Đề ôn tập kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mock Test 18

ENGLISH 12 – MOCK TEST 18
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 1. A. toured	B. jumped	C. solved	D. rained 
Question 2. A. hear	B. dear	C. pear	D. clear 
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 3. A. attract	B. marry	C. demand	D. connect 
Question 4. A. arrangement	B. temperature	C. victory	D. envelope 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
Question 5. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ________?
	A. isn't it	B. Isn't there	C. doesn't it	D. hasn't there
Question 6. Gold _________ in California in the 19th century.
	A. was discovered	B. has been discovered	C. was discover	D. they discover
Question 7. The workers are _________ strike for higher pay.
	A. at	B. on	C. in	D. of
Question 8. His health is getting _________ and _________. 
	A. good/ good	B. better/ better	C. bad/ bad	D. well/ well
Question 9. That poor man used to live in a _________ house with two dogs and a cat.
	A. big brick old	B. big old brick	C. brick old big	D. brick big old
Question 10. I saw a terrible accident while I _________ on the beach.
	A. am walking	B. walked	C. was walking	D. had walked
Question 11. _________ we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
	A. Since	B. Because of	C. In spite of	D. Although
Question 12. _________, he will get ready to go to work.
	A. When he will have breakfast tomorrow	B. Until he would have breakfast tomorrow
	C. After he has breakfast tomorrow	D. As soon as he has breakfast tomorrow
Question 13. We decided not to travel, _________ the terrible weather forecast.
A. having heard 	B. to have heard	C. having been heard 	D. to have been heard
Question 14. You are old enough to take _________ for what you have done.
	A. responsibly	B. respond	C. responsible	D. responsibility
Question 15. The alarm should _________ automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
	A. go away	B. put off	C. go off	D. put away
Question 16. They _________ sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education. 
	A. did 	B. provided 	C. made 	D. lent 
Question 17. Can the sales team meet its financial _________?
	A. purposes	B. aims	C. goals	D. objectives
Question 18. It’s obvious that she’s lying through her _________.
	A. hat	B. teeth	C. head	D. back
Question 19. Viet Nam held phone talks with the US on Wednesday with a _________ to promoting agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
	A. look	B. sight	C. view	D. scene
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSES T in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches.
	A. Acquisition 	B. Requirement 	C. Inquiry 	D. Acknowledgement
Question 21. The boy was let off lightly this morning due to not having done his homework.
	A. punished 	B. promised 	C. commended	D. persuaded
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.
Question 22. Until 1986 most companies would not even allow women to take the exams, but such gender discrimination is now disappearing.
A. unfairness 	B. injustice 	C. partiality 	D. equality
Question 23. I'm not an impulsive person, I don't generally do things on the spur of the moment.
A. quickly 	B. industriously 	C. intentionally 	D. attentively
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Nam is talking to Lan about the environmental problem today.
 Nam: “What are the main threats to the environment today?” - Lan: “_______.”
	A. Threats are possible dangers to the environment
	B. Probably deforestation and global warming.
	C. Environmental pollution is a big issue for our planet.
	D. We need a clean environment to live in.
Question 25: Two friends are talking about the benefits of swimming.
Daisy: “As far as I know, swimming is a really helpful thing for everyone to improve their health.”
Mark: “________.”
	A. That sounds great.	B. I couldn't agree with you more.
	C. Take part in this summer.	D. That's fine for me. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (26) _______our lives.  The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how (27) ________ contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances.
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (28) ________ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socio- economic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (29) _________one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (30) __________, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
Question 26. A. prolong 	B. lengthen 	C. stretch 	D. expand
Question 27. A. much	B. many 	C. few	D. lots of
Question 28. A. expectation 	B. insurance	C. expectancy 	D. assurance
Question 29. A. who	B. whom	C. what 	D. that
Question 30. A. otherwise	B. for example	C. Moreover	D. However 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical location of the restaurant, eg., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, eg., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurant determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurant.
Question 31. With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?
	A. Rules of etiquette.	B. Instruction in proper etiquette. 
	C. The importance of good manners.	D. Variable and universal standards of etiquette.
Question 32. According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?
	A. Tucking a napkin in your shirt.	B. Not throwing food on the floor.
	C. Reading a magazine while eating.	D. Eating in rustic settings.
Question 33. What does the word “it” in line 5 refer to?
	A. learning the proper etiquette	B. clear instruction
	C. knowing the type of restaurant	D. sensitivity
Question 34. Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” in line 7?
	A. agricultural	B. ancient	C. unsophisticated	D. urban
Question 35. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
	A. To assist people in learning sophisticated manners	B. To describe variations in restaurant manners
	C. To simplify rules of restaurant etiquette	D. To compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
More than 200 reindeer have died of starvation on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, with scientists blaming their deaths on climate change. The wild deer carcasses were found on the Arctic islands this summer by researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), which said it had never logged so many deaths at once in 40 years of monitoring the animals’ population level. “It’s scary to find so many dead animals,” project leader Ashild Onvik Pedersen told state broadcaster NRK. “This is an example of how climate change affects nature. It is just sad.”
Svalbard’s capital Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on earth, is thought to be warming quicker than any other settlement on the planet, climate scientists warned earlier this year. The milder temperatures in the region led to unusually heavy rainfall in December, leaving a thick layer of ice when the precipitation froze. This meant the reindeer could not dig through the hardened tundra to reach the vegetation they graze on in their usual pastures, the NPI said. Svalbard’s reindeer have been observed eating seaweed and kelp when food is scarce, but these are less nutritious and cause them stomach problems.
A relatively high number of calves born last year increased the death toll, as the youngest and weakest are often the first to die in harsh conditions. “Some of the mortality is natural because there were so many calves last year. But the large number we see now is due to heavy rain, which is due to global warming,” said Ms. Onvik Pedersen.
A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks investigating population of the Svalbard reindeer earlier this year. Researchers warned the decline of reindeer would cause unwanted plant species, currently kept in check by the animals’ grazing, to spread across Arctic ecosystems in Europe, Asia and North America.
Arctic reindeer and caribou populations have declined 56 per cent in the last two decades, a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last year. The report said food security was partly to blame for falling herd numbers, while warmer summers could also put the animals at greater risk of diseases spread by flies and parasites. The average temperature in Longyearbyen has risen by 3.7C since 1900, more than three times the global average increase of about 1C. In 2016, the entrance to the town’s “Doomsday” seed vault – which stores specimens of almost all the world’s seeds – was flooded following heavy rainfall.
(Adapted from https://www.independent.co.uk/)
Question 36. Which could best serve as the title of the passage?
	A. Climate change – The main cause for the death of hundreds of reindeer.
	B. Global warming – What are the effects on nature?
	C. Reindeer – The most vulnerable animals on the Arctic islands. 
	D. Climate change – What are the reasons? 
Question 37. The word “logged” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
	A. cut down	B. damaged	C. recorded 	D. discovered 
Question 38. The following are true about capital Longyearbyen, EXCEPT __________.
	A. It is believed to be the most quickly warming settlement on earth.
	B. People in Longyearbyen suffered unusually heavy rain at the end of the year.
	C. It is the northernmost town on our planet. 
	D. The reindeer here couldn’t stand the low temperature when the precipitation froze. 
Question 39. The word “scarce” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by _________.
	A. inappropriate	B. insufficient	C. abundant 	D. unlimited 
Question 40. What does the word “these” in paragraph 2 refer to?
	A. seaweed and kelp	B. Svalbard’s reindeer	C. their usual pastures 	D. milder temperatures 
Question 41. According to Ms. Onvik Pedersen, why is the death rate of reindeer so high this year?
	A. Because of the high number of calves born.	B. Because of heavy rain.
	C. Because of natural selection. 	D. Because of the shortage of vegetation. 
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
	A. Arctic reindeer play the most important role in the Arctic ecosystems.
	B. the Arctic ecosystems are altering worse because of the global warming.
	C. the clearest effect of climate change is the limit of food chain in the nature. 
	D. the harsh weather in Arctic islands only damages the new-born calves.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43. When I was planning a vacation to a city nearby, a hurricane suddenly was hitting that city.
 A B C D
Question 44. We admire Lucy for its intelligence, cheerful disposition and she is honesty.
	 A B C D
Question 45. Germany, in companion with France, has now lifted the ban on the export of live animals to Europe. A B C 	 D
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 46. Peter started learning to play the piano two months ago.
	A. Peter has learned to play the piano for two months.	B. Peter is learning to play the piano at the moment. 
	C. Peter stopped learning to play the piano two months ago.
	D. Peter has never learned to play the piano. 
Question 47. “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me.
	A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
	B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.	C. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
	D. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
Question 48. It's time for us to leave for the disco.
	A. We may leave for the disco now. 	B. We needn't leave for the disco now.
	C. We should leave for the disco now. 	D. We must have leave for the disco now
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 49. I didn’t get admitted to Harvard University. It would have been fantastic otherwise.
	A. That I got admitted to Harvard University was fantastic.
	B. If only I gained admission to Harvard University.	
	C. I regretted having been admitted to Harvard University.
	D. I wish I had gained admission to Harvard University.
Question 50. They finished one project. They started working on the next. 
	A. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next. 
	B. Only if they had they finished one project did they start working on the next. 
	C. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next. 
	D. Not until they started working on the next project did they finish the previous one. 
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