Đề thi thử Tiếng Anh 12 - Đề số 2 (Có đáp án)

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1. ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 2 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. fishing B. middleC.findD. picture Question 2: A. watched B. facedC. laughedD. managed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. ambitionB. balconyC. furnitureD. animal Question 4: A. hobbyB. luggageC. marketD. destroy Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: : Mary's lawyer advised her _________ anything further about the accident. A. not saying B. to not say C. not to say D. not say Question 6: Roland, my best friend, ______ his job in a big compnay and devoted himself to endurance running. A. took off B. looked after C. close down D. gave up Question 7: My sister is going to get her own house ______. A. after she saved enough money B. once she has saved enough money C. until she will save enough money D. as soon as she had save enough money Question 8: After he ________ his work, he went straight home. A. would finish B. has finished C. has been finishing D.had finished Question 9: Many exam candidates lose marks simply__________they do not read the questions properly. A. because ofB. because C. althoughD. despite Question 10: The test book called “Advanced English Tests" __ by two young brilliant men in 1990. A. wrote B. was written C. was writing D. writes Question 11: Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the _________. A. fault B. error C. wrong D. slip Question 12: Fathers can ______ a good example to their children by helping with the household chores. A. setB. holdC. raiseD. follow Question 13: Catharine's parents disapproved ______ her marriage to the wealthy banker. A. to B. with C. at D. of Question 14: If I ______ you, I wouldn't go out in this weather. A. amB. had beenC. wereD. will be Question 15: My mother is often ______ first person to get up in the family. A. aB. the C. no articleD. an Question 16: Participating in teamwork activities helps students develop their ______ skills. A. social B. society C. socially D. socialize Question 17: I am sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic____________when you explain the situation to her. A. eyeB. ear C. arm D. finger Question 18: If you are not busy this weekend, we ______ the new fruit farm in the countryside. A. will visit B. would visit C. would have visited D. visited Question 19: The company is looking for a candidate ______is honest, hard-working, and responsible A. whichB. whomC. whoD. why 1
2. 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 20: David is talking to Lucy about her painting. - David: “What a beautiful painting! Lucy: “ .” A. No problem B. It’s on the wall C. I’m glad you like it D. You’re welcome Question 21: : Laura and Mitchell are talking about online learning. - Laura: “Online learning seems the best solution now.” - Mitchell: “ _____. It helps students keep learning while schools are closed." A. I quite agree B. You must be kidding C. I'm not so sure D. I don't think that's a good idea 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 22: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance. A. be optimistic B. be pessimistic C. be confident D. be smart Question 23: Having to work to a deadline can be a stressful experience for students. A. painfulB. relaxingC. tenseD. practical 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 24: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world. A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number Question 25: Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems. A. taken off B. put away C. wiped out D. gone over 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. A TRIP TO THE TOP One ambitious achievement that many people yearn to accomplish is to reach the peak of Mount Everest. (26) ______, many people do not realize how dangerous a trip to the top of the world’s tallest mountain truly is. Aspiring climbers often believe that all they need to do to reach the summit of Everest is to have the money to travel to the mountain—located on the border of China and Nepal— and hire a professional guide to assist them. But the mountain poses deadly (27) ______ for even the most experienced mountaineers. The mountaintop stands 29,029 feet above sea level. At altitudes higher than 26,000 feet above sea level, there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere to (28) ______ human life. Brain cells begin to die, blood begins to thicken, and vital organs can shut down without warning. Once climbers reach this “death zone,” it is a race to the top and back down to a safer altitude before sickness sets in or any debilitating injuries occur. There is no way for climbers to prepare for this atmosphere, and even the strongest mountaineers are in grave danger in the death zone. Determined climbers first began trying to reach Everest’s peak in 1992. Since then, over 200 people have died on the mountain. (29) ______ climbers have lost limbs due to frostbite or untreated injuries sustained during the summit. Those interested in ascending Everest should take plenty of time to consider the many inherent risks (30) ______ come with climbing the mountain. Question 26. A. Moreover B. Therefor C. However D. But Question 27. A. hindrances B. challenges C. encounters D. conditions Question 28. A. maintain B. nurture C. foster D. sustain Question 29. A. Each B. Every C. Some D. Another Question 30. A. what B. when C. which D. who 2
3. 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 from 31 to 35. We first learn about loving and caring relationships from our families. Family is defined as a domestic group of people with some degree of kinship - whether through blood, marriage, or adoption. Ideally, each child is nurtured, respected, and grows up to care for others and develop strong and healthy relationships. This does not mean that it is always easy to make and keep friends; it just means that we share the goal of having strong relationships. "Family" includes your siblings and parents, as well as relatives who you may not interact with every day, such as your cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and stepparents. These are probably the people you are closest to and with whom you spend the most time. Having healthy relationships with your family members is both important and difficult. Families in the 21st century come in all shapes and sizes: traditional, single parent, blended (more than one family together in the same house), and gay and lesbian parents - just to name a few. No matter the "type" of family you have, there are going to be highs and lows - good times and bad. Many times, however, families become stuck in their relationships by hurt, anger, mistrust, and confusion. These are natural and normal, and few families do not have at least a few experiences with them. The worst time for most families, is during a divorce. By making a few simple changes in the way we look at the world and deal with other people, it is possible to create happier, more stable relationships. Families need to be units of mutual caring and support; they can be sources of lifelong strength for all individuals. (Adapted from Question 31. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The importance of sharing housework in a family. B. The importance of having children in a family. C. The role of members in family. D. The healthy relationships among members in family. Question 32. Ideally, each child is nurtured, respected, and grows up ______. A. to be concerned about the people around them B. to be familiar with the people around them C. to keep a track of the people around them D. to keep in touch with the people around them Question 33. The word “who” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. A. siblings B. parents C. relatives D. children Question 34. Which type of family is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. step B. traditional C. single parent D. blended Question 35. The word “stuck” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A. blocked B. broken C. disappointed D. serious 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 from 36 to 42. One day, a middle-aged man asked a taxi to take him to see Chelsea play Arsenal at football. He told the driver “Stamford Bridge”, the name of Chelsea’s stadium, but he was delivered instead to the village of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Of course, he missed the match. What had happened? With the Sat-Nav system in place, the driver in this story felt he did not need to know where he was going. He confidently outsourced the job of knowing this information to the Sat-Nav. Using an Internet search engine takes a broadband user less than a second. And with smartphones at hand, people will be online almost all of the time. The same could be true of university education. Today, the average student seems not to value general knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a 3
4. second thought. Actually knowing the fact and committing it to memory does not seem to be an issue, it's the ease with which we can look it up. However, general knowledge has never been something that you acquire formally. Instead, we pick it up from all sorts of sources as we go along, often absorbing facts without realizing. The question remains, then: is the Internet threatening general knowledge? When I put that to Moira Jones, expert in designing IQ tests, she referred me to the story of the Egyptian god Thoth. It goes like this: Thoth offers writing as a gift to the king of Egypt, declaring it an “elixir of memory and wisdom.” But the king is horrified, and tells him: “This invention will induce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their memories, being able to rely on what is written.” Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recognizes that there was a problem of young people saying: "I don't need to know that", but he is far more excited about the educational potential of the Internet. “There is so much more information out there, giving people opportunities to boost their general knowledge.” After all, the Internet might just help us to forget more and more. But meanwhile, the continuing popularity of quizzes and game-shows shows us that general knowledge is strong enough to remain. (Adapted from English Unlimited by Adrian Doff and Ben Goldstein) Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage? A. The End of General Knowledge?B. The Age of the Robot? C. Novel Applications of the Sat-Nav SystemD. New Perspectives on Tertiary Education Question 37: Why did the middle-aged man miss the football match? A. Because the taxi driver was over-dependent on technology. B. Because the search engine in the taxi failed to work. C. Because he did not remember the directions to the stadium. D. Because the Sat-Nav in his car was out of order. Question 38: The word “outsourced” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______ . A. submittedB. exchangedC. imposedD. assigned Question 39: The word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to ______. A. the storyB. the Internet C. the questionD. general knowledge Question 40: The word “induce” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. A. easeB. promoteC. causeD. limit Question 41: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. Young people do not seem to bother themselves with memorizing factual information. B. General knowledge tends to have been mainly acquired through formal schooling. C. On being offered the gift of writing, the king of Egypt was hopeful about its potential. D. The majority of undergraduates are reluctant to look for answers to factual questions online. Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. David Swift believes that informal acquisition of knowledge has been overrated these days. B. Many universities worldwide have switched to virtual platforms for learning and teaching. C. When it comes to IQ test, the ability to recall factual information is of little importance. D. Moira Jones is not positive about the potential of the Internet in general knowledge acquisition. 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 43: Jack dropped out of school at the age of 15. He now regrets it. A. If only Jack had dropped out of school when he was 15. B. If Jack dropped out of school when he was 15, he would regret it. C. Jack wishes he hadn’t dropped out of school when he was 15. 4
5. D. Jack regrets not having dropped out of school when he was 15. Question 44: They were unexpected twists in the movie. It was so fascinating. A. If there had been unexpected twists in the movie, it would have been so fascinating. B. But for the unexpected twists in the movie, it wouldn't have been so fascinating. C. Without the unexpected twists in the movie, it wouldn't be so fascinating. D. Suppose that there were unexpected twists in the movie, it would be so fascinating. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. Question 45: . It’s months since the last time I spoke with Paul. A. I didn’t speak with Paul months ago. B. I haven’t spoken with Paul for months. C. The last time I spoke with Paul has been months. D. I have spoken with for months. Question 46: "I went out with my friends last night,” Tim said. A. Tim said that I would go out with his friends last night. B. Tim said that he went out with my friends the previous night. C. Tim said that he had gone out with his friends the previous night. D. Tim said that I had gone out with his friends last night. Question 47: People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year. A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year. B. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year. C. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year. D. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs to correction on each of the following questions. Question 48: Some of the tunnels in the cliff are totally natural; some others were carved out by soldiers for defensible purpose. A. of B. totally C. some others D. defensible Question 49: Every scientist knows that gravity is the force that maintains the earth and the planets in its orbits around the sun. A. knows B. that C. maintains D. its Question 50: The girl who were injured in the accident is now in hospital. A. who B. were C. in D. now HẾT 5