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Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12
 D~ Thi Khao Sat HQc Sinh Gioi
Mfm: Anh Van
ThcJi gian: 180 phut. ( khong ki thcJi gian giao d~)
( D~ thi g&m 04 trang va h9c sinh lam bai ten tcJ d~ thi)

HQ va ten thi sinh: .................. .................. ............... Lap 12 A....... .

SECTION I: LISTENING: (4 points)

Part I: Thuc is taking a course in Study skills in English. Now in his class on reading skills, the teacher is
making a quick review about what they learnt in the last class. Listen to this conversation and decide
whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
I. It is important to know the purposes of reading.
2. Surveying a book will help decide whether the book is necessary for you.
3. The contents pages of a book show how the book is orga.niz.ed.
4. Unlike the index, the table of contents gives more detail about the concepts mentioned in the book.
5. It is necessary to make sure that the level of the book is neither too easy nor too difficult for you.
6. The date of publication can usually be found on the cover.
Your answers:

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Part II: Listen to the conversation again and answer these questions.
1. In what way do the purposes of reading help your reading a book?

2. Apart from the organiz.ation of the book, what do the contents pages tell readers?

3. Where can readers often find the index of a book? At the beginning or at the end?

4. Where are the items of a book alphabetically arranged, in the contents or the index?

5. What skill can help you decide quickly whether the book is easy enough for you?

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND READING: (9 POINTS)

Part I: The text b.elow bas 10 'mistakes. Read it carefully and pick out the mistakes.
. WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS
Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are changing our own lives for the better by
making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so much sure that this is the case.
The other day I was standing in large department store until waiting to pay for a couple of films for my
camera when the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till it had stopped working. I did
not think this was a big problem and I set myself off to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are
one part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to make
our purchases, but it was quite clear that none out of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to
take our money and give to customers a written receipt, because the sales would not then have been recorded on
the computer system. In the end, like with many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked
out. Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It would never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is
all the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines for so completely that we simply cannot mange
without them any more.
Your answers:

PART II: read the article below and then decide which word (A, B, C or D) best completes each space.
Make the right choice and your answers in the box. ·

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WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY
Thirteen-year olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect at least not according to the fmdings
of a (1) ......... survey, Money and Change. The survey (2) ... three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from
(3) ... Britain.
By the time they (4) ... their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing
national average of$ 5.14. Two thirds think they get (5) ... money but most expect to have to do something to
get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (6) ... among teenagers. Therefore, the (7) ... of children
(8) ... an effort to save for the future.
Greater access to cash (9) ... teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (10) ... a
result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged (11) ... attitudes to money, even in the case of
children at the ages. Instead of wasting what pocket (12) ... they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds
who took (13) .. .in the survey seem to (14) ... to the situation by saving more than half (15) .... their cash.
1. a. late b. recent c. latest d. fresh
2. a. included b. contained c. counted d. enclosed
3. a entire b. all over c. complete d. the whole
4. a. reach b. get c. make d. arrive
5. a. acceptable b. adequate c. satisfactory d. enough
6. a. gaining b. heightening c. increasing d. building
7. a. most b. maximum c. many d. majority
8. a. make b. do c. have d. try
9. a. among b. through c. between d. along
10. a. like b. as c. for d. in
11. a. aware b. knowing c. helpful d. cautious
12.a.cash b.money c.change d.savings
13. a:. part b. place c. share d. piece
14. a. reply b. answer c. respond d. return
15. a. from b. as c. of d. for
Your answers:
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Part III: Read the following passage, choose the best answers, and write them in the box below.
CONSERVATION- OR WASTED EFFORT?
The black robin is one of the world's rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of
Little Manger off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967, there were about fifty black robins there; in 1977 there
were fewer than ten. There are only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of course,
of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.
Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin- to guard those remaining and to increase their
number. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made. The idea is to buy
another island nearly as a special home, a "reserve", for threatened wild life, including black robins. The
organizers say that Little Manger should then be restocked with the robin's food- it eats only one kind of seed-
and so renewed for it. Thousands of required plants are at present being cultivated in New Zealand. The public
appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear from
the earth in our time at least.
Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies
out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?
In the earth's long, long past hundreds of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of success- and
died out. In the long, long future there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt
themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the
challenges will disappear early. That is Nature's proven method of operation.
The rule of selection-''the survival of the fittest"-is the one by which man has himself arrived on the scene.
He, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. Some
creatures, certain small animals, insects and birds, will almost certainly outlast man, for they seem even more
adaptable. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, man shows signs of dying out; no other creature

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will extend a paw to postpone his departure. On the contrary, he will be hurried out; for Nature, though fair, is a
hard-heard mistress. She has no favorites.
Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do
anything about it.
1. The black robin is dying out mainly because ......... .
a. people have been very careless about its survival.
b. its only food is becoming exhausted on Little Manger.
c. the other birds on the island have destroyed it.
d. the appeal for money has come at the wrong time.
2. The success of the other small birds on Little Manger shows that ........ .
a. the island cannot have very much food left.
b. something has to die out, they cannot all be winners.
c. the big birds have all been attacking the black robin.
d. the black robin has failed to meet the challenges of life.
3. As regard selection and survival, the decisive factor seems to be ........ .
a. the ability to adapt to changed and changing conditions.
b. the number of wild life reserves that are available.·
c. the concern and generosity of the public.
d. the size of the home or the amount of space one has to live in
4. The evidence seems to suggest that ........ .
a it is a disaster for every one when one kind of bird dies out.
b. all creatures are concerned about the survival of others.
c. Nature expects and accepts the dying out of weaker breeds.
d. man is to blame when such a ting happens.
Your answers:

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Part IV: Read the text below. Use the word given to form a word that fits in the space.
THE ENVIRONMENT: OUR RESPONSIBILY
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the
environment. The earth is being (I.threat) ... and the future looks bad. What can each ofus do?
We cannot clean up our (2. pollution) ... rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we .stop the (3. appear) ... of
plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while (4. science) ... search for answers, and laws
are passed in nature's defense.
It may not easy to change your lifestyle (5. complete) ... , but some steps are easy to take: cut down the
amount of (6.drive) ... you do, or use as little. plastic" as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also
reduces household bills. We must all make a personal (7. decide) ... to work for the future of our planet if we
want to ensure a better world for our grandchildren.
Your answers:

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SECTION III: WRITING (7 points)
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Part I: Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
given before it.
1. "Why hasn't Nam phoned?" she wondered.
r::r She wondered ........................................................................ ............................. .
2. The thief tried to escape but the police stopped him.
r::r The police prevented the thief........................................................................ .............. .
3. Lan began studying English ten years ago.
r::r Lan has ........................................................................ ......................................... .
4. My mother made these curtains.
r::r These curtains ........................................................................ ................................ .
5. "lfl were you I wouldn't trust Diep", Lan's mother told her.
r::r Lan's mother advised ........................................................................ ....................... .
6. Nam is better at chemistry than Tuan.
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c::r Tuan is not .................................... .................................... ................................... .
7. His parents made him study for his exams.
c::r He was .................................... .................................... .................................... .. .
8. I only help you if you promise to try harder.
c::r Unless .................................... .................................... .................................... .. .
9. She bought that house in 1994.
c::r She has .................................... .................................... .................................... .. .
10. They believe that he is mad.
c::rHe .................................... .................................... .................................... ..... .
11. It was such a boring film that he fell asleep.
c::r The film .................................... .................................... ................................ .
12. We spent three hours getting to HO CHI MINH City.
c::r It took .................................... .................................... .................................... ..... .
13. She does not usually stay up so late.
c::r She's not used .................................... .................................... ............................. .
14. This is his first visit to Date.
c::r He is .................................... .................................... ..........-.................... ;.......... .
15. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning.
c::r If.................................... .................................... .................................... ................. .
Part II: In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think it is a good idea?
Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details. (in about 150 words)
(You can write in this page)

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