Đề thi thử THPT năm 2012-2013

Question I: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
A. relaxes B. watches C. misses D. lives
A. spot B. nowhere C. wrong D. fog
A. agency B. gentle C. page D. guide
A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool
A. choir B. soil C. point D. coin
Question II: Circle the one answer that best completes the sentences:
There are a ______ of mosquitos in the forests in Scandinavia in the summer.
A.gang B. swarm C. herd
You’ll see a _______ of cards on the bookself. Will you fetch them for me, please? A. deck B. school C. bunch
A ______ of robbers were all arrested last night.
crowd B. gang C. warm
Birds of feather ______ together.
A. crowd B. group C. flock
She doesn’t get on well with the rest of the ______ of actors and actresses.
crew B. team C. cast
I tried the whole _______ of keys, but none of them fit the keyhole.
stack B. rumble C. bunch
He picked up a ______ of salt and dropped into the bowl.
pinch B. drop C. strocke
_______ are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
Earthquakes B. Volcanoes C. typhoons D. tornadoes
Do you know student _______ on that bench?
sits B. sitting C. sat D. who sitting
“I’m afraid I’ve broken your ruler” – “__________”.
don’t mention it B. not at all C. it’s the same D. don’t worry about it
Question III: Select the underlined word or phrase that is not acceptable.
The diameter of a circle extends from one side to another.
A B C D
2. Because the power outage, we could not videotage the same
A B C D
3. During my studying period, I consulted the adviser about my schedule.
A B C D
4. In the outskirts of the town there are several parks.
A B C D
5. In spite the heat, ban practice continued through the afternoon and into the evening.
A B C D
6. In the fifties, people dance to the music of the big bands.
A B C D
7. The blue of the sea stretched to the horizon like a blue picture with a red sun
A B C highly above.
D
8. Without a guide, white-water rafting can be fatal dangerous.
A B C D
9. Snorkeling is good on the shallow waters around coral reefs.
A B C D
10. In the beginning of summer, we had the builders add a porch at the rear of our
A B C D
house.
Question IV: Rewrite the sentences:
The story amuses the children.
-> It’s…………………………………………………………………………………
If anyone should call, please take a message.
-> Should……………………………………………………………………………..
The other team committed a foul, but the refercee didn’t see it. If the refercee seen it, our team would have won the game.
-> Had the refercee…………………………………………………………………...
My country is dependent upon its in come from coffee. The price of coffee varies according to fluctations in the world maket.
-> My country………………………………………………………………………...
My aunt made this sweater for her son.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question V: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unnable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.
The position with computers in  very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.
What happened before printing presses were invented ?
Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
All rich people bought books.
Why were books wanted brfore printing presses were invented ?
to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
to show that the people