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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 12

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ĐỀ THI THỬ
Mã đề thi 408
Họ, tên thí sinh: .....................................................
Số báo danh: ...............................................................................
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the following questions.
Question 1: A. preferred B. moved C. looked D. stayed
Question 2: A. choice B. achieve C. each D. character
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. employment B. remember C. concentrate D. position
Question 4: A. express B. effort C. office D. worship
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5: Your brother passed his apprenticeship with flying colours. He'll be a master builder in no time!
A. colourfully B. successfully C. differently D. difficultly
Question 6: Jill's classmates called her a teacher's pet after she volunteered to supervise the class while the teacher
was away.
A. favourite toy B. favourite animal C. favourite student D. favourite game
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following questions.
Question 7: Don't worry, after some lessons and a bit of practice, driving is as easy as ABC!
A. important B. single C. complicated D. necessary
Question 8: Sales of the product have fallen by 42% since copycat versions were launched.
A. similar B. different C. photocopiable D. simple
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 9: Two friends Linda and Ann are talking about Ann’s new coat that she bought last month.
- Linda: "Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!" - Ann: " __________ "
A. Certainly. Do you like it, too? B. It’s nice of you to say so.
C. Yes, of course. It's expensive. D. Thanks. My mother bought it for me.
Question 10: Nam and Hoa are talking about his gift he is giving to her
- Nam : “This is a souvenir for you. I bought it when I was in Scotland.”- Hoa : “ ________ “.
A. Thank you very much. It’s so beautiful. B. My pleasure. It’s really nice.
C. Don’t mention it. It must have cost a lot. D. Thanks anyway.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 11: When GCSEs are taken' in secondary school, they can often combined with other qualifications, or
A B C D
diplomas.

Question 12: Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A B C D
Question 13: Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods.
A B C 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 14: He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. whether had we been going
C. we were going D. that we were going
Question 15: One of the famous songs composed by Trin Cong Son _______ next weekend.
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed C. will be performing D. will have performed
Question 16: John would have studied medicine if he ________ to a medical school.
A. had been admitted B. would have admitted C. had admitted D. would admit
Question 17: During the interview you should ________on what the interviewer is saying.
A. look B. concentrate C. observe D. centralize
Question 18: ___________ my sister had washed her clothes, she began watching T.V
A. Unless B. Whereas C. Before D. After
Question 19: _____ the end of the course, the students have to take an exam on four basic skills of the target language.
A. In B. At C. On D. For
Question 20: Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _____ in business administration.
 A. curriculum B. course C. school D. class
Question 21: My parents don’t put pressure on me to make _______ about what to study at university.
A. choice B. a decision C. a reply D. determination
Question 22: Many high school students in Vietnam have to work hard to ________ at a university.
A. win a place B. get a cold C. lose touch D. keep pace
Question 23: I spent the weekend pounding the books. I have got to go home and __________. I have finals nextweek.
A. hit the books B. have my nose in a book C. make the grade D. learn the ropes
Question 24: When students finish the secondary education, they have to take a(n)______called GCSE.
A. check B. examination C. interview D. test
Question 25: This machine is ________ easy to install and cheap to operate.
A. compare B. comparatively C. comparative D. comparison

Choose the sentences that isclosest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: The teacher didn’t let us leave the room before we finished the essay.
A. After we had finished the essay, we left the room .
B. We were not allowed to leave the room before we finished the essay.
C. The teacher allowed us leave the room until we finished the essay
D. We were let leaving the room until the essay was finished.
Question 27: A bank clerk was cashing my cheque when the robbers entered the bank
A. I was having my cheque cashed when the robbers entered the bank.
B. A bank clerk was having my cheque when the robbers entered the bank.
C. The robbers entered the bank when I was cashing my cheque.
D. The robbers were having a bank clerk cashed my cheque when they entered the bank
Question 28: Many people think Steve stole the money.
A. It was not Steve who stole the money.
B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.
D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. My brother can't find a job. He is very well-qualified.
A. My brother can't find a job even though he is very well-qualified.
B. My brother can't find a job despite he is very well-qualified.
C. My brother can't find a job in spite of he is very well-qualified.
D. My brother can't find a job, but he is very well-qualified.
Question 30: 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. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
C. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.
D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.

Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Hot springs are natural springs which produce warm water. Usually, these springs produce water that is at a temperature
above the human body. The water is (31) __________ heated. The water comes from close to the center of the earth.
There are hot springs in many places all over the world. Some of these are not so hot and people can bathe in them.
However, other hot springs are dangerously hot. If a person tried to (32)___________ a bath, they would be seriously
hurt, or they might die.
Yangpachen Hot Springs in Tibet are famous example of hot springs. In particular, they are famous (33)
_________ they are the highest hot springs in the world. These hot springs are 4,500 meters above sea (34)_______.
From these hot springs people can see beautiful views of the Nyainqen Tanggula mountain range. There is a resort there
that people can visit. At this resort, there are three hot spring pools that people can use. The natural water in these pools
is cooled down so that people can bathe (35)_______ comfort. The original temperature of the water is 70 degrees
Celsius or 158 degrees Fahrenheit.
Question 31: A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. supernatural
Question 32: A. take B. get C. do D. make
Question 33: A. despite B. although C. because D. due to
Question 34: A. grade B. range C. degree D. level
Question 35: A. on B. in C. at D. for
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
LIVING A BALANCED LIFESTYLE
When we talk about living a healthy life, there is a famous old saying, You are what you eat. In fact, it is not
just what people eat, but their whole lifestyle, which is important. The best way to stay healthy is to live a balanced
lifestyle. Are you living a balanced lifestyle both physically and mentally?
Physical Balance
The human body needs physical exercise at least once a day. In today’s world, many working people spend
most of their day sitting at a desk. To add more exercise to your daily life, try to stop what you are doing about once an
hour and stretch or take a short walk. After work, take a brisk walk or go to the gym. Your body will thank you for it.
For good health, nutritionists say we should eat at least four servings of raw food a day. By eating many
colorful fruits and vegetables, you can be sure you are getting the correct nutrients. Have a red apple with your
breakfast, a green salad at lunch, some carrots for your afternoon snack, and grapes for dessert instead of cake or
cookies. Of course, for a healthy balance, your body also needs other foods.
Mental Balance
Mentally balanced people are usually emotionally balanced. They are generally happy with the things they
have. They do not need to have more and more things. A mentally balanced person also feels good about who they are.
They don’t worry about the past, and generally have good relationships with the people around them. That doesn’t mean
that mentally healthy people never have negative feelings, but they don’t let these types of feelings control them or their
behavior. It’s normal for people to feel their emotions—life always has its challenges and tragedies. But mentally
healthy people face those challenges and resolve them quickly instead of allowing them to take control of their lives. By
taking a little time each day to eat well, exercise, and clear your mind, anyone can live a more balanced and healthier
lifestyle.
Question 36: According to the article, people need to exercise _____.
A. once an hour B. once a day
C. for one hour at a time D. in the evenings, after work
Question 37: The following statements are recommended as ways to get physical exercise EXCEPT _____.
A. stretching B. taking a walk C. going to a gym D. playing sports
Question 38: The word “nutrients” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. exercise activities B. things needed for healthy growth
C. positive feelings D. foods that are not cooked
Question 39: In paragraph 4, in “and resolve them quickly,” the word “them” means _____.
A. emotions B. people C. challenges D. lives
Question 40: According to the article, to have a balanced lifestyle, people need to _____.
A. work less and exercise more B. eat cookies and cake only once a week
C. let their feelings control their behavior D. take care of both their physical and mental health
Question 41: Which statement is true, according to the article?
A. Fruits and vegetables should only be eaten raw.
B. A healthy, balanced lifestyle is difficult for most people.
C. People should exercise at least four times a day.
D. Mentally healthy people also face challenges and tragedies.
Question 42: The author wrote this article mostly to _____.
A. tell people about the key parts of a balanced lifestyle
B. tell people which foods are and are not healthy
C. make sure everyone gets enough exercise in their lives
D. show that mental health is more important than physical health

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the
first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to
other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the
sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis
and that often occur at the ends of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the
difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress
and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language
comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and
so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher
observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used
simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other
investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch,
loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize
certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny
babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. Other words, babies enter the world with the ability
to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or
stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight
rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 43. The passage mentions all of the following as ways adults modify their speech when talking to babies
EXCEPT
A. giving all words equal emphasis B. speaking with shorter sentences
C. speaking more loudly than normal D. using meaningless sounds
Question 44. The word "emphasize" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. stress B. repeat C. explain D. leave out
Question 45. Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language.
B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
C. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
D. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
Question 46. What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire language?
A. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
B. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
C. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
D. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
Question 47. According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot
understand them?
A. They understand the rhythm. B. They enjoy the sound.
C. They can remember them easily. D. They focus on the meaning of their parents' words.
Question 48. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
B. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
C. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
D. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Question 49. Why does the author mention a bell and a rattle in lines 3-4?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
D. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
Question 50. The word "they" in the passage refer to ……
A. responses B. sorts of auditory stimuli C. the babies D. sounds

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