Đề thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao) năm 2012 - Mã đề 738

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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 738
Họ, tên thí sinh: .......................................................................... 
Số báo danh: ............................................................................. 
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 1 to 5. 
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 1: When are written invitations sent out? 
A. On a Sunday morning. B. On formal occasions. 
C. On informal occasions. D. On a Sunday evening. 
Question 2: Nowadays, parties are held to celebrate a person’s coming of age when they 
are______. 
A. 25 B. 40 C. 21 D. 18 
Question 3: What is the purpose of a house-warming party? 
A. To celebrate a couple’s wedding anniversary. 
B. To mark a person’s 40th birthday. 
C. To entertain the child’s friends. 
D. To invite friends to one’s new home. 
Question 4: The word "grander" in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. 
A. more convenient B. more important C. more exciting D. more pleasant 
Question 5: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. People often sit and chat before a meal they are invited for. 
B. People don’t invite each other for a drink before a meal in a country village. 
C. People often hold garden parties on informal occasions. 
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 indicate the word that differs from the 
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 6: A. threaten B. collect C. begin D. destroy 
Question 7: A. computer B. animal C. natural D. educate 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 8: Tom asked Janet where ______ the previous Sunday. 
A. she had been B. had she been C. she has been D. has she been 
Question 9: These secretaries were the only people ______. 
A. got a pay rise B. to get a pay rise C. be getting pay rise D. get pay rise 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 10: Could you please _______ my laptop while I am out? 
A. take off B. look up C. take after D. look after 
Question 11: My children ______ interested in kangaroos lately. 
A. were becoming B. become C. have become D. will become 
Question 12: Michael ______ water sports when he was younger. 
A. used to playing B. is used to play C. used to play D. is used to playing 
Question 13: For this job you will need a good ______ of both Italian and Spanish. 
A. know B. knowing C. knowledgeable D. knowledge 
Question 14: The harder you try, ______ you get. 
A. the best B. the better C. good D. better 
Question 15: We have enough food at home so we ______ do any shopping today. 
A. need B. oughtn’t C. needn't D. ought 
Question 16: If she ______ her husband, he couldn’t have finished his project. 
A. hasn’t helped B. doesn’t help C. hadn’t helped D. won't help 
Question 17: I've never seen such an interesting ______ before. 
A. performing B. performed C. performance D. performative 
Question 18: The vegetables ______ in this supermarket are always fresh. 
A. which sold B. sold C. which sells D. sells 
Question 19: Mrs Smith, ______ has a lot of teaching experience, is going to join our school in 
September. 
A. whose B. whom C. who D. that 
Question 20: The government ______ the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine. 
A. offered B. provided C. gave D. carried 
Question 21: Students should pay ______ to what their teachers say. 
A. attention B. respect C. care D. notice 
Question 22: I'll stay behind after the party and help you _______. 
A. give in B. give up C. wash up D. turn on 
Question 23: This novel is supposedly based ______ a true story. 
A. with B. up C. on D. of 
Question 24: Mary: “What a nice dress you’re wearing, Jane!” 
 Jane: “______” 
A. Not at all. B. That’s too bad. C. Never mind. D. Thank you. 
Question 25: I like reading books _______ this is a good way to get information. 
A. so that B. because C. because of D. in order to 
Question 26: Since the computer ______ it has made considerable changes to our daily life. 
A. was invented B. invented C. is invented D. has invented 
Question 27: Jack: “I’m going to take a five-day trip to Rome.” 
 Jill: “______” 
A. Have a good time. B. Yes, let’s. C. The same to you. D. No, of course not. 
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Question 28: Bill: “Let’s stop for a drink.” 
 Bruce: “______” 
A. Nice to meet you. B. Long time no see. 
C. Sorry, we’ve got little time. D. You’re welcome. 
Question 29: The panda’s ______ habitat is the bamboo forest. 
A. naturalize B. naturally C. nature D. natural 
Question 30: Most parents do not allow their children ______ out late. 
A. stayed B. to stay C. staying D. stay 
Question 31: The national football team ______ every effort to win the match yesterday. 
A. did B. set C. held D. made 
Question 32: She played ______ confidently but her timing was not good. 
A. piano B. a piano C. an piano D. the piano 
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 33: The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use. 
A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting 
Question 34: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? 
A. succeeded B. participated C. hosted D. performed 
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 35 to 39. 
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 (35)______ Wounded in 1863 (now the International Committee of the 
Red Cross); it was (36)______ to care for victims of battle (37)______ 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 (38)______, training of nurses' 
aids, maintenance of maternal and child welfare centers and medical clinics, blood banks, and 
numerous (39)______ 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 35: A. the B. an C. one D. a 
Question 36: A. established B. found C. set D. done 
Question 37: A. in B. to C. before D. on 
Question 38: A. safely B. safety C. safer D. safe 
Question 39: A. others B. other C. another D. the other 
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 40: Every student in my class are good at English. 
 A B C D 
Question 41: People consider it rude to point about anyone. 
 A B C D 
Question 42: I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem. 
 A B C D 
Question 43: The boy which was given first prize in the contest was very happy. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education, doesn’t she? 
 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 45: “If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John. 
A. John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly. 
B. John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly. 
C. John asked me to do morning exercise regularly. 
D. John advised me to do morning exercise regularly. 
Question 46: I have never eaten this kind of fruit before. 
A. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
B. I last ate this kind of fruit a long time ago. 
C. I have eaten this kind of fruit for a long time. 
D. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
Question 47: People say that these villagers are hospitable. 
A. These villagers are said not to be hospitable. 
B. These villagers are not hospitable as they say. 
C. It is said that these villagers are hospitable. 
D. It is said that these villagers are not hospitable. 
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 48: A. penalty B. determine C. water D. question 
Question 49: A. intend B. medal C. compete D. defend 
Question 50: A. symbols B. steps C. banks D. tourists 
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