Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12 lần 1 - Trường THPT Phan Đình Phùng - Hà Tĩnh Môn Thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 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: I don't mind _________________ much my homework. A. Did B. Doing C. Do D. To do Question 2: At first she was train to be ________ scriptwriter, but later she work as ________ secretary. A. The/ a B. The/ the C. A/ the D. A/ a Question 3: When he went to Egypt, he knew _____________ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent. A. Virtually B. Barely C. Scarcely D. Entirely Question 4: ___________________ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more. A. Although B. Despite C. Because D. Because of Question 5: Chaplin was a comedian _____________ was the best known for his work in silent movies. A. Whose B. Which C. Who D. What Question 6: Unless you ______________ all of my questions, I can't do anything to help you. A. Answered B. Answer C. Don't answer D. Are answering Question 7: He _____________ a terrible accident while he _______________ along the street. A. See/ am walking B. Saw /was walking C. Was seeing/walked D. Have seen/were walking Question 8: Some people are concerned with physical ___________ when choosing a wife or husband. A. Attractively B. Attraction C. Attractiveness D. Attractive Question 9: Somebody took the letters to the post, _________? A. Didn't they B. Did they C. Don't they D. Didn't she Question 10: I phoned him late yesterday but he didn't answer. He _________ then. A. Must sleep B. Must be slept C. Must be sleeping D. Must have been sleeping Question 11: The first student _________ the bell will have right to answer the MC's questions. A. Who ring B. To ring C. Ringing D. To ringing Question 12: The smell of the sea _________________ his childhood. A. Took him back to B. Took after C. Took him in D. Took it for granted Question 13: After six months of convalescence in the nursing home, Tim is finally on the _______________. A. Run B. Go C. Mend D. Top Question 14: The next meeting _________ in May. A. Will hold B. Will have held C. Will be holding D. Will be held mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions. Question 15: In 1985, the Coca-cola Company altered the secret formula of the drink's ingredient. A. Proposed B. Modified C. Enriched D. Restored Question 16: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps, it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential. A. Misunderstandings B. Accidents C. Unfortunates D. Incidentals Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions. Question 17: "Please speak up a bit more, Jack. You're hardly loud enough to be heard from the back", the teacher said. A. Inaudible B. Edible C. Eligible D. Visible Question 18: The relationship between structure, process and outcome is very unclear. A. Disappear B. External C. Uncertain D. Apparent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 19: Mai and Lan are talking in class. - Mai: "You look nice in that red hat." - Lan: "_____" A. Thanks. That's a nice compliment! B. Oh, poor me. C. Do you want to try it on? D. I am interesting to hear that. Question 20: John and Kate are talking about how to protect the environment. - John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect Our environment?" - Kate: "_______" A. Well, that's very surprising. B. Yes, it's an absurd idea. C. There's no doubt about it. D. Of course not. You bet! Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 21: A. Flower B. Teacher C. Offer D. Prefer Question 22: A. Achievement B. Occupation C. Determine D. Diversity Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 23: A. Coughed B. Appeared C. Agreed D. Loved Question 24: A. Fifteenth B. Mouth C. Southern D. Thrill Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly revolutionized the way people communicate and influenced every aspect of our lives. The issue is whether this technological innovation has (25) ______ more harm than good. In order to answer the question, we must first turn to the types of consumers. Presumably, most parents (26) ______ are always worrying about their children's safety buy mobile phones for them to track their whereabouts. We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones to avoid missing out on social contact. In this context, the advantages are clear. However, we cannot deny the fact that text messages have been used by bullies to intimidate fellow students. There is also (27) ________ evidence that texting has affected literacy skills. The widespread use of mobile phone has, out of question, affected adult consumers too. What employee, on the way home from work, would be reluctant to answer a call from their boss? Apparently, only 18% of us, according to a survey, are willing to (28) ________ our mobile phones once we've left the office. Admittedly, mobile phones can be intrusive but there are obvious benefits to possessing one. Personally speaking, they are invaluable when it comes to making social or business arrangements at short (29) _______. They also provide their owners with a sense of security in emergency situations. Question 25: A. Brought B. Played C. Made D. Done Question 26: A. Which B. Whom C. Who D. What Question 27: A. Indisputable B. Arguable C. Doubtless D. Unhesitating Question 28: A. Turn down B. Switch off C. Put off D. Lay down Question 29: A. Notice B. Warning C. Term D. Time Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 30: My brother is enough young to get a scholarship from the government. A B C D Question 31: Dr. Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent, capable A B And awareness of the problem to be solved. C D Question 32: The combination of two programmes are causing serious problems in the technical field. A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium, glutamate, or sodium nitrate.common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many oriental and prepared foods (read the labels). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B -vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book "Why Your Child is Hyperactive". Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective. Question 33: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Reactions to foods B. Food and nutrition C. Infants and allergies D. A good diet Question 34: According to the passage, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to A. The vast number of different foods we eat B. Lack of a proper treatment plan C. The similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems D. The use of prepared formula to feed babies Question 35: The phrase "set off" is closest in meaning to ______. A. Relieved B. Identified C. Avoided D. Triggered Question 36: What can be inferred about babies from this passage? A. They can eat almost anything. B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants. C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed. D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early. Question 37: The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant's ______. A. Lack of teeth B. Poor metabolism C. Underdeveloped intestinal tract D. Inability to swallow solid foods Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the Correct answer to each of the questions. While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never comes. Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5% free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract. Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight. There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the Long period of water deprivation. When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period. This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of free water, therefore, did not lead to any "storage" that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes it reasonable to conclude that physiological storage of water is not a factor in the Kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food. Question 38: What is the topic of this passage? A. Kangaroo rats B. Water in the desert C. Desert life D. Physiological experiments Question 39: The word "expire" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______ A. Become ill B. Die C. Shrink D. Dehydrate Question 40: Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals? A. Desert plants B. Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body C. The blood of other animals D. Streams Question 41: The word "it" in line 3 refers to ______. A. Water B. The desert C. The opportunity D. A living thing Question 42: The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT A. The economy with which it uses available water. B. Living without drinking water. C. Breathing slowly and infrequently. D. Manufacturing water internally. Question 43: The word "parsimony" in line 7 is closest in meaning to ______ A. Intelligence. B. Desire. C. Frugality. D. Skill. Question 44: It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of ______ A. Less need for water than other animals. B. Many opportunities for them to find water. C. Their ability to eat plants. D. Their ability to adjust to the desert environment. Question 45: According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that ______ A. Kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods. B. Kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water. C. There was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility to water. D. A dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat's health. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 46: Susan didn't apply for the summer job in the bank. She now regrets it. A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the bank. B. Susan felt regret because she didn't apply for the summer job in the bank. C. If only Susan didn't apply for the summer job in the bank. D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the bank. Question 47: It is a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures. A. Dealing with the modern world requires a basic knowledge of figures. B. Being able to deal with figures is a basic requirement in the modern world. C. The world requires us to have a basic understanding of figures. D. Dealing with figures requires a basic knowledge of the modern world. 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 48: She broke down the moment she heard the news. A. She was broken down for a moment when she heard the news. B. She broke her leg when she heard the news. C. On hearing the news, she broke down. D. When she heard the news, she was broken down. Question 49: "Why don't you complain to the company, Kate?" said John. A. John asked Kate why he doesn't complain to the company. B. John suggested that Kate complain to the company. C. John suggested Kate to complain to the company. D. John advised Kate complaining to the company. Question 50: The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. A. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. B. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government. C. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. D. Hardly any the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. THE END.