S GD&T BC GIANG K THI CHN HSG CP HUYN

CM THPT HUYN SN NG NM HC 2016-2017

MN: TING ANH LP: 12
Thi gian lm bi: 180 pht
Ngy thi:
LISTENING:
I. You will hear a radio report about a new type of air transport. For questions 1-10,
complete the sentences. Write no more than three words and/or a number.
1. It will take 37 hours for the new form of transport to travel from London to
_____.
2. Unlike crowded jets, the Aircruise will allow passengers to travel in _____.
3. The Aircruise can travel at low altitudes if there is something _____.
4. Hydrogen fuels the airship and also provides _____ for the people on board.
5. The Hindenburg airship disaster killed _____ people.
6. Scientists are keen to develop transport options which are both _____ and
environmentally friendly.
7. The Aircruise will carry a total of _____ passengers.
8. The luxury features on board include private apartments, a bar and a _____.
9. Compared to airports, the Aircruise has the potential to land closer to _____.
10. The concept is getting a lot of attention from a Korean company which makes
_____.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PRONUNCIATION
II. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. young B. proud C. trousers D. blouse
2. A. blood B. troops C. proof D. broom
3. A. fifteenth B. mouth C. southern D. author
4. A. weight B. height C. freight D. eighteen
5. A. mouths B. cloths C. booths D. months
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

III. Choose the word that differs the other three in the position of primary stress in
each of the following questions.
1. A. acquaintance B. constancy C. suspicious D. uncertain
2. A. relationship B. enthusiasm C. unselfishness D. sympathetic
3. A. imitate B. dialogue C. personal D. apartment
4. A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organize
5. A. announcement B. government C. apartment D. development
 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

IV. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. No sooner _____ his retirement than he wasnt received approval from the board of
the directors.
A. did John announce C. John had announced
B. John announced D. had John announced
2. At the latest meeting of Business Advisory Council, the newly elected president
_____ any new business be applied to the laws.
A. obligated B. disposes C. proposed D. satisfied
3. _____ artifacts from the early Chinese dynasties, numerous archeologists have
explored the southern Silk Road.
A. They were searching for C. It was a search for
B. Searched for D. On searching for
4. What chemical is this? Its _____ a horrible smell.
A. giving over B. giving off C. giving down D. giving up
5. The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that _____ other video
games, this one is far more interesting.
A. comparing to C. in compared with
B. in comparison to D. in comparison with
6. _____ have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the
Internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers C. That computers
B. Computers that D. That it is computers
7. Human carelessness has been _____ damaging the marine life.
A. accused of B. prevented C. said to D. warned against
8. Half of the children were away from school last week because of _____ influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break-out D. an outburst
9. Theres no danger in using this machine as long as you _____ to the safety
regulations.
A. comply B. abide C. adhere D. observe
10. The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patients life, _____ they will
try their best.
A. but B. although C. despite D. however
11. Everyone in both cars _____ injured in the accident last night, _____?
A. were/werent they C. was/werent they
B. was/wasnt he D. were/were they
12. The police _____ a great deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. brought about B. opened up C. went down with D. came in for
13. _____ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown C. Plants that grow D. To grow plants
14. Unless you return the money immediately, you risk being charged _____ theft and
getting into great trouble.
A. on B. with C. of D. for
15. _____ your effort and talent, we wonder if you can work full time for us.
 A. Regarding B. In regard of C. With respect to D. On behalf of

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

V. Complete the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Next time we go (horse-hunt) _____, remember to ask the agent for clear
directions.
2. Were I (know) _____ the truth, I would tell you about it.
3. Id rather you (keep) _____ your mouth shut.
4. Without your assistant, we (not be) _____ able to complete our last project in our
allotted time.
5. The laundry has a nice fresh smell from (dry) _____ in the sun.
6. When I get my degree, I (study) _____ at this school for 4 years.
7. My brother as well as I still clearly (remember) ______ (take) _____ good care of
when we were young.
8. She doesnt allow reading her diary but yesterday she found her mother (read)
_____; she couldnt but (ignore) ______ the incident.
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. People are discharge a lot of chemical _____ into the environment. (POLLUTE)
2. Grass for animals is a _____ resource. (NEW)
3. Minhs brother is very _____ about the Asian Games. (KNOW)
4. My brother is an _____ violin player. (ACCOMPLISH)
5. China was the third country in the world to be able to _____ carry out manned
space flight. (DEPEND)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VII. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

1. The oldest and most widespread (A) celebrations are that (B) connected with the
harvesting (C) of the first fruits (D).
2. For thousands of years, man (A) has created sweet-smelling (B) substances from
wood, herbs, and flowers and using (C) them for perfume or (D) medicine.
3. Food prices have raised (A) so rapidly (B) in the past few months that (C) some
families have been forced to alter (D) their eating habit.
 4. Some of the (A) people were standing (B) in the street watched (C) the parade
while others (D) were singing songs.
5. This will (A) have a (B) serious effect about (C) agriculture (D).

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

READING
VIII. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented
you are. One thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the
way. The world is (2)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than
positive. If youve made up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a
novel, (4)_________ the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your
target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone
says youre totally in the (5)______ of talent, ignore them. Thats negative criticism. If
(6), __________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason
for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars
(7)__________ were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a
complete mess of their first novel or who didnt, but had to keep on approaching
hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ________. Being successful does
depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ________ well
if you persevere and stay positive.
1. A. alert B. clever C. intelligent D. aware
2. A. overflowing B. packed C. filled D. full
3. A. idea B. brain C. thought D. mind
4. A. shouldnt B. wont let C. dont let D. didnt let
5. A. absentee B. shortage C. lack D. missing
6. A. hence B. whereas C. otherwise D. however
7. A. which B. whom C. who D. they
8. A. publish B. to publish C. publishes D. published
9. A. plenty B. certain C. definite D. numerous
10. A. turn out B. come into C. deal with D. sail through

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IX. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frame of an
object, each slightly different than the proceeding frame. In computer animation, although
the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will
draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings
between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted
animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator.
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final
sequences of pictures. These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that
defines the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space. The database
consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly trained professionals are
needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism
involves computer techniques from three-dimensional transformation, shading, and
curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along
with special color terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a
giant image memory for viewing a single frame.
It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen.
A camera can be used to film directly from the computers display screen, but for the
highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer
computers the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this
information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the images
are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is
completed, it is replaced for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded
on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire
sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed,
and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive and time consuming. Often,
computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line
drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution,
realistic-looking images.
1. What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The production procession C. The equipment needed
B. The high cost D. The role of the artist
2. According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer
is to draw the _________.
A. first frame C. middle frames
B. last frame D. entire sequences of frames
3. The word they in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A. formulas B. objects C. numbers D. database
4. According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are
used to _________.
A. add color to the images C. expose several frames at the same time
B. store individual images D. create new frames
5. According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech
animation are determined by _________.
A. drawing several versions
B. enlarging one frame at a lime
C. analyzing the sequence from different angles
D. using computer calculations
6. The word captures in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. separates B. registers C. describes D. numbers
7. The word Once in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. before B. since C. after D. while
8. According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test
motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings.
 B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They calculate high-resolutions images.
D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
9. The word task in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. possibility B. position C. time D. job
10. Which of the following statement is supported by the passage?
A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation.
B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

X. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human
population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. Overpopulation is caused by a (1)
_____ of factors. Reduced mortality rate, better medical facilities, depletion of precious
resources are few of the causes which (2) _____ in overpopulation. It is possible for a
sparsely populated area to become densely populated if it is not (3) _____ to sustain life.
Growing advances (4) _____ technology with each coming year has affected humanity in
many ways. (5) _____ of these has been the ability to save lives and create better medical
treatment for all. A direct result of this has been increased lifespan and the growth of the
population. In the past fifty or so years, the growth of population has boomed and has
turned into overpopulation. In the history of our species, the (6) _____ and death rate have
always been able to balance each and maintain a population growth (7) _____ that is
sustainable.
(8) _____ the time of the Bubonic Plague in the 1400s, the growth of population has been
on a constant increase. Between the time of the plague and the 21st century, there was
been hundreds and thousands of wars, natural calamities and man-made hazards. (9)
_____, none of these have made a dent on the population. Developing nations face the
problem of overpopulation more (10) _____ developed countries, but it affects most of the
Earth as of now.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

WRITING:
XI. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the given words or phrases.
1. The telephone rang right after he had left the room.
Hardly .
2. I wasnt a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job.
It came .
3. You should have an early night, so that you dont feel tired.
 So as .
4. Its ages since that telephone worked properly.
That .
5. I dont think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening.
Id rather .
6. Im sure it was Tom who cleared everything up.
Tom must .
7. It is no use arguing; Ive made up my mind.
Theres no .
8. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Despite my .
9. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.
One runner was so .
10. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime
Minister.
But for .

XII. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar
as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the
given word.
1. As far as I know, he is still working in Bristol.
(KNOWLEDGE) .
2. I dont think there will be any applicants for this post.
(LIKELIHOOD) .
3. Our opinions on the subject are identical.
(DIFFERENCE) .
4. They lay on the beach the whole week sunbathing.
(SPENT) .
5. I have no intention of giving up now.
(INTENT) .