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Trêng thpt lôc ng¹n 1


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M«n thi: TiÕng Anh líp 12
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 180 phót
Part I. Choose the best answer for each following sentence. (30pts)
1. The doctor ……… me to spend a few days in bed.
a. advised b. suggested c. proposed d. made
2. I am sure he didn’t do it ……… purpose.
a. in b. on c. for d. with
3. Please call the doctor if the victim is ……… hurt.
a. bad b. badly c. serious d. getting
4. There was an accident on the motorway and we were ……… for over an hour.
a. held down b. put back c. held up d. put up
5. ……… the boy who took part in the contest thought it was unfair.
a. all b. many c. most d. some
6. We have just been told some ……… news.
a. astonishing b. surprised c. astonished d. surprisingly
7. It always pays to buy high-quality goods. In the long ……… it is cheaper.
a. race b. run c. rush d. way
8. You most ……… cannot borrow my car. It’s completely out of the question.
a. certain b. or course c. certainly d. sure
9. I am going to do ……… shopping. Do you want anything?
a. a b. the c. my d. o
10. The ……… people he looks up to are his grandparents.
a. bare b. mere c. just d. only
11. I ……… Louisiana State University.
a. am attending b. was attending c. attend d. attended
12. He has been selling motorcycles ………
a. ten years ago b. for ten years ago c. since ten years d. for 10 years

13. Columbus ……… America more than 400 years ago.
a. discovered b. had discovered c. has discovered d. he has gone
14. He fell down when he ……… towards the church.
a. run b. runs c. was running d. had run
15. We ……… there when our father died.
a. still lived b. was still living c. lived still d. were still living
16. They ……… ping pong when their father comes back home.
a. will play b. play c. will be playing d. would play
17. By Christmas, I ……… for you for 6 months.
a. shall have been working b. have been working
c. shall work d. shall be working
18. I ……… in the room now.
a. am being b. have been being c. was d. had been
19. I ……… to New York three times this year.
a. have been b. were c. was d. had been
20. I’ll come and see you before I ……… for America.
a. leave b. have left c. shall leave d. will leave
21. The little girl asked what ……… to her friend.
a. has happened b. had happened c. happened d. would have been happened
22. John ……… a book when I saw him.
a. is reading b. was reading c. read d. reading
23. He said he ……… return later.
a. will b. can c. would d. would be
24. Jack ……… the door.
a. has just opened b. will have opened c. open d. opening
25. I have been waiting for you………
a. since early morning b. since 9a.m c. for 2 hours d. all are correct
26. My sister ……… for you since yesterday.
a. is looking b. has been looking c. was looking d. looked
27. Jack ……… the door.

a. has just painted b. will have painted c. paint d. painting
28. The train ……… half an hour ago.
a. has been living b. left c. has left d. had left
29. We ……… Doris since last Sunday.
a. don’t see b. haven’t seen c. didn’t see d. hadn’t seen
30. When I last saw him, he ……… in London.
a. has lived b. is living c. was living d. has been
living

Part II. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10pts)
Water is …(1)…… for life. People can live only a few days …(2)…… it. Yet
nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and developing
countries are worried about …(3)…… and quantity of water in the world.
Even though people, animals, agriculture and industry use a lot of water, there is
more than enough on the earth. Water covers about …(4)…… of the Earth’s surface.
However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth’s fresh water is frozen
in the glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use …(5)…… from
rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth’s water is …(6)……
and we use it over and over again.
One of the …(7)…… about water is distribution. Water is not always ……(8)…
where the large …(9)…… centers are. Some …(10)…… get enough rain, but it is all in
one or two short rainy seasons.
1. a. important b. useful c. necessary d. helpful
2. a. with b. without c. for d. in
3. a. characteristics b. conditions c. situations d. quality
4. a. three-four b. three-fourth c. three-fours d. three-
fourths
5. a. arrives b. comes c. goes d. gets
6. a. useful b. used c. usable d. using
7. a. cases b. things c. facts d. problems

8. a. distributed b. sent c. supplied d. transported
9. a. people b. population c. men d. women
10. a. zones b. places c. regions d. villages
Part III: Transform the words that are capitalized into the most suitable forms
(15pts)
1. It has become ..................... difficult to find a job nowadays. Increase
2. As she is so ………with her present job she has decided to leave. Satisfaction
3. Tom was so tired that he fell ......................... at his desk. Sleep
4. For the rest of his life, the man lived in great ........................ poor
5. Pablo Picasso was a very .......................... artist. create
6. Have you spent all your ......................... on the games? earn
7. He owes his………………….largely to his sense of humor. popular
8. It is usually forbidden to destroy……..buildings. History
9. The couple have saved a lot of money for their…... retire
10. It is the most………………..film I ‘ve ever seen.. fright
11. The old fishing village is very…….. Picture
12. …………..is a very serious problem in many countries. Employ
13. The………are of the city is not very attractive. INDUSTRY
14. Many……..families have to live in hotels. HOME
15. During his ……………the family lived in Cornwall. CHILD

Part IV. Read the passage and fill in the blanks (10pts)
Mark Twain, the author of the adventure of Tom Sawyer, is one of the America’s
…(1)…… . storytellers. He grew up in a small town on the Mississippi River. …(2)…… a
young boy, he greatly admired the pilot of the riverboats and dreamed about being …(3)
…… riverboats pilot. On the mighty river. He pursued his dream and …(4)…… the age of
22, he himself had become a river pilot. Later in his life, when he became a writer, many of
his stories, …(5)…… elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories
and articles about life on the Mississippi River …(6)…… he died in 1901, at the age of 74.
Sadly, Twain had been working…(7)……a new story for several months before his death,

but he had never finished it. Over the year …(8)…… his death, his boyhood home in
Hannibal, Missouri, has become a favorite …(9)…… for Americans to visit to learn about
Twain and life on the Mississippi at the …(10)……of the century.
Part V. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers.(5pts)
Every four or ten years, something happens to the weather system. Everything
changes, and scientists don’t understand why.
People call this “El Nino”. It usually happens at Christmas time and El Nino is the
Spanish name for the baby Jesus.
The El Nino that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones. It caused
huge changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others.
There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves swept houses into the sea. It did
billions of dollars worth of damages. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of
others were left homeless.
In 1983 the winds, ocean currents and pressure areas started to be come normal
again. Scientists through the world are using satellites and research boats to observe the
atmosphere and the ocean. It is a very complicated problem, but if the scientists of the
world work together, they should be able to find out the causes of El Nino. Then they will
be able to predict what will happen and work to prevent a repeat of the death and
destruction of 1982-1983.

1. How often does El Nino happen?
a. every four years b. every fourteen years
c. every ten years d. every four or ten years
2. The 1982 El Nino was................
a. a small one b. a drought c. a different one d. all are correct
3. The 1982 El Nino caused...........
a. drought b. windstorms c. floods d. a storm
4. Scientists around the world are...................
a. studying El Nino b. looking for it c. watching it d. worrying about it
5. El Nino..............

a. caused damage b. is a natural phenomenon
c. is mysterious d. all are correct
Part VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
(10pts)
1. Harry’s advisor persuaded his taking several course which did not involve much
A B C
knowledge of mathematics.
D
2. The only teachers who were required to attend the meeting were George, Betty, Jill and
A B C
me
D
3. The work preformed by these officers are not worth our paying them any longer.
A B C D
4. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conferences.
A B C D
5. Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with Mary and me.
A B C D
6. There were a time that I used to swim five laps every day, but now I do not have
A B C D
enough time.
7. He was drink a cup of coffee when the telephone rang.
A B C D
8. We called yesterday our friends in Boston to tell them about the reunion that we are
A B C D
planning.
9. The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A B C D
10. Those homework that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday unless you have made
A B C D

prior arrangements to turn it in late.
Part VII: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the first meaning (10pts).
1. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn’t......................................................................................................................
2. His parents made him study for his exams.
He was ........................................................................................................................
_____________________________________________________________
3. “Shall we go to the theatre tonight?” said one of the boys.
One of the boys ...........................................................................................................
4. They kept his passport so that he couldn't leave the country.
They prevented............................................................................................................
5. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I will buy that coat.
If I ...............................................................................................................................
6. I’m sure that she didn’t steal the necklace.
She can’t.....................................................................................................................
7. She thought it was too difficult for her to finish her work by lunchtime.
She found....................................................................................................................
8. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so cold.
It was ..........................................................................................................................
9. I haven't seen Anne for years.
It's years.......................................................................................................................
10. My sister prefers Italian food to French food.
My sister’d ...................................................................................................................
VIII: Complete the following sentences using the suggestions (10pts).
1. 1872 / Jack London / look for gold / with friends / Alaska.
............................................................................................................................................
2. I / apologise / him/ not/ able/ arrive/ on time..
............................................................................................................................................
3. She / still work on / last question / when/ bell ring.