Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
Question 64: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______
D. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors
Câu 63: The word “exotic” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by__________.
A. formal B. expensive
C. informal D. foreign
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Rather, we see them as rude or uncooperative, and we may apply labels to them, such as “passive aggressive.”
Where would it best fit in the paragraph? Choose A, B, C or D A. ………….
B. ……Invisible elements of culture are important to us.
C. …… For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it.
D. …….. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
SECTION B: WRITING
Part I: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1. This landscape is very beautiful!
How ... How beautiful the landscape is! / What a beautiful landscape!
2. They were looking for their lost dog all week.
They spent ……… They spent all week looking for their lost dog 3. Immediately after his arrival home, a water-heater exploded.
Hardly…… Hardly had he arrived home when a water-heater exploded.
4. “I’ sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.” Jill said.
Jill apologized………… Jill apologized (to me) for not phoning me earlier.
5.As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing.
The darker it ……… The darker it got, the harder we found it to see.
Part II:
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of facebook.
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KỲ THI KSCĐ LỚP 12 – LẦN I, NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm hai mục Trắc nghiệm và Tự luận)
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Mã đề thi: 357
SBD: ……… Họ và tên thí sinh: ………..………...
SECTION A:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Câu 1: A. each B. choice C. chemistry D. achieve Câu 2: A. apply B. identity C. early D. university
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Câu 3: A. inaccurate B. scenario C. insecure D. infrequent Câu 4: A. personify B. mercifully C. curriculum D. undoubtedly Câu 5: A. intimacy B. tremendously C. intuitive D. mechanical
Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence.
Câu 6: Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. non-verbal B. verbal C. tongue D. oral
Câu 7: After a _______ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice.
A. rude B. small C. impolite D. slightt
Câu 8: Those trousers are far too big. Why don’t you have them…?
A. taken in B. taken out C. taken on D. taken over
Câu 9: Do you like pop music or jazz?
- I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. both B. any C. either D. neither
Câu 10: His job is ….
A. driving a bus B. a bus driver C. a driver of a bus D. bus driving Câu 11: Jack made me _______ him next week.
A. to promise calling B. promise calling C. promise to call D. to promise to call Câu 12: Don’t worry. I have ___ tire at the back of my car.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
Câu 13: Either of my parents or my brother ________.
A. has coming B. have come C. is coming D. are coming Câu 14: Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. needn’t B. must C. shall D. will
Câu 15: Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a ___ writer.
A. fertile B. virile C. prolific D. fruitful
Câu 16: ... an emergency arise , call 911
A. Does B. Will C. Can D. Should
Câu 17: The meaning from touch is dependent _______ the context, the relationship between communicators, and the manner of touch.
A. in B. from C. with D. upon
Trang 14 - Mã đề thi 134 Câu 18: Had she worked harder last summer, she ___.
A. wouldn’t have sacked B. wouldn’t sack
C. wouldn’t be sacked D. wouldn’t have been sacked Câu 19: ... he was good at physics in lower grade, he was terrible at it in grade 12
A. Although B. When C. Except that D. While
Câu 20: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!
- _______
A. Thank you for your compliment B. You are telling a lie
C. I don't like your sayings D. I don’t want to hear that from you.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from:
Câu 21: Professor Layton was equally (A) fond of the two children, but he had to admit that he found (B) the youngest (C) an easier (D) child to handle
Câu 22: The tongue is the principle (A) organ of taste (B) and is (C )crucial for chewing, swallowed (D) and speaking.
Câu 23: A galaxy, where (A) may include billions of (B ) stars, is (C)held together (D)by gravitation attraction.
Câu 24: I believe that only very (A) self-confident, knowledge (B) and attentive students will prefer (C ) 100% of eye contact time. (D)
Câu 25: Bacteria are one of the most abundant (A) life forms (B) on earth, growing on and inside another (C) living things, in every type of environment (D).
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 following questions.
Câu 26: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. comfortable B. relaxed C. free D. busy
Câu 27: There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he resigned.
A. Opposed B. insisted C. apposed D. invited
Câu 28: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
A. broke B. poor C. wealthy D. kind
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.
Câu 29: During the five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
A. holding back B. holding to C. holding by D. holding at
Câu 30: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. single B. divorced C. Married D. separated
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.
Câu 31: Don’t let her treat you like that
A. You are not let be treated like that by her B. Don’t let yourself be treated like that by her C. Don’t allow you to be treated like that D. She doesn’t treat you like that
Câu 32: “ Can I see your ticket please””
A. The inspector asked to see my ticket B. The inspector offered to see my ticket C. The inspector expected to see my ticket D. The inspector asked for my ticket Câu 33: Tom regrets to say that he has left his tickets at home
A. Tom wishes he hadn’t left the ticket at home B. Tom was sorry that he has left the tickets at home
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D. Tom regrets leaving the tickets at home Câu 34: She has lost her appetite recently
A. She hasn’t eaten a lot of food recently B. Her appetite has been very good C. She has gone off food recently D. She hasn’t had any food recently Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the passage.
The most dominant and reliable features of facial expressions provide a constant channel of communication. They can be shifty and evasive; convey hate, fear, and guilt; or (35) _____
confidence, love, and support.
Referred to as "mirrors of the soul" our eyes serve as the major decisive factor in (36) _____ the spoken words. The eyes of the man converse as (37) _____ as their tongues, with the advantage that the ocular dialect needs (38) _____ dictionary, but it is understood all over the world. When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on eyes. Except (39) _____ extremely shy individuals, most people look for social acceptance by studying the eyes of others. Eyes also can (40) _____ indicate a positive or a negative relationship. People tend to look longer and more often at the people whom they trust, respect and care about than at those whom they doubt or (41) _____.
Normal eye dilation is not under control of the individual. Personally characteristics such as introversion and extroversion also influence eye behavior. Eye behavior seems (42) ____ particular importance and is generally used to indicate whether one is open to communication. This can be observed when a teacher asks the class a question: students who think they know the answer will generally (43) ____ at the teacher, (44) ____ students who do not know the answer will usually try to avoid eye contact.
Câu 35: A. report B. express C. consider D. replace Câu 36: A. changing B. interpreting C. exchanging D. transporting
Câu 37: A. a lot B. more C. much D. many
Câu 38: A. no B. none C. nor D. not
Câu 39: A. of B. for C. in D. with
Câu 40: A. accurately B. inaccurate C. accurate D. accuracy Câu 41: A. long B. dislike C. wait D. love
Câu 42: A. to be B. being C. be D. been
Câu 43: A. notice B. look C. aim D. think
Câu 44: A. Because B. as C. so D. while
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.
As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.
Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.
In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days
Trang 16 - Mã đề thi 134 immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.
Câu 45: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. cardiology in the 1980s B. diet and stress as factors in heart attacks C. seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks D. risk factors in heart attacks Câu 46: In line 2, the word "potential" could best be re-placed by which of the following?
A. harmful B. unknown C. primary D. possible
Câu 47: The word "trigger" as used in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. affect B. encounter C. cause D. involve
Câu 48: Which of the following could best replace the word "incidence" as used in line 3?
A. increase B. rate C. chance D. factor
Câu 49: The author uses the word "temporal" in line 6 to mean
A. of a certain date B. regularly C. expected D. affected by Câu 50: The phrase "susceptible to" in line 8 could best be replaced by
A. prone to B. affected by C. . aware of D. accustomed
Câu 51: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many heart attacks?
A. lower heart rate
B. decreased blood flow to the heart C. increase in hormones
D. increased blood pressure
Câu 52: The word "phenomenon" in line 9 refers to which of the following?
A. occurrence B. habit C. activity D. illness
Câu 53: Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?
A. eating fatty foods B. being under stress C. having a birthday D. getting married Câu 54: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks.
B. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
C. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
D. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness.
Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people’s behaviour, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Trang 17 - Mã đề thi 134 Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
Câu 55: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
B. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
C. To describe cultural diversity.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Câu 56: The word “rituals” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. cultures B. formalities
C. assumptions D. aspects
Câu 57: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that ___________.
A. other cultures seem cold to us.
B. most aspects of culture cannot be seen.
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions
Câu 58: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. How people express interest in what others are saying.
B. How late is considered impolite C. What topics to avoid in conversation.
D. What food to eat in a courthouse
Câu 59: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.
A. people who speak a different language B. invisible cultural assumptions
C. people from a different culture
D. topics that should be avoided in conversation
Câu 60: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when ___________.
A. one culture is more invisible than another culture.
B. some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
C. people compete with those from other cultures D. people think cultural differences are personal
Câu 61: The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ________.
A. are aware of cultural differences B. reinforce invisible cultural differences C. share a common culture.
D. teach their employees about cultural differences
Câu 62: Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Strange behaviour from someone speaking a foreign language.
B. Strange behaviour from someone speaking our language.
C. Learning about our own culture in school D. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors
Câu 63: The word “exotic” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by__________.
A. informal B. formal
C. foreign D. expensive
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Rather, we see them as rude or uncooperative, and we may apply labels to them, such as “passive aggressive.”
Where would it best fit in the paragraph? Choose A, B, C or D A. ……Invisible elements of culture are important to us.
B. …… For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it.
C. ………….
D. …….. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
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Part I: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1. This landscape is very beautiful!
How ... How beautiful the landscape is! / What a beautiful landscape!
2. They were looking for their lost dog all week.
They spent ……… They spent all week looking for their lost dog 3. Immediately after his arrival home, a water-heater exploded.
Hardly…… Hardly had he arrived home when a water-heater exploded.
4. “I’ sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.” Jill said.
Jill apologized………… Jill apologized (to me) for not phoning me earlier.
5.As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing.
The darker it ……… The darker it got, the harder we found it to see.
Part II:
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of facebook.
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KỲ THI KSCĐ LỚP 12 – LẦN I, NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm hai mục Trắc nghiệm và Tự luận)
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Mã đề thi: 483
SBD: ……… Họ và tên thí sinh: ………..………...
SECTION A:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Câu 1: A. apply B. identity C. early D. university Câu 2: A. achieve B. each C. chemistry D. choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Câu 3: A. tremendously B. intimacy C. mechanical D. intuitive Câu 4: A. scenario B. insecure C. infrequent D. inaccurate Câu 5: A. personify B. undoubtedly C. curriculum D. mercifully
Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence.
Câu 6: His job is ….
A. driving a bus B. a bus driver C. a driver of a bus D. bus driving Câu 7: Either of my parents or my brother ________.
A. is coming B. has coming C. have come D. are coming Câu 8: Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a ___ writer.
A. fertile B. virile C. prolific D. fruitful
Câu 9: Do you like pop music or jazz?
- I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any B. both C. neither D. either
Câu 10: ... an emergency arise , call 911
A. Should B. Does C. Will D. Can
Câu 11: Don’t worry. I have ___ tire at the back of my car.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
Câu 12: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!
- _______
A. Thank you for your compliment B. You are telling a lie
C. I don't like your sayings D. I don’t want to hear that from you.
Câu 13: Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. tongue B. non-verbal C. verbal D. oral
Câu 14: Those trousers are far too big. Why don’t you have them…?
A. taken over B. taken in C. taken on D. taken out
Câu 15: ... he was good at physics in lower grade, he was terrible at it in grade 12
A. Although B. While C. Except that D. When
Câu 16: Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. must B. will C. shall D. needn’t