SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO ÔN THI TN THPT NĂM 2020

TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN PHONG SỐ 1 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or 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. nuclear B. disappear  C. pear D. clear
Question 2: A. determined B. excited  C. seemed  D. judged
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. attitude B. manager  C. invention  D. company
Question 4: A. inform B. prevent  C. cancel  D. explore
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: The higher you climb, _________ you have to fall.
A. the furthest  B. the further than  C. further than  D. the further
Question 6: Not many people find reading more _________ than watching TV.
A. interestingly  B. interest  C. interesting  D. interested
Question 7: If you watch this film, you _________ about the cultures of Southeast Asian countries.
A. learned  B. will learn  C. would learn  D. were learning
Question 8: Don't put off doing your homework until tomorrow. Do it right now, _________?
A. do you  B. don't you  C. will you  D. aren't you
Question 9: Britain has accused Russia _______ poisoning the ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
A. of  B. from  C. for  D. On
Question 10: Detroit used to be the capital city of Michigan, but now Lansing ______ to be the state's capital
city.
A. chose  B. chosen  C. have been chosen  D. is chosen
Question 11: ________ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow
bigger. 
A. Wrestling  B. Badminton  C. Bodybuilding D. Weightlifting
Question 12: I don't think he will ever get _______ the shock of his father's death.
A. over  B. by  C. off  D. through
Question 13: I _______ my tooth when I ________ dinner.
A. was breaking/had B. broke/ was having C. broke/ am having D. break/ am having
Question 14: _______ is a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food, and many of them
die.
A. Disaster  B. Famine  C. Poverty  D. Flood
Question 15: My parents hope to travel around ________ world next summer.
A. the  B. a  C. an  D. x (no article)
Question 16: We are talking about the writer ________ latest book is one of the best-sellers this year.
A. who  B. whom  C. which  D. whose
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Question 17: ________ New York is not the capital of the USA, it is the home of the United Nations.
A. Although  B. Otherwise  C. In spite of  D. Because 
Question 18: If a defender ______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking
team is awarded a penalty throw or shot.
A. commits  B. interferes  C. touches  D. punches
Question 19: ________ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural
environment.
A. Biodiversity  B. Individual  C. Globe  D. Conservation
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 20: The USA is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.
A. similar  B. identified  C. varied D. alike
Question 21: She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. dropped by  C. went leisurely  D. went quickly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
A. started to sleep  B. stayed awake  C. became conscious D. went to sleep
Question 23: Traffic congestion in big cities deters many people from using their private cars at peak hours.
A. encourages  B. limits  C. protects  D. prohibits
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24: Mary: "Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night."- Tom: "______________”
A. Never mind!  B. I have nothing to tell you. C. You're welcome. D. Oh. Poor me!
Question 25: Thuy: "Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here”.
- Mrs. Angela:"__________”
A. Sorry, we don't know. B. What a pity!  C. That is nice of you. D. It's our pleasure.
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. 
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will
become (26) ______ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. (27) _____
animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. 
Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is
that their habitat - the place where they live - is (28) _______.
More land is used (29) _______ farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there
once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the
environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only
ones (30) _______ unless we can solve this problem. 
Question 26: A. disappeared B. extinct  C. vanished  D. empty
Question 27: A. However B. In some cases C. Therefore  D. In addition
Question 28: A. exhausting B. escaping  C. disappearing  D. departing
Question 29: A. to  B. for  C. at  D. with
Question 30: A. missing  B. survived  C. left  D. over

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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. 
"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear
answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the
classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members
are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge is already a developing town
long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was
once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. 
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew
faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and
now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of
people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the
world.
Question 31: Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge"?
A. Because the river was very well-known.  B. Because it was a developing town.
C. Because there is a river named Granta.  D. Because there is a bridge over the Cam.
Question 32: From what we read we know that now Cambridge ________.
A. a city without wall  B. visited by international tourists
C. a city that may have a wall around  D. a city of growing population
Question 33: Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8th century B. In the 15th century C. In the 13th century D. In the 9th century
Question 34: Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A. To see the university  B. To find the classroom buildings
C. To study in the colleges in Cambridge  D. To use the libraries of the university
Question 35: After which year did the town really begin developing?
A. 875  B. 1845  C. 1951  D. 800
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. 
It's often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work
because they're crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because
it's so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take
exams. But the story is different when you're older. 
Over the years, I've done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History
and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late - I was
the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could
persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn't frightened to ask
questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me
alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal. 
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy that,
although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of things since you were young. It has learnt
to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust
department, you gain in the maturity department. 
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you're older, you get less frustrated. Experience has
told you that, if you're calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you'll get the hang
of it. The confidence you have in other areas - from being able to drive a car, perhaps - means that if you can't,

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say, build a chair instantly, you don't, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells
you that you will, with application, eventually get there. 
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could
explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp,
was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I'd played for my school exams, with
just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I'd had all those years before. But soon, complex
emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes
perfect. 
Question 36: What is the writer's main purpose in the passage? 
A. To describe adult learning methods.  B. To encourage adult learning.
C. To show how fast adult learning is.  D. To explain reasons for learning.
Question 37: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. teams  B. university students C. works  D. children
Question 38: The writer's main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, _______.
A. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
B. they get more impatient with their teachers
C. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
D. they have a more positive attitude towards learning
Question 39: The phrase "For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _________.
A. At the starting point B. For beginners  C. First and foremost D. At the beginning
Question 40: In paragraph 3, the word "rusty" means _________.
A. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B. impatient because of having nothing to do
C. staying alive and becoming more active
D. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
Question 41: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT _________.
A. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people
B. experience in doing other things can help one's learning
C. young people usually feel less patient than adults
D. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
Question 42: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you _______.
A. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
B. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
C. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
D. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions. 
Question 43: People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.
C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.
Question 44: I've never met any more dependable person than George.

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 A. George is as dependable as anyone.
B. George is more dependable person I've ever met.
C. Someone is more dependable than George.
D. George is the most dependable person I've ever met.
Question 45: Peter said "Thanks, Tom. You were very kind to me yesterday".
A. Peter thanked to Tom as he had been very kind to him yesterday.
B. Peter said thanks to Tom as he was very kind to him yesterday.
C. Peter thanked Tom for he had been very kind to him the day before.
D. Peter thanked Tom as he had been very kind to him the day before.
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 46: By the time I return to my hometown, I am away from home for more than five years.
A. for  B. to  C. am  D. from home
Question 47: He asked me what I intended to do after I graduate. 
A. intended  B. asked me  C. what  D. graduate
Question 48: Pointing in someone is usually considered impolite in most cases.
A. in most cases  B. Pointing in  C. impolite  D. considered
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: He did not work hard. He failed the exam.
A. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.
B. Even though he failed the exam, he didn't work hard.
C. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam.
Question 50: The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film
A. In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the whole film.
B. Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the whole film
C. Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the whole film
D. Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the whole film. 
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