SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 12

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
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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.
1. A. drive B. miss C. find D. hide
2. A. through B. enough C. rough D. tough
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.
3. A. determine B. dedicate C. justify D.
advertise
4. A. apply B. achieve C. confirm D. shorten
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. The parcel__________by the postman when she returns home.
A. will deliver B. will be delivered C. was delivering D.
delivers
6. The book, first__________in 1970, has sold over a million copies.
A. was publishing B. published C. was published D. publishing
7. Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jiping along with his wife__________a state visit to
Vietnam on December 12-13, according to the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External
Relations.
A. paid B. did C. take D. found
8. He will book the movie ticket__________.
A. once she accepted his invitation B. when she had accepted his invitation
C. while she was accepting his invitation D. after she has accepted his invitation
9. The World Health Organization would like to stress that taking care of your mental health is as vital
as __________your physical health.
A. looking for B. getting over
C. looking after D. getting through
10. A survey was conducted to determine students’ __________toward their purposes of studying.
A. appearance B. marriages C. counterparts D.
attitudes
11. Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are believed__________greenhouse effects.
A. to cause B. to be caused C. causing D. have caused
12. Sơn Tùng M-TP, a Vietnamese singer behind many hits with millions of views on YouTube, is
__________above the other singers in his age group.
A. head and shoulders B. part and parcel
C. leaps and bounds D. chalk and cheese
13. There is no excuse for your__________. Think twice before you are going to say anything.
A. discourse B. discourtesy
C. discourteous D. discourteously
14. I waved to Karen but failed__________her attention.
A. attracting B. to be attracted C. to attract D. attracted
15. Carol’s father works as__________electrician.
A. a B. the C. No article D. an
16. Children who are isolated and lovely seen to have poor language and__________.
 A. communicative B. communication
C. communicate D. communicator
17. Someone broke the window, __________?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. didn’t someone D. did
someone

18. Chat GPT is famous__________its quick finding of any questions.

A. with B. of C. about D. for
19. The coffee at this cafe is__________than the coffee at the one down the street.
A. as delicious B. more delicious
C. most delicious D. delicious more
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.
20. Many experts support the view that children should start learning English as clearly as possible.
A. problem B. reaction C. reason D. opinion
21. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
A. keeping B. increasing C. releasing D. decreasing
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.
22. At first no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statements.
A. borrowed colour from B. gave no proof of
C. got information from D. provided evidence for
23. This mischievous cat knocked over the vase and then darted away, leaving its owner to clean up
the mess.
A. obedient B. intelligent C. scary D. stubborn
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
24. Katie is talking to James about studying art.
Katie: “In my opinion studying art at school is a waste of time and we should focus on scientific
subjects instead.”
James: “__________. Art develops children’s creativity.”
A. That’s so true B. Exactly
C. I love art too D. I disagree with you
25. The doctor is talking to Peter about his headache.
The doctor: “How long has your headache been going on?”
Peter: “__________.”
A. Three times a day B. After midnight
C. Last month D. For a week
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word and phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need
for such every day (26)__________as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them
the specialized training they may need to prepare for a job or career. For example, a person must
meet certain educational requirements and obtain a certificate before he can practice law or
medicine. (27)__________fields, like computer operation or police work, require satisfactory completion
of special training courses.
Education is also important because it helps people get more out of life. It increases their
knowledge and understanding of the world. (28) __________, it helps them acquire the skills
(29)__________make life more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a
sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (30) __________. Such education becomes increasingly important
as people gain more and more leisure time.
26. A. actions B. works C. activities D. jobs
27. A. Each B. Many C. Every D. Much
28. A. Moreover B. Although C. Otherwise D. However
29. A. who B. what C. that D. whom
30. A. instrument B. facility C. infrastructure D. device
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 from 31 to 37.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because
there was no other name for it. Indeed, her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that
happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists,
and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or
insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes
identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote, “Why many quotation marks?” I am asked ... When
a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not
a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.” Close observation and concentration on
detail and the methods of her poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr
College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later
she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important
literary magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent
a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers- before
the team moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with
the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by
succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her
Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is
needful, but it can be done in routine ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify
what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.
31. It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she__________.
A. wanted to win awards
B. was dissatisfied with what others wrote
C. felt a need to express herself
D. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
32. The word “succeeding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. inheriting B. later C. diverse D.
prospering
33. Where did Moore grow up?
A. In Kirkwood B. In Brooklyn
C. In Carlisle D. In Los Angeles
34. The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXPECT__________.
A. teacher B. librarian
C. magazine editor D. commercial artist
35. Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A. They are better known in Europe than the United States. B. They were all published in
The Dial.
C. They do not use traditional verse forms. D. They tend to be abstract.
36. What does Moore refer to as “flies in amber” in paragraph 1?
 A. A common image in her poetry. B. Quotations within her poetry.
C. Poetry in the twentieth-century. D. Concentration on detail.
37. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Marianne Moore's life and work.
B. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
C. The use of quotations in poetry.
D. The influence of the Imagists on Marianne Moore.

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 from 38 to 42.
Who talk more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist
Deborah Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a
stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where
they use conversation as the “glue” to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in
public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen
points out that we can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play with one “best
friend”, their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups; their play
usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, boys are
often better at mathematics.
A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers
studied conversation between children age 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents
talk very differently to their son than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that
parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they
use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially
sadness, with daughters than with sons.
38. Which of the following statements is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?
A. Parents talk more differently to their son than they do to their daughters.
B. A study shows that women are more verbal in private settings, using conversation as a
bonding tool to strengthen interpersonal connections.
C. One reason that men engage in more conversation in public situations is to gain status.
D. It’s often observed that boys are hesitant to openly express their emotions.
39. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.
B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons.
C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles
of boys and girls.
D. An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.
40. The word “glue” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. means B. sticky substance C. game D. rope
41. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Women talk more than men.
B. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public.
C. It's a stereotype that women talk more than men.
D. Little girls and little boys have different ways of playing.
42. Which word could best replace “startling”?
A. beginning B. interesting C. surprising D. annoying
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
43. Higher education in the United States specifically refers to post-secondary institutions, that offer
associate degrees, master degrees of Ph.D. degrees or equivalents.
A. or equivalents B. institutions, that C. specifically D. refers
44. An university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees;
including Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects.
A. which B. higher C. An D.
including
45. Each of the chemical elements have its own standard symbol.
A. its own B. of the chemical C. standard symbol D. have

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.
46. I was able to buy the car just because Jane lent me the money.
A. If Jane hadn’t lent me the money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the car.
B. If Jane had borrowed me the money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the car.
C. As I was able to buy the car, Jane lent me the money.
D. Unless Jane had borrowed me the money, I would have been able to buy the car.
47. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has started learning French six years ago.
B. He last learned French for six years.
C. He didn’t learn French six years ago.
D. He has learnt French for six years.
48. “Shall we go to the two o’clock movie at the mall?” Erica said.
A. Erica said to me if we want to go to the two o’clock movie at the mall.
B. Erica encouraged me to go to the two o’clock movie at the mall.
C. Erica suggested going to the two o’clock movie at the mall.
D. Erica told me to go to the two o’clock movie at the mall.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
49. We’re not very good friends. We’ve known each other for a long time.
A. Much as we’re not very good friends, we’ve known each other for a long time.
B. Had we known each other for a long time, we’re not very good friends.
C. Although we’ve known each other for a long time, we’re not very good friends.
D. Even though we’re not very good friends, we’ve known each other for a long time.
50. We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.
A. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
B. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
C. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.
D. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.

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