SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA
TRƯỜNG THPT HOẰNG HÓA 2
(Đề thi gồm có 06 trang, 50 câu TN)

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG KHỐI 12
LẦN 1, NĂM HỌC: 2022-2023
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên: ……………………………….
SBD:.……………..Phòng thi:………….

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. pupils
B. tables
C. desks
D. floors
Question 2: A. alter
B. rate
C. cave
D. radio
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. police
B. attract
C. discuss
D. signal
Question 4: A. dynamic
B. politic
C. climatic
D. phonetic
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: He will apply for a new job, ________?
A. will he
B. doesn't he
C. does he
D. won't he
Question 6: A new school ______. They hope to finish building it next month.
A. is being built
B. has been built
C. is built
D. was built
Question 7: We object ______ your leaving dinner to take phone calls.
A. for
B. on
C. to
D. with
Question 8: She failed her driving test ________ she practised a lot.
A. in spite of
B. although
C. because of
D. despite
Question 9: ______ in this country, the survey found that up to 20% of twelve year-olds in some schools
were showing early signs of nicotine addiction.
A. Conducting
B. To be conducted
C. Having conducting
D. Having been conducted
Question 10: It began to snow while we ______football.
A. have played
B. played
C. were playing
D. play
Question 11: John lost the _________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with
him because of his carelessness.
A. beautiful new blue Japanese

B. beautiful Japanese blue new

C. new beautiful blue Japanese

D. Japanese beautiful new blue

Question 12: Many people have objected to the use of animals in__________ experiments.
A. science

B. scientific

C. scientist

D. scientifically

Question 13: The work will have been finished ___________.
A. when you came here

B. before you came here

C. by the time you come here

D. after you had come here
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Question 14: ________ something is to do, the longer it takes to do it.
A. The more complicated
B. The most complicated
C. Most complicated
D. More complicated
Question 15: A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _________ much sharing of interests and
responsibilities.
A. take over
B. result in
C. hold on
D. keep to
Question 16: It used to be a small town, where people _________ fishing for a living.
A. made
B. did
C. earned
D. led
Question 17: Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A. job
B. task
C. work
D. chore
Question 18: We should _________ with the difficulties we were confronted with rather than sitting still
and complaining.
A. acquaint
B. contend
C. comply
D. accord
Question 19: Last year, the company went __________ up after the one of its senior executives offered
his resignation.
A. straight
B. stomach
C. belly
D. cloud
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education.
Jenny: “I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life.”
Jimmy: “__________. There were successful people without a degree.”
A. That's all right
B. That's life
C. I don't quite agree
D. I can't agree more
Question 21: Tom and Marry are meeting at the class reunion.
Tom: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary" – Mary: “___________"
A. Thanks. That's a nice compliment
B. why do you say so?
C. Sorry, I don't like it
D. I think so
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings.
Question 22: We had an accidental meeting with an old friend at the party last night.
A. unexpected
B. unlucky
C. unpleasant
D. unacceptable
Question 23: Your dress is really beautiful, Cindy! You look very awesome in it.
A. terrible
B. terrific
C. enjoyable
D. pleasant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 24: He was once a benevolent man who gave a lot of his money to local charities.
A. bossy
B. generous
C. innocent
D. selfish
Question 25: Lisa is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go camping with her
friends or to stay at home with her family.
A. Unwilling to make a decision
B. able to make a choice
C. eager to make a plan
D. unready to make up her mind
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.
Higher education also provides a competitive edge in the career market. We all know that in the
economic times we are living in today, finding jobs is not guaranteed. The number of people
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unemployed is still relatively high, and the number of new career (26) ___________ isn't nearly
enough to put people in jobs they are seeking. As a job seeker, you're competing with a high number of
experienced workers (27) ___________ have been out of the workforce for a while and are also
seeking work. (28) ___________, when you have a higher education, it generally equips you for better
job security. Generally speaking, employers tend to value those who have completed college than those
who have only completed high school and are more likely to replace that person who hasn't (29)
___________a higher education. Furthermore, some companies even go so far as to pay your tuition
because they consider an educated (30) ___________to be valuable to their organization. A college
education is an investment that doesn't just provide you with substantial rewards. It benefits the hiring
company as well.
Question 26. A. responsibilities
B. activities
C. opportunities
D. possibilities
Question 27. A. who
B. where
C. whose
D. which
Question 28. A. Otherwise
B. Moreover
C. Therefore
D. However
Question 29. A. permitted
B. received
C. applied
D. refused
Question 30. A. employee
B. employer
C. employment
D. unemployed
Read the reading 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.
As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of pictures,
computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields in computer science. It is used
routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art, government, education, research, training, and
medicine.
One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to
design, generally referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that
designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more
quickly than with hand drafting. For three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely
heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design
vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems.
Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional model, and even go for a simulated
"walk" through the rooms or around the outside of the building.
Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to create
graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and economic
data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and cartographic
materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in
advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a
sequential process.
Question 31: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Computer graphics applications

B. The rapidly growing field of computer science

C. Routine use of computers

D. Computers as the architects of the future

Question 32: The word “It” in bold refers to _________
A. fields

B. computers

C. computer graphics

D. computer science

Question 33: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Computer graphics is not used in education
B. Through CAD, designers cannot see how an object will look after construction
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C. Architects can use CAD to create three-dimensional models
D. ship designers never use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their performance.
Question 34: The word “applications” in bold means __________.
A. layers

B. creativity

C. jobs

D. uses

Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a use of computer graphics in business?
A. Charts

B. Hiring

C. Graphs

D. Cost models

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 from 36 to 42.
 
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term
broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to
cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of
culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and
music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to
education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and
sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures)
to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values.
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures,
between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national
and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a
word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are
sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted
against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has
been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of development in the 20th
century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have twists and turns. Styles change. So do
fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word culture  means has changed
substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history
ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus
emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most
recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more
civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There
is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only
non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry
culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology
and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of
reference is extremely wide.
Question 36: According to the passage, the word culture ______.
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming.
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified.
D. derives from the same root as civilization does.
Question 37: The word “It” in paragraph 1 refers to__________.
A. Broadcasting
B. The soil
C. The treatment and care
D. Culture
Question 38: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century ______.
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A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history.
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects.
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as core subjects.
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history.
Question 39:  The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means ______.
A. aspects
B. qualities
C. fields
D. skills
Question 40:  Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture.
B. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people.
D. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century.
Question 41: It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its ______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings.
C. historical and figurative meanings.
B. philosophical and historical meanings.
D. sociological and anthropological meanings.
Question 42. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization.
B. the figurative meanings of the word culture.
C. the derivatives of the word culture.
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture.
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 43: The University of Kentucky has held this prestigious title until 1989, when it was granted
A
B
C
to the University of Georgia.
D
Question 44: Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in its work.
A
B
C
D
Question 45: It is advisable to wait for the domestic economic conditions to become more favourite
A
B
C
before making any massive investment in stocks.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 46: It is over twenty years since I last got in touch with Sally.
A. I didn't get in touch with Sally over 20 years ago.
B. I have over 20 years to get in touch with Sally.
C. I have gotten in touch with Sally for over 20 years.
D. I haven't gotten in touch with Sally for over 20 years
Question 47: "You did not tell the truth, Lucy!"said Nick.
A. Nick warned Lucy not to tell the truth.
B. Nick criticized Lucy for not telling the truth.
C. Nick accused Lucy of telling the truth.
D. Nick blamed Lucy not to telling the truth.
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Question 48: The thief almost certainly came through the open windows.
A. The thief might have come through the open windows.
B. The thief should have come through the open windows.
C. The thief must have come through the open windows.
D. The thief could have come through the open windows
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 49: He didn't prepare well for his GCSE examination and he regrets it now.
A. Unless he had prepared well for his GCSE examination, he wouldn't regret it now.
B. But for his ill preparation for his GCSE examination, he wouldn't regret it now.
C. If it hadn't been for his good preparation for his GCSE examination, he wouldn 't regret it now.
D. If he had prepared well for his GCSE examination, he wouldn't have regretted it now.
Question 50: John got a terminal illness. He couldn't get out of the bed on his own.
A. Such was John's illness that he could never get out of the bed on his own.
B. John's illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own.
C. Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own.
D. No sooner had John's illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own.
THE END
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