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TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC THỰC HÀNH Ngày kiểm tra: 28/10/2022
Mã đề: 121 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian: 45 phút

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. cultures B. finances C. examples D. housewives
2. A. verbalize B. courtesy C. coursebook D. nurse
Pick out the word which has different stress.

3. A. terrific B. determine C. counterpart D. develop

4. A. freshmen B. major C. argue D. prefer
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underline word(s).
5. You will be required to enroll at the commencement of each academic year.
A. the end B. the beginning C. the admission D. the graduation
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline word(s).
6. The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.
A. optional B. compulsory C. free of charge D. mandatory
CONVERSATION
7. _John: ‘Can I try out your new mountain bike?’
_Chloe: ‘_____.’
A. I’m afraid so. B. Be my guest! C. Might as well! D. It serves your right.
8. _Mike: ‘What do you think of the film we’ve just watched?’
_Julie: ‘_____________.’
A. It’s a breeze! B. None of your business! C. Absolutely! D. I’ve seen better!
TENSES
9. I know that all of you ________ try your best, so don’t be upset about the result.
A. do B. does C. did D. done
10. I think it’s about time you _________ your way of living.
A. changed B. must change C. change D. would change
ERROR IDENTIFICATION
11. Splendid and colorful as are these festivals, they are not the most favourable in this country.
A. Splendid B. are these festivals C. they are D. favorable in

12. She planned to travel around the country, discover new things, find a part-time job, and gaining
some experience before going to university.
A. planned B. discover C. gaining D. going
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
13. The wedding ceremony will begin ___________.
A. when all the guests were arriving B. as soon as all the guests arrive
C. by the time all the guests arrived D. after all the guests had arrived
14. For the last 20 years, we ______ significant changes in the world of science and technology.
A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing
15. The area _______ considerable benefits from the setting up of a new playground.
A. merited B. achieved C. derived D. earned
16. For some subjects, face-to-face interaction can result _______ better learning outcomes.
A. in B. from C. about D. of

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17. He received a local government _______ to help him pay for his course.
A. fee B. fare C. mortgage D. grant
18. Once we have ________ the first few months, we should be making a reasonable profit.
A. filled in B. put up C. got over D. given off
19. I saw him hiding something in a _______ bag.
A. plastic small black B. small plastic black C. black small plastic D. small black plastic
20. Johnathan rarely misses a chance to give his wife a hand with household chores, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. is he D. isn’t he
21. I’d rather you ________ say anything to Harry about this conversation.
A. don’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. can’t
22. The mother insists that ________ regularly.
A. her son tidy his room B. her son tidies his room
C. her son to tidy his room D. her son is tidying his room
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
23. Pete moved abroad for a fresh start. He regrets it now.
A. Pete wished he hadn’t moved abroad for a fresh start.
B. If Pete moved abroad for a fresh start, he would regret it.
C. If only Pete had moved abroad for a fresh start.
D. Pete regrets not having moved abroad for a fresh start.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the
United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban”
from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns
of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500
or more inhabitants. Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to
take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units
of 2,500 or more, the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also
all persons living in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated
areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated
economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Area (SMSA). Each SMSA would contain at least one central city with 50,000 inhabitants
or more or two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social
purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must
have a population of at least 15,000. Such an area included the county in which the central city is
located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan in character and economically and
socially integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the
United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside
the central cities. While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by
1969 there were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive,
vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities”. A host of terms
came into use: “metropolitan regions,” “polynucleated population groups,” “conurbations,”
“metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on.
 24. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) How cities in the United States began and developed
(B) Solutions to overcrowding in cities
(C) The changing definition of an urban area
(D) How the United States Census Bureau conducts a census 
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25. According to the passage, the population of the United States was first classified as rural or urban in
(A) 1870 (B) 1900 (C) 1950 (D) 1970 
26. According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition of urban in 1950?
(A) City borders had become less distinct.
(B) Cities had undergone radical social change
(C) Elected officials could not agree on an acceptable definition.
(D) New businesses had relocated to larger cities. 
27. The word “those” refers to
(A) boundaries (B) persons (C) units (D) areas
 28. Which of the following is NOT true of an SMSA?
(A) It has a population of at least 50,000 (B) It can include a city's outlying regions.
(C) It can include unincorporated regions. (D) It consists of at least two cities.
29. The Census Bureau first used the term “SMSA” in
(A) 1900 (B) 1950 (C) 1969 (D) 1970

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
People in the United States in the nineteenth-century were haunted by the prospect that unprecedented
change in the nation's economy would bring social chaos. In the years following 1820, after several
decades of relative stability, the economy entered a period of sustained and extremely rapid growth that
continued to the end of the nineteenth century. Accompanying that growth was a structural change that
featured increasing economic diversification and a gradual shift in the nation's labor force from
agriculture to manufacturing and other nonagricultural pursuits.
Although the birth rate continued to decline from its high level of the eighteenth and early nineteenth
century, the population roughly doubled every generation during the rest of the nineteenth centuries. As
the population grew, its makeup also changed. Massive waves of immigration brought new ethnic
groups into the country. Geographic and social mobility-downward as well as upward-touched almost
everyone. Local studies indicate that nearly three-quarters of the population-in the north and South, in
the emerging cities of the northeast, and in the restless rural countries of the West-changed their
residence each decade. As a consequence, historian David Donald has written, "Social atomization
affected every segment of society", and it seemed to many people that "all the recognized values of
orderly civilization were gradually being eroded" Rapid industrialization and increased geographic
mobility in the nineteenth century had special implications for women because these changes tended to
magnify social distinctions. As the roles men and women played in society became more rigidly
defined, so did the roles they played in the home. In the context of extreme competitiveness and
dizzying social change, the household lost many of its earlier functions and the home came to serve as a
haven of tranquility and order. As the size of families decreased, the roles of husband and wife became
more clearly differentiated than ever before. In the middle class especially, men participated in the
productive economy while women ruled the home and served as the custodians, of civility and culture.
The intimacy of marriage that was common in earlier periods was rent, and a gulf that at times seemed
unbridgeable was created between husbands and wives.
 
30. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The economic development of the United States in the eighteenth century
(B) Ways in which economic development led to social changes in the United States

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 (C) Population growth in the western United States
(D) The increasing availability of industrial jobs for women in the United States 
31. The word "prospect" is closest in meaning to
(A) regret                     (B) possibility                   (C) theory                   (D) circumstance 
32. The word "roughly" is closest in meaning to
(A) harshly                  (B) surprisingly                  (C) slowly                    (D) approximately  
33. According to the passage, as the nineteenth century progressed, the people of the United States
(A) emigrated to other countries
(B) often settled in the West
(C) tended to change the place in which they lived
(D) had a higher rate of birth than ever before
34. Which of the following best describes the society about which David Donald wrote?
(A) A highly conservative society that was resistant to new ideas
(B) A society that was undergoing fundamental change
(C) A society that had been gradually changing since the early 1700's
(D) A nomadic society that was starting permanent settlements 
35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of the social changes occurring in the
United States after 1820?
(A) Increased social mobility                                     
(B) Increased immigration
(C) Significant movement of population                    
(D) Strong emphasis on traditional social values
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
Clothing habits are a matter of (36) __________ preference in the United States. Most people are free to
wear (37) __________ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (38) __________
to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress
casually when not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (39) __________ a fork in the hand with which they write.
Americans eat away from home often, and usually they (40) __________ for their own meals when
dinning with friends.
13. A. persons B. person C. personal D.personably
14. A. wherever B. whichever C. whenever D.whatever
15. A. unlikely B. likely C. alike D.like
16. A. take B. bring C. carry D.hold
17. A. get B. order C. pay D. buy

This is the end of the test.

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14. Taylor told us about her leaving the school. She did it on her arrival at the meeting
A. Only after her leaving the school did Taylor inform us of her arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Taylor told us that she would leave the school did she arrive at the meeting.
C. Hardly had Taylor informed us about her leaving the school when she arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Taylor arrived at the meeting than she informed us of her leaving the school.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
15. I have never seen a better film than Avatar.
A. Avatar is the best film I see.
B. Avatar is better than the films I see.
C. Avatar is the best film I’ve ever seen.
D. Avatar is best of the films I saw.
16. “You should take better care of your health,” said Tom’s mother.
A. Tom’s mother promised to take better care of his health.
B. Tom’s mother advised him to take better care of his health.
B. Tom’s mother ordered him to take better care of his health.
D. Tom’s mother required him to take better care of his health.

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