Đề thi tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2012-2013 môn thi: Tiếng Anh

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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2012-2013
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian 60’)
(Dành cho học sinh khá –giỏi)
Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1"Why don't you get your hair cut, Gavin?" said Adam.
A. Adam advised Gavin to have his hair cut.	B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.
 C. Adam refused to cut Gavin’s hair.	D. Adam suggested that Gavin has his hair cut.
Question2: Without water, people and other living things would die
A. People and other living things would not die without having water
B. If there weren’t water, people and other living things would die
C. Unless there were no water people and other living things would die
D. People and other living things would not exist if there is no water
Question 3: The police arrested the man yesterday but they have released him now
A. The man who the police arrested him yesterday has now been released 
B. The man that the police arrested yesterday has now been released 
C. The police who the man arrested yesterday have now been released
D. The police that arrested the man yesterday but they have released him now
Question 4. “Please accept my apology for arriving late,” said Janet to her employer.
	A. Janet apologised to her employer for her late arrival.	
	B. Janet thought she would apologise to her employer for arriving late.
	C. Janet quickly made an apology and the employer accepted it.
 D. Janet had to make an apology because her employer demanded it.
Question 5. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 A.The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car. C.The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
 B.The man was believed to have escaped in a stolen car. D.The man is believed to escape in a stolen car	
Pronunciation:
6. 	a. advise 	b. revise 	c. promise 	d. surprise
7. 	a. thanks	b. attract 	c. back	d. taste
8. 	a. arranged	b. remained	c. stamped	d. realized 
9.	a. father 	b. brother 	c. north 	d. smooth
10. a. book 	 b. tool 	c. soon 	 	 d. boot
Choose the phrase or clause that best completes each of the following sentences .
11. A: “ That’s a fashionable pullover you are wearing.” - B: ……………………
A. That isn’t true.	B. Why not?	C. I am sorry to hear that	D. I’m glad you like it.
12. Lora: “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?”- Maria: “ ………………...”
	A.Not for me	B. Not at all	C. Never mind	D. Not enough
13. Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?- Christy: “ …………….”
	A.Be yourself	B. Do it yourself	C. Allow yourself	D. Help yourself
14. A: I really need a job.	B: …………you apply for the job at the fast-food restaurant?
	A. What do 	B. Why don’t 	C. Where do 	D. When don’t
15. Let’s go to the New Star Resort this weekend?
	B: ………………How far is it from here?
	A. It sounds well.	B. It sounds good.	C. Sounds nicely	D. Sounds well
16.The man was …………… that he couldn't say anything.
A. too surprised 	B. such surprised	C. so surprised	D. surprised enough
17. We invited twenty people, but only five.........
 	A. turned in 	B. turned out 	C. turned round 	D. turned up
18. One of the …………… diseases that mankind has ever had …………… cancer.
	a. worst / are	b. worse / are	c. worse / is	d. worst / is	
19. She didn’t pass her exam because she did her test …………………
	a. success	b. unsuccessfully	c. successfully	d. successful
20. Unemployment is a(n)	………….cause of poverty. 
	A. minor 	B. major 	C. unneeded 	D. useless 
21. ………fans have largely replaced hand fans for cooling.
	a. Electric b. Electronic c. Electricity	 d. Electrified
22. He is a great sports ……………… He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy.
a. enthusiast 	b. player 	c. energy 	 d. programmer
23.“It was very cold yesterday. The winter is just around the corner.” “I think today will be …………………… yesterday.
A. as cold as	B. so cold as	C. as cold like	D. so cold like
24. My parents …………… me a lot when I failed the exam to my favourite university.
	a. understood	b. taught	c. encouraged	d. told
25. ……………. has he behaved like that before.
	A. Only by	B. When	C. Never	D. For 
26. Ted wants to know what time the concert …………………
	a. begins 	b. has begun 	c. began	d. had begun
27. Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed …………………… high spirits.
a. for 	b. of 	c. on 	d. in
28. We were made…………….hard when we were at school.
 	A.to study	B.study	C.studying	D.studied
29. The academic year in Vietnam is over …………….. the end ………………May.
	a. from / in	b. for / on	c. on / in	d. at / of
30. The classroom ………………… when the teacher arrived .
 A. was being cleaned	 B. is cleaned	C. was cleaning D. was cleaned 
31. The more electricity you use, ……………………….
 A. the higher your bill will be 	B. the higher will be your bill
 C. your bill will be higher	 	D. the highest your bill will be
32. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ……………………. as soon as possible.
a. to repair 	b. repairing 	c. being repaired 	d. be repaired
33. Mary searched all over the house …………………………. she could not find the key.
A. but	B. although	C. because	D. so
34.We live in ……………… big house in …………….. middle of the village.
	A. a / a	B. a / the	C. the / the	D. the / a
35. She has worked as a secretary ………………. she graduated from college.
	A since	B while	C until	D before
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36. Physicians (A) recommend that (B) people who works (C) outdoors wear protective (D) clothing. 
37. The noise (A) was so loudly (B) that it woke (C) everyone up.(D)
38. My father's been (A) worked as a (B) shop assistant for (C) over (D) 15 years
39. A novel is a story long enough (A) to fill a complete (B) book, in that (C) the characters and events 
 are usually (D) imaginary.
40. She brought (A) a lot of money with (B) her so that she needed buy (C) some duty-free goods. (D)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
Clothing habits are a matter of __(41)__ preference in the United States. Most people are free to wear __(42)__ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are likely to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress casually when not in formal or business situations. 
When eating, most Americans __(43)__ a fork in the hand with which they write. Americans eat away from home often, and usually they __(44)__ their own meals when dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often exchange a firm hand shake. They may greet strangers on the street by saying "Hello" or "Good morning". Friends often greet each other with "How are you?" and respond "Fine, thanks." Americans do not really __(45)__ any other answer to the question "How are you?" because it is a way of saying hello. Except in formal situations, people address each other by their given names once they are acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be best	to schedule an appointment before going to visit someone, especially in business when an appointment has been made, it is considered to be prompt.
41. a. person	b. personal	c. persons	d. personably
42. a. whatever	b. wherever	c. whenever	d. whichever
43. a. take	b. carry	c. hold	d. bring
44. a. buy	b. get	c. order	d. pay
45. a. want	b. predict	c. expect	d. need
Read the text and choose the best answer.
 Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How- to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “ How to”. One book, may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away.
 Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure to Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book” how to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “ How to Live on Nothing”
 One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read” How to succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life ”. If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step by step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
 Why have How- to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How- to books help people deal with modern life.
 46. From the first paragraph, we know How- to books are …………
 A. only about four thousand copies.	B. on money.
 C. very helpful in life.	D. needed a lot.
 47. The passage tells us that How- to books sell well on how …………
 A. to succeed in career.	B. to solve personal problems.
 C. to deal with business.	D. to make money.
 48. If you often read How- to books, you …………….. 
 A. will be sure to get something you need.	
 B. will not know how to help yourself in life.
 C. will become a man in life.	
 D. needn’t think any more in the world.
 49. How-to books appear only because ……………
 A. people have more free time to spend than before.
 B. people meet more problems than their parents.
 C. people may have more choices from How-to books than any other books.
 D. modern life is more difficult to deal with.
 50. The word “ step by step” would probably mean …………
 A. little by much.	B. gradually.
 C. slower and slower.	D. quicker and quicker.