Ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề 2 - Trường THPT Mỹ Lộc

 THPT MỸ LỘC PRACTICE TEST 2 
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Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that 
needs correction in the following question. 
Humans have done great advances in technology at the expense of the environment. 
 A. at the expense B. Humans C. have done D. advances 
Read the following passage and then choose the best answer for each question by circling the 
corresponding letter A, B, C or D from 2 to 9. 
 Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of 
the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile 
engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, 
compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-
emission option presently available. 
 Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other 
dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles 
entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric 
delivery vans, bikes and trolleys. 
 As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are 
focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging 
facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in 
commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while 
they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking 
in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. 
 Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit 
centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of 
electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline 
hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling 
five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today. 
Question 2: The author's purpose in the passage is to 
 A. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future 
 B. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
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 D. support the invention of electric cars 
Question 3: The passage would most likely be followed by details about 
 A. pollution restrictions in the future B. electric shuttle buses 
 C. automated freeways D. the neighbourhood of the future 
Question 4: It can be inferred from the passage that 
 A. many new types of electric engines have been developed 
 B. the present electric engines are the best option as being practical 
 C. electricity is the best alternative source of power as it is almost free of pollution 
 D. the present cars are more economical than their future generation 
Question 5: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be 
 A. much larger than they are today B. more convenient than they are today 
 C. as common as today's gas stations D. equipped with charging devices 
Question 6: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT 
 A. planes B. trains C. vans D. trolleys 
Question 7: In the second paragraph, the author implies that 
 A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed. 
 B. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation 
 C. electric vehicles are not practical for the future 
 D. everyday life will stay much the same in the future. 
Question 8: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to 
 A. squared B. long-range C. concentrated D. inexpensive 
Question 9: The word “charging” in this passage refers to 
 A. aggression B. credit cards C. electricity D. lightning 
Question 10: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
You looked exhausted. I think you've _____ more than you can handle. 
 A. taken up B. turned up C. turned on D. taken on 
Question 11: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is 
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined and bold part in the following question. 
Although Valentine's Day has become a global industry with more than 80 million roses sold worldwide, 
the origins of the day are unclear and hidden in the mists of time. 
 A. traced back to the ancient people B. a long time ago and unforgettable 
 C. new enough for anyone to confirm D. still a mystery to everybody
Question 12: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is 
CLOSEST in meaning to the following question. 
 Trang 2 You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this. 
 A. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. 
 B. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. 
 C. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. 
 D. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. 
Question 13: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
The high buildings _____ were destroyed by the storm were built last year. 
 A. whom B. whose C. which D. where 
Question 14: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is 
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined and bold part in the following question. 
Most universities have trained counselors who can reassure and console students who have academic or 
personal problems. 
 A. sympathize B. satisfy C. discourage D. please 
Question 15: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined 
and bold part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question. 
 A. considered B. received C. picked D. stayed 
Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to be used for each of the blanks to 
complete the following passage from 16 to 20. 
 Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also 
use a great (16)______ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water 
is fresh water and it comes to us from reservoirs, rivers and lakes. 
 The Earth's surface is (17)_____ by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have 
tasted the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to 
the (18)_____ of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea. 
 Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue (19)______ the 
sunlight. The reason is that sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea 
but blue light bounces back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (20)______ , a 
stormy sky will make the sea look grey. 
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Question 16: A. number B. measure C. quality D. amount 
Question 17: A. covered B. reserved C. constructed D. included 
Question 18: A. attraction B. presence C. advantage D. influence 
Question 19: A. of B. within C. with D. in
Question 20: A. Therefore B. Hence C. Consequently D. However 
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question. 
______ back to her hometown, Julia found everything new and attractive. 
 A. When arrived B. As she arrives C. On arrival D. On arriving 
Question 22: 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 and bold part in the following question. 
The natives were angry when foreigners came to their country and took over their land. 
 A. members B. locals C. migrants D. tourists 
Question 23: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
This product has not been tried _____ humans yet. 
 A. out B. on for C. on D. out on 
Question 24: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from 
the rest in the position of the main stress in the following question. 
 A. equip B. secure C. vacant D. oblige 
Question 25: 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 and bold part in the following question. 
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money. 
 A. threatening B. praising C. elevating D. teasing 
Question 26: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
Her classmates admire her so much because she has a clear ______ mind. 
 A. analyze B. analysis C. analytical D. analytics 
Question 27: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that 
needs correction in the following question. 
She only had a twenty-dollars bill with her when she landed at Heathrow airport. 
 A. at B. when C. had D. twenty-dollars bill 
Question 28: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
My uncle left his job because he did not have _____ of promotion. 
 A. visions B. prospects C. scenarios D. posts 
Question 29: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
Her husband bought her ______ when he went on holiday in Singapore last week. 
 A. a beautiful silk yellow scarf B. a beautiful yellow silk scarf
 C. a beautiful yellow silk scarf D. a beautiful yellow scarf silk 
 Trang 4 Question 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best 
combines a pair of sentences in the following question. 
I lent him some money. I wanted him to continue his study at college. 
 A. I lent him some money so that to continue his study at college. 
 B. I lent him some money for him continue his study at college. 
 C. I lent him some money so as he will continue his study at college. 
 D. I lent him some money in order that he could continue his study at college. 
Question 31: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
If Tom ______ an alarm, the thieves wouldn't have broken into his house. 
 A. was installed B. to install C. had installed D. have installed 
Question 32: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is 
CLOSEST in meaning to the following question. 
As an excuse for being late, she made up a whole story. 
 A. She apologized for being late by inventing a whole story. 
 B. An excuse for being late was her whole story. 
 C. A whole story was her excuse for being late. 
 D. Making up a whole story, she said sorry for being late. 
Question 33: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
______ colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide _____ tertiary education. 
 A. Ø - Ø B. The - Ø C. The – the D. Ø - the 
Question 34: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that 
needs correction in the following question. 
Hardly had he entered the room than all the lights went out. 
 A. lights B. than C. had he entered D. went out 
Question 35: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
I gave the waiter a $50 note and waited for my ______. 
 A. supply B. change C. cost D. cash 
Read the following passage and then choose the best answer for each question by circling the 
corresponding letter A, B, C or D from 36 to 40. 
 The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the 
American press in the late nineteenth century. The first full-color comic strip appeared in January 1894 in 
the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first regular weekly full-color comic supplement, 
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York paper, the Morning Journal. 
 Both were immensely popular and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic 
relief boosted the sale of papers. The Morning Journal started another feature in 1896, the “Yellow Kid”, 
the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault, had been lured 
away from the World by the ambitious Hearst. The “Yellow Kid” was in many ways a pioneer. Its comic 
dialogue was the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech 
balloon inside the strip, usually placed above the characters’ heads. 
 The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks’s “Katzenjammer 
Kids”, based on Wilhelm Busch’s Max and Moritz, a European satire of the nineteenth century. The 
“Kids” strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for future American strips. It contained not 
only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small regular panels that 
did away with the larger panoramic scenes of earlier comics. 
 Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout 
the country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black-and-white strips were not far behind. 
The first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904. It was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 
blackand-white comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country. 
Question 36: The word “it” refers to 
 A. farce B. dialogue C. balloon D. the “Yellow Kid” 
Question 37: Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst? 
 A. They published comic strips about the newspaper war. 
 B. They established New York's first newspaper. 
 C. Their comic strips are still published today. 
 D. They owned major competitive newspapers. 
Question 38: The word “incorporate” is closest in meaning to 
 A. combine B. create C. affect D. mention 
Question 39: According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the 
following EXCEPT 
 A. feature the same character in each episode B. appear in a Chicago newspaper 
 C. include dialogue inside a balloon D. characterize city life in a humorous way 
Question 40: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
 A. The differences between early and modern comic strips. 
 B. Features of early comic strips in the United States. 
 C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories. 
 D. A comparison of two popular comic strips.
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question. 
Jim usually looks happy, but today he has a long ______. He must have had a quarrel with his best friend. 
 A. face B. expression C. chin D. nose 
Question 42: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response 
to complete the following exchange. 
Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the coffee there. 
- Billy: “How's the coffee here?” – Bobby: “_________.” 
 A. It's a little better now that I've got a car. B. It's a little bitter, to tell the truth. 
 C. As a matter of fact, I'm not interested. D. No, I don't think so. 
Question 43: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined 
and bold part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question. 
 A. throw B. crow C. slow D. brow 
Question 44: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is 
CLOSEST in meaning to the following question. 
“You damaged my laptop, Tom!” said John. 
 A. John accused with Tom to have damaged his laptop. 
 B. John accused Tom of damaging his laptop. 
 C. John accused Tom to damage his laptop. 
 D. John accused to Tom for damaging his laptop. 
Question 45: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response 
to complete the following exchange. 
Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children 
- Sarah: “Children under ten shouldn't stay up late to play computer games.” 
- Kathy: “_______.” 
 A. I don't quite agree with you B. Yes, I share your opinion. 
 C. You are absolute right. D. Surely, they shouldn't. 
Question 46: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly. 
 A. Because B. Even though C. Because of D. In spite of 
Question 47: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from 
the rest in the position of the main stress in the following question. 
 A. encounter B. agency C. influence D. memory 
Question 48: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
 Trang 7 Some food that are good ______ of nutrition include fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
 A. origins B. sources C. resources D. causes 
Question 49: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following 
question. 
Someone must have taken my keys. I clearly remember _____ them by the window and now they are 
nowhere to be seen. 
 A. leaving B. to leave C. to be leaving D. to have left 
Question 50: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best 
combines a pair of sentences in the following question. 
The driver in front stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened. 
 A. If the driver in front didn't stop so suddenly, the accident wouldn't happen. 
 B. If the driver in front hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened. 
 C. If the driver in front hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn't have happened. 
 D. If the driver in front had stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.
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