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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN I
NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017
MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH 12
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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 1: A. leopard
B. theory
C. interfere
D. atmosphere
Question 2: A. sociable
B. species
C. science
D. beneficial
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 3: My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money.
A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.
B. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.
C. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
D. Fitness worried, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
Question 4: He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow.
A. He is unlikely to play the game tomorrow due to his injury.
B. Injured as he is, his success in the game tomorrow is not in doubt.
C. Because of his injury, the game will be cancelled.

D. There is no doubt that he is injured before the game tomorrow.
Question 5: As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
A. The most famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters.
C. The most famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
D. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
Question 6: I read three novels. I didn’t find them interesting.
A. The three novels I read wasn’t interesting.
B. Either of the novels I read weren’t interesting.
C. None of the three novels I read was interesting.
D. Neither of the novels I read was interesting.
Question 7: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.
C. Stop smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
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.
YOGA
Yoga is one of ancient forms of exercise, originating in India 5000 years ago. Yoga has taken
many years to become recognized world-wide, although recently, much more attention has been (8)
____ to it because of the ways in which it can benefit health, Yoga can be practised by anyone, at any
age, (9) ____ any physical condition, depending on physical needs. For example, athletes and dancers
can practice it to restore their energy and to improve stamina; executives to give much needed (10)
____ to their overworked minds; children to improve their memory and concentration. The best (11)
____ to practice is either in the morning or in the evening when the body is supple.
Contrary to what any people believe, you do not need to practise an hour of yoga each day. Just
taking ten to fifteen minutes out of your schedule can (12) ______to be extremely helpful.
Question 8: A. put
B. paid

C. allowed
D. provide
Question 9: A. at
B. in
C. of
D. on
Question 10: A. pause
B. break
C. interval
D. interruption
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Question 11: A. make
B. do
C. result
D. cause
Question 12: A. demonstrate
B. prove
C. show
D. turn
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 13: The great digital advances of the electronic age, such as integrated circuitry and
A
B
a microcomputer, has been planted in tiny chips.
C
D
Question 14: According to most doctors, massage relieves pain and anxiety, eases depression

A
B
and speeding up recovery from illnesses.
C
D
Question 15: Scientists are current trying to map the human genome, the blueprint
A
B
C
of human heredity.
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 16: In order to grow vegetables properly, gardeners must know ____.
A. what the requirements for each vegetable are
B. that the requirements for each vegetable
C. what are each vegetable’s requirements
D. that is required by each vegetable
Question 17: Joe changed his major from French to business ____.
A. with hopes to be able to locate employment
B. hoping he can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
Question 18: If I had taken his advice, I ____ now.
A. would have been rich
B. would be rich C. am rich
D. will be rich
Question 19: ____ that Columbus sailed to America.
A. It was in 1492
B. That was in 1492 C. It is in 1492
D. In 1492

Question 20: Speech consists not merely of sound but ____ that follow various structural patterns.
A. in organizing sound patterns
B. sound patterns are organized
C. of organized sound patterns
D. organized sound patterns
Question 21: The secretary apologized ____ waiting so long.
A. for me keeping
B. to me for
C. for me
D. for keeping me
Question 22: What ____ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage?
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. traditionally
D. traditionalism
Question 23: We need to carefully ____ arrangements for our trip to London next week.
A. do
B. set
C. get
D. make
Question 24: The small ____ farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.
A. self-supporting
B. self-supported
C. supporting themselves
D. support itself
Question 25: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ____ paintings were destroyed,
including two by Van Gogh.
A. worthless
B. priceless
C. valueless

D. worthy
Question 26: The weather was fine, and a lot of people are ____ the coast.
A. going for
B. joining in
C. making for
D. moving for
Question 27: Jim usually looks happy, but today he has a long ____. He must have had a quarrel with
someone. A. face
B. chin
C. nose
D. expression
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 28: Educators have made great strides in recent years in combating the ignorance of the
nation’s young about AIDS.
A. fearlessness
B. indoctrination
C. unawareness
D. arrogance
Question 29: Staring at other people can sometimes be impolite.
A. Winking privately B. Peeking carefully C. Glancing briefly
D. Gazing steadily
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 30: - Fred: “May I borrow your bicycle?”
- Brian: “___________”
A. No, but thank you for offering.

B. I haven’t got your bicycle.
C. I already lent it to Tom.
D. Yes, it’s not mine.
Question 31: - John: “Could I get you something else to eat?”
- Linda: “__________”
A. I’m having a pizza.
B. Let’s go to the restaurant.
C. Let me pay.
D. No thanks, I’m full.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 32: Names of the people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. conserve
B. reveal
C. presume D. cover
Question 33: As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A. directly
B. indirectly
C. precisely D. slowly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 34: A. temperature
B. contaminate
C. rhinoceros
D. significant
Question 35: A. dramatic
B. amazing
C. percentage
D. primary
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.
The house style that dominated American housing during the 1880s and 1890s was known as
“Queen Anne”. This may seem a curious name for an American style, and it was, in fact, a historical
accident. The style originated with fashionable architects in Victorian England who coined the name
with apparently no reason other than its pleasing sound. The style was loosely based on medieval
structures built long before 1702, the beginning year of Queen Anne’s reign.
A distinctive characteristic found in most Queen Anne houses is the unusual roof shape - a
steeply pitched, hipped central portion with protruding lower front and side extensions that end in
gables. It is often possible to spot these distinctive roof forms from several blocks away. Another
feature of this style is the detailing, shown in the wood shingle siding cut into fanciful decorative
patterns of scallops, curves, diamonds, or triangles. Queen Anne houses are almost always
asymmetrical. If you draw an imaginary line down the middle of one, you will see how drastically
different the right and left sides are, all the way from ground level to roof peak. A final common
characteristic is the inviting wraparound porch that includes the front door area and then extends
around to either the right or left side of the house.
Queen Anne houses faded from fashion early in the twentieth century as the public’s taste shifted
toward the more “modern” Prairie and Craftsman style houses. Today, however, Queen Anne houses
are favorite symbols of the past, painstakingly and lovingly restored by old-house buffs and
reproduced by contemporary builders, who give faithful attention to the distinctive shapes and
detailing which were first popularized more than one hundred years ago.
Question 36: The passage primarily discusses ____.
A. The history of American housing
B. A popular American house style
C. English influence on American architecture
D. Why Queen Anne houses are being reproduced today.
Question 37: The word “This” in line 2 refers to ____.
A. a house style
B. American housing C. “Queen Anne”
D. a historical accident
Question 38: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic feature of Queen Anne

houses?
A. decorative windows B. wood shingle exterior wallsC. large porch D. steeply pitched roof
Question 39: Where in the passage does the author mention an architectural influence on the Queen
Anne style? A. Line 4-5
B. Line 7-9 C. Line 13-15 D. Line 17-19
Question 40: The word buffs in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. builders
B. sellers
C. painters
D. fans
Question 41: The word “asymmetrical” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.
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A. inefficient
B. unusual
C. bold
D. unbalanced
Question 42: According to the passage, why did Queen Anne houses go out of style?
A. They became seen as a symbol of the past.
B. People started moving to the suburbs and prairies.
C. People were more interested in new styles.
D. Queen Anne houses became too expensive to build.
Question 43: In paragraph 3, the author implies that ____.
A. Old-fashioned styles are no longer being built.
B. The Queen Anne style is enjoying a new popularity.
C. One can’t distinguish reproductions of Queen Anne houses from real ones.
D. People’s tastes in housing are always changing.
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.

Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their
number has varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early
years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies.
Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by
that time Vermont and Kentucky had joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the intention of
mint officials to add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in 1796, for
example, some varieties of half dimes, dimes, and half-dollars were produced with sixteen stars.
As more states were admitted to the Union, however, it quickly became apparent that this
scheme would not prove practical and the coins from 1798 were issued with only thirteen stars-one for
each of the original colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the 1828 half cent was issued
with only twelve stars. There is also a variety of the large cent with only 12 stars, but this is the result
of a die break and is not a true error.
Question 44 What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The teaching of astronomy in state universities. B. Stars on American coins.
C. Colonial stamps and coins.
D. The star as national symbol of the United States.
Question 45: The word "their" in line 1 refers to ____.
A. stars
B. features
C. coins
D. colonies
Question 46: The word "bore" in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. carried
B. drilled
C. cost
D. symbolized
Question 47: The expression “Curiously enough” is used in line 4 because the author finds it strange
that ____.
A. silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen
B. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794

C. no silver coins were issue until 1794
D. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes
Question 48: Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Vermont joined the Union?
A. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time.
B. Kentucky joined before Tennessee and Vermont.
C. Tennessee joined after Vermont and Kentucky.
D. Vermont joined after Tennessee and Kentucky.
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin?
A. half cent
B. half nickel
C. half dime
D. half- dollar
Question 50: Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars?
A. There were twelve states at the time.
B. There was a change in design policy.
C. Tennessee had left the Union.
D. The mint made a mistake
THE END

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