SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM

TRƯỜNG THPT HÀN THUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 12
Đề gồm có 5 trang Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không tính thời gian phát đề
(50 câu trắc nghiệm)
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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 1. Various programs have been designed in order to facilitate the storage and analysis of
research data.
A. destroy B. hinder C. ease D. speed
Question 2. After a good night's sleep she woke up feeling as fresh as a daisy and eager to start work again.
A. tragic B. optimistic C. energetic D. lethargic

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
Question 3. The people ______ are all professionals.
A. I work with B. with who I work C. with which I work D. which I work with
Question 4. We waved goodbye to Paul ______ the train, carry him away, left the station.
A. as B. since C. during D. like
Question 5. The drug under examination has shown some___________results when given to volunteers
in some countries.
A. impressive B. impression C. impresses D. impressed
Question 6. - Did you paint your house yourself?
- No, I ________ by professionals.
A. had it made B. had it done C. did it D. made it
Question 7. – How’s the new job going, Tom?
- Fine, thanks. But everything’s very new. It’ll take me a couple of weeks to _____, I expect.
A. find my feet B. put my foot into it.
C. put my foot down D. get cold feet
Question 8. It is estimated that about 640 women remain illiterate in ___ world, mostly in developing
countries.
A. an B. the C. X D. a
Question 9. ________, the workers expected to be paid.
A. Having had their work finshed B. Having their work finished
C. Having been finished their worked D. Having finished their work
Question 10. Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful on their crops.
A. agriculture B. economy C. chemicals D. investments
Question 11. Look! Somebody ______ the upstairs window.
A. had broken B. has broken C. has been breaking D. was breaking
Question 12. - You haven’t got a light, ______?
- Sorry, I don’t smoke.
A. haven’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. have you
Question 13. No one else in the class plays the guitar ______ John.
A. as well B. as soon as C. so well as D. as far as
Question 14. It was as a result of this that the commission ________ a proposal in 2006 to include
aviation in the EU's emissions trading system.
A. suggested B. tabled C. revealed D. exposed
Question 15. Elizabeth is fond _____ going to dances.
A. in B. of C. with D. at
Question 16. As the robber drove off, the bank mamager, the bank manager shouted: “You’ll never
_____ with this. The police will catch you in the end!”
A. get off B. make off C. be away D. get away
Question 17. Resign if you want to! I assure you, no one will ____ any tears when you go.
A. spill B. shed C. pour D. leak
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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 18. I didn’t see Mary since she went to live in the capital.
A. didn’t see B. went C. to live D. in the capital
Question 19. It is only because human nature has not been perfected that such a consciousness of lack is
intelligent.
A. nature B. perfected C. consciousness D. intelligent
Question 20. He bought a new suit so that he could use them for his upcoming job interview.
A. bought B. so that C. them D. upcoming

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21. Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their
behavior.
A. construct B. change C. conserve D. beautify
Question 22. Some people fear racism will never completely disappear from the face of the earth.
A. competition B. witchcraft C. immigration D. prejudice

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 23. “ Why don't you have your room repainted?" said Viet to Nam.
A. Viet wanted to know why Nam doesn't have his room repainted.
B. Viet suggested that Nam should have his room repainted.
C. Viet suggested having Nam's room repainted.
D. Viet asked Nam why you didn't have your room repainted.
Question 24. Peter finished unloading the truck because John helped him.
A. But for John’s help, Peter couldn’t have finished unloading the truck.
B. But for John’s help, Peter couldn’t finish unloading the truck.
C. Thanks to John’s help, Peter couldn’t have finished unloading the truck.
D. Thanks to John’s help, Peter could have finished unloading the truck.
Question 25. This is my tenth year working in this bank.
A. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.
B. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
C. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
D. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.

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 26. A. congratulate B. preferential C. preservative D. development
Question 27. A. proceed B. machine C. bamboo D. chemist

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 28. A. examine B. elephant C. eleven D. exact
Question 29. A. mouth B. south C. than D. both

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 foloowing questions.
Question 30. John is studying hard. He doesn't want to fail the next exam.
A. John is studying hard in order that he not fail the next exam
B. John is studying hard in order to not to fail the next exam
C. John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam
D. John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam

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Question 31. Hardly anyone at the concert was satisfied with the performance of the singer.
A. Except for a few people, the audience at the concert left satisfied with the singer’s performance.
B. Many people thought they would have a lovely time listening to their favorite singer’s concert.
C. Nearly all of the concert audience thought the singer’s performance was unsatisfying.
D. A large number of people thought the concert as unsatisfying, despite the singer’s decent performance.

Read the following passsage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following question

The Great Debate over GM Foods

One of the hottest topic in agriculture today is genetically modified (GM) foods. GM foods have
been on the market since 1994, when a company called Calgene started selling GM tomatoes. Since then,
other GM foods including papaya, corn, and plums to name a few have been developed.
The main benefit of GM foods is that they can be a more economical solution than non GM foods. Scientists
found a way to modify many plants to make them more resistant to weeds, diseases, and pests. This allows
the plants to grow in tougher climates and conditions, which should lead to lower food prices and increase
the overall food supply.
However, many consumers still have their doubts about GM foods. For one, they feel that by eating
GM foods people are messing with nature. Until now, humans have survived on food that was produced
without any interference from science. Even though many lab studies show that GM foods are safe in the
short term, opponents feel that not enough long-term testing has been done yet.
Another major issue in the GM foods debate is its labelling. Current US laws do not require producers to
label their foods as GM. This has upset many consumers who feel they have the right to clearly know how
the food they are buying is produced. On the other hand, producers are afraid to label their foods as GM
because they feel it will result in less product sales, as people may assume that there is something wrong
with GM foods.
This controversy is not just on the level of consumers and producers. The issue of non GM foods
has also become a block to a major free trade agreement between the US and Europe. GM foods are banned
throughout most of Europe, while they are quite common throughout the US. Since many American GM
food producers would like to sell their foods overseas in Europe, the US is requesting that European nations
eliminate laws banning GM foods. However, many European nations are not fully convinced that these
products are safe.
Question 32. According to the passage, why did scientists invent GM foods?
A. To create a new type of dessert B. To make more delicious foods.
C. To help the scientists win a prize D. To make plants be stronger
Question 33. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. GM foods are more accepted in the US than in Europe.
B. Scientists understand the long-term effects of GM foods.
C. People in Europe want to import more GM foods.
D. GM food is not an important issue between nations.
Question 34. What did Calgene do?
A. It sold the first GM food. B. It argued against the sales of GM foods.
C. It invented the first GM food. D. It discovered the tomato.
Question 35. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. Some reasons why people don't like GM foods B. The laws that make GM foods illegal
C. The future of GM foods in America D. How some GM foods are grown
Question 36. The phrase "messing with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. making nature dirty and untidy
B. spoiling nature with using GM foods
C. getting involved with GM foods that may be harmful
D. spending time doing things for no pleasure

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Question 37. All of the following are the reasons why European people don't like GM foods EXCEPT
that _____.
A. people like eating foods without any interference of science
B. American companies will get big profits from their GM foods
C. European farmers can't sell their produce in Europe
D. scientists haven't proved that GM foods are safe in the long term
Question 38. The word "this” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. tougher climate B. resistance
C. increase in food supply D. modification

Read the following passsage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following question
The ring goes from New Zealand up to Asia and across the ocean Alaska, the ring continues Ring
of Fire is an enormous southward chain of volcanoes all around the Pacific Ocean. along the coast of both
North and South to Alaska. From America. More than seventy-five percent of the world’s volcanoes are
located in this ring.
Scientists are interested in studying the Ring of Fire because they can observe plate tectonics at
work there. In 1912, a German scientist, Alfred Wegener, came up withthe first theory of land movement.
Wegener said continents are made up of lighter rocks resting on heavier material. Similar to the way large
things move while floating on water, Wegener suggested that the positions of the continents were not fixed,
but that they moved slightly. Later, scientists discovered most of Wegener’s ideas were right on the mark.
They then developed the theory called plate tectonics.
According to plate tectonics, the surface of the Earth consists of a number of enormous plates or
sections of rock, each about eighty kilometers thick. The plates float and slowly move at speeds between
one to ten centimeters every year. That is about the rate your fingernails grow! Within the Ring of Fire,
new material for the Earth’s plates is constantly being created as hot liquid rock called magma flows from
the center of the Earth up to the ocean floor. All the existing plates on the Earth’s surface have to move
slightly to make room for the new material.
As plates move both away from and toward each other, they run into each other. When they hit each
other, one plate might move under another. This process is called subduction. Subduction frequently causes
earthquakes. It may also result in the bottom plate melting due to the extreme temperatures under the top
plate. The magma created in this process can rise to the Earth’s surface and come out through volcanoes,
as can be seen along the Ring of Fire.
Question 39. Which question is NOT answered in the reading?
A. How fast do tectonic plates move? B. Where is the Ring of Fire?
C. How thick are the plates in tectonic theory? D. What is the most active volcano today?
Question 40. What is the main focus of this reading?
A. The most active volcanoes found in the Ring of Fire
B. How plate tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes are related
C. The location of the Ring of Fire
D. How the plates on the Earth’s surface move in different ways
Question 41. What is NOT a result of shifting tectonic plates?
A. Volcanoes B. Subduction
C. Earthquakes D. Extreme temperatures inside the Earth
Question 42. What does “subduction” mean in this reading?
A. Erupting liquid rock B. The theory of moving plates
C. Movement of a plate under another D. Rocks moving under volcanoes
Question 43. According to the reading, which is true about the Ring of Fire?
A. The ring was discovered in the 20th century.
B. The ring gets bigger each year.
C. Most of the volcanoes on Earth are part of the ring.
D. All of the volcanoes along the ring are active.

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Read the following passsage 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
How is the news different from entertainment? Most people would answer that news is real but
entertainment is fiction. (44) ___, if we think more carefully about the news, it becomes clear that the news
is not always real. The news does not show us all the events of the day, but stories from a small number of
chosen events. The creation of news stories is subject to specific constraints, much like the creation of
works of fiction. There are (45) ____ constraints, but three of the most important ones are: commercialism,
story formulas, and sources. Newspapers, radio, and TV stations are businesses, all of (34) _____ are rivals
for audiences and advertising revenue. The amount of time that the average TV station spends on news
broadcasts has grown steadily over the last fifty years - largely because news is (47) _____ cheap to
produce, yet sells plenty of advertising. Some news broadcasts are themselves becoming advertisements.
For example, during one week in 1996 when the American CBS network was airing a movie about the
sinking of the Titanic, CBS news ran nine stories about that event (which had happened 84 years before).
Furthermore, the profit motive (48) ______ news organizations to pay more attention to stories likely to
generate a large audience, and to shy away from stories that may be important but dull.
Question 44. A. However B. Therefore C. Consequently D. Moreover
Question 45. A. much B. another C. little D. many
Question 46. A. which B. who C. whom D. what
Question 47. A. relatively B. perfectly C. absolutely D. completely
Question 48. A. allows B. enforces C. drives D. makes

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best complete each of
the following exchanges
Question 49. Dick is telling Michelle about his good news
Dick: “I have a new job!” Michelle: “___________”
A. Really? Thank you. B. Congratulations. Where do you work?
C. You must be kidding. They are not good for you. D. Well, have fun.
Question 50. Lisa is having a talk with Charles, her classmate at college.
Lisa: “Didn't you go to the book fair?”
Charles: “____________”
A. Yes, I didn't. B. Yes, that book is good.
C. Sure, if you want to. D. I did, but I didn't stay long.

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 SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC NINH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM
TRƯỜNG THPT HÀN THUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
(Đáp án gồm 01 trang ) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12
Mã đề
Câu
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
1 B B A C A C C C
2 D D B B C D A C
3 A C D C A A B A
4 A D D D A A D A
5 A C A C D A C C
6 B C C B C D B A
7 A D D A B C C C
8 B D D A A A C D
9 D C D D B C B C
10 C A B A C C C D
11 B D D B B B B C
12 D D A C D B B A
13 C C B D C A A C
14 B C B A C C B C
15 B A B D C A C A
16 D C D B B B B C
17 B D B C B B B A
18 A C C A B D C A
19 D C C D D A D D
20 C D C A C B A B
21 B C C B A C B B
22 D A D B D B B B
23 B C A B A D D C
24 A A B D A B D D
25 A C A A C B D D
26 B C C D C B B C
27 D A D A A D A A
28 B C D C D D B A
29 C C D C A D A C
30 C C D A A A A C
31 C C B D A D C D
32 D D C A A D B C
33 A C D A C D C A
34 A B D B A A C A
35 A C C B D D D D
36 B D D B D C A D
37 C D D D B C C B
38 B B B A A C B D
39 D C D A D C C D
40 B D B A D C A B
41 D A A C A C A C
42 C A D A D C C D
43 C A C D A A B D
44 A D C C D B B A
45 D A C C A B A B
46 A C A D B A B D
47 A D A A A A C B
48 C A C D D C D B
49 B D C D C D C D
50 D A B A B C A A