DE THI THU HSG 12 (08- 09)

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M«n: Anh V¨n
Khèi: 12
Thêi gian: 180 phót
I. Phonetics: Choose A, B, C or D:
A. Pronounciation: Find the word whose underlined part pronounces differently from the
others:
1. A. new B. few C. threw D. knew
2. A. pleasure B. sound C. sane D. best
3. A. sure B. sight C. sing D. same
4. A. architect B. parachute C. archaic D. psychology
5. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb
B. Stress: Find the word with the stress pattern different from the others:
1. A.minority B. monument C. Europe D. province
2. A. neglect B. appointment C. remember D. hygiene
3. A. literature B. preventive C. measurement D. temprature
4. A. example B. continue C. sensible D. contestant
5. A. document B. product C. lifestyle D. canadian
II. Vocabulary & grammar: Choose A, B, C or D:
1. How long have you been looking for ..................?
A. employer B. employ C. employee D. employment
2. Sometimes grammar is taught .............. that is not right
A. alone B. only C. in isolation D. in context
3. To do ......... professionally requires a lot of skill
A. photographer B. photographic C. photography D. photograph
4. As children, we were ......... to respect our elders.
A. grown up B. kept up C. brought up D. held up
5. I wish you'd stop chatting and .............. with some work
A. get down B. get on C. come on D. come back

6.The doctor........... all night with the patient
A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on
7. The government had ............ them permission to leave the country
A. promised B. attributed C. granted D. qualified
8. It's not difficult to a ............ student
A. smart B. fashionable C. sensitive D. vital
9. I'm not sure if the proposed scheme will ........... senior citizens
A. survive B. favor C. guarantee D. advance
10. His height isn't ......... to whether he can be a good secretary
A. relevant B. bound C. suitable D. particular
11. They were ....... to sell their house in order to pay their debts
A. imposed B. necessary C. indispensable D. obliged
12. He ............. when the bus came to a sudden stop
A. was almost hurt C. was hurt himself
B. was to hurt himself D. was hurting himself
13. Don't .......... ! They can be recycled.
A. throw your empty wine bottles down C. put your empty wine bottles down
B. put your empty wine bottles out D. throw your empty wine bottles away
14. Rarely .......... succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12
A. do children B. children have C. children D. are children
15. Most metals are rigid, ............... others are quite pliable
A. but B. there are C. like D. which
16. Alcohol, long known to be a depressant drug, ................... activity in the central nervous
system
A. and lowers B. lowers it C. by lowering D. lowers
17. The child's arm was swollen because he ........... by a bee
A. stung B. had stung C. had been stung D. had being stung
18. Financial help from his parents ............ James to complete his studies
A. granted B. provided C. eased D. enabled
19. In some nations coffee is the favorite beverage, while...............

A. I like tea B. it has caffeine C. in others it is tea D. tea has caffeine too
20. We'll come and ........... your new central heating system on Monday
A. install B. lay C. establish D. setup
21. Top fashion models often spend hundreds of pounds ..................
A. getting straightened their teeth B. straightening their teeth
C. getting their teeth straightened D. having got their teeth straightened
22. Sumerians were the first to invent cuneiform, .........................
A. a system of writing B. was a system of writing
C. which a system of writing D. for a system of writing
23. After the seventh month of pregnancy, ................. a good chance of survival
A. it has a premature B.does a premature baby have
C. there is a premature baby D. a premature baby has
24. He suggested ............. a jumble sale to try and raise money for the scouts
A. me to hold B. me that I held C. holding D. to be held
25. It's high time Bill got a steady job and .............. He's amost 30
A. turned down B. settled down C. turned in D. settled in
26. The road will remain safe ............... the flood wasked out the bridge
A. unless B. as long as C. providing that D. since
27. Winning a lottery is a rare occurrence .............. very small
A. a number of winners is B. the number of winners is
C. a number of winners are D. the number of winners are
28. After we saw the film, we stayed up half the night .................
A. disputing B. arguing C. criticising D. discussing
29. There are very few artists who have ........... much material success in their own lifetimes.
A. enjoyed B. disposed C. possessed D. realized
30. I ......... forgetting her name. What's she called ?
A. am usually B. tend to C. keep D. always
III. Identify the underlined words or phrases A, B, C or D that is not correct:
1. If one is invited out a dinner, it is perfectly proper to go either with or without no a gift
A B C D

2. In 1903, when the wright brothers announced that they had invented a flying machine,
A B
his news was generally ignored.
C D
3. Nylon, a synthetic done from a combination of water, air and a by product of coal,
A B C
was first introduced in 1938
D
4. The average adult get two to five colds each year
A B C D
5. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills
A B C D
6. Some gorillas beat their chests as an express of high spirits
A B C D
7. Because vitamins are contained in a wide variety of food, people seldom lack of most
A B C D
of them
8. Fishing have been found to contain a particular type of fat that may help lower blood
A B C
cholesterol levels
D
9. The surface of the tongue covered with tiny taste buds
A B C D
10. A sore throat interferes with daily life by making swallow difficult.
A B C D
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space
Exam advise
In part three of the speaking section you work together with a partner you have to do a
(1) ........... task which usually (2) ...............about 3 minutes. One possible task is "problem"
(3) ...............which means you have to look at some(4) ............... information and then (5) ........... the

problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams,maps, plans,
advertisements or computer graphics and it is (6) ......... that you study them carefully. If necessary,
check you know exactly what to do by (7) .............. asking the examiner to (8) ............... the
instructions or make them clearer.
While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (9) ............... and you should
ask your partner questions and make (10) ............... If he or she is not saying much. If either of you
have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (11) .................. Normally, however,
you will find plenty to say, which helps the (12) ............... to give you a fair mark. This mark depends
on your success in doing the task by (13) ............... with your partner, which includes taking
(14) ............... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to
"agree to"(15) ...............
1. A. single B. lonely C. unique D. once
2. A. exists B. lasts C. stays D. maintains
3. A. solving B. working C. making D. finding
4. A. optical B. obvious C. noticeable D. visual
5. A. argue B. dissuss C. talk D. have
6. A. essential B. needed C. helpful D.successful
7. A. formally B. officially C. politely D. sincerely
8. A. insist B. copy C. tell D. repeat
9. A. little B. much C. few D. many
10. A. ideas B. statements C. speeches D. suggestions
11. A. complain B. help C. suggest D. fail
12. A. judge B. referee C. assessor D. observer
13. A. competing B. struggling C. opposing D. co - operating
14. A. changes B. sides C. turns D. sentences
15. A. contrast B. disagree C. argue D. object
V. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to questions below:
The body of primitive man, a faraway and primitive man called Homo Sapiens, so far as we can
reconstruct from the fragmentary evidence we have, was exactly like our own, and his brain was as big
as that of modern man and quite as complicated in structure. His intelligence and his ability to learn

were probably as great as that of the average man today, but he had a very meager inheritance of
knowledge.
The use of tools and weapons of a primitive sort was probably passed on from the subhuman
ereatures, who had learned how to break stones and use the sharp - edged pieces for cutting and
scraping, and how to use a short, heavy stick for a club and a long, pointed one for a spear. The
subhuman creatures knew how to make use of fire when they found it, but they didn't know how to
make it.
They had probably also discovered the advantages of social living, that several families living
together in a tribe could offer each other help and had a leader to direct the hunt.
The discovery that social living increased the odds in favor of survival was, perhaps, primitive
man's greatest discovery - greater than either the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel.
1. What we know of primitive man is based upon
A. pieces of evidence B. a great deal of evidence C. no evidence D. pictures in caves
2. The first real man
A. was unintelligent
B. was incapable of learning
C. received very little knowledge from his ancestors
D. received a great store of knowledge from his ancestors
3. According to the author, man became a social being because
A. co - operation was necessary for survival
B. in prehistoric times only the strongest survived
C. by nature he is a social being
D. none of these
4. A direct ressult of primitive man's discovery of the advantages of social living was a
A. family B. tribe C. city D. nation
5. The author believes that man's discovery of the advantages of social living is
A. significant B. of great significant C. ingignificant D. well - know
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
1. The train came suddenly to a stop and some passengers were injured
A. Coming suddenly to a stop, some passengers were injured

B. Coming suddenly to a stop, the train made some passengers injured
C. Suddenly stopped running, some passengers injured themselves
D. Suddenly stopped, some passengers injured themselves
2. In order to settle the matter, I will accept their suggestion
A. To settle the matter, you should accept their suggestion
B. Setting the matter, I accept their suggestion
C. I will accept their suggestion in case the matter is settled
D. I will accept their suggestion to settle the matter
3. Unless the presentation is ready soon, I'll have to back out of the project
A. We'll get to project back if the proposal is ready soon
B. If we don't complete the presentation, we'll lose the project
C. The president is ready to back the project we presented
D. We'll have to start the project before the presentation is done
4. When the speaker finished, she received a big hand
A. The speaker was known for her big hands
B. The speaker finished when she got a big hand
C. The speaker gave her a big hand
D. The audience applauded the speaker
5. It's such a pity your sister can't come as well
A. I'm very sorry that your sister couldn't come
B. I wonder why your sister can't come
C. If only your sister could come as well
D. If only your sister can come
VII. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. I went to England for the first time in 2002
=> I hadn't .......................................................................................................
2. He felt too ill to get up
=> He didn't ......................................................................................................
3. There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah
=> There is no danger of...................................................................................

4. He'll try his best. Then his English will improve
=> Once.............................................................................................................
5. It is absolutely necessary for me to update my knowledge
=> It find it ............................................................................................................
6. The season I came here was solely to try and improve conditions
=> My sole purpose ................................................................................................
7. It was reported that the inflation rate in Vietnam reached 38% in 1997
=> The inflation rate ..............................................................................................
8. I'am sure she didn't take your hat on purpose
=> She can't ............................................................................................................
=> She must ...........................................................................................................
9. The old man didn't have many friends
=> The old man..........................................................................................................
The end