SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH LỚP 12

THANH HÓA (LẦN 1) NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………

Số báo danh: …………………………………
Mark the letter A, B, Cor 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. cleaned B. picked C. watched D. stopped
Question 2:A. heat B. wear C. meat D. seat
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. derive B. depend C. master D. provide
Question 4: A. benefit B. emotion C. chemical D. activate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she didn't ________.
A. turn down B. take up C. turn up D. take off
Question 6: 24 Vietnamese soldiers and medical workers ________ to Turkey for earthquake relief.
A. were sent B. had sent C. send D. have sent
Question 7: Although I like the dress very much, the ________ cost of it is what really puts me off.
A. cheap B. extraordinary C. sheer D. expensive
Question 8: Alice took great photos of butterflies while she ________ in the forest.
A. is hiking B. hiked C. had hiked D. was hiking
Question 9: It's so busy in my office. I don't get the chance to ________ my breath after my long
journey into the office. I have to get down to work as soon as I get in.
A. keep B. trap C. grab D. catch
Question 10: Juliette leads a quiet life ________ a small town.
A. at B. in C. on D. from
Question 11: The letter ________ me of the theft hadn't been signed.
A. accusing B. that accuses C. accused D. to accuse
Question 12: The more I concentrate, ________ my answers are.
A. the accurate B. the most accurate
C. more accurate D. the more accurate
Question 13: I love the ________ car that always parked at the end of the street.
A. big German nice B. German nice big
C. big nice German D. nice big German
Question 14: Many ethnic groups find it difficult to _______ their culture.
A. preservation B. preservative C. reserve D. preservatory
Question 15: Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions, ________?
A. don’t we B. do we C. do they D. don't they
Question 16: If Hoa’s brother had listened to her advice, he wouldn't have bought a ________ in a
poke. She can't believe he wasted so much money on such rubbish.
A. bird B. mouse C. pig D. cat
Question 17: They have _______ some measures to control traffic jam at rush hours
A. taken B. made C. carried D. done
Question 18: She was still worried ________ having prepared carefully for the job interview.
A. because of B. although C. because D. despite

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Question 19: John will look for a job ________.
A. before he passed his exams B. after he had passed his exams
C. while he was passing his exams D. as soon as he passes his exams
Mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to
underlined word in each of the following questions
Question 20. The new college is intended to improve the life chances of children in the inner city.
A. communities B. questions C. opportunities D. productions
Question 21: The fire ruined the forest completely; all habitats were totally in the flames.
A. unproved B. destroyed C. impacted D. decreased
Mark the letter A, B, C or D your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Hoai An was on edge all day about the important presentation she had to give to the
group of local citizens.
A. calm and relaxed B. aggressive C. nervous D. depressed
Question 23: Most of the female football players will be jobless when the Games are over.
A. busy B. employed C. unemployed D. highly-paid
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Linda and Peter are talking about safe driving.
Linda: “I think drink-driving should be severely punished.”
Peter: “_______________. It may cause accidents or even deaths.”
A. I don't think so. B. I absolutely agree with you.
C. You must be kidding. D. I don't understand what you mean.
Question 25: Mary is at Daisy’s birthday party.
Mary: “What a beautiful dress you are wearing today, Daisy!”
Daisy: “_____________”
A. Don't mention it. B. Thanks for your gift!
C. Thanks, it's nice of you to say so. D. I'm sorry to hear that.

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.
According to a recent study, your personality could determine how likely you are to be
involved in an accident. In fact, it could be the most important factor behind around a quarter of all
mishaps. The researchers have found that there are three key personality traits that can make (26)
_______ people more accident-prone than others. Firstly, high levels of aggressiveness or
selfishness may (27) _______ people more at risk of having accidents as individuals with these
characteristics are often highly competitive and therefore more likely not to follow instructions and
to ignore rules. It also seems that those (28) _______ have very open personalities may also have
more accidents as these kinds of people can be dreamy and lack concentration. Finally, people who
aren't very dependable or responsible may also be more at risk. Not everyone, (29) _______ agrees
with the study's findings. A spokesperson for an accident prevention organization said: “We must
(30) _______ responsibility for our actions and educate people to prevent accidents instead of
blaming our personalities.”
Question 26: A. each B. every C. any D. some
Question 27: A. carry B. make C. put D. bring
Question 28: A. which B. what C. who D. whom
Question 29: A. however B. moreover C. although D. therefore
Question 30: A. accept B. make C. receive D. draw
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.

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 Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist who was born in the USA in 1935
She became interested in the world's oceans from an early age. As a child, she liked to stand on the
beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering what it must be like under the surface. When she
was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive. It was this dive that inspired her to become
an underwater explorer. Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under water, and has led
more than seventy expeditions worldwide. She has also made the deepest dive ever reaching a
record breaking depth of 381 meters.
In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the captain of the first all-
female team to live under water. The team spent two weeks in an underwater 'house'. The research
they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and especially to
coral reefs. Since then she has written several books and magazine articles about ways of reducing
the damage that is being done to the world's oceans. One way, she believes, is to rely on fish farms
for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done out at sea.
(Adapted from Complete IELTS Workbook by Rawdon Wyatt)
Question 31: The word “inspired” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. disappointed B. forced C. encouraged D. prevented
Question 32: According to paragraph 1, Sylvia Earle _________.
A. relocated to the US in 1935 B. made her first voyage from an early age
C. was keen on the world's oceans when young D. often looked at the sea with her friends
Question 33: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Ways to reduce the damage to oceans. B. Sylvia Earle, an underwater hero.
C. The first all-female divers. D. Sylvia Earle's first dive.
Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. reefs B. the team C. farms D. articles
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage ?
A. Sylvia Earle believes that we should cut down on fishing at sea.
B. The team of all-female divers led by Sylvia Earle spent 14 days underwater.
C. Sylvia Earle set a record for the deepest dive.
D. It was not until Sylvia Earle made her first dive that she was interested in the world's oceans.
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.
The garden city was largely the invention of the British social visionary Ebenezer Howard
(1850-1928). After emigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a
living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the
disastrous fire of 1871. In those pre-skyscraper days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost
certainly the source of Howard's name for his proposed towns. Returning to London, Howard
developed his concept in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were circulating at the time,
but creating a unique combination of proposals.
The nineteenth-century slum city was in many ways a horrific place; but it offered economic
and social opportunities, lights and crowds. At the same time, the British countryside - now too
often seen in a sentimental glow - was in fact equally unprepossessing: though it promised fresh air
and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression and it offered neither enough work and wages,
nor adequate social life. Howard's idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind
of settlement, the garden city. Howard's idea was that a group of people should establish a
company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the countryside, far enough from existing
cities to ensure that the land was bought at the bottom price. They should get agreement from
leading industrialists to move their factories there from the congested cities; their workers would
move too, and would build their own houses.
Garden cities would follow the same basic blueprint, with a high proportion of green spaces,
together with a central public open space, radial avenues, and peripheral industries. They would be
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not merely farms, but institutions like reformatories and convalescent homes, that could benefit
from a rural location. As more and more people moved out, the garden city would reach its planned
limit - Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away.
Thus, over time,there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without
limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services, but each would also
be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social
opportunities of a big city.
Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Garden City Movement B. The Invention of the Garden City
C. City and Countryside? D. A new city in Chicago
Question 37: According to paragraph 3, garden cities were planned _______.
A. to keep industrial activity to a minimum
B. to provide buildings for public gatherings
C. to be similar to each other in layout
D. to integrate institutions within the city area
Question 38: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Howard's concept of garden cities was not influenced by other people’s ideas.
B. Each garden city would offer a wide variety of jobs and services.
C. Howard got the name for his building plan of garden cities by using the nickname of Chicago.
D. Howard's idea was the combination of the best of town and city in a new kind of settlement.
Question 39: The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. garden cities B. green spaces C. avenues D. industries
Question 40: The phrase “drawing on” in paragraph 1 mostly means .
A. making use of B. giving an explanation of
C. giving a description of D. making comments on
Question 41: What can be inferred about garden cities from the last paragraph?
A. Each one would continue to become larger.
B. Their number would continue to rise.
C. Each one would contain a certain type of business.
D. Residents would live and work in the same place.
Question 42: The word “unprepossessing” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. unattractive B. demanding C. promising D. fascinating
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs to
correction on each of the following questions.
Question 43: Alice broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no
alternation but to expel her.
A. so many B. school rules C. expel her D. alternation
Question 44: Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out to
reveal a profusion of vivid colors.
A. most exotic B. among C. its D. fan out
Question 45: Millions of students took part in the entrance examination at university every year.
A. in B. took C. students D. examination
Mark the letter A, B, C or Iron your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: He hasn't changed his Facebook avatar for 3 years.
A. He has changed his Facebook avatar 3 times.
B. He didn't change his Facebook avatar 3 years ago.
C. The last time he changed his Facebook avatar was 3 years ago.
D. He had 3 years to change his Facebook avatar.

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Question 47: It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.
A. The company should accept his application. B. The company must accept his
application.
C. The company might accept his application. D. The company need accept his
application.
Question 48: “I met my old friend yesterday.” Anna said
A. Anna said that she would meet her old friend the previous day.
B. Anna said that she had met her old friend the previous day.
C. Anna said that she had met my old friend the previous day.
D. Anna said that she met her old friend the previous day.
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 49: She read all the instructions of the exam. She started to do it.
A. Only after reading all the instructions of the exam that she started to do it.
B. Not until she started to do the exam did she read all of its instructions.
C. Only by reading all the instructions of the exam did she start to do it.
D. Hardly had she read all the instructions of the exam when she started to do it.
Question 50: They are too busy with their work. They really want to go for a picnic.
A. Provided that they aren't busy with their work, they can't go for a picnic.
B. If only they hadn't been busy with their work, they couldn't have gone for a picnic.
C. If they hadn't been busy with their work, they couldn't have gone for a picnic.
D. They wish they weren't busy with their work so that they could go for a picnic.
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