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BÌNH PHƯỚC LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019

ĐỀ THI THỬ 07 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 135 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 10 trang) Ngày thi: /8/2018

Họ và tên thí sinh:.................................................................. Số báo danh: ……………………………..

Giám thị 1: ............................................................................. Giám thị 2: …….…………………………

Phần Nghe (Listening) (3points)

1/ You will hear someone talking on the radio about a Language Study Fair. For each question,
fill in the missing information in the numbered space. In each space, use NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS. You will listen to the CD twice.
The Language Study Fair
Dates: 17th to 19th of March
Place: (1)…………….. Education Centre
Fair includes: - stands with textbooks
- talks by educational speakers
- exhibition of (2)…………………..
- demonstrations of latest computer programs
Opening hours: 9.30 a.m. – (3)……………….Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m Saturday
Tickets: (4)………….……
or £3 for (5)…………………………..
Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on 984 7711.
2/ Listen to two passages and choose the correct answer. You will listen to the passages twice.
1. When in Australia have Asian honey bees been found in the past?
A. Queensland B. New South Wales C. several states
2. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they
A. attack bees B. carry parasites C. damage crops
3. What point is made about Australian bees?
A. Their honey varies in quality
B. Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers.
C. They are sold to customers abroad.
4. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia,
A. the country’s economy would be affected
B. they could be used in the study of allergies.
C. certain areas of agriculture would benefit.
5. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got
A. advice from personal friends in other countries.
B. help from students in other countries.
C. information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries.
3/ Listen to some of the theories people have had about the cause of his death and decide
whether the statements are true or false. You will listen to the CD once.
T F
1. Napoleon died at the age of 51.
2. No one knows exactly why Napoleon died.
3. Some people think that he had lung cancer
4. It is suggested that he was poisoned by his wife.
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his death.

II.Phần Ngữ Pháp- Từ Vựng (Lexico-Grammar) (5 points)

1. Salt and ice can be used to _______ food.
A. contaminate B. pollute C. include D. preserve
2. Ask Tom to give you a hand lifting the suitcase. He is as strong as _______.
A. an elephant B. a buffalo C. a gorilla D. a horse
3. Have you sold ______ of those shirts yet?
A. out B. off C. on D. for
4. ______I to have known there is such an appropriate curriculum, I would have registered for it at
the beginning.
A. If B. Do C. Were D. Providing
5. When you do something, you should _______.
A. weigh up the pros and cons B. turn over a new leaf
C. go down well with it D. get through to it
6. I made no impression on you at school as I was neither an excellent student nor a(n) ______one.
A. good B. disruptive C. original D. compulsory
7. By the time I was told about the terrible affair, I _______ in what he often said to me.
A. believed B. was believing
C. would have believed D. had believed
8. "How is the traffic there?" -"______."
A. No matter B. Absolutely C. Not too bad D. Good idea
9. "Is the course interesting?" -"______."
A. Agreed B. Ready C. Really D. Absolutely
10. All three TV channels provide extensive ____ of sporting events.
A. broadcast B. network C. coverage D. vision
11. They seemed to be ____ to the criticism and just carried on as before.
A. disinterested B. sensitive C. uncaring D. indifferent
12. “Shall we go out tonight?” - “____”
A. Yes, I can B. Yes, we are C. Yes, we go D. Yes, let’s
13. It's no use ___ over ___ milk.
A. crying/ spilt B. to cry/ spilling
C. crying/ spilling D. crying/ to spill
14. They are fighting to eradicate the _________________ of starvation caused by the civil war.
A. leaving B. legacy C. remains D. tradition
15. The tracker stalked the tiger for days but the animal capture.
A. missed B. slipped C. jumped D. eluded
16. This book will be a delight to readers of science fiction.
A amateur B. skilled C seasoned D. loving
17. A considerable of folklore has built up regarding the magical properties of sites such
as Stonehenge.
A. pile B. body C. doctrine D. culture
18. Closure of schools took place falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to
C. with a concern for D. in consideration of
19. Don't worry - the documents are safe lock and key at my place
A. under B. on C. in D. within
20 for Tom's opposition, we would have agreed to the contract.
A. Be it not B. Would it not have been
C. Should it not have been D. Had it not been

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21.- Nam: “Was Phong at the party when you arrived?”
- Nick: “ _____ ”
A. No, he has never been there. B. No, he had gone home.
C. Yes, he only missed the first part. D. Yes, he would find you.
22.- John: “I don't have my glasses. I can't read the menu.”
- Mai: “ _____ ”
A. What a pity! We cannot eat here. B. I will read it to you.
C. Don't worry, it’s cheap. D. We’re going to buy a new pair.
23. Donald Trump is believed _____ for an Asian country last week.
A. having left B. leaving C. to have left D. to leave
24. According to research reports, people usually _____ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A. turn B. have turned C. turned D. are turning
25.Nam is motivated to study _____ he knows that a good education can improve his life.
A. so that B. therefore C. so D. because
26.If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.
A. listened B. had listenedC. would listen D. would have listened
27.Oh boy, my mom is going to be mad at me. I've got chocolate cake all over my shirt. Maybe Jane
has got a _____ .
A. removing stain B. stain remover C. stain removing D. remover stain
28.Nuclear energy can provide enough _____ for the world’s need for hundreds of years.
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electrician
29.Yesterday I had to catch a taxi because my car _____ when I was on my way to work.
A. ran off B. broke out C. turned up D. gave away
30.When the children were playing in the garden, their grandfather told them to _____ the glass.
A. run into B. keep off C. give out D. come back

III. Đọc hiểu ( Reading) (6 points)

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (2
points)

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 .

There can be no doubt at all the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried
that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1)______doing anything else in
their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2)______ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and
they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are
spending that much time (3)_______ their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over their
computers for hours, (4)______in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is
wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should make of the Internet, and
the children should give his or her (5)______ that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not
sticking to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (6)_______. Dealing with a child’s use
of the Internet is not much different from (7)_______any other sort of bargain about behavior. Any
parent who is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to
(8)________. The matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily
affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is (9)________ crazy about using the Internet,
he or she is probably just (10)______through a phrase, and in a few months there will be something
else to worry about.

1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever

2. A. worried B. concerned C. curious D. hopeful
3. A. starting at B. glancing at C. looking D. watching
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4. A. supposed B. occupied C. interested D. absorbed
5. A. word B. promise C. vow D. claim
6. A. rules B. procedures C. regulations D. steps
7. A. dealing B. negotiating C. having D. arranging
8. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
9. A. absolutely B. more C. many D. a lot
10 .A. going B. passing C. traveling D. walking

2/ Read the passage and choose the best answer.(2 points)

Staggering tasks confronted the people of the United States, North and South, when the Civil
War ended. About a million and a half soldiers from both sides had to be demobilized, readjusted to
civilian life, and reabsorbed by the devastated economy. Civil government also had to be put back
on a peace time basis and interference from the military had to be stopped.
The desperate plight of the South has eclipsed the fact that reconstruction had to be undertaken
also in the North, though less spectacularly. Industries had to adjust to peacetime conditions:
factories had to be retooled for civilian needs.
Financial problems loomed large in both the North and the South. The national debt had shot up
from a modest $65 million in 1861, the year the war started, to nearly $3 billion in 1865, the year the
war ended. This was a colossal sum for those days but one that a prudent government could pay. At
the same time, war taxes had to be reduced to less burdensome levels.
Physical devastation caused by invading armies, chiefly in the South and border states, had to be
repaired. This herculean task was ultimately completed, but with discouraging slowness.
Other important questions needed answering. What would be the future of the four million Black
people who were freed from slavery? On what basis were the Southern states to be brought back into
the Union?
What of the Southern leaders, all of whom were liable to charges of treason? One of these
leaders, Jefferson Davis, president of the Southern Confederacy, was the subject of an insulting
popular Northern song, "Hang Jeff Davis from a Sour Apple Tree", and even children sang it. Davis
was temporarily chained in his prison cell during the early days of his two-year imprisonment. But he
and the other Southern leaders were finally released, partly because it was unlikely that a jury from
Virginia, a Southern Confederate state, would convict them. All the leaders were finally pardoned by
President Johnson in 1868 in an effort to help reconstruction efforts precede with as little bitterness
as possible.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Wartime expenditures
B. Problems facing the United States after the war
C. Methods of repairing the damage caused by the war
D. The results of government efforts to revive the economy
2. The word "Staggering" is closest in meaning to
A. specialized B. confusing C. various D. overwhelming
3. The word "devastated" is closest in meaning to
A. developing B. ruined C. complicated D. fragile
4 According to the passage, which of the following statements about the damage in the South is
correct?
A. It was worse than in the North. B. The cost was less than expected.
C. It was centred in the border states. D. It was remedied rather quickly.
5. The passage refers to all of the following as necessary steps following the Civil War EXCEPT
A. helping soldiers readjust B. restructuring industry
C. returning government to normal D. increasing taxes
6. The word "task" refers to
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A. raising the tax level B. sensible financial choices
C. wise decisions about former slaves D. reconstruction of damaged areas
7. Why does the author mention a popular song ?
A. To give an example of a Northern attitude towards the South
B. To illustrate the Northern love of music
C. To emphasize the cultural differences between the North and the South
D. To compare the Northern and Southern presidents
8. The word "them” refers to
A. charges B. leaders C. days D. irons
9. Which of the following can be inferred from the phrase "...it was unlikely that a jury from
Virginia, a Southern Confederate state, would convict them"?
A. Virginians felt betrayed by Jefferson Davis.
B. A popular song insulted Virginia.
C. Virginians were loyal to their leaders.
D. All of the Virginia military leaders had been put in chains.
10. It can be inferred from the passage that President Johnson pardoned the Southern leaders in order
to
A. raise money for the North
B. repair the physical damage in the South
C. prevent Northern leaders from punishing more Southerners
D. help the nation recover from the war
3/ Read the text below carefully and then do the following exercises.
Computer Security
Since the businesses are more and more relying on information and associated information systems
(IS) as well as using information technology (IT) a lot changes the problem of computer security over
a period of time. Still, there are only small changes occured in the security or safeguards
implemented in the information systems. Even identifying the required securities and policies is not
able to be done by most of the executives
In the span of July 1991 - July 1996, the internet users from the commercial sector had increased
from 33% to 50%. It shows how the internet becomes an important factor for business growth.
Generally, the size of the internet approximately doubles each year and the related security incidents
have been running in parity. Though the malicious users’ percentage is less, the number of failed
security incidents is significantly larger since the size of the internet is increased.
In the span of July 1991 - July 1996, the internet users from the commercial sector had increased
from 33% to 50%. It shows how the internet becomes an important factor for business growth.
Generally, the size of the internet approximately doubles each year and the related security incidents
have been running in parity. Though the malicious users’ percentage is less, the number of failed
security incidents is significantly larger since the size of the internet is increased.
the span of July 1991 - July 1996, the internet users from the commercial sector had increased from
33% to 50%. It shows how the internet becomes an important factor for business growth. Generally,
the size of the internet approximately doubles each year and the related security incidents have been
running in parity. Though the malicious users’ percentage is less, the number of failed security
incidents is significantly larger since the size of the internet is increased.
In network, the morris worm was entered into the Internet which invaded, attacked and replicated
itself, in 1998. To fix this problem, Both Email and connectivity has been shut down. But, still, the
fixes were to be distributed through Email and so the solution doesn’t serve the purpose.
Consequently, In 1992, CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) with the Australian version
(AUSCERT) was formed to tackle the worm virus.
The problem with Internet security is that malicious incidents are increasing in complexity. The
increasing availability of toolkits has become one of the reasons for it. Actually, the toolkits are made
for the computer systems designers to guard and develop their sites. But, it turns out to be helpful for
those ignorant intruders to execute the intended complex incidents by using many routers and
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disguises. A US Department of Defence report says that the incidents which have happened are less
than 1% but 65% of those are successful. One thing that we should keep in mind is that hackers and
intruders don't fit into the geographical, administrative boundaries or time zones. The reason might
be they have been geographically dislocated during the attack. Therefore, they must be operating
‘off-duty hours’.
The key thing to understand here is that system administrators should get it right all the time but the
intruder should get it right just once. Evidence will be easier to find for this. In 1997, a Bell Atlantic
Network was hacked by the teenager. As a result of his hacking, the computer crashed and 600
homes, a regional airport and emergency services became without telephone communication for six
hours. Punishment for this offence is as follows, Two years probation, community service and a fine
of US$5,000.
From the wake of September 11, Governments started to take sincere action against cyber crimes. It
is found that crimes are being connected to national security, which becomes a prime concern for
both government officials and the public. The government took action faster. The US Patriot Act was
introduced in late 2001. This Act increased the maximum punishment of five to ten years for those
who break into computers. Then in July 2002, the House of Representatives sanctioned the Cyber
Security Enhancement Act. If the act of the cyber crime by an offender causes the death of an
individual, he will be condemned to life sentence. After the September 11 attacks, the FBI and other
government agencies elevated their monitoring of the internet. This becomes the reason for the
disappearance of hackers as their act no longer considered as a play or challenge, but terrorism.
On the other side, September 11 events caused some ex-hackers to use their broad knowledge, skills
and experience to coordinate with the security forces to help the fight against terrorism.
Computer viruses and hacking incidents continue even after the punishment threats are increased.
Long-time security measures which have been implemented by companies and individuals are not
fail-safe. Firewalls are one of the prime IS security measures. It filters the entering data and leaves
the corporate IS. Though the firewalls have a number of advantages, it will not be a total cure for all
18 security woes, just an enhancement. It will only offer a false sense of security and just provide a
minimal amount of protection against internal attackers. In a nutshell, the corporate world needs to
realise that computer security will be an on-going problem and expense.
The reading passage has six paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, as your answer to each question.
List of Headings
i. Activities of hackers and intruders
ii. Importance of Internet
iii. Computer security and its features
iv. The Process of Hacking
v. How Government fight against cyber crimes
vi. The Morris Worm
vii. Intruders can easily hack
viii. How firewall performs
ix. Ex-hackers and fight against terrorism
x. Secret of Effective computer security
Paragraph A
Paragraph B
. Paragraph C
. Paragraph D
. Paragraph E
. Paragraph F
. Paragraph G
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
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FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage
88. The internet size is roughly doubles every year.
89. The toolkits made for the computer programmers to protect their programming.
90. The US patriot act was introduced in early 2001.

IV. Phần Viết ( Writing) (6 points)

Part 1 Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word(s) so that the new one has a similar
meaning as the given one. You must not change the given word(s). (1.5 points)
1. Nowadays goods are often acquired but not paid for immediately. (CREDIT)
 Nowadays goods ....................................................................
2. Marry really offended John yesterday when she said that he didn’t stand a chance of getting into
law school. (FOOT)
 Mary really ....................................................................when she said that he didn’t stand a chance
of getting into law school.
3. Samatha has been very happy ever since she got a place on that graduate training scheme.
(CLOUD)
 Samatha ....................................................................since she got a place on that graduate training
scheme.
4. I personally would feel terribly embarrassed wearing a dress like the one Sally wore. (DEAD)
 I .................................................................... wearing a dress like the one Sally wore.
5. Children enjoy unwrapping their birthday’s presents (KICK)
 Children .................................................................... their birthday’s presents .

Part 2. Graph Description (2.0 points)

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Part 3: Writing an essay (2.5 points)
“Written books are not needed because we can read almost everything on the Internet”. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement?
Write an essay of about 250 words to express your view. Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer.