Ðề khảo sát năng lực học sinh lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THPT Ngô Gia Tự - Mã đề 234 (Có đáp án)

 SỞ GD – ĐT PHÚ YÊN ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT NĂNG LỰC HỌC SINH LỚP 12 
 Trường THPT Ngô Gia Tự NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 
 (Đề thi có 5 trang) Môn: TIẾNG ANH 
 Mã đề: 234 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 1: She is ___ eldest in her house, so she has to look after her brothers when her parents go out. 
 A. the B. an C. no article D. a 
Question 2: I am so sorry! I didn't break that necklace _______. 
 A. for a change B. on purpose C. in order D. at a loss 
Question 3: Meditation can do ______ for both of your physical and mental health. 
 A. wonders B. benefits C. advantages D. goods 
Question 4: To maintain good health, we should regularly do exercise and _____ junk food. 
 A. cut up to B. keep up to C. keep down on D. cut down on 
Question 5: The phrase has become almost _______. 
 A. jobless B. meaningless C. tasteless D. careless 
Question 6: ______from him, we would have asked him to come back for a home visit. 
 A. Had anything we heard B. Had we heard anything 
 C. We had anything heard D. Anything we had heard 
Question 7: When my friend called me last night, I ______ my favourite show on television. 
 A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. have watched 
Question 8: The prime minister will impose a tariff ______ domestic interests are being threatened by a 
flood of imports. 
 A. in spite of B. despite C. as D. ever since 
Question 9: She prefers carnations ______ roses. In fact, she dislikes roses. 
 A. from B. over C. than D. to 
Question 10: Penicillin, probably ______, came into widespread use after the Second World War. 
 A. knowing as an antibiotic B. was known the antibiotic 
 C. the best known antibiotic D. known best antibiotic 
Question 11: The children ______ by social networks are likely to suffer from depression and other 
health problems. 
 A. are obsessed B. obsessing C. obsessed D. who obsessed 
Question 12: He was made _______ his homework before playing the piano. 
 A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finished 
Question 13: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more _______. 
 A. intelligently B. intelligence C. intelligent D. intellect 
Question 14: Factories must treat all the harmful pollutants properly before ______ them into the 
environment. 
 A. discharging B. disclosing C. publishing D. relieving 
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 15: I am becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of the house 
twice. 
 A. careful B. mindless C. forgettable D. forgetful 
 Mã đề: 234 Trang 1/5 C. The highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula is exclusive Fansipan. 
 D. The Indochinese Peninsula includes one of the highest mountain on earth. 
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 28: She organized her work thoroughly. She accomplished it very little. 
 A. If she organized her work thoroughly, she could accomplish it very little. 
 B. Because she organized her work thoroughly, she accomplished it very little. 
 C. Once she organized her work thoroughly, she accomplished it very little. 
 D. Though she organized her work thoroughly, she accomplished it very little. 
Question 29: Life is short. It is up to you to make it sweet. 
 A. No matter how sweet your life is, it is short. 
 B. It is short to know how sweet your life is. 
 C. Life is short, and it is you that make it sweet. 
 D. However short your life can be, it is sweet. 
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. 
 Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always expected to be successful? 
Having someone around (30) _____ always fears the worst isn't really a lot of fun - we all know someone 
who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, "It looks like rain". But if you catch yourself thinking 
such things, it's important to do something about it. 
 You can change your view of life, according to psychologists. It only takes a little (31) _____, and 
you will find life more rewarding as a result. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and (32) 
_____ but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to result offer. Optimists are more 
likely to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks. 
 Upbringing is obviously very important (33) _____ forming your attitude to the world. Some 
people are brought up to depend too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when 
anything goes wrong. Most optimists, (34) ______, have been brought up not to regard failure as the end 
of the world - they just get on with their lives. 
Question 30: A. which B. what C. who D. whom 
Question 31: A. effect B. effort C. energy D. work 
Question 32: A. confident B. confidently C. confidence D. confide 
Question 33: A. from B. of C. with D. in 
Question 34: A. on the other hand B. so that C. even though D. as a result 
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. 
 Football, or soccer in the U.S., dates back to 2500 B.C. with the Chinese game of tsu chu. The 
sport we know today originated from Britain. Today, more than 120 million players over the globe 
participate in the game, making soccer the world's sport. 
 So, why is soccer so popular? Maybe it's the feeling that the team on the field is your team; their 
win is your victory, and their loss is your defeat. Or maybe it is the game's international quality. In 
countries like France, England, Spain, Brazil, major teams have players from many different nations, and 
these clubs now have fans all over the world. Or perhaps it's the promise of great wealth. A number of 
professional soccer players, including Cameroon's Samuel Eto's and Portugal's Cristiano Rolnado, come 
from poor families. Today, both of these players make millions of euros every year. 
 Mã đề: 234 Trang 3/5 can fetch quick and big money. Most of the time, these illegal hunters continue this practice because they 
don't have any real job and most of the "skills" are just passed on to them. 
Question 40: What are pangolins usually called? 
 A. Scaly-anteaters B. Medicinal properties C. Scary animals D. Strange species 
Question 41: What is the word "cramped" in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to? 
 A. Raised B. Packed C. Provided D. Travelled 
Question 42: What is the tone of the passage? 
 A. Humorous B. Critical C. Indifferent D. Pessimistic 
Question 43: Where are pangolins' scales most popular? 
 A. China B. South Asia C. Vietnam D. Africa 
Question 44: How many pangolins were found on a car across Vietnam's border last year? 
 A. 135 B. 118 C. 35 D. 5 
Question 45: Which organization has banned transporting of pangolins across borders? 
 A. SVW B. ASEAN C. NGO D. CITES 
Question 46: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an activity of Save Vietnam's Wildlife? 
 A. Saving endangered species B. Conserving the nature 
 C. Doing field work and education drives D. Finding other jobs for hunters 
Question 47: What does the word "they" in the last paragraph refer to? 
 A. Save Vietnam's Wildlife staff B. Illegal hunters 
 C. Endangered species D. The community's interests 
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 48: Wise (A) man speak because they (B) have something (C) to say; fools speak because (D) 
they have to say something. 
Question 49: (A) Despite many young people nowadays like (B) to communicate through the Internet, I, 
myself, (C) prefer face-to-face (D) communication. 
Question 50: She dedicated her (A) efforts and time (B) for taking care (C) of people with (D) 
disabilities in the neighbourhood. 
 ___________THE END__________ 
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