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Trường THPT Lục Ngạn số 4 Môn : Tiếng anh 12 (năm học 2010-2011)
Thời gian: 180’(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Họ và tên:………………………………………..
Số báo danh:……………………………………..
(Đề thi gồm 6 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tờ giấy này,
thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển.
Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm)
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (10 pts).
1. A. battle B. mechanic C. carry D. appoint
2. A. combine B. collect C. commerce D. correct
3. A. table B. lady C. labour D. captain
4. A. health B. bread C. appear D. heavy
5. A. roar B. road C. boat D. coat
6. A. arrived B. wanted C. failed D. discovered
7. A. pronounce B. round C. sound D. pour
8. A. walls B. rewards C. sticks D. spectators
9. A. emperorB. engine C. invention D. electricity
10. A.continue B. finish C. likely D. industry
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence ( 40 pts ).
11. Peter: Good morning, Mr. Brown. How are you?
Mr. Brown: _______
A. Not bad. To you?
B. So long
C. I’m fine, thank you. How about you?
D. Morning, Peter. And you?
12. The tender plants need ____ against the cold weather.
A. protection B. protected C. to protect D. protective
13. We ____ up early to prepare our lessons.
A. usually gets B. usually get C. usually getting D. are usually getting
14. The acronym of WHO comes from ____.

A. Worldly Healthy Organization
B. World Health Organization
C. World Healthful Organization
D. World Health Organizing
15. Scientists haven’t found the______ for AIDS.
A. curable B. curability C. cure D. curing
16. ____ clothes were sent to the shop.
A. much B. a lot of C. a little D. little
17. The telephone was ______ by Graham Bell.
A. discovered B. cured C. appointed D. invented
Mark:
18. My sister is very fond ______ eating chocolate candy.
A. in B. of C. for D. on
19. Some writers can exactly describe things ______ they have never seen.
A. what B. that C. when D. who
20. If you agree____ our proposal, we’ll go ahead.
A. with B. to C. for D. about
21. Lan's grandfather ______ teach literature at a high school, but now he has retired.
A. used to B. often C. are used to D. never
22. I’ll wait here until you ____ .
A. will return B. are returning C. returned D. return
23. This is Henry, ____ works for your father.
A. who B. that C. whom D. A & B are correct
24. Women ____ wear long dresses.
A. are used to B. used to C. are used for D. All are correct.
25. She left home as soon as she ____ her parents’ letter.
A. received B. would receive C. has received D. was receiving
26. My family ____ my uncle since he went abroad.
A. have meet B. haven’t meet C. haven’t met D. A and B are correct.
27. I had a road accident when I ______ a phone call in the car.

A. makes B. am making C. made D. was making
28. Do you know the lady _____ is talking to Mary?
A. where B. whom C. who D. which
29. This is the factory_____ my mother works.
A. which B. with C. who D. where
30. Linda: "Excuse me! Where’s the post office?
A. It’s over there B. Don’t worry C. I'm afraid not D. Yes, I think so
31. Vietnamese is the ____ language in Vietnam, just as English is the mother tongue of the British.
A. foreign B. first C. second D. third
32. She is ____ in playing the guitar
A. disappointed B. fond C. interested D. fed up
33. Mr. Thomson and his wife ____ abroad.
A. to be B. have been C. are D. is
34. My mother ____ breakfast each morning.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
35. I have much homework ____ tonight.
A. doing B. do C. which do D. to do
36. Miss White sang very ______ at my birthday party last night.
A. beautify B. beautifully C. beauty D. beautiful
37. ______ I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A. when B. while C. after D.during
38. My sister started working as ateacher two years ______.
A. before B. for C. now D. ago
39. He _____ in London at he moment.
A. is studying B. study C. will study D. has studied
40. After drinking a big bottle of _____ , he got drunk
A. water B. wine C. orange juice D. milk
III. Find the mistakes in these sentences by circling A, B, C or D ( 10 pts)
41. Mary and her parents were coming here in a few days.
A B C D

42. I don’t know why he always avoids to meet me.
A B C D
43. I always makes the children pick up their toys.
A B C D
44. The children always do exercise every morning.
A B C D
45. Do you know the man who son is sitting over there?
A B C D
46. The girl whose eyes is brown is my best friend.
A B C D
47. I feel so tiring and sleepy today because I worked late last night.
A B C D
48. M. Faraday was born on a poor family.
A B C D
49. When Newton was 22, he began study the theory of graviation.
A B C D
50. My father is very interested in go fishing with his friends.
A B C D
IV. Read the pasage and ch oose the best answer for each blank ( 10 pts).
Like any other universities, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you don’t have to
___(51)___ working to study. It can also open up a whole variety of interest. If you have ___(52)___
studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of increasing your knowledge. You will make
friends of all kinds. You may also find that your qualification provides new career opportunities. You
don’t actually ___(53)___ to the Open University for lectures, but study at home, using television,
radio and computer softwares. You can ___(54)___ one class a month if you wish at an Open
University center. Of course, there are exams to take as in any universities. If you ___(55)___ to
know more, all you have to do is complete the form below. It could be the start of a wonderful new
period in your life.
51. A. stop B. end C. break D. leave
52. A. ever B. never C. often D. always

53. A. join B. enter C. arrive D. go
54. A. give B. attend C. learn D. study
55. A. want B. will C. would D. can
V. Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) (10 pts )
During the last 400 years, most scientists have relied on mathematics for the development of
their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist,
Michael Faraday, did not make use of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor Blacksmith, was born
in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later,
Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered with
jealousy.
Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce
movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In
1831, he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this
discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to
show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was
very poor. However , Queen Victoria rewarded him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a
house. He died in 1867.
56. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Faraday?
A. He didn’t make use of mathematics to develop his inventions
B. He just knew how to read and write.
C. He was born in a rich family.
D. His father was a Blacksmith.
57. Humphry Davy hired Faraday to work as a ..........................
A. chemist B. bottle washer C. scientist D. professor
58. All of the followings are mentioned as Faraday’s achievements except ..........
A. his invention of dynamo
B. his discovery of the effects of electricity on chemical substances
C. his invention of electric motor in 1821.

D. his discovery of magnetism
59. Faraday got a stipend and a house as a reward from............
A. Humphry Davy B. his father C. Queen Victoria D. his friend
60. Faraday died in .....................
A. 1867 B. 1831 C. 1812 D. 1827
VI. Read the pasage and choose the best answer for each blank ( 10 pts).
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first
supermarket (61)______ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named
Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different (62)______ other types of stores in several ways.In
supermarkets,goods are placed on open shelves. The (63)______ choose what they want and take
them to the check out counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores.
The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of
stores; (64)______ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items
justinfront of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines,cheap foods and so on…. Most
customers (65)__ go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they
need tobuy.They do the shopping according the a plan.
61. A. was B. were C. has been D. is
62. A. from B. with C. in D. of
63. A. managers B. assistants C. customers D. sellers
64. A. in B. of C. for D. by
65. A. who B. what C. whom D. which
VII. Make these sentences using the cues below ( 5 pts)
66. She / bored / wash/ the dishes/ everyday.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
67. I/ meet / my old classmates/ last night.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
68. What / you / do / at the moment?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
69. They / leave / here / 10 minutes / ago.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

70. This / the shop / which / very / expensive.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one ( 10 pts)
71. He’d rather play football than stay at home at weekends
-> He prefers……………………………………………………………………………………..
72. Noone in my group is as intelligent as Trang.
-> Trang………………………………………………………………………………………….
73. James Watt invented the steam engine.
-> The steam engine …………………………………………………………………………….
74. . Keeping the environment clean is very important.
-> It is very important ………………………………………………..………………………….
1. This is the house. He was born and grew up there
-> This……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The storm destroyed many houses
-> It’s……………that……………………………………………………………………………
3. How about going to the zoo?
-> Let’s …………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. The Nile River is longer than the Mekong River
-> The Mekong River…………………………………………………………………………….
5. Our house is far from the school.
-> Our house is not……………………………………………………………………………….
6. My father bought a new bike last week.
-> A new bike …………………………………………………………………………………….
IX. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets ( 10 pts).
81. The floor ( clean) twice a week by her.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
82. I ( not see) Mary for 5 weeks.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
83. It often (rain) very much in the summer. It ( not rain) now.
………………………….............................................................................................................

84. I ( not remember) to close the window last night.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
85. My mother is interested in ( go) shopping at weekends.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
86. She (not want) to answer the phone because she (do) the cooking.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
87. What about ( go) to the zoo this Sunday? – Good idea!
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
88. Mary came to my house when I ( cook) dinner yesterday.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
89. They (not be) doctors now.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
90. She (play) badminton yesterday morning?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
X.
Make the questions for the underlined words and phrases ( 10 pts).