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K THI CHN HC SINH GII TNH NM HC 2009-2010

MN: TING ANH 12

CH K CA 2 GIM KHO

( 180 pht khng k thi gian giao )

(Lu : Th sinh lm bi ngay trn thi ny.)
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I.

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LISTENING (3 points)
Part 1: Kenji is having lunch with Yolanda and her friend Salma, who is visiting from Lebanon.
Listen to their conversation and check the information by making a tick ( ) on True / False
box.
True
False
1. Salma has been to the United States many times.
2. The friendliness of the people here impresses Salma much.
3. Salma doesnt like hotdogs because they dont taste good.
4. Kenji likes American food very much.
5. At the Mexican restaurant, Yolanda was surprised when Salma asked
for a doggie bag.
6. Salma was hot so she drank iced-water at the restaurant.
7. In Salmas country, using cell phones is common everywhere.
8. Eduardo is a friend of Kenzi.
9. Cell phones arent allowed in Japan.
10. Salma says When in Rome, do as the Romans do to mean that she
will start eating American food.
Part 2: Listen to a short lecture about becoming an adult in four different cultures and fill in the
details (Items: 11 15) about each country or religion.
Culture / religion
North American Indian

Age

Details

12 -13 ..
..
..

Jewish

..
..
..

Japan

..
..
..

The United States

..
..
..

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7 points)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C, D to
indicate the correct answer.
16. There were over 500.for the job.
A. applications
B. applicants
C. admissions
D. addition
17. A high School must be presented when handing in the application form.
A. certificate
B. visa
C. bill
D. diploma
18. Before the Prime Minister leaves Hanoi, he _____several talks.
A. will have had
B. would have
C. will be having
D. has
19. Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming pool had to be _____.
A. stockpiled
B. overthrown
C. shelved
D. disrupted
20. Neither the local environmentalists nor the major _____ a plan that will satisfy everyone.
A. has
B. have
C. are
D. is
21. As weve been discussing for 2 hours without any solution, Id like to ______ my own
solution to this problem.
A. come up
B. bring down
C. put forward
D. take in
22. May I have two _____ instead of beans, please?
A. corns ear
B. corn ears
C. ear of corns
D. ears of corn
23. The..for application is 30 July.
A. headline
B. airline
C. deadline
D. skyline
24. The boys in our school are much _____ and a lot _____ at football than the boys in other
schools in the town.
A. better-looking better
B. more good-looking better
C. best-looking better
D. more good - looked - better
25. ______ to school by bus.
A. Many a student goes
B. Many the students go
C. Many of students go
D. Much student goes
26. The choir stood in four rows according to their _____heights.
A. respectable
B. respectful
C. respective
D. respected
27. You _____ exhausted! You havent had a break all day.
A. must have been
B. should be
C. might be
D. must be
28. Students flocked to the new _____ where free medical supplies were handed out.
A. dispensary
B. dispense
C. dispenser
D. dispensation
29. If she _____ the train last night, she _____ here now.
took / were
C. had taken / would have been
B. were taking / is
D. had taken / would be
30. Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _____ in business
administration.
A. curriculum
B. course
C. school
D. class
31. Dave, I really appreciate _______ me. But I think I could manage it myself.
A. you to help
B. you helped
C. your helping
D. that you would help
32. _____ Daisy has a new car; she no longer takes the commuter train to work.
A. Now that
B. While
C. Although
D. In case
33. I want you to _____ these instructions exactly.
A. take up
B. put out
C. turn up
D. carry out
34. People should work together to protect the environment and _____ a better tomorrow.
A. guarantee
B. ensure
C. promise
D. make sure
35. Who is the woman talking to Mr Hammond? I dont recall _____ her around the office
before.
A. to have seen
B. seeing
C. to see
D. being seen
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Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word (of the following passage) in the space
provided in the column on the right.
THE FUTURE OF TALL BUILDINGS
Architects are responsible for the construction of many
skyscrapers believe that a tall building must always have a
certain minimum (36.wide) but that there is no limit to its
36.
absolute (37. high). This means that the skyscrapers of the
37.
future are likely to be even taller.
Engineers agree with this, but there is (38. agree) over the
38.
best shape for very tall, slim buildings. The effects of wind
(39. press) mean that cylindrical designs have enjoyed some
39.
(40. popular) in recent years, and these are quite pleasing to
40.
the eye. (41. fortunate), however, the ideal shape is an ugly
41.
square with heavily rounded corners.
Would these tall buildings of the future offer more than a (42.
42.
wonder) view? Some believe tall towers could contain all the
(43. require) for modern living.
43.
The (44. inhabit) of these vertical villages would travel up
44.
and down between their home and work zones and would (45.
45.
rare) need to journey to ground level.
Part 3: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your
answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
errors
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into (O) turn
a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to
several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the
biggest mistakes which some parents made. Generally, the child (46)
will understand very well which the parents expects, and will (47)
fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage
to the children.
However, if parent are not unrealistic about what they (48)
expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way,
the child may success in doing very well especially if the (49)
parents are very supportive of their children.
Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music,
and his parents help him lot by taking him to concerts and (50)
arranging private piano and violin lessons. Because Michael's (51)
father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes
Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so
lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too
high a standard for Winston. They want their son be as succeed (52)
as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition (53)
held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I
am at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," (54)
Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will
disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and (55)
unhappy.

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corrections
turning
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Part 4: Insert A, AN, THE or (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the
spaces provided below the passage.
I came home from (56)_____ school one day with (57)_____ slight headache, and took (58)_____
two aspirins from (59)_____ bottle in (60)_____ medicine cupboard. They left (61)_____ curious
after-taste in my mouth, and when my mother came home thirty minutes later I told her what I had
done. She shrieked and ran to (62)_____ telephone; I had taken some tablets that (63)_____
doctor had prescribed for her stomach cramps, and she had been warned that it was dangerous to
exceed (64)_____ stated doze-one tablet (65)_____ day.
Your answres:

56.
...
61.
...

57.
...
62.
...

58.
...
63.
...

59.
...
64.
...

60.
...
65.
...

Part 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. Write your answers in the spaces
provided below the passage.
Suddenly you find that you have lost all awareness (66)_____ what you were going to say next,
though a moment ago the thought was perfectly clear. Or perhaps you were (67)_____ the verge
of introducing a friend, and his name escaped you, as you were about to utter it. You may say you
cannot remember; (68)_____ all probability, though, the thought has become unconscious, or
(69)_____ least momentarily separated from unconsciousness. We find the same phenomenon
(70)_____ our senses. If we concentrate hard (71)_____ a continuous note, which is (72)_____
the edge of audibility, the sound seems to stop (73)_____ regular intervals and then start again.
Such oscillations are the result of a periodic decrease and increase (74)_____ our attention, not
due to any variation (75)_____ the note.
Your answres:

66.
...
71.
...

67.
...
72.
...

68.
...
73.
...

69.
...
74.
...

70.
...
75.
...

III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 points)

Part 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B,
C or D to indicate your answer.
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are scarcely
more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but (76)_____ a child could be
counter-productive if she isnt ready. Wise parents will have a (77)_____ attitude and take the
lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of (78)_____ toys, books, and other
activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good material available for young children, and of course,
seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (79)_____ them to read.
Of course, the books are no longer the only (80)_____ of stories and information. There is also a
huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are
equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad
(81)______ as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time
watching programs not intended for their age (82)_____. Too many television programs (83)____
an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However,
discriminating viewing of programs designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults
enjoy reading a book after seeing it (84)_____ on television, so children will pounce on books
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which (85)_____ their favorite television characters, and videos can add a new dimension to a
story known from a book.
76. A. insisting
77. A. cheerful
78. A. bright
79. A. provoke
80. A. source
81. A. review
82. A. set
83. A. induce
84. A. serialized
85. A. illustrate

B. forcing
B. contended
B. thrilling
B. encourage
B. site
B. press
B. band
B. imply
B. transferred
B. extend

C. making
C. relaxed
C. energetic
C. provide
C. style
C. criticism
C. group
C. suggest
C. revised
C. feature

D. staring
D. hopeful
D. stimulating
D. attract
D. basis
D. result
D. limit
D. attract
D. visualized
D. possess

Part 2: Read the passage carefully. Then choose the item that best answers each of the questions
below. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your choice.
Many of us wish we were in a better-paid or more interesting job but dont know how to start
looking for something else. If this describes you, the first thing you need to do is update your
resume. A resum is a tool that can be used to obtain a job interview. Along with a cover letter, it
is the first impression a prospective employee makes on a potential employer. Therefore, it is
important that a resum provide as much relevant information as possible while remaining brief.
A resum should be no more than two sides of A4 paper. Make it any longer and it wont get read.
A resum must be neatly typed, with at least inch margins on all four sides. Use underlining,
capital letters, and asterisks to highlight important information. A resum should be singledspaced with an extra line of space between blocks of information. Begin a resum with your
name, address, and home and business telephone numbers. Do not include age, marital status, or
other personal facts. Next, many resums list a career goal, followed by a chronological outline of
work experience, starting with the most recent job and working-backward including a brief
description of relevant duties and skills. Finally, include an outline of your educational
background from the most recent, backward. Include dates, schools, and diplomas awarded.
Before you send it, make sure you check your spelling and grammar, or get someone else to go
over it if you can.
86. What is the best title for this piece?
A. How to get a job.
C. How to find your goal in life.
B. How to prepare a resum.
D. How to write a cover letter.
87. What is the function of a resum?
A. To describe your employment and educational background in extensive detail.
B. To provide an impressive example of your writing and typing skills.
C. To act as a tool for getting you a job interview.
D. To give an employer a good first impression of you.
88. On a resum, which job should be listed first?
A. Your most recent job.
C. Your first job.
B. Your most relevant job.
D. Your most important job.
89. The word brief is closest in meaning to _____.
A. short
B. informative
C. precise
D. accurate
90. Which of the following should NOT be on your resum?
A. Your name, telephone, and fax number.
B. The year your received your bachelors degree.
C. Your nationality and the fact that you are single.
D. A description of the tasks you did in your last job.

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Part 3: Read the passage below carefully. Then choose the word or phrase which best
completes each sentence (from 91 to 95). Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer.
Disney world was constructed a decade ago on 27,400 acres of partially swamp land in central
Florida. Eight thousand of these acres constitute a wildlife sanctuary not accessible to the 130
million people from around the world who have been to Disney since its opening.
The park opens at 9 a.m. and shuts down at various hours, depending upon the time of year 6, 9,
or midnight. On a busy day as many as 90,000 visitors may be in the park, but there are so many
activities available that there is plenty of room for everyone. The magic Kingdom is the main
section, but there are hotels, restaurants, a lagoon and a huge lake with 4 and half miles of beaches
where visitors swim and paddle around in rented boats.
91. Disney World was opened _____.
A. last year
B. currently
C. 10 years ago
92. Disney World has many water attractions because _____.
A. the Florida weather is favorable for water sports.
B. it was built on wet land.
C. visitors like to swim and rent boats.
D. they are profitable business.
93. There are 90,000 visitors in Disney World _____.
A. daily during the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
B. weekly when the park is busy.
C. normally when the weather is pleasant.
D. daily through the year.
94. When there are 90,000 people in the park _____.
A. people have to wait in lines to get into the attractions.
B. there are not enough restaurants to feed all of them.
C. the lake shore is too small to accommodate swimmers.
D. the best thing to do is to rent a boat to get away from the crowds.
95. The word constitute is closest in meaning to _____.
A. form
B. save
C. protect

D. a decent time ago

D. preserve

Part 4: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the space provided below the passage.
Imagine having difficulty every time you wanted to use a pair of scissors or cut a piece of bread.
Such are the everyday problems facing left-handed people in Britain. Living in a right-handed
world, (96) _____ seems, is not easy.
It is estimated that (97) _____ ten and fifteen percent of the British population is left-handed, yet
there are few items made especially for them. In an (98) _____ to improve the situation, lefthanded organizations have been surveying this considerable minority and have produced many
things to (99) _____ a left-handers life that little bit easier. The Left-Handers Club asked its
members which products they would most (100) ____ to see made especially for them and some
of those requested the most have been produced by the Anything Left-Handed shop in London.
Fountain pens, for example, can be a problem for left-handers, (101) ____ the writing is often
smudged when the hand travels across the page and the ink sometimes does not flow correctly,
(102) _____ to the angle the pen is held at. Special fountain pens for left-handers have quicker
drying ink (103) _____ lessen the smudging, and the ink flows better no matter what angle the
pen is held at.
Left-handers in Britain have had to put up with being (104) _____ to as clumsy and awkward and
sometimes they have even been thought of as stupid. Famous left-handers (105) _____ Albert
Einstein, and many famous sports and film starts. It is doubtful whether anyone would call them
clumsy, awkward or stupid.
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Your answres:
96.
100. ..
104. ..

97. 98.
101. .. 102. ..
105. ..

99. .
103.

IV. WRITING (4 points)

Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before
it.
106. He said, I wish I knew the answer.
He said that
107. If I take the job Ill have to move to London.
Taking the job will ................................................................................................................
108. If he improves his spelling, he will get good grades.
Unless..
109. No, please dont tell him.
Id rather ................................................................................................................................
110. Ill definitely be here by eight. Ann promised
Ann promised she ..................................................................................................................
111. Why dont you ask her yourself ?
I suggest ..................................................................................................................................
112. We left quietly, so that we wouldnt disturb the children.
So as..
113. If I had helped, I should not have been able to find my way.
Without
114. I had just completed my report when he came for it.
No sooner .
115. Why didnt you report the incident to the police last week? the officer asked the frightened
witness.
The officer wanted to know .

Part 2. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
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116. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet.
A. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike.
B. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike
C. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike.
D. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike.
117. John, whose cough is terrible, needs to see a doctor.
A. John's terrible cough prevents from seeing a doctor.
B. John needs to see a doctor because of his terrible cough.
C. John's doctor does not want to see him because he has a bad cough.
D. John's terrible cough forces him to see a doctor.
118. The last time when I saw her was three years ago.
A. I have often seen her for the last three years.
B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.
C. I have not seen her for three years.
D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.
119. It is the earth's gravity that gives us our weight.
A. If there were not the earth's gravity, we would be weightless.
B. Due to the earth's gravity we cannot weigh anything.
C. We are overweight because of the earth's 'gravity.
D. The earth's gravity is given weight by people.
120. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A. But for you assistance, we could not have, got achievement.
B. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement.
C. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement.
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement.
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first meaning.
Using the word given in block letters, and this word MUST NOT be changed in any way.
121. The person who encouraged me the most at school was my French teacher.
encouragement
The person who
122. I havent decided yet whether to move or not.
mind
I havent
123. Jos training accident meant she couldnt take part in the race.
prevented
Jos training accident
124. They left early because they didnt want to get caught in the traffic.
avoid
They left early in order
125. The number of tourists visiting this area rose last year.
rise
Last year the number of tourists visiting this area.

THE END

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S GIO DC & O TO
TNH K LK

K THI CHN HC SINH GII TNH NM HC 2009-2010

P N V HNG DN CHM
MN: TING ANH 12
A. P N V BIU IM
I. LISTENING (3 points)
Part 1 (1.5 points) : Kenji is having lunch with Yolanda and her friend Salma, who is
visiting from Lebanon. Listen to their conversation and check the information by
making a tick () on True / False box.
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. T
8. F
9. F
10. F
Part 2(1.5 points): Listen to a short conversation then fill in the missing information.
1. traffic is terrible 2. much more crowded
5. peace and quiet 6. graduate
8. lots of advantages
10. something downtown

3. Thats right
4. very exciting
7. New York and Chicago
9. love shopping

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7 points)

Part 1: 20 x 1 = 20
16. B
21. C
26. C
31. C
17. A
22. D
27. D
32. A
18. A
23. C
28. A
33. D
19. C
24. A
29. D
34. B
20. A
25. A
30. B
35. B
Part 2: 10 x 1 = 10
36. width
37. height
38. disagreement
39. pressure 40. popularity
41. Unfortunately
42. wonderful
43. requirements
44. inhabitants
45. rarely
Part 3: 10 x 2 = 20
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46. made make

47. which what
48. parent parents
49. success succeed 50. lot a lot
51. Because Although
52. be to be
53succeed successful
54. am was 55. seem seems
Part 4: 10 x 1 = 10
56. 0
57. a
58. 0
59. a
60. the
61. a
62. the
63. the
64. the
65. a
Part 5: 10 x 1 = 10
66. of
67. on
68. in
69. at
70. with
71. on
72. at/on
73. at
74. in
75. in
III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 points)
Part 1: 10 x 2 = 20
76. B
77. C
78. D
81. A
82. C
83. A
Part 2: 5 x 2 = 10
86. B
87. C
88. A
Part 3: 5 x 2 = 10
91. C
92. B
93. A
Part 4: 10 x 2 = 20
96. it
97. between
99. make
100. want / wish
102. due / according
103. to
105. include

79. B
84. B

80. A
85. C

89. A

90. C

94. D

95. A

98. attempt / effort

101. because / as / since
104. referred

IV. WRITING (4 points)

Part 1: 10 x 2 = 20
106. He siad that he wished he had known the answer.
107. Taking the job will mean moving to London.
108. he improves his spelling, he will not get good grades.
109. Irather you didnt tell him.
110. Ann promised she would be there by eight.
111. I sugggest (that) you ask her yourself.
112. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
113. Without help, I should not have been able to find my way.
114. No sooner had I completed my report than he came for it.
115. The officer wanted to know why the witness had not reported the incident to the police
the previous week.
Part 2: 5 x 2 = 10
116. D
117. B

118. C

119. A

110. A

Part 3: 5 x 2 = 10
111. The person who gave me the most encouragement at school was my French teacher.
112. I havent yet made up my mind whether to move or not.
113. Jos training accident prevented her from taking part in the race.
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114. They left early in order to avoid getting caught in the traffic.
115. Last year there was a rise in the number of tourists visiting this area.

B. HNG DN CHM
- Ti cc phn I. Part 2; III. Part 3; IV. Part 1, Part 3 th sinh chn p n khc
nhng hp l th vn c th cho mt na hoc im ca cu .
- Sau khi chm xong, cng tng im ri chia cho 10 ly im 20/20.
- Xp gii theo quy ch.
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