Ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề 1 - Trường THPT Mỹ Lộc

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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 ofthe questions from 1 to 5. . 
 The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel 
B.Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph 
line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of 
the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network. 
 The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid 
expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, 
the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by 
Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering 
had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of 
information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the 
Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism. 
Question 1: The main topic of the passage is __________ . 
 A. the history of journalism 
 B. the origin of the national telegraph 
 C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads 
 D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network 
Question 2: The word "gathering" in the second paragraph refers to _________ . 
 A. people B. information C. objects D. substances 
Question 3: The author's main purpose in this passage is to _________ . 
 A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press 
 B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry 
 C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry 
 D. criticize Samuel B. Morse 
Question 4: It can be inferred from the passage that __________ . 
 A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry 
 B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential 
 C. The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention 
 D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry 
Question 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the 
communications industry? 
 A. Morse invented the telegraph in 1837. 
 B. People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861. 
 C. The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press. 
 D. The telegraph helped connect the entire nation. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
 Question 6: Every day in summer, but especially at (A) the weekends, all kinds of vehicles bring (B) 
crowds of people (C) to enjoy the various attraction (D). 
 A. at B. bring C. crowds of people D. attraction 
Question 7: The federal government recommends (A) that all expectant (B) women will not only refrain 
(C) from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke (D). 
 A. recommends that B. expectant C. will not only refrain D. smoke 
Question 8: He made (A) it clear (B) once more that the missed (C) books were to be received (D) and 
brought to him. 
 A. made B. clear C. the missed D. to be received 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 9: Some people feel that television should give less ______ to sport. 
 A. programmers B. coverage C. concern D. involvement 
Question 10: The closer we are to our trip to Boston, the _______ my students become. 
 A. more exciting B. more excited 
 C. more and more exciting D. more and more excited 
Question 11: Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _____ famine. 
 A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 
Question 12: As we walked past, we saw John _______ his car. 
 A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repair D. being repairing 
Question 13: I don't like John. His ________ complaints make me angry. 
 A. continual B. continuous C. continuation D. continuously 
Question 14: Poor management brought the company to ________ of collapse. 
 A. the edge B. the foot C. the ring D. the brink 
Question 15: As a result of his father's death, he _______ a lot of money. 
 A. came into B. came over C. came to D. came through 
Question 16: The school drama club is _______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take 
place next month. 
 A. turning up B. bringing down C. putting on D. making off 
Question 17: The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife 
______. 
 A. prosperous B. perfect C. vulnerable D. remained 
Question 18: I caught _______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped. 
 A. view B. sight C. look D. scene 
Question 19: They _______ the bridge by the time you come back. 
 A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. have finished 
Question 20: Show me the house ___________ . 
 A. where they are living in B. which they are living 
 C. where they are living there D. where they are living 
Question 21: I suggest the room _______ before Christmas. 
 A. being decorated B. be decorated 
 C. needs decorating D. needs being decorated 
Question 22: The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received _______ support 
from the school administrators. 
 A. warm-hearted B. light-hearted C. whole-hearted D. big-hearted 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the most suitable response to complete 
each of the following exchanges. 
Question 23: Nancy and James are talking about their school days. 
- Nancy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives." 
- James: " ______ . We had sweet memories together then." 
 A. Absolutely B. That's nonsense C. I'm afraid so D. I doubt it 
Question 24: John and Mike are talking about Mike's new car 
- John: “_________” 
- Mike: “Thanks. I’m glad to hear that.” 
 A. What a nice car! B. Your car is new, isn't it? 
 C. Where did you buy your car? D. My car is very expensive. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 25: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school. 
 A. puts off B. looks for C. attends to D. approves of 
Question 26: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of 
their sex. 
 A. openly criticized B. rightly claimed C. publicly said D. protested 
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 27: "John shouldn't have behaved so badly," said Janet. 
 A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviour. B. Janet objected to John's bad behaviour 
 C. Janet dislikes John. D. Janet was angry with John. 
Question 28: We did not visit the museum because we had no time. 
 A. If we have time, we will visit the museum. 
 B. If we had time, we would visit the museum. 
 C. If we had had time, we will visit the museum. 
 D. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum. 
Question 29: The workers only complain because of their unfair treatment. 
 A. Were the workers fairly treated, they wouldn't complain. 
 B. The workers complain because their employees are unfair. 
 C. If the workers are treated fairly, they will not complain. 
 D. Are the workers treated fairly, they will not complain. 
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 30: He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
 A. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
 B. As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
 C. Feeling very tired, he was deterinined to continue to climb up the mountain 
 D. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
Question 31: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot. 
 A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much. 
 B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behavior. 
 C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved. 
 D. His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me a lot. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter 1, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the 
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 32 to 36. 
 The knock-on effect of volunteering on the lives of individuals can be profound. Voluntary work 
helps foster independence and imparts the ability to deal with different situations, often simultaneously, 
thus teaching people how to (32) _______ their way through different systems. It therefore brings people 
into touch with the real world, and hence, equips them for the future. 
Initially, young adults in their late teens might not seem to have the expertise or knowledge to impart to 
athare that attencher or an ariculturalist or a nurse would have, (33) ________ they do have many skills 
can help others. And in the absence of any particular talent, their energy and enthusiasm can be harmes 
the benefit (34) _______ their fellow human beings, and ultimately themselves. From all this, the gain to 
any community no matter how many volunteers are involved is (35)_______ . 
Employers will generally look favorably on people (36) _______ team. It demonstrates a willingness to 
learn and an independent spirit, which would be desirable qualities in any employee. 
Question 32: A. give B. work C. put D. take 
Question 33: A. so B. but C. or D. for 
Question 34: A. out B. under C. of D. on 
Question 35: A. unattainable B. immeasurable C. undetectable D. impassable 
Question 36: A. which B. whose C. who D. what 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the 
correct answer to each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 44. 
 All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some 
twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food. 
The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a nonselective part of 
parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals - whether 
marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common. 
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their 
young. Most egg-guarding fish do not for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the 
parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food caten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile 
mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find 
food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make 
other arrangement provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed 
with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of 
fresh food when they hatch. 
 For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to 
their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The most 
vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must 
forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size 
that it is better able to cope. 
 Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of 
their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of 
difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally 
dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive. 
Question 37: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
 A. The care that various animals give to their offspring 
 B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food 
 C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young 
 D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent 
Question 38: The author lists various animals in the first paragraph to ________ . 
 A. contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals 
 B. describe the process by which mammals came to be defined 
 C. emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young 
 D. explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective 
Question 39: The word "tend" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . 
 A. sit on B. move C. notice D. care for 
Question 40: The word "provisioning" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . 
 A. supplying B. preparing C. building D. expanding 
Question 41: According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food to? 
 A. By storing food near their young 
 B. By locating their nests or ceils near spiders and caterpillars 
 C. By searching for food some distance from their nest 
 D. By gathering food from a nearby water source 
Question 42: The word “edge” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______ . 
 A. opportunity B. advantage C. purpose D. rest 
Question 43: The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to _________ . 
 A. feeding B. moment C. young animal D. size 
Question 44: The word "shielded" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______ . 
 A. raised B. protected C. hatched D. valued 
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 45: A. abundance B. acceptance C. accountant D. applicant 
Question 46: A. reference B. volunteer C. refugee D. referee 
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 47: A. capital B. ancient C. cancer D. annual 
Question 48: A. devotion B. congestion C. suggestion D. question 
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 49: We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan. 
 A. monthly payment B. cash and carry C. credit card D. piece by piece 
Question 50: Teletext is continuously sent out at all times when regular television programs are 
broadcast. 
 A. transmitted B. electrified C. automated D. aired 
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