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KỲ THI KSCL LỚP 12 LẦN II
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH, khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(Đề thi có 07 trang, gồm 80 câu)

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.
1.A. disinter
B. cadaver
C. cathedral
D. attorney
2.A. substantial
B. technological
C. exponential
D. infiltration
3.A. monetary
B. paralysis
C. protagonist
D. analogous
4.A. asset
B. assassinate
C. agriculture
D. controvert

5.A. tuberculosis
B. mathematician
C. communication
D. inheritance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. Don't you think ................................ a special committee to study the problem?
A. us better to form
B. it better us to form
C. we better form
D. it better for us to form
7. All students are given ………………………… to develop their confidence.
A. opportunity
B. chances
C. occasions
D. events
8. The population of Chinese cities has ............................ doubled since the past thirty years.
A. as great as
B. larger than
C. quite a bit
D. more than
9. “I’d like to place an order for delivery, please.” “.............................”
A. Sure, how much is it?
B. We actually take orders at five.
C. Sure, what time is it?
D. Sure, what would you like?
10. "What would you do if you were a billionaire?" " .............................."
A. I've never dreamt of that
B. No, I wouldn't
C. I wouldn't dare

D. Never know
11. Would you …………………. a blind eye if you saw a crime being committed?
A. close
B. turn
C. show
D. wink
12. ".............................?" "Well, I'll have the trout, and she the veal, please"
A. Have you ordered
B. What do you want
C. Are you ready to order
D. Is everything ordered
13. I must have been ………………….. when you called. I did not hear the phone.
A. sleepy
B. asleep
C. slept
D. sleep
14. I am going to walk in the park. Would you like to ………………….. me company?
A. follow
B. help
C. hold
D. keep
15. Prices at these hotels are ……………….. to change based on seasonal demand.
A. plain
B. public
C. subject
D. general
16. They ............................. the aid of the United States but did not receive it.
A. asked
B. found
C. sought

D. obtained
17. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ………………….. the law.
A. beyond
B. over
C. above
D. onto
18. The woman was convicted and sentenced …………………… six months in prison.
A. for
B. on
C. with
D. to
19. Since it was a minor offence, Tom was sent to ……………………. prison.
A. an open
B. an easy
C. a soft
D. a weak
20. Don’t worry. The documents are safely ………………. lock and key at my place.
A. under
B. in
C. on
D. within
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21. This room ............................. 10 meters across.
A. broadens
B. measures
C. averages
D. lengthens

22. Nothing that I can see .............................. what you have described.
A. compares
B. relates
C. resembles
D. consists
23. Our town has problems with youth unemployment, ……………. do many other towns here.
A. so
B. as
C. like
D. similar
24. If the service isn’t up to standard, I think you have ………………… right to complain.
A. all
B. each
C. much
D. every
25. My uncle pulled a few ………………… and got me a job in the company he works.
A. ropes
B. strings
C. threads
D. chords
26. Playing a major role in the economic life of the Unites States, .............................. .
A. the women currently make up 46 percent of the workforce
B. women currently make up 46 percent of the workforce?
C. women currently they make up 46 percent of the workforce
D. 46 percent of the workforce is currently made up of women
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.
27. Viking sailors landed in North American just under a thousand years ago.
A. upwards of
B. not quite

C. only just
D. just on
28. The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.
A. upset
B. puzzled
C. disgusted
D. angry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
29. The government has decided that the publication of the report would be “contrary to the public
interest".
A. urbane
B. agreeable
C. unpleasant
D. despicable
30. Subsequent events proved me wrong.
A. Aloof
B. Previous
C. Following
D. Dismissive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
31. With the adventure of power-driven machinery, home industry began to give way to production in
mills and factories.
A. to give way
B. with the adventure
C. power-driven
D. in mills
32. One of the keys to the survival of animals is its ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
A. the keys

B. animals
C . adapt to
D. its ability
33. Among the favourite attractions at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC they are
the films presented on the five-storey-tall screen.
A. presented on
B. Among
C. they are the films
D. at the
34. The chemical composition and crystal structure of a mineral can only determine in a laboratory.
A. structure of
B. a laboratory.
C. chemical composition
D. can only determine
35. Since 1780, when the country's first hat factory established in Danbury, Connecticut, the town
has been a centre for hat manufacturing in the United States.
A. when
B. established
C. has been
D. hat manufacturing
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.
The changing face of Britain
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It seemed to the generation of Britons alive before the Second World War that their way of life would
……………. (36) for many years to come. However, the war caused a ……………. (37) in British life

that completely changed the ……………… (38). What had been a fairy ……………. (39) society up to
that point, with people sharing many basic beliefs and values, underwent …………….. (40) changes
after the war. The …………….. (41) was away from fixed social roles and towards a more …………….
(42) society. Britain began to …………………. (43) into its present form and many ideas that are
accepted today, such as a large amount of freedom for teenagers, were at the time ……………….. (44)
and exciting. New and ………………… (45) music and fashion had a great influence on young people
and the whole of Britain became less conservative.
36. A. sustain
B. maintain
C. last
D. be
37. A. revolution
B. revision
C. rotation
D. rejection
38. A. social status B. status quo
C. status symbol
D. high status
39. A. uniform
B. same
C. similar
D. identical
40. A. refines
B. potential
C. alternative
D. radical
41. A. reform
B. trend
C. fashion
D. decay

42. A. revised
B. amended
C. dynamic
D. different
43. A. refine
B. progress
C. substitute
D. evolve
44. A. novel
B. mature
C. alternate
D. steady
45. A. internal
B. incoherent
C. innate
D. innovative
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.
Internet jobs
Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online. Of
course, there are plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but the growth of
new media has opened up a wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of
technical expertise. Probably one of the most well-known online job opportunities is the job of
Webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job description for this position. The qualifications
and responsibilities depend on what tasks a particular organization needs a Webmaster to perform.
To specify the job description of a Webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software
the website the Webmaster will manage is running on. Different types of hardware and software require
different skill sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally
or externally (renting shared space on the company servers). Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster
also depend on whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide

people to help. All of these factors need to be considered before one can create an accurate webmaster
job description.
Webmaster is one type of Internet career requiring in-depth knowledge of the latest computer
applications. However, there are also online jobs available for which traditional skills remain in high
demand. Content jobs require excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a “new media’.
The term “new media” is difficult to define because it compasses a constantly growing set of
new technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes websites, email, internet technology, CD-ROM,
DVD, streaming audio and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music, computer
illustration, video games, virtual reality, and computer artistry.
Additionally, many of today’s Internet careers are becoming paid-by-the-job professions. With
many companies having to downsize in tough economic items, the outsourcing and contracting of
freelance workers online has become common business practice. The Internet provides an infinite pool
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of buyers from around the world with whom freelancers can contract their services. An added benefit to
such online jobs is that freelancers are able to work on projects with companies outside their own
country.
How much can a person make in these kinds of careers? As with many questions related to
today’s evolving technology, there is no simple answer. There are many companies willing to pay people
with Internet skills salaries well over $70,000 a year. Generally, webmasters start at about $30,000 per
year, but salaries can vary greatly. Freelance writers working online have been known to make between
$40,000 to $70,000 a year.
46. The word identify in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ……………………
A. name
B. estimate
C. discover
D. encounter
47. The word them in paragraph 2 refers to ……………………… .

A. companies
B. new job opportunities C. hardware and soft ware D. webmasters
48. What does it in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Modern technology B. New media
C. The Internet
D. A webmaster’s career
49. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of webmasters?
A. They never work independently
B. They require a minimal level of expertise
C. The duties they perform depend on the organization they work for.
D. They do not support software products
50. According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except ……………..
A. There are online jobs available for workers with minimal computer skills
B. Webmasters must have knowledge of the latest computer applications.
C. Online workers can not free themselves from the office.
D. “New media” is not easy to define.
51. Which of the followings is not mentioned as part of the “new media”?
A websites
B. internet technology
C. writing skills
D. video games
52. It can be inferred from the passage that …………………..
A. Online workers can work full-time online.
B. only skilled workers make good money
C. it is easy to become a webmaster
D. workers with limited computer skills can not work online.
53. The word vary in paragraph 6 can be best replaced by ………………
A. change
B. decrease
C. increase

D. differ
54. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform people about the tasks and the roles of a webmaster.
B. To inform people about the computer industry
C. To inform people about employment related to the Internet
D. To explain why webmasters make a lot of money.
55. Which of the followings is true about the job of the freelance writers?
A. They may work with others in the company.
B. They require in-depth knowledge of applications.
C. They manage hardware and software.
D. It is considered a “content” job.
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.
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DIET AND EXERCISE
Many people seem to believe that there is a magic diet formula that will guarantee weight loss.
[1] This is a fallacy. Most fad diet, if followed conscientiously, will result in weight loss due to the
reduction in calories. [2] However, they are nearly always too monotonous and sometimes too unhealthy
to be followed in the long term. [3] Worse, fad dieters who don't become physically active and learn to
eat sensibly will eventually regain the weight they lost, and often even more. [4]
Some of the most popular fad diet in recent years have been low-carbohydrate programs, which
work by making the body produce ketons. Ketons are normal and efficient source of energy for the
human body. When the intake of carbonhydrate is severely restricted, body fats are broken down into
fatty acids that can be used as fuel. The fatty acids may be incompletely metabolised, yielding ketons.
When your body is producing ketons, and using them as fuel, this is called ketosis. Most diets based on
ketosis do not limit the consumption of protein, fat, or total calories. As a result, their fat content tends
to be very high. Promoters claim that ketosis will lead to increased metabolism of unwanted fat, even if

the calories are not reduced. This is not entirely true; calorie reduction is likely to occur because of the
diet's lack of appealing foods. This is not conductive to forming sensible eating habits.
The major widely used low-carbohydrate diet is the one advocated by the late Robert Atkins
M.D, of New York City. Under the Atkins program, the dieter is permitted to eat unlimited amounts of
non-carbohydrate foods "when hungry". The American Medical Association and many individual
experts have warned that the unlimited intake of saturated fat under Atkins food plan can increase the
dieter's risk of heart disease. In 2000, researchers at the University of Kentucky did a computer analysis
of a week's worth of sample menus and reported several alarming findings: the diet contained 59% fat; it
provided fewer servings of grains, vegetables, and fruits than recommended by most nutritionists, and
while it can produce short-term weight loss, long-term use is likely to increase the risk of both
cardiovascular disease and cancer. The weight loss usually doesn't last, either. As ketosis begins,
weight will be shed quickly, giving the misleading impression that significant fat reduction is
taking place. In fact, most of the weight loss is water rather than fat; the lost water is regained quickly
when a normal diet is resumed. Appetite, which is often reduced during ketosis, also returns.
Atkins advocated his diet for more than 30 years and claimed that more than 60,000 patients
treated at his centre had used his diet as their primary protocol for losing weight. Yet he never published
any study in which people who used this program were monitored over a period of several years.
Besides the dubiousness of its effects in the long term, the Atkins diet shares another shortcoming of all
fad diets: inflexibility. People are different, with different health problems and genetic characteristics,
and no single diet is right for everyone.
An additional downside to the recent craze for low-carbohydrate diets is that it has encouraged
food companies to market low-carbohydrate foods for people who want to "watch their carbs". Most of
these foods are much higher in fat than the foods they are designed to replace. "Low carb" advertising is
encouraging both dieters and non-dieters to eat high-fat foods, which is exactly the opposite of medical
and nutrition authorities have been arguing for decades. Following a low-carbohydrate diet under
medical supervision may make sense for some people, but a population-wide increase in fat
consumption would be a public health disaster.
56. What is the topic of the passage?
A. How to succeed with the Atkins Diet
B. Weight loss through carbohydrate reduction

C. Problems with fad diets
D. The dangers of a high-fat diet.
57. Which is the best place for the following sentence?
"In order to lose weight you must eat less, or exercise more, or do both"
A. [1]
B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]
58. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks fad diets in general
A. are always bad for you because they contain too much fat.
B. can be unhealthy in the long term and have too little variety.
C. are effective and safe if used under a doctor's supervision .
D. usually result in long-term weight loss.
59. Which of the following is an effect of ketosis?
A. Long-term weight loss
B. Loss of water from the body
C. Increase in appetite
D. Greater energy
60. The word their in paragraph 2 refers to
A. diets
B. ketons
C. calories
D. ketosis
61. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Atkins diet?
A. It is recommended by the American Medical Association.
B. It calls for a restriction of fat intake.
C. It involves a low intake of fruits and vegetables.
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D. All of the above.
62. The word conscientiously in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A. consciously
B. scientifically
C. correctly
D. severely
63. The phrase is not conductive to in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. does not prevent
B. makes easier
C. is not consistent with
D. does not encourage
64. It can be inferred that the author's biggest objection to the Atkins diet is that
A. it has led to "low-carb" advertising
B. (s)he believes it causes cancer
C. it leads to higher fat consumption
D. it has not been thoroughly studied
65. The word it in paragraph 5 refers to
A. downside
B. craze
C. diet
D. food
66.Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in
the passage?
A. Ketosis causes weight loss at first, leading people to wrongly believe that they are losing fat.
B. Ketosis causes the rapid loss of fat at first, which leads to a false belief that the loss will be
permanent.
C. The process of ketosis quickly misleads people into thinking that they are losing weight.
D. Ketosis causes rapid weight loss, but only in the early days of the diet.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
67: I always find mathematic problems like that quite impossible.
A. I am always impossible to do mathematic problems like that.
B. I always find impossible to solve mathematic problems like that.
C. Mathematic problems like that always cause me trouble to solve.
D. Mathematic problems like that always defeat me.
68: As far as I know he is still working in Bristol.
A. To my mind he is still working in Bristol.
B. I know far as the fact that he is still working in Bristol.
C. I know that he hasn't left Bristol for work.
D. To my knowledge he is still working in Bristol.
69: It was Jane who pointed out the mistake to me.
A. It was Jane that I owed the mistake to point out
B. It was Jane who only pointed the mistake out to me.
C. It was the mistake that Jane asked me to attend.
D. It was Jane who drew my attention to the mistake.
70: The ideas in your presentation need to be organised better.
A. You need to set out the ideas in your presentation better.
B. You’d better to express the ideas in your presentation.
C. It’s advisable to organise better ideas in your presentation.
D. It’s necessary for you to present your presentation with better ideas.
71. They were brought up in a conventional, middle-class way.
A. They were brought up in the conventional middle class.
B. Theirs was a conventional, middle-class upbringing.
C. They had received a conventional middle-class upbringing.
D. The conventional middle class brought him up in their own way.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct sentence which is built from the words given.
72. common knowledge / Britain / economy / heavy / depend / North Sea oil.
A. There is common knowledge that Britain economy heavily dependent on North Sea oil.

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B. It is common knowledge that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.
C. There is common knowledge that Britain economy heavily depend on the North Sea oil.
D. It is common knowledge that Britain’s economy is heavily depending on the North Sea oil.
73. stress / make / people / ill / to / medicine / expert.
A. Much stress can make people become ill, owing to the medical experts.
B. Too many stresses must make people illness, due to medical experts.
C. Being stressed makes people ill, according to medical experts.
D. Too much stress can make people ill, according to medical experts.
74. machines / place / people / use / do / kind / work.
A. Machines took the place of the people who are used to doing this kind of work.
B. Machines have taken a place of the people who used to do this kind of work.
C. Machines take place of the people who used to do this kind of work.
D. Machines have taken the place of the people who used to do this kind of work.
75. factory / close / account / economy / depression.
A. The factory will be closed down on the account of economy depression.
B. The factory will be closed down on account of economic depression.
C. The factory was closed up for account of economic depression.
D. The factory has closed down on the account of economic depression.
76. advertisers / do / project / imaginary world.
A. What most advertisers do is to project an imaginary world.
B. What most advertisers do is project imaginary world.
C. That most advertisers do is project imaginary world.
D. Most advertisers do is project an imaginary world.
Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

77. Skimming along the surface of the ocean or rising from its depths like delicate balloons, ,
............................ to their aquatic habitat.
A. the perfect adaptation of jellyfish
B. jellyfish are adapted to perfection
C. jellyfish are perfectly adapted
D. the adaptation is perfect for jellyfish
78. If you …………. to attend the wedding, would you still have to reply to the invitations?
A. aren’t planning
B. don’t plan
C. weren’t planning
D. hadn’t been planning
79. During the late fifteenth century, ................... had professions in the fields of arts and crafts.
A. only a few of the native societies of America
B. only few of the native societies of America
C. few but only of the native American societies
D. a few only of the native American societies
80. Beginning in the Middle Ages, composers of Western music used a system of notating their
compositions............................
A. that be performed by musicians
B. yet they would be performed by musicians
C. when performed by musicians
D. so they could be performed by musicians
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KỲ THI KSCL LỚP 12 LẦN II
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM BÀI THI : TIẾNG ANH, khối D
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2.A
3.A
4.B
5.D
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11.B
12.C
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15.C
16.C
17.C
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19.A
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21.B
22.C
23.B

24.D
25.B
26.A
27.B
28.B
29.B
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31.B
32.D
33.C
34.D
35.B
36.C
37.A
38.B
39.A
40.D

41.B
42.C
43.D
44.A
45.D
46.A
47.C
48.B
49.B
50.C

51.C
52.A
53.D
54.C
55.D
56.C
57.D
58.B
59.B
60.A

61.C
62.C
63.D
64.C
65.B
66.A
67.D
68.D
69.D
70.A

71.B
72.B
73.D
74.D
75.B
76.A
77.C
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79.A
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