Kiểm tra chất lượng Chuyên đề môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề số 2 - Bộ GD&ĐT

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KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CHUYÊN ĐỀ 02
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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.
Question 1:
A. weighed
B. toughed
C. laughed
D. coughed
Question 2:
A. conserve 
B. proposal 
C. resident 
D. dissolve
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 3:
A. exceed 
B. expert 
C. exclude 
D. expire 
Question 4:
A. industrial
B. infallible 
C. intensity 
D. intimacy 
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 5: It is estimated that at least a million meteors have hit the Earth’s surface, which is only 25 percentage of the planet.
A. is estimated
B. million
C. have hit
D. percentage
Question 6: In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize, and was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism then he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.
A. was honored
B. the rise
C. then
D. from
Question 7: Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that is not fully understood.
A. Despite
B. in
C. is
D. understood
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: Henry has come in his raincoat and boots, ________ for rain.
A. prepared
B. preparing 
C. to prepare 
D. prepares
Question 9: Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to ______ mental health and it is ______ good means of relaxation.
A. the - /
B. / - the
C. / - a
D. / - /
Question 10: Many experts agree that there is a possibility ________ in this area in the following days.
A. when some more earthquakes may happen
B. that some more earthquakes may happen
C. where may some more earthquakes happen
D. what may some more earthquakes happen
Question 11: ______ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been
B. Were it not
C. Be it not
D. Should it not
Question 12: This is the biggest lab _____ we have ever built in our university.
A. which
B. what
C. where 
D. that
Question 13: There was a __________ look on her face because a ________ problem _________the little girl.
A. puzzled; puzzled; puzzled
B. puzzling; puzzling; puzzled
C. puzzled; puzzling; puzzled
D. puzzling; puzzled; puzzling
Question 14: As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is gaining ______ popularity.
A. on
B. with
C. from
D. in 
Question 15: The local government _________ him the prize for his bravery.
A. rewarded
B. awarded
C. won
D. presented
Question 16: Due to the violent nuclear leakage, the ______ of the electricity supplies put Japan’s northeastern cities in a sate of chaos.
A. failure
B. currency
C. variety
D. absence
Question 17: As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be ______ in a stadium.
A. put away
B. put up
C. put out
D. put off
Question 18: Not having promoted the new digital camera successfully, the company should ______ its original marketing methods.
A. account for
B. call up
C. reflect on 
D. work out 
Question 19: Only may cousin has chosen to apply for a job in Africa ______ the majority of this year’s graduates working in Britain.
A. in common with 
B. as well as 
C. in contrast to 
D. by reason of
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 20: 
- Jack: “Excuse me, but could I trouble you for some change?”
- Alex: “_________. Will pennies do?”
A. I know
B. Never mind
C. I am sure
D. Let me see
Question 21: 
- Waiter: “May I take your order now, sir?”
- Mr. Smith: “__________.”
A. Thanks, I’ve really had enough
B. Ok, here is my bill
C. Yes, I’d like some fish and chips
D. Sure, it’s delicious
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 22: Harriet Beecher Stowe was an obscure writer until the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
A. unknown 
B. infamous 
C. eminent 
D. popular
Question 23: Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods.
A. abundant
B. controversial
C. conducive
D. convincing
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 24: My wife will never admit that she’s wrong, even when she knows she is. She’s so pig-headed.
A. stubborn
B. obedient
C. careful
D. obstinate 
Question 25: I’ve worked with her for donkey’s years and I still don’t know how to use the photocopier.
A. for a short time
B. from time to time
C. from the beginning
D. for good and all
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 26: It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
A. Vietnam is acknowledged to have completely controlled SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
B. Vietnam is acknowledged to have controlled SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
C. Vietnam was acknowledged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
D. Vietnam is acknowledged to have a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
Question 27: I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
A. By having failed his driving test, Harry made no surprise.
B. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
C. Harry’s having failed his driving test is not my surprise.
D. If Harry had not failed his driving test, I would have been surprised.
Question 28: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election. 
A. It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election. 
B. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election. 
C. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election. 
D. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election. 
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 29: He has been giving most of his money to charity. He hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged.
A. Giving most of his money to charity, he hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged.
B. Easing the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged made him give most of his money to charity.
C. He has been giving most of his money to the disadvantaged to ease their pain and suffering.
D. Hoping to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged, he has given them most of his money.
Question 30: I was extremely annoyed at the way new boss treated us all. I tried not to show it.
A. I made an effort to hide from the new boss the anger I felt at his treatment of us.
B. I couldn’t help letting the new boss see just how angry he made me with those remarks to us.
C. The new boss treated us all so badly that I couldn’t hide my disgust from him.
D. The new boss behaved towards us badly that someone just had to let him know how angry we were.
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 from 31 to 35.
Though many stories from around the world describe behavioral changes in various animals in the days and hours before an earthquake, research testing animals’ ability to predict earthquakes has been (31) ______. Recently, however, scientists were able to document the behaviors of a group of toads before, during, and after an earthquake. Researchers were studying the breeding habits of a particular group of toads, when, suddenly, 96 percent of the males simply (32) ______ for a five-day period. A significant earthquake and several aftershocks (33) ______ on the fifth day after the departure. Six days after the last aftershock, the males returned and resumed mating, as if (34) ______ had happened. It turns out that prior to the earthquake, there had been subtle changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, and an increase in the amount of radon gas in the groundwater. (35) ______, there were unusual electrical disturbances in the upper atmosphere.
(Adapted from “Practice Tests for the ECPE Book 1 - Test 4”)
Question 31:
A. rare 
B. available 
C. released 
D. undertaken 
Question 32:
A. walked 
B. jumped 
C. disappeared
D. fought
Question 33:
A. went 
B. formed 
C. left 
D. occurred
Question 34:
A. whatever 
B. nothing 
C. earthquake 
D. it
Question 35:
A. At least 
B. Alternatively
C. Additionally 
D. Always 
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 from 36 to 42.
Education is an issue which concerns many people in the UK as well as round the world. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland pupils sit GCSE (General Certificate in Secondary Education) exams followed 2 years later by A (Advanced) levels. Pupils in Scotland follow a different system, finishing their time at school with the Higher Leaving Certificate. One particular worry - why are boys doing so badly?
Some twenty years ago, the performance of girls and boys in class was compared. Boys scored better in exams, so various measures were introduced to improve the performance of girls, including having single sex girl-only classes. Now, the situation is reversed, with girls consistently out-performing boys.
So, what has gone wrong with boys, and what can be done about it? John Dunsford, leader of the association of head teachers of secondary schools, says that that the academic failure of boys is a problem which has its roots in society rather than the classroom. Girls, more than boys, see education as a passport to a good job. On the other hand, according to Penny Lewis, a head teacher, young men lack confidence, which they hide with a show of bravado. They’re uncertain about their place in society. Some boys grow up in families where there is no male role model to follow.
Moreover, boys may learn in a different way to girls, preferring small amounts of work with immediate deadlines rather than large projects stretching into the distance. And education is not seen as “cool”.
As one contributor to a BBC website put it, “Girls achieve more at school because they are watching the future while the boys are watching the girls.”
This is not just a problem in Britain. In a study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and UNESCO, girls out-performed boys at reading at the age of 15 in all 45 countries. The UK ranks ninth out of the 45 countries for reading despite the fact that pupils in the UK spend less time reading than in most other countries. Interestingly, the study suggested that British children read for pleasure more often than those in other countries. 
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Question 36: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Boys have always scored better in exams than girls.
B. Boys pay too much attention to girls to learn well at school.
C. Boys don’t do well at school because of what happens in class.
D. Boys prefer to work on large projects.
Question 37: What does the author mean by the phrase “see education as a passport” in the passage?
A. Girls try their best to avoid drifting out of school without qualifications and be better at socializing.
B. Girls see education as a means of broading their knowledge and exposuring to diverse cultures.
C. Girls regard education as a way of enabling them to go further and do more in life.
D. Girls think that learning is the key to the opportunity to go to many countries in the world.
Question 38: Some boys are not sure of themselves because of ______.
A. their lack of family support 
B. their financial capability
C. their low self-esteem
D. their family situations
Question 39: What does the word “cool” in the passage mostly mean?
A. interesting 
B. unattractive 
C. fashionable 
D. priceless
Question 40: The phrase “a show of bravado” in the passage refers to ______.
A. their lack of confidence at work 
B. showing what they think or they tend to do
C. doing things which make them appear courageous
D. expressing their support and appreciation
Question 41: It is stated in the passage that _______.
A. Now that girls have drawn ahead, schools are working hard to raise boys’ achievement
B. Boys achieve better results than girls at GCSE and A-level
C. Nowadays, boys’ educational success reflects wider social changes
D. Girls are much more likely to go to university and are expecting to take the better-paid jobs 
Question 42: Which of the following could best serve as the title of passage?
A. Differences in learning style between girls and boys in class 
B. Closing the gender gap in our schools
C. The UK succeeds in advancing in global school rankings
D. How to change the process of teaching in schools
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 from 43 to 50.
The economic growth that many nations in Asia and increasingly Africa have experienced over the past couple of decades has transformed hundreds of millions of lives – almost entirely for the better. But there’s a byproduct to that growth, one that’s evident – or sometimes less than evident – in the smoggy, smelly skies above cities like Beijing, New Delhi and Jakarta. Thanks to new cars and power plants, air pollution is bad and getting worse in much of the world, and it’s taking a major toll on global health.
How big? According to a new analysis published in the Lancet, more than 3.2 million people suffered deaths from air pollution in 2010, the largest number on record. That’s up from 800,000 in 2000. And it’s a regional problem: 65% of those deaths occurred in Asia, where the air is choked by diesel soot from cars and trucks, as well as the song from power plants and the dust from endless urban construction. In East Asia and China, 1.2 million people died, as well as another 712,000 in South Asia, including India. For the first time ever, air pollution is on the world’s top – 10 list of killers, and it’s moving up the ranks faster than any other factor.
So how can air pollution be so damaging? It is the very finest soot – so small that it roots deep within the lungs and then enters the bloodstream – that contributes to most of the public – health toll of air pollution including death. Diesel soot, which can also cause cancer, is a major problem because it is concentrated in cities along transportation zones affecting overpopulated areas. It is thought to contribute to half the deaths from air pollution in urban centers. For example, 1 in 6 people in the U.S. live near a diesel – pollution hot spot like a rail yard, port terminal or freeway.
We also know that air pollution may be linked to other non-deadly diseases. Fortunately in the U.S. and other developed nations, urban air is for the most part cleaner than it was 30 or 40 years ago, thanks to regulations and new technologies like the catalytic converters that reduce automobile emissions. Govemments are also pushing to make air cleaner – see the White House’s move last week to further tighten soot standards. It’s not perfect, but we’ve had much more success dealing with air pollution than climate change. 
Will developing nations like India eventually catch up? Hopefully – though the problem may get worse before it gets better. The good news is that it doesn’t take a major technological advance to improve urban air. Switching from diesel fuel to unleaded helps, as do newer and cleaner cars which are less likely to send out pollutants. Power plants – even ones that burn mineral fuels like coal – can be fitted with pollution – control equipment that, at a price, will greatly reduce smog and other pollutants.
But the best solutions may involve urban design. In the Guardian, John Vidal notes that Delhi now has 200 cars per 1,000 people, far more than much richer Asian cities like Hong Kong and Singapore. Developing cities will almost certainly see an increase in car ownership as residents become wealthier – and that doesn’t have to mean deadly air pollution. Higher incomes should also lead to tougher environmental regulations, which is exactly what happened in the West. We can only hope it happens before the death toll from bad air gets even higher. 
(Source:  by Bryan Walsh)
Question 43: What tends to give rise to the highest death toll according to the passage?
A. The lack of tight environmental protection standards.
B. The world’s serious air pollution such as soot and dust.
C. The increasing numbers of the diesel cars and trucks.
D. The frighteningly high death rate from deadly cancer. 
Question 44: The phrase “taking a major toll” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. making it possible 
B. creating motivation 
C. having a bad effect
D. leading to danger
Question 45: All of the following statements are true according to the passage EXCEPT _______.
A. The report found that the number of people suffering deaths from air pollution in 2010 is greater than that in 2000.
B. The tightening of the emission standards has helped people solve some of the immediate environmental problems, for example, tackle air pollution.
C. Many efforts have been put into the reduction of the emission of pollutants through the tightening of legislation on new vehicles.
D. Air pollution may have been responsible for our mental health problems and prematurely robbed us of our lives. 
Question 46: According to the passage, which of the following is an example of measure taken to help generate less emissions?
A. Catalytic converters are applied to exhaust systems in automobiles.
B. People increase the use of vehicles powered by mineral fuels.
C. Many nations encourage people to avoid densely populated areas.
D. The government minimizes the number of people using car in major cities.
Question 47: The word “byproduct” in paragraph 1 most probably refers to ______. 
A. consequence
B. solution
C. reform
D. design
Question 48: The basic reason why so many people die from air pollution is that ______.
A. the diesel soot is too small to be seen
B. the diesel soot is much too poisonous to breathe
C. the diesel soot roots in lungs and gets into blood
D. the diesel soot can also contribute to deadly cancer
Question 49: According to the passage, the writer actually wants to convince the readers that ______.
A. the global economic growth is mainly to blame for air pollution and climate change
B. the developing countries are repeating the same mistakes as the developed ones made
C. the ecological situation and air pollution in India are becoming worse and worse
D. the unbeatable air is increasingly becoming a major killer throughout the world
Question 50: By describing urban design as “the best solutions” in the last paragraph, the writer means that ______.
A. the making of tougher environmental regulations alone is of little use
B. more sever regulations should be made to handle air pollution
C. the urban construction in western developed countries is the best choice
D. the pace of development has to be slowed down to reduce air pollution
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