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TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12. NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
 Choose the word which has different stress pattern:
1.A primitive B particular C continuous D connected
2.A intensify B summary C philosophers D instruction
 Choose the word with different pronunciation of the underlined part:
3.A kites B catches C oranges D buzzes
4.A. break B. wake C. steal D. Hate
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning 
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
5. The guards were ordered to get to the king's room on the double.
A. in a larger number B. very quickly C. on the second floor D. every two hours
6. Do you know that Jim has started painting as a hobby?
A. taken on B. taken off C. taken up D. taken in
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
7. Nothing could efface the people’s memory of their former leader’s cruelty although many years had elapsed.
A. broaden B. erase C. maintain D. prove 
8. I’d like to pay some money into my bank account.
A. put some money into B. withdraw some money from 
C. give some money out D. leave some money aside 
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to 
complete each of the following questions.
9: Tom and Laura are talking about the new resort:
Tom: “I think the new resort will ruin the environment.” Laura: “...........................”
A.I don’t think that’s a good idea. B. Don’t you think so? C. I quite agree. . D. Let’s go there.
10: John: “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” Mary: “...........................”
A.Me, too. B. It’s a pleasure. C. Very kind of your part.D. Yes,I’d love to.
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
questions.
11: Her student practises ______ English with her friends every day.
A. spoke B. to speak C. speaking D. speak
12: Personal appearance can make a good ______ on the interview.
A. arrangement B. appointmentC. impression D. decision
13: The students broke the windows when they ....... football. 
 A. played B. were playing C. has played D. are playing 
14: I will lend her some money if she .me . 
A.asks B.will ask C.asked D.had asked 
15: Minh has  good guitar. He plays  guitar very well.
A.a/a B. the/the C. the/ a D. a/the
16: She didn’t put on her coat  It was very cold
A.even though B. despite C. because of D. because
17:  she had won, she jumped up for joy. 
 A. she had told B. having told C.on being told D. telling
18. She argues with me ______ almost everything.
A. about B. of C. on D. for
19. As . a liar, she becomes angry. 
A. having called B. called C. is called D. calling
20: This director has ______ some famous films but I think this one is the best. 
A. done B. conducted C. made D. composed 
21. Mai has passed the exam. We can see...................... in her eyes. 
A.happy B. happiness C. happily D. unhappy Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
 According to the best evidence gathered by space probes and astronomers, Mars is an inhospitable planet, 
more similar to Earth’s Moon than to Earth itself – a dry, stark, seemingly lifeless world. Mars’air pressure is 
equal to Earth’s at an altitude of 100,000 feet. The air there is 95 percent carbon dioxide.
 Mars has no ozone layer to screen out the sun’s lethal radiation. Daytime temperatures may reach above 
freezing, but because the planet is blanketed by the mere wisp of an atmosphere, the heat radiates back into 
space. Even at the equato, the temperature drops to -50C (-60F) at night. Today there is no liquid water, 
although valleys and channels on the surface show evidence of having been carved by running water. The polar 
ice caps are made of frozen water and carbon dioxide, and water may be frozen in the ground as permafrost.
 Despite these difficult conditions, certain scientists believe that there is a possibility of transforming Mars into 
a more Earth-like planet. Nuclear reactors might be used to melt frozen gases and eventually build up the 
atmosphere. This in turn could create a “greenhouse effect” that would stop heat from radiating back into space. 
Liquid water could be thawed to form a polar ocean. Once enough ice has melted, suitable plants could be 
introduced to build up the level of oxygen in the atmosphere so that, in time, the planet would support animal 
life from Earth and even permanent human colonies. “This was once thought to be so far in the future as to be 
irrelevant,” said Christopher McKay, a reseach scientist at NASA. “But now it’s starting to look practical. We 
could begin work in four or five decades.”
 The idea of “terra-forming” Mars, as enthusiasts call it, has its roots in science fiction. But as reseachers 
develop a more profound understanding of how Earth’s ecology supports life, they have begun to see how it 
may be possible to create similar conditions on Mars. Don’t plan on homesteading on Mars any time soon, 
though. The process could take hundreds or even thousands of years to complete and the cost would be 
staggering.
 33. With which of the following is the passage primarily concerned? 
 A. The possibility of changing the Martian environment. B. The challenge of interplanetary travel.
 C. The advantages of establishing colonies on Mars. D. The need to study the Martian ecology.
 34. The word “stark” in line 2 is closest in meaning to 
 A. harsh B. unknown C. dark D. distant
 35. Which of the following does the author NOT list as a characteristic of the planet Mars that would make 
colonization difficult? 
 A. The is little liquid water. B. Daytime temperatures are dangerously high.
 C. The sun’s rays are deadly. D. Night time temperatures are extremely low.
 36. It can be inferred from the passage that the “greenhouse effect” mentioned in paragraph 3 is 
 A. the direct result of nuclear reactions B. the cause of low temperatures on Mars.
 C. caused by the introduction of green plants. D. a possible means of warming Mars.
 37. The word “suitable” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
 A. resistant B. altered C. appropriate D. native.
 38. According to Christopher McKay, the possibility of transforming Mars 
 A. could only occur in science fiction stories. B. is completely impractical.
 C. will not begin for hundreds, even thousands of years. D. could be started in forty to fifty years 
 39. The phrase “more profound” in paragraph 4 is closed in meaning to 
 A. deeper B. more practical C. brighter D. more up-to-date
40. According to the article, the basic knowledge needed to transform Mars comes from
 A. the science of astronomy B. a knowledge of Earth’s ecology
 C. data from space probes D. science fiction stories
 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 following questions 
The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid material such as silicon can 
conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium 
chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is 
due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their the given one. 
 48: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high. 
 A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
 B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
 C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
 D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
 49: "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
 A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
 B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
 C. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.
 D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes 
 50: You are in this mess right now because you didn’t listen to me in the first place.
 A. If you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
 B. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
 C. If you listen to my advice in the first place, you will not be in this mess right now.
 D. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t have been in this mess right now.
 THE END
KEY. 1A 2B 3A 4.C 5.B 6.C 7C 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.B 
20.C 21.B 22B 23B 24B 25 B 26A 27 C 28C 29A 30B 31C 32D 33A 34A 35B 36D 37.C 
38.D 39.A 40,B 41A 42 C 43C 44D 45 D 56 D 47A 48.B 49C 50.B