BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2012
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH - Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút




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 1: People say that these villagers are hospitable.
A. It is said that these villagers are hospitable.
B. These villagers are not hospitable as they say.
C. These villagers are said not to be hospitable.
D. It is said that these villagers are not hospitable.
Question 2: “If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John.
A. John asked me to do morning exercise regularly.
B. John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly.
C. John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly.
D. John advised me to do morning exercise regularly.
Question 3: I have never eaten this kind of fruit before.
A. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of fruit.
B. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of fruit.
C. I last ate this kind of fruit a long time ago.
D. I have eaten this kind of fruit for a long time.

Read the following passage adapted from Encyclopaedia Britannica, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 4 to 8.

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency with national affiliates in almost every country in the world. The Red Cross movement began with the founding of the International Committee for the Relief of (4)______ Wounded in 1863 (now the International Committee of the Red Cross); it was (5) ______ to care for victims of battle (6) ______ wartime, but later national Red Cross societies were created to aid in the prevention and relief of human suffering generally.
Its peacetime activities include first aid, accident prevention, water (7) ______, training of nurses’ aids, maintenance of maternal and child welfare centers and medical clinics, blood banks, and numerous (8) ______ services. The Red Cross is the name used in countries under nominally Christian sponsorship; the Red Crescent (adopted on the insistence of the Ottoman Empire in 1906) is the name used in Muslim countries.

Question 4: A. an B. one C. the D. a
Question 5: A. done B. set C. found D. established
Question 6: A. on B. in C. before D. to
Question 7: A. safely B. safer C. safety D. safe
Question 8: A. the other B. another C. other D. others

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 9: A. medal B. defend C. intend D. compete.
Question 10: A. tourists B. symbols C. banks D. steps
Question 11: A. water B. penalty C. determine D. question

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: I like reading books________ this is a good way to get information.
A. because B. because of C. so that D. in order to
Question 13: I’ve never seen such an interesting________ before.
A. performance B. performative C. performed D. performing
Question 14: The harder you try, ________ you get.
A. the best B. good C. better D. the better
Question 15: Most parents do not allow their children________ out late.
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed
Question 16: We have enough food at home so we________ do any shopping today.
A. need B. needn’t C. oughtn’t D. ought
Question 17: If she________ her husband, he couldn’t have finished his project.
A. doesn’t help B. hasn’t helped C. hadn’t helped D. won’t help
Question 18: Since the computer________ it has made considerable changes to our daily life.
A. has invented B. is invented C. was invented D