Đề thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao) năm 2012 - Mã đề 963

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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 963 
Họ, tên thí sinh: .......................................................................... 
Số báo danh: ............................................................................. 
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 1: People say that these villagers are hospitable. 
A. It is said that these villagers are hospitable. 
B. These villagers are not hospitable as they say. 
C. These villagers are said not to be hospitable. 
D. It is said that these villagers are not hospitable. 
Question 2: “If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John. 
A. John asked me to do morning exercise regularly. 
B. John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly. 
C. John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly. 
D. John advised me to do morning exercise regularly. 
Question 3: I have never eaten this kind of fruit before. 
A. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
B. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of fruit. 
C. I last ate this kind of fruit a long time ago. 
D. I have eaten this kind of fruit for a long time. 
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 4 to 8. 
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 (4)______ Wounded in 1863 (now the International Committee of the 
Red Cross); it was (5)______ to care for victims of battle (6)______ 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 (7)______, training of nurses' 
aids, maintenance of maternal and child welfare centers and medical clinics, blood banks, and 
numerous (8)______ 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 4: A. an B. one C. the D. a 
Question 5: A. done B. set C. found D. established 
Question 6: A. on B. in C. before D. to 
Question 7: A. safely B. safer C. safety D. safe 
Question 8: A. the other B. another C. other D. others 
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 9: A. medal B. defend C. intend D. compete 
Question 10: A. tourists B. symbols C. banks D. steps 
Question 11: A. water B. penalty C. determine D. question 
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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 12: I like reading books _______ this is a good way to get information. 
A. because B. because of C. so that D. in order to 
Question 13: I've never seen such an interesting ______ before. 
A. performance B. performative C. performed D. performing 
Question 14: The harder you try, ______ you get. 
A. the best B. good C. better D. the better 
Question 15: Most parents do not allow their children ______ out late. 
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed 
Question 16: We have enough food at home so we ______ do any shopping today. 
A. need B. needn't C. oughtn’t D. ought 
Question 17: If she ______ her husband, he couldn’t have finished his project. 
A. doesn’t help B. hasn’t helped C. hadn’t helped D. won't help 
Question 18: Since the computer ______ it has made considerable changes to our daily life. 
A. has invented B. is invented C. was invented D. invented 
Question 19: Mary: “What a nice dress you’re wearing, Jane!” 
 Jane: “______” 
A. That’s too bad. B. Never mind. C. Not at all. D. Thank you. 
Question 20: My children ______ interested in kangaroos lately. 
A. become B. will become C. have become D. were becoming 
Question 21: The panda’s ______ habitat is the bamboo forest. 
A. naturalize B. natural C. nature D. naturally 
Question 22: Students should pay ______ to what their teachers say. 
A. respect B. attention C. care D. notice 
Question 23: Could you please _______ my laptop while I am out? 
A. take off B. look up C. take after D. look after 
Question 24: This novel is supposedly based ______ a true story. 
A. on B. up C. with D. of 
Question 25: Mrs Smith, ______ has a lot of teaching experience, is going to join our school in 
September. 
A. whom B. that C. who D. whose 
Question 26: She played ______ confidently but her timing was not good. 
A. the piano B. an piano C. a piano D. piano 
Question 27: Michael ______ water sports when he was younger. 
A. used to play B. is used to playing C. used to playing D. is used to play 
Question 28: Jack: “I’m going to take a five-day trip to Rome.” 
 Jill: “______” 
A. The same to you. B. Yes, let’s. C. No, of course not. D. Have a good time. 
Question 29: The government ______ the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine. 
A. carried B. gave C. offered D. provided 
Question 30: The national football team ______ every effort to win the match yesterday. 
A. did B. made C. held D. set 
Question 31: I'll stay behind after the party and help you _______. 
A. give in B. turn on C. wash up D. give up 
Question 32: The vegetables ______ in this supermarket are always fresh. 
A. which sold B. sold C. sells D. which sells 
Question 33: For this job you will need a good ______ of both Italian and Spanish. 
A. knowledge B. knowledgeable C. know D. knowing 
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Question 34: Bill: “Let’s stop for a drink.” 
 Bruce: “______” 
A. Sorry, we’ve got little time. B. You’re welcome. 
C. Long time no see. D. Nice to meet you. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 35: Tom asked Janet where ______ the previous Sunday. 
A. had she been B. she had been C. she has been D. has she been 
Question 36: These secretaries were the only people ______. 
A. got a pay rise B. get pay rise C. to get a pay rise D. be getting pay rise 
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 37: The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use. 
A. boring B. interesting C. easy D. difficult 
Question 38: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? 
A. hosted B. performed C. participated D. succeeded 
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 39 to 43. 
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 39: 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 40: Nowadays, parties are held to celebrate a person’s coming of age when they 
are______. 
A. 21 B. 18 C. 40 D. 25 
Question 41: What is the purpose of a house-warming party? 
A. To mark a person’s 40th birthday. 
B. To entertain the child’s friends. 
C. To celebrate a couple’s wedding anniversary. 
D. To invite friends to one’s new home. 
Question 42: The word ‘grander’ in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. 
A. more convenient B. more important C. more exciting D. more pleasant 
Question 43: 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 don’t hold any parties to celebrate a particular event. 
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C. People often sit and chat before a meal they are invited for. 
D. People often hold garden parties on informal occasions. 
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 44: A. natural B. computer C. animal D. educate 
Question 45: A. threaten B. collect C. begin D. destroy 
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 46: Every student in my class are good at English. 
 A B C D 
Question 47: She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education, doesn’t she? 
 A B C D 
Question 48: I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem. 
 A B C D 
Question 49: The boy which was given first prize in the contest was very happy. 
 A B C D 
Question 50: People consider it rude to point about anyone. 
 A B C D 
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