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BÌNH PHƯỚC LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 135 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 10 trang) Ngày thi: /8/2018

I. Phần Nghe (Listening) (3points)

Question 1
Listen to one radio item and complete the gaps in the summary below with ONE WORD only. Write your
answers in the space provided. Be careful as you can listen only ONCE.
Violent video games could be responsible for a rise in violence by children in society, but not enough (1)
……………….has been done to prove it. Although a disturbed child may (2) …………………violently
after playing a violent computer game, it is possible that he or she will react similarly after a less violent
stimulus. There is a great amount of violence on TV and in computer games because violence sells well.
Young (3) ……………….; however, play less violent games than young males, but this may be because of
the way in which software companies package their products. Computer games are (4) ……………..; unlike
TV, playing games is not a passive activity. Perhaps children can relieve their frustration harmlessly in this
way. Or maybe such games reward violence instead of punish it. If you agree, telephone (5)
…………………….
Question 2 (5p.)
Listen to the talk and fill in the missing information in the notes below. WRITE NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the space provided. Be
careful as you can listen only ONCE.
Plan for the trip to Belfast
Time First day – what to do Second day – what to do
Morning Visit an art gallery, Belfast Visit Ulster Museum and see (2)
Cathedral and (1) …………………………………….. of
……………………………….. human history and the 16th century
Spanish (3)………………….. treasure
Afternoon Visit the zoo Visit the Botanic Gardens and see (4)
……………………………. And visit the
Palm House
Evening Go to a concert at Uster Hall Free time, you can go to some local pubs
to enjoy friendly atmosphere and some
(5)…………………………….
Question 3 (5p.)
Listen to a man on VOA Special English Program introducing Forest Service in America and choose the
correct letter A, B or C. Write your answers in the space provided.
1. All of these are under the supervision of Forest Service, EXCEPT …
A. rivers C. agriculture
B. grasslands D. lakes
2. Which of the following is true about forest fires?
A. They burn down more than 3 hectares of land every year.
 B. They are one of the threats to wild lands in America
C. They are an unnatural part of forest growth.
D. They threaten everybody’s life
3. According to the recording, fuel ...
A. comes from dead and tiny plants
B. grows under tall trees.
C. can’t be removed when there is a fire.
D. is always cleared by hand.
4. All are true about invasive species, EXCEPT …
A. they are non native plants and animals.
B. they damage the economy
C. they all come from Asia
D. they grow at the loss of native plants and animals.
5. The loss of open space …
A. is needed by many animals.
B. is controlled by hundreds of experts from Forest Service
C. makes it easier for houses near wild lands to catch fire.
D. can bring about wild lands for the animals.

II.Phần Ngữ Pháp- Từ Vựng (Lexico-Grammar) (5 points)

1. Why did Mary ask you ______ a bicycle?

A. that if you had B. do you have C. that you had D. if you had
2. Our classroom is supplied with________.
A. an heavy equipment B. a heavy equipment
C. heavy equipments D. heavy equipment
3. There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one, television is _____ .
A. other B. the other C. another D. others
4. Her guest apologized for causing her so much _______ .
A. problem B. complication C. trouble D. damage
5. This cloth ________ very thin.
A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles
6. Bread and butter _______ his favorite breakfast.
A. is B. are C. make D. making
7. As Roger had resigned, the company decided to take no further _______against him.
A. action B. demand C. activity D. conduct
8. Neither Peter nor his parents ________ going to spend the summer abroad.
A. is B. are C. was D. has been
9. I cannot help _______ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. felt C. feeling D. feel
10. _____ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. Akin to B. Prior to C. In addition to D. With reference to
11. He was ___________ with an extraordinary ability.
A. entrusted B. ensured C. endowed D. entreated
12. ______, he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
C. As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
13. ______imagined what would happen.
A. Not for one minute had they B. Never they had C. No minute had they D. Not one minute had they
14. We were taken out for a meal ______ the company's expense.
A. for B. in C. at D. from
15. Nathalie seems very tough at work. She’s a different person at home, _______.
 A. though B. although C. as though D. even though
16. The entire city was _______ electricity last night – it was chaotic.
A. no B. almost no C. hardly any D. without
17. Henry was overweight, so he went on a strict diet and ______ twenty kilos.
A. missed B. lost C. failed D. fell
18. Humanity has done great damage to the environment in its search for ______ materials.
A. live B. raw C. crude D. rude
19. ______, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncover B. Having left uncovered C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
20. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you _______ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
21. Life’s very easy for you. You were born with a _______ spoon in your mouth.
A. silver B. golden C. bronze D. diamond

22. There has been a lot of ________ surrounding the government’s proposed scheme.
A. controversy B. consent C. conformity D. consequence
23. You can’t bury your head ________ and hope that this problem goes away, you know.
A. in the mud B. in the pool C. in the sand D. in the water
24. I’m working long hours this week._______, the au-pair girl has asked for a few days’ leave.
A. Even so B. All the same C. On top of that D. After all
25. Everything from chairs and fishing poles to ropes and papers can be made from bamboo. Equally
important, ________.
A. this giant grass grows in warm climate
B. fresh spring bamboo shoots take longer to cook than winter ones
C. a variety of food can be made from this giant grass
D. preserved bamboo shoots can be used in soups instead of fresh ones
26. ______ of all of us who are here tonight. I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his talk.
A. On behalf B. On account C. In person D. Instead
27. I've got lots of ________ , but only a few are really good friends
A. close friends B. acquaintances C. neighbors D. partners
28. My uncle sounded _____ when I spoke to him on the phone.
A. being angry B. angry C. angrily D. to be angrily
29. This survey is to find out the young people’s attitudes _____ love.
A. towards B. above C. into D. beneath
30. The pianist _____ at the concert last night is internationally famous.
A. playing B. who plays C. played D. whom played

III. Đọc hiểu ( Reading) (6 points)

1. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (2
points)
HOW TO COMPLAIN IN SHOPS
People love to complain. Moaning to friends can be a source of relief from the stresses and strains of
work, study or relationships. But when it comes to protesting to a retailer about (1) ____ goods and services,
many of us find we don't have the nerve and chose to suffer in silence.
By the time we do (2) _____summon up the courage to make our point, we have generally already
allowed the problem to get to us, and we are angry. In this state, we can all too (3) ____ become aggressive,
gearing up for battle and turning what should be a rational discussion into a conflict.
To complain effectively, you need to be specific about your problem and communicate it clearly
using words which are objective and fair. (4) ____ over the top with emotional language and unreasonable
claims will get you nowhere. Good negotiators tend to be calm and logical. They start by explaining the
situation and stating their requirements clearly, without threat. Most complaints prompt a defensive (5) ____
from the other person, but by being reasonable yourself, you (6) ____ more chance of achieving the positive
(7) ____ you want.
If you feel angry or upset about what has happened, by all means tell the company, but do so calmly,
(8) ____that you understand the situation from all points of (9) ____, but explaining what you will do if your
complaint is ignored. Be sure to remember, however, that is unwise to (10) ____ threats unless you are in a
position to carry them out.
1. A. faulty B. inexpert C. improper D. scruffy
2. A. essentially B. especially C. exceptionally D. eventually
3. A. easily B. happily C. simply D. casually
4. A. Being B. Going C. Getting D. Feeling
5. A. response B. respect C. revenge D. regard
6. A. spend B. attract C. stand D. establish
7. A. fallout B. outcome C. turnout D. output
8. A. revealing B. exhibiting C. displaying D. demonstrating
9. A. mind B. opinion C. view D. reason
10. A. make B. bear C. do D. carry

2/ Read the passage and choose the best answer.(2 points)

Theories of life on Mars

In the mid-1700s, astronomers observed polar ice caps on Mars. William Herschel saw that the ice
caps changed in size with the seasons. The presence of water and seasons, features present on Earth,
prompted speculation that life might exist on Mars.
Improved telescopes in the nineteenth century further fueled these speculations. They allowed
Mars’s surface features to be identified. In 1877, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiapareli, used a 22-
centimeter telescope to draw the first map of Mars. His map depicted long lines that he called canali, the
Italian word for channels. But his term was mistakenly translated into English as canals. Because channels
are usually natural and canals are manmade, the mistake gave birth to imaginative theories of life on Mars
over the next 100 years.
The leading proponent of the view that the canals were built by intelligent beings was an American
astronomer, Percival Lowell. At the Lowell Observatory in the high altitude and clear air of Flagstaff,
Arizona, Lowell studied Mars extensively and made detailed drawings of its surface features. He published
books about his Mars studies, including Mars and Its Canals in 1906 and Mars As the Abode of Life in
1908. Lowell proposed that the canals had been constructed by a long-extinct civilization as an elaborate
irrigation system. The canals conveyed water from the polar regions to the dry population centers of the
planet. Lowell’s ideas were embraced by popular culture. The British novelist H.G. Wells wrote the most
famous novel describing life on Mars, War of the Worlds. He imagined that Martians invaded Earth in order
to flee the death of their own planet.
Bigger and better telescope lenses in the twentieth century failed to confirm that the features Lowell
observed really were canals. In fact, they ultimately were shown to be optical illusions.
Life on Mars was dealt a further blow beginning in 1965. The United States launched the Mariner
spacecrafts to fly close to the surface to take photographs and test the atmosphere. Those probes showed
that Mars has a thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide and that the polar ice caps are frozen
dioxide, not water. The photos revealed that Mars had no rivers, oceans, or any other visible signs of life.
Scientists concluded that Mars’ thin atmosphere and lack of a magnetic field made it vulnerable to harmful
cosmic radiation. Biological and soil experiments were conducted by the Viking project in 1976. To the
scientists’ surprise, the test showed that Mars’s surface has no organic matter at all. Thus the present view is
that Mars is a dead planet, though there may have been life early in its history that later became extinct.
Beginning in 1996, the United States launched a highly successful series of landings on Mars. While
they have not found life, they have expanded our knowledge of Martian geology and chemistry. A robotic
exploration vehicle in 2001 sent back to Earth spectacular images of Mars’s terrain. Other missions have
detected hydrogen and methane. In 2004, Martian vehicles provided conclusive evidence that water existed
in the distant past. Additional American missions have been planned through 2009. The European Space
Agency wants to land humans on Mars by 2035. And in 2004, the American president declared a national
goal of sending astronauts to land on and explore Mars.
1. The word they in the paragraph 2 refers to …..
A. ice caps B. water and reasons
C. improved telescopes D. speculations
2. According to paragraph 2, the first map of Mars showed which of the following surface feature?
A. mountains B. craters C. deserts D. canals
3. What does the author imply about water on Mars?
A. It never existed because Mars has no oxygen.
B. It disappeared because of Mars’ thin atmosphere and cosmic radiation.
C. It was carried by manmade canals.
D. It was used to irrigate the deserts.
4. The word conveyed in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………
A. evaporated B. collected C. transported D. condensed
5. Why does the author mention H.G. Wells’s novel, War of the Worlds?
A. To show that another astronomer agreed with Lowell
B. To give an example of how Lowell’s view was adopted by popular culture
C. To identify a famous novel of the early 1900s
D. to prove that there were canals on Mars
6. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about Mars?
A. It has methane. B. It had water at one time.
C. It has a thick atmosphere. D. Its surface has no organic matter.
7. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5 about Earth?
A. Its atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide and water.
B. Its atmosphere is thinner than Mars’s.
C. Its oceans were once frozen carbon dioxide.
D. Its magnetic field protects life forms from cosmic radiation.
8 – 9 – 10. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the
passage. Some answer choices do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not in the
passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
This passage discusses the history of theories of life on Mars.
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Answer Choices:
A. H.G. Wells wrote War of the Worlds.
B. The Italian word for channels is canali.
C. Observations of polar ice caps and canals suggested that life existed.
D. Recent space probes have proved that life is lacking.
E. Improved telescopes showed that there are no canals.
F. The Viking project conducted soil surveys on Mars.

3/The reading passage below has eight paragraphs, A-H. Reading the passage and do the tasks below.
(2 pts)
A. The history of human civilization is entwined with the history of the ways we have learned to
manipulate water resources. As towns gradually expanded, water was brought from increasingly remote
sources, leading to sophisticated engineering efforts such as dams and aqueducts. At the height of the
Roman Empire, nine major systems, with an innovative layout of pipes and well-built sewers, supplied the
occupants of Rome with as much water per person as is provided in many parts or the industrial world today.
B. During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19 th and 20th centuries, the demand
for water rose dramatically. Unprecedented construction of tens of thousands of monumental engineering
projects designed to control floods, protect clean water supplies, and provide water for irrigation and
hydropower brought great benefits to hundreds of millions of people. Food production has kept pace with
soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems that make possible the
growth of 40% the world’s food. Nearly one fifth of all the electricity generated worldwide is produced by
turbines spun by the power of falling water.
C. Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world’s population still
suffers, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans. As the United
Nations report on access to water reiterated in November 2001, more than one billion people lack access to
clean drinking water; some two and a half billion do not have adequate sanitation services. Preventable
water - related diseases kill an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 children every day, and the latest evidence
suggests that we are falling behind in efforts to solve these problems.
D. The consequences of our water policies extend beyond jeopardizing human health. Tens of millions
of people have been forced to more from their homes - often with little warning or compensation - to make
way for the reservoirs behind dams. More than 20% of all freshwater fish species are now threatened or
endangered because dams and water withdrawals have destroyed the free-flowing river ecosystems where
they thrive. Certain irrigation practices degrade soil quality and reduce agricultural productivity.
Groundwater aquifers are being pumped down faster than they are naturally replenished in parts of India,
China, the USA and elsewhere. And disputes over shared water resources have led to violence and continue
to raise local, national and even international tensions.
E. At the outset of the new millennium, however, the way resource planners think about water is
beginning to change. The focus is slowly shifting back to the provision of basic human and environmental
needs as top priority - ensuring ‘some for all,’ instead of ‘more for some’. Some water experts are now
demanding that existing infrastructure be used in smarter ways rather than building new facilities, which is
increasingly considered the option of last, not first resort. This shift in philosophy has not been universally
accepted, and it comes with strong opposition from some established water organizations. Nevertheless, it
may be the only way to address successfully the pressing problems of providing everyone with clean water
to drink, adequate water to grow food and a life free from preventable water-related illness.
F. Fortunately - and unexpectedly - the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted. As
a result, the pressure to build new water infrastructures has diminished over the past two decades. Although
population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soon in developed nations, the
rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed. And in a few parts of the
world, demand has actually fallen.
G. What explains this remarkable turn of events? Two factors: People have figured out how to use water
more efficiently, and communities are rethinking their priorities for water use. Throughout the first three-
quarters of the 20th century, the quantity of freshwater consumed pen person doubled on average; in the
USA, water withdrawals increased tenfold while the population quadrupled. But since 1980, the amount of
water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range of new technologies that help to
conserve water in homes and industry. In 1965, for instance, Japan used approximately 13 million gallons of
water to produce $1 million of commercial output; by 1989 this had dropped to 3.5 million gallons (even
accounting for inflation) - almost a quadrupling of water productivity. In the USA water withdrawals have
fallen by more than 20% from their peak in 1980.
H. On the other hand, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure will still have to be built,
particularly in developing countries where not been met. But such projects must be built to higher
specifications and with more accountability to local people and their environment than in the past. And even
in regions where projects seem warranted, we must find ways to meet demands with fewer resources,
respecting ecological criteria and to a smaller budget.
For questions 1-7, choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-H from the list of headings below
Write the correct number, i-ix.
 List of headings

i. Scientists’ call for a revision of policy

ii. An explanation for reduced water use
iii. How a global challenge was met
iv. Irrigation systems fall into disuse
v. Environmental effects
vi. The financial cost of recent technological improvements
vii. The relevance to health
viii. Addressing the concern over increasing populations
ix. A surprising downward trend in demand for water
x. The need to raise standards
xi. A description of ancient water supplies
Example: Paragraph A: xi
1. Paragraph B …….
2. Paragraph C …….
3. Paragraph D …….
4. Paragraph E ….…
5. Paragraph F …….
6. Paragraph G …….
7. Paragraph H …….
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage. For question 8-10 write
down
Yes If the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
No If the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
Not given If it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
8. Feeding increasing populations is possible due primarily to improved irrigation systems
9. Modern water systems imitate those of the ancient Greeks and Romans
10. Industrial growth is increasing the overall demand for water.

IV. Phần Viết ( Writing) (6 points)

Part 1 Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word(s) so that the new one has a similar meaning
as the given one. You must not change the given word(s). (1.5 points)

1. Don't let her give in however hard they try to persuade her.
GUNS
 Make sure she .................................................................... however hard they try to persuade her.
2. I couldn't stop thinking about the exam despite playing backgammon with Paul.
MIND
 Playing backgammon with Paul .................................................................... the exam.
3. Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for promotion.
COUNTED
 Her ................................................................................... when she applied for promotion.
4. I don't mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company.
AVERSE
 I'm............................................................................................ night if I have good company.
5. I find grammar exercises extremely boring.
STIFF
 Grammar exercises.................................................................................................................

Part 2. Graph Description (2.0 points)

Part 3: Writing an essay (2.5 points)

In recent years, the proportion of crimes committed by youngsters is on the rise and families are solely
responsible for this trend. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement?

Write an essay of about 250 words to express your view. Use specific reasons and examples to support your
answer.