the sun
B. The amount of sunlight reflected into space
C. A rise in global temperatures
D. The conditions that could lead to an ice age
Question 57: Which of the following does the author NOT mention as a consequence of a large rise
in global sea level?
A. The destruction of wetlands
B. The flooding of cities
C. A more diverse marine population
D. Severe storms
Question 58: According to the passage, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide and the
Earth’s climate?
A. Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial ice, is released when warm temperatures cause the ice
melt.
B. The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result of too much carbon
stored in the Earth’s crust.
C. Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of the atmosphere and into the ocean.
D. An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the climate.
Question 59. The word "beneficial" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. calm

B. inviting
C. thoughtful
D. favorable
Question 60. The word "massive" can be replaced to
A. wide
B. huge
C. dense
D. thick
Question 61. It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture
A. preceded the development of animal husbandry.
B. withstood vast changes in the Earth’s climate.
C. did not take place during an ice age.
D. was unaffected by the greenhouse effect.
Question 62. The word “this” in the third paragraph refers to
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A. man’s upsetting the equation
B. the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide.
C. a volcanic eruption
D. the melting of the polar ice caps
Question 63. The word “inhospitable” is closest in meaning to
A. imperfect.
B. uninhabitable.
C. unlikable
D. cruel.
Question 64. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The possibility that the popular ice caps will melt
B. The coming of another ice age
C. Man’s effect on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere

D. The climate of the Earth over the years.
SECTION B (2 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 1: The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him.
The film star avoided _____________________________________________
Question 2: She said” John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
She promised _____________________________________________________
Question 3: The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So great ________________________________________________________
Question 4: I didn’t spend as much money as my friend did.
My friend _______________________________________________________
Question 5: No one has used that door for 20 years.
That door _______________________________________________________
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the measures of protecting endangered animals.
Write paragrph on your answer sheet.

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KEY
SECTION A
Câu hỏi
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

Đáp án
B
A
A
D
B
B
A
C
D
B
A
B
C

D
A
A
A
B
C
C
D
C

Câu hỏi
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41

42
43
44

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

Câu hỏi
45

46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

Đáp án
B
C
D
A
B
A
C
B
D

B
A
D
C
D
D
B
C
A
B
A

SECTION B
Question 1: The film star avoided beeing recognised by wearing dark classes
Question 2: She promised to show John round her city
Question 3: So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately
Question 4: My friend spent more money than I did
Question 5: That door hasn't been used for 20 years.

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