Đề thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông năm 2012 môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Chương trình chuẩn và nâng cao

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
(Đề thi có 04 trang) 
KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2012 
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút. 
 Mã đề thi 495 
Họ, tên thí sinh: .......................................................................... 
Số báo danh: ............................................................................. 
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. 
Question 1: A. destroy B. threaten C. collect D. begin 
Question 2: A. educate B. animal C. computer D. natural 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part 
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 3: A. water B. determine C. penalty D. question 
Question 4: A. steps B. tourists C. symbols D. banks 
Question 5: A. compete B. medal C. intend D. defend 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 6: Mrs Smith, ______ has a lot of teaching experience, is going to join our school in 
September. 
A. whose B. that C. who D. whom 
Question 7: The harder you try, ______ you get. 
A. the best B. good C. the better D. better 
Question 8: My children ______ interested in kangaroos lately. 
A. become B. have become C. will become D. were becoming 
Question 9: We have enough food at home so we ______ do any shopping today. 
A. needn't B. need C. oughtn’t D. ought 
Question 10: Jack: “I’m going to take a five-day trip to Rome.” 
 Jill: “______” 
A. Yes, let’s. B. The same to you. C. No, of course not. D. Have a good time. 
Question 11: I'll stay behind after the party and help you _______. 
A. turn on B. give in C. give up D. wash up 
Question 12: Bill: “Let’s stop for a drink.” 
 Bruce: “______” 
A. Nice to meet you. B. Sorry, we’ve got little time. 
C. Long time no see. D. You’re welcome. 
Question 13: If she ______ her husband, he couldn’t have finished his project. 
A. doesn’t help B. hasn’t helped C. won't help D. hadn’t helped 
Question 14: The panda’s ______ habitat is the bamboo forest. 
A. nature B. naturalize C. naturally D. natural 
Question 15: Students should pay ______ to what their teachers say. 
A. attention B. care C. respect D. notice 
Question 16: Michael ______ water sports when he was younger. 
A. is used to playing B. used to playing C. is used to play D. used to play 
Question 17: She played ______ confidently but her timing was not good. 
A. a piano B. the piano C. an piano D. piano 
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Question 18: The government ______ the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine. 
A. carried B. gave C. provided D. offered 
Question 19: The national football team ______ every effort to win the match yesterday. 
A. made B. held C. did D. set 
Question 20: For this job you will need a good ______ of both Italian and Spanish. 
A. knowing B. knowledgeable C. know D. knowledge 
Question 21: Since the computer ______ it has made considerable changes to our daily life. 
A. invented B. was invented C. is invented D. has invented 
Question 22: I've never seen such an interesting ______ before. 
A. performed B. performing C. performative D. performance 
Question 23: Could you please _______ my laptop while I am out? 
A. look up B. look after C. take off D. take after 
Question 24: The vegetables ______ in this supermarket are always fresh. 
A. which sold B. which sells C. sold D. sells 
Question 25: This novel is supposedly based ______ a true story. 
A. of B. up C. with D. on 
Question 26: I like reading books _______ this is a good way to get information. 
A. in order to B. so that C. because D. because of 
Question 27: Mary: “What a nice dress you’re wearing, Jane!” 
 Jane: “______” 
A. Never mind. B. That’s too bad. C. Thank you. D. Not at all. 
Question 28: Most parents do not allow their children ______ out late. 
A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stay 
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. 
Question 29: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? 
A. succeeded B. hosted C. participated D. performed 
Question 30: The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use. 
A. interesting B. boring C. difficult D. easy 
Read the following passage adapted from Encyclopaedia Britannica, and mark the letter A, B, C, 
or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 31 to 35. 
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency with national affiliates in almost every 
country in the world. The Red Cross movement began with the founding of the International 
Committee for the Relief of (31)______ Wounded in 1863 (now the International Committee of the 
Red Cross); it was (32)______ to care for victims of battle (33)______ wartime, but later national 
Red Cross societies were created to aid in the prevention and relief of human suffering generally. 
Its peacetime activities include first aid, accident prevention, water (34)______, training of nurses' 
aids, maintenance of maternal and child welfare centers and medical clinics, blood banks, and 
numerous (35)______ services. The Red Cross is the name used in countries under nominally 
Christian sponsorship; the Red Crescent (adopted on the insistence of the Ottoman Empire in 1906) 
is the name used in Muslim countries. 
Question 31: A. the B. an C. one D. a 
Question 32: A. set B. established C. done D. found 
Question 33: A. on B. before C. in D. to 
Question 34: A. safety B. safe C. safer D. safely 
Question 35: A. other B. another C. the other D. others 
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Read the following passage adapted from Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary 2004, 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 40. 
The most usual way to entertain friends at home is to invite them for a meal, either in the evening 
or at lunchtime on a Sunday. In smaller communities, for example a country village, people also 
invite each other for a drink before a meal, for morning coffee or afternoon tea. 
When guests are invited for a meal, they often sit and chat while they have a drink before the 
meal, and coffee is usually served afterwards. Several friends are sometimes invited at once to 
make a small party. These parties are almost always informal. Formal occasions, when written 
invitations are sent out and people dress formally, rarely take place in people’s homes, although they 
did in the past. 
Larger parties are arranged to celebrate a particular event. Children’s birthdays are often 
celebrated with a tea party for the child’s friends. The meal will often be followed by party games. 
Parties are held to celebrate a person’s coming of age (formerly at 21 but now at 18), a couple’s 
silver wedding anniversary (after 25 years of marriage), a couple’s engagement and New Year’s 
Eve. In the USA a person’s 40th birthday is often marked with a special celebration. A house-
warming party is sometimes held to invite friends to one’s new home. 
In summer, if the weather is fine, people may hold a barbecue in the garden. A much grander, 
more formal occasion is a garden party, held in the afternoon, when tea is served. 
Question 36: When are written invitations sent out? 
A. On formal occasions. B. On a Sunday morning. 
C. On informal occasions. D. On a Sunday evening. 
Question 37: Nowadays, parties are held to celebrate a person’s coming of age when they are______. 
A. 40 B. 18 C. 21 D. 25 
Question 38: What is the purpose of a house-warming party? 
A. To mark a person’s 40th birthday. 
B. To celebrate a couple’s wedding anniversary. 
C. To entertain the child’s friends. 
D. To invite friends to one’s new home. 
Question 39: The word “grander” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. 
A. more pleasant B. more important C. more convenient D. more exciting 
Question 40: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. People don’t invite each other for a drink before a meal in a country village. 
B. People often hold garden parties on informal occasions. 
C. People often sit and chat before a meal they are invited for. 
D. People don’t hold any parties to celebrate a particular event. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 41: She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education, doesn’t she? 
 A B C D 
Question 42: People consider it rude to point about anyone. 
 A B C D 
Question 43: I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: Every student in my class are good at English. 
 A B C D 
Question 45: The boy which was given first prize in the contest was very happy. 
 A B C D 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in 
meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 46: “If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John. 
A. John advised me to do morning exercise regularly. 
B. John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly. 
C. John asked me to do morning exercise regularly. 
D. John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly. 
Question 47: People say that these villagers are hospitable. 
A. These villagers are not hospitable as they say. 
B. These villagers are said not to be hospitable. 
C. It is said that these villagers are not hospitable. 
D. It is said that these villagers are hospitable. 
Question 48: I have never eaten this kind of fruit before. 
A. I have eaten this kind of fruit for a long time. 
B. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
C. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
D. I last ate this kind of fruit a long time ago. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 49: Tom asked Janet where ______ the previous Sunday. 
A. she has been B. she had been C. has she been D. had she been 
Question 50: These secretaries were the only people ______. 
A. to get a pay rise B. get pay rise C. got a pay rise D. be getting pay rise 
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