Đề thi thử tôt nghiệp THPT năm học 2012-2013 môn: tiếng Anh (học sinh khá giỏi)

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A. about 	B. of 	C. over 	D. in
A. As far as 	B. By far 	C. So far 	D. As long as
A. in the end 	B. lastly 	C. at last 	D. eventually
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SỞ GD - ĐT BÌNH ĐỊNH
ĐỀ THI THỬ TN THPT - NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
(Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ THI GỒM CÓ 50 CÂU HỎI (TỪ CÂU HỎI 1 ĐẾN CÂU HỎI 50) 
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
1. A. secretary 	B. necessary 	C. classifies 	D. vocabulary 
2. A. biology	 	B. accordance 	C. incomplete 	D. pudicity 
3. A. commercial 	B. prospect 	C. admire 	D. photographer 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word Which underlined part has different pronunciation from the others
4. A. delicious	B.decision	C. commercial	D. species
5. A. reserve	B. personal	C. cousin	D. season
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. How many ________ came to this sporting event?
	A. participation	B. participating	C. participates	D. participants
7. It’s very dangerous to play water sports when it is raining. ________, people shouldn’t go skiing in bad weather.
	A. Because	B. Therefore	C. Although	D. However
8. Governments have enacted laws to protect wildlife ________ overhunting.
	A. out	B. against	C. off	D. from
9. I can't find my umbrella. I ________ it in the restaurant last night.
	A. may leave	B. had better leave	
	C. must have left	D. should have left
10. – MARIAH: ________. – DYLAN: Certainly.
	A. May I borrow a pencil , please?	B. What are you doing there?
	C. Welcome back!	D. I’m sorry I am late.
11.When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _____ 15 minutes.
	A. other	B. others	. another	D. the other.
12. "Hello. Could I speak to Maria, please? "."_________".
	A. Hello Alice. How are you?	B. Yes, of course.
	C. Speaking. Who's that?	D. Good morning. How are you?
13. Why don't you raise your hand to ____ the teacher's attention in stead of shouting like this?
	A. attract	B. Pull	C. draw	D. capture.
14. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ………….can play in this match.
	A. both of them 	 B. neither of them	 C. none of them	D. either of them 
15. It was raining, …………. we cancelled the trip to the beach. 	A. although	B. so	C. but	D. because
16.Some people ___________sport to keep fit, not because they like it.
A. train	B. do	C. practice	D. make
17.___________ the phone rang later that night did I remember the appointment.
A. Just before	B. Only	C. Not until	D. No sooner
18. There is too much noise in the room. I can’t understand what …………….
	A. is the teacher saying B. is saying the teacher C. the teacher is saying D. does the teacher say 
19. There ___ between 4.000 to 6.000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.
	A. are said that	B. are said to be	C. are to be said	D. say to be. 
20. If it hadn’t been so late, I would have called you.
A. It was late , so I did not call you.`	B. It was not late when I called you.	
C. It was late , but I called you. 	D. It was not late but I did not call you.
21. His wife said it was quite unusual for him to read in bed. 
	A. She said he didn't ever read in bed. 	 	B. She said he read in bed quite often.
 	C. She said he nearly always read in bed. 	 	D. She said he almost never read in bed. 
22.The film star wore dark glasses. She didn't want to be recognized in public.
	A. The film star was not recognized in public because she wore dark glasses.
	B. The film star wore dark glasses to avoid being recognized in public.
	C. In spite of wearing dark glasses, the film star was recognized in public.
	D. So as to be recognized in public, the film star wore dark glasses.
23.Hardly / we / understand / him / because / his accent
	A). Hardly we can understand him because of his accent. 	
 	 B). Hardly can we understand him because of his accent
 	C). Hardly we can understand him because he has his accent
 	D). Hardly can we understand him because he is having his accent
24. Higher general education and training generally took place in a university or college.
 A B C D	 	
25. There are two parallel school systems in England. The first is the state school system, that is free to all 
A B C 
students, paid for by the state’. 
 D	 
26. Linda __________her identity card again. This is the second time this __________.
A. lost/ happened 	B. has lost/ has happened	C. has lost/ happened 	D. lost/ has happened
27. I started working here in 2000.
A. I have started working here since 2000.	B. I haven’t worked here since 2000.
C. I have started working here since 2000.	D. I have worked here since 2000.
28. __________I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.
A. Whereas 	B. However 	C. Even though 	D. Nevertheless 
29. I like spending my holidays in the mountains, __________my wife prefers the seaside.
A. though 	B. whereas 	C. despite 	D. in spite of
30. __________he wasn’t feeling very well, Alex was determined to take part in the racing.
A. Despite the fact that 	B. Despite the fact it 
C. Despite 	D. In spite of
31. When we got home, dinner __________, so we had a drink first.
A. was preparing 	B. had been prepared	C. was being prepared 	D. was prepared
32. Little they knew in 1926, when the first T.V. broadcast began, that it would have 
 A B C
such an impact on people’s everyday lives.
 D
33. Lightning, it is essentially an enormous electric spark that seeks the path of 
 A B C
least resistance to ground.
 D
34. Study all night is good for neither your grades nor your health.
 A. Study all night is good for your grades. B. Study all night does not help at all.
 C. Study all night is good for your health. D. Study all night is helpful to you.
35. Wind/ carry/ many/ seed/ island.
 A. Winds carry many seeds to islands.
 B. Wind carries many seeds to the islands.
 C. Winds carry many the seed to an island.
 D. Wind carry many of seeds to the islands.
36. It / better / play safe / exams / give / original answer. 
 	A. Its often better to play safe in exams than to give an original answer.  B. Its often better playing safe in exams than to give an original answer.  C. Its often better to play safe in exams than giving an original answer. D. Its often better playing safe in exams than  giving an original answer. 
37. The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop star. 
 A B C D 
38. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations. 
 A B C D 
39. There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American culture. 
 A B C D 
40. Hardly / I / go back / sleep when / loud noise / woke / up. 
 	A. Hardly had I gone back to sleep when a loud noise woke me up. B. Hardly I had gone back to sleep then a loud noise woke me up. C. Hardly had I gone back to sleep and did a loud noise wake me up.  D. Hardly I had gone back to sleep when a loud noise woke me up. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society.
41. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by the United Nations Organization.	B. by developing countries.
C. by the World Health Organization.	D. by many African countries.
42. Why do people say women produce more than half of the food in Africa?
A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.
B. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women.
C. most women are not intelligent.
D. all are correct.
43.Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard?
A. Because these women are busy with housework..	B. Because they work all day in the fields.
C. both A and B are correct.	D. Because they are illiterate.
44. A typical African woman spends _____ collecting firewood every day.
A. 3 hour	B. 2 hours	C. 1 hours	D. 4 hours
45.Which of these statements is NOT TRUE ?
A. Wome’s roles in the family and society are changing nowadays.
B. It is difficult for women to change their lives because of their illiteracy.
C. In the past only men in poor countries got benefit from many international programs.
D. Because they are illiterate women are not intelligent.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
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