$0 GIAO DUC & BAO TAO KY THI HQC SINH GIO! LOP 12 THPT CAP THANH PHO. TP HO CHi MINH KHOA THI NGAY: 17-3-2021 — NAM HQC: 2020-2024 MON: TIENG ANH (chuyén) Thoi gian lam 120 phat DE CHINH THUC Bé nay gém 4 trang LISTENING (20 pts) There are two recordings. You will listen to each recording twice. SECTION 1. Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C) to each of the questions. 1.The grandfather A. does charity work B. taught maths at a school C. learnt algebra by himselt D. 's an adventurous person 2. The person who wants to do something really worthwhile i A. the grandfather B. Jenny C. Mr Curtis D. Vincent” 3. Which of the following is true? A The grandfather was bom in a rich family. B, Jenny is a professional teacher. . Mr Curts works in the field of education. . Vincent became bind after an accident. 4, Which of the following is NOT true? A The grandfather was a postgraduate. B, Jenny gave music lessons to disabled kids. C. Mr Curtis is a good-tempered man. D. Vincent's going to climb Mount Everest 5. Which word can be best used to talk about Jenny? A Inteligence B Determination, Modesty D. Versatity ‘SECTION 2. Listen to the recording. Give brief answers to the questions. 6. Who did Howard often get into trouble with? 7. According to Howard, why do teenagers do graffiti? 8 When does graffiti become vandalism, in Howard's opinion? 8. Why are people worried about groups of grafit-artists? 10. Where does Howard show his arts of graffiti now? USE OF ENGLISH (20 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, of D) that best completes the sentence. 41.'d rather not her wedding reception. | thought | would have a great time but I didn’t ‘A having attended B. attend C. have attended D. to have attended 2. Our team gave more correct answers in the class ‘A than did the other toome B. than other teams did . than they did with other teams D. more than the other teams 3, Amanda looks ready to cry. It seems as ifthe parent her birthday again, A forgets B. forgot C. is forgetting . has foraotten 4. Up high in the sky heading south A are now some birds fying B. are now flying some birds C. some birds now are flying D. are flying some birds now 5. He plays an important role in the company he is the driving force behind every project. ‘A. as though 6. in that Ciruase D. despite the fact that 6 If we are all vaccinated against Covid-19, it's for us ‘A. so better much —_B. the better so much C. so much the better D. the 80 much better 7. After examining the boy, the doctor concluded, "He under too much pressure.” ‘A needn't have been put B. shouldnt have been put C. must have been put ©. was to be put 8. Unfortunately, their car while they ware turning at the junction ‘A. got bumped 8 had bumped . being bumped D. had itself bumping 8. The boss ordered that the worker _ the room. ‘A. had to enter B. would enter C. entering D. enter 10. twas only he told me his manne thal I realized we had been to the same school. A then B once C. when, D. until 11. Ithas been medically proven that a poor diet leads to growth. A. controlled B. stunted C. curbed D. tempered 12. Its hard to got back into the of things after a long holiday. A pace 8. way ©. swing 1D. rhythen 13. Let's take a look at the figure the increase in juvenile delinquency, A pointing out B. giving C. directing D. indicating44. . stay the night if its too dificult to get home. A Atno time B.Inaccordance _C. Byall means D. On the whole 18, The book was controversial and sold unbelievably well A. highly B. strongly ©. piterty D. utterly 16. This is an aspect neglected by social eciontiets. A. alternatively appreciably ©. conspicuously D. credulously 417. The coaching team hope that the player can make it the final Ain B ito C. until D. for 18. Frankly, | have watching football matches on TV. ‘A. done up B. brought down C. fed up D. gone off 19. He finally ___ the courage to speak to her. A got by B. put away C. plucked up D. broke through 20. We touched on too many topies, $0 the group leader by summarizing our discussion. ‘A brought ther all into focus B. took thom all into account CC. make light work of them all D. forced them all the issue WORD FORMS (30 pts) A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (10 pts) 4 Over a thousand young __went to the City Theater to take part in the audition. (hope) 2. The prolonged pandemic have caused damage to the economy of the country. (calamity) 3. We don't like him much because he's quite and sometimes too aggressive. (quarrel) 4, There's a great deal of. ‘over how to tackle the problem. (decide) 5 What ae the advantages of an online course over a(n) __one. (correspond) 6. It's time to shame into signing the arms treaty. (hold) 7. Social ‘seems tobe an effective way to stop the spread of the virus (distance) 8. We really need more critics of the company's policies. (speak) 3 8. We particularly like Luke wilt all of his interesting 40. In the lat match, Roger's performance was full af at partice. (broak) errors, (character) B. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful passage. There are two extra words that you cannot use. (20pts) discriminate _ pretend experience favour comprehend dominate technology object supreme _refer Pop ail was an unconventional art style in which commonplace objects such as comic strips, soup cans and road signe wore used as subject matter and were often incorporated into the work. The pop art movement was largely @ British and American cultural phenomenon of the late 1950s and '60s. Art critic Lawrence Alloway, (11), to the proseic iconagraphy of itspainting and sculpture, named the mavemant pop art. It represented an attempt to return to a more (12), ‘and universally acceptable form of art after the (13), in both the United States and Europe of the highly personal abstract expressionism. The art form was iconoclastic, rejecting both the (14), ot the “high art" of the past and the (18), of other contemporary avant-garde art. Pop art became a cultural institution because of its close reflection of a particular social situation and because its easily (16)_____ images were immediately exploited by the mass media. Although the critics of pop art described it as sensational and riun- aesthetic, its proponents saw it as an art that was deracratic and not (17) bringing together both connoisseurs and untrained, (18) viewers. Even though public reaction to pop art was (19) . it found tical acceptance as a form of art suited to the highly (20)_ mass media-oriented society of western counties. CLOZE TESTS (80 pts) Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space. PASSAGE A (10 pts) Fear of fying is among the most understandable and (1). ‘of phobias. One person in four suffers (2) anxiety at the idea of boarding a plane — as a pet (3) it ranks alongside fear of snakes. ~ and oné In 10 fetuses to fly (4) ‘any circumstances. The agony Ts not just being five miles high with no visible (5)_of Support, but having absolutely no control. Risks aren't the problem, but fear. The argument that we are in greater ©), in a car, or boiling an egg, is irrelevant. The phobia (7) ‘sufferers off from friends and families and can damage careers. But most can overcome their fear (even if they will never leap aboard planes witn 2 (8) heart) by Understanding more about how arid why an aircraft fies, and learning how to cope with anxiety. There are courses which teach planesoads of nervous (2) all about this. About 95 per cent of those taking them are then ‘cured’ the extent that they can board a plane without feeling dverwhelming panic.1. A exceptional B. prevalent ©. subservient D. scarce 2A severe B harsh © austere D. stern 3. A. disgust B. distaste C. hate D. horror 4A. on B.for ©. during D. under 5.A. grounds B. resource C. means D. resort OLA hazard B. peril C. menace D. threat 7. A. puts B cuts C. deprives. D. brings BA soft B gentle C. bright D. light 9. A. customers B clients ©. members D. passengers 10.Ato B with C by Din PASSAGE B (10 pts) Class lies at the (1) of virtually every analysis of Britain, and (2) of our discussions about the state of the country usually ended up at this sociological (3)_, hawevar circulfous the conversational route. The subject seems (4) For an outsider the insignia of class are not so easy to (5) these days. In the streets of London its rare t0 ( ‘a bowler hat or a cloth cap. he rules of British class are opaque, and a foreigner is. never certain when they (7), into play. Americans tend to simplify class in Britain as 2 contrast between the sophisticated aristocracy and the toiling (8), Much of what Americans still glimpse are or read about class in Bntai this passing impression of separate classes with lite in But British class these days is a more elusive concept, even for the British 11.4. gist B. core C. substance D. base 12. A almost B most © mostly D. utmost 13. A termination B. ending C. hatting D. destination 14.A infallible B. indefatiaable C. indelible D. inexhaustible 15.A identify B realize C. justify D. adopt 10. A. glance B. peer ©. spot . scan 17. fall B. break C. arise D come 18. A.categories ——_B. peoples C. masses D. publicity . 19. A reinforces B. props C. subsidizes D. clinches 20. A. amid B midway C. between D. halfway Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. PASSAGE C (30 pts) Anthropologiete and foeeil exporte who accept that (1) cotarted carly atil perceive language evolution as @ gradual two-million-year (2), with our own species, Homo sapiens, way out in front of our older ancestors. A major reason for this is the perception that brain (3), ‘among humans was gradual over the same 2.5 milion year period. However, several recent developments in fossil esearch bring this (4), doubt. ‘The first of these developments is a re-dating of sol (4) from the famous Olduvai Gorge in east Africa where many key fossil (5), have been found. & number a big-brained human species appear to be much older than (6) thought, with several specimens dating over 1 milion years old. When brain sizes for all available , are plotted against time using the revised dates, the (8)__is starting: the significant (9)_in brain sizé was over by around 1.2 milion years ago, with some African human species already having brain volumes easily (10) te modern human range. Our own African ancestors’ brains stopped growing perhaps 200,000 years ago and aven started (11), ‘aver the past 150,000 years, the paring af aur awn spacies' time on earth ‘So we have the paradox (12) ‘over the period when our brain was growing most rapidly, our cultural development, as measured by stone (73) . advanced only marginally. Then, over 1 milion years later, when the culture of anatomically (14). humans finaly started to accelerate, artistically and technologically, our brains were actually getting (15) PASSAGE D (30 pts) History could be (1), compulsory for the first few years of secondary school. (2) this time lessons could be ‘nade interesting (3) ‘absorbing for students by not just visits to museums, but fo 4) and national historical sites of interest. Visits to (5) museums as the transport museum in London aré @ good way to encourage even (8) ‘echool children to develop an intereet in history, because many (7) are interactive and engage the students. (8) like modern computers and the intemet can be used to bring history t0 (9) by carrying out simple research into local history or conducting social (10), Compulsion regarding history will certainly (11), these subjects to the attention of pupils, many of whom might not have considered it a subject (12), Studying. Admittedly, this would in some cases encourage interest in the subject, but on its own as a (13), ‘of encouragement itis not enough. For history, there are many strategies that can be implemented to encourage its uptake at university ‘When any school subject is made a mandatory part of the school (14), it does not necessarily mean that it wil increase enough interest in the subject for students to go on to study itat the university. In fact, sometimes it might nave the (19) ettectREADING COMPREHENSION (20 pts) Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage. ‘A small but growing group of scholars, evolutionary psychologists, are beginning to sketch the contours of the human mind as designed by natural selection. Some of them even anticipate the coming of a field called “mismatch theory’, which would study maladies resulting from contrasts between the modem environment and the “ancestral environment’. The one we were designed for. There is no shortage of such maladies to study. Rates of ‘depression have been doubling in some industrial countries roughly every 10 years. Suicide isthe third most common cause of death among young adults, after car wrecks and homicides, Cyolutionary psychology is @ long wey from explaining all with thio precision, but it io already chedding enough light to challenge some conventional wisdom. It suggests, for example, that the nostalgia for the nuclear family of the 1950s is in some way misguided ~ that the model family of husband at work and wife at home is hardly a natural and healthful living arrangement, especially for the wives. Moreover, the bygone lifestyles that do look fairly natural in light of evolutionary psychology appear to have been eroded largely by commercialism. Perhaps the biagest surprise from evolutionary poychology ic its depiction of the ‘animal’ in ue. Freud, and various thinkers cince, saw ‘civilization’ ae an oppressive force that thwarts basic animal instinct and urges and transmutes them into psychopathology. However, evolutionary psychology suggests that a larger threat to mental health may be the way civilization thwarts civility. ‘There is gentler, kinder side of human nature, and it seems increasingly to be a victim of repression in modern society. 1. Which ofthe following is the main topic of the passage? ‘A. How evolutionary psychalagy manages maciem society The problems af illness caused hy madam saciaty ‘C. The importance of ancestral environment. _D. Evolutionary psychologists’ views on the nuciear family 2, Ihe word ‘contours’ in paragraph 1 1s closest in meaning to A actions B limits (C. Structures D. outlines 3. According to the passage, the death of many young people in industrial countries is mainly caused by ‘A, murder B. trafic accidents. suicide D. depression 4, The word “one” in paragraph 1 refers to ‘A. mismatch theory B. ficld ©. modem environment D. ancoetral environment 6, Itcan be inferred from the passage that evolutionary psychologists dislike nostalgia for the 1950s because ‘A itwas an unhealthy time to live B. the nuclear family provided an unsatisfactory lifestyle C. women who wished to go out to work were misguided D. family life was seen to be unnatural 6. The word ‘bygone’ in parayraplt 2 could be replaced by A overlooked B. forgotten past D. original 7. According to the passage, Freud and other psychologists thought civilization ‘A. showed that people have animal instincts B, greatly improved people's lives C. encouraged people to use the basic instincts . caused madness in some people 8. Inthis passage, the word elilty'in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A. courtesy B. politeness C. morality D. formality 8. In the passage, evolutionary psychologists suggest mat in modern society ‘A victims are always punished B. people's better natures are denied C. repressed people are kind and gentle D. people suffer from repression 10, Wherein the passage does the author suggest a confct between the ways of ving? ’ In the first paragraph B In the first part ofthe second paragraph ©. In the midale ofthe second paragraph Din the last part of the sccond paragraph PART FIVE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30 pointe) Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use the word in brackets without making any change to it. 4. L always enjoy this fim, no matter how often | see it. (tire) > Often. 2. Tim tried to bo one of his horace whon he wae @ young musician. (modelled) > As 3. Coming second didn't make Het feel any better because she only wanted fo win. (consolation) > Winning was all that 4, Inefficient treatment of customers creates a bad impression of the company. (reflects) > Lack 5, The government has been criticized for its.recent policy regarding taxation. (introduced) > The government has come 6. Presumably you're stil interested in raveling this summer. (lost) > take: 7. His daughter is determined to become a popular artist. (sights) > His caugnter nas ‘8 Butt for your support, Td naver have been able to find a new job. (stil) > Had 9, Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course (preference) > Frances opted 10. | realized that Twae ina terfible postion and | waentto blame forit. (myself) > Through no, THE END OF THE,TEST CHUTEN 4