Đề và đáp án Tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Đề số 13

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
A . future 	B. mature 	C. pasture 	D. nature
A. chore 	B. much	C. technology	D. exchange
A. threaten 	B. earth 	C. healthy 	D. breathe
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group. 
A. different 	B. terrorist 	C. contrary 	D. domestic
A. future 	B. burden 	C. device 	D. certain
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 
Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
	A. depress 	B. depression 	C. depressing 	D. depressed
Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
	A. threat 	B. threaten 	C. threatening 	D. threateningly
No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
	A. expected 	B. unexpected 	C. expectedly 	D. unexpectedly
Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
	A. powerful 	B. optimistic 	C. stagnant 	D. pessimistic
There will be powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _______ that is worn on or in the body.
	A. device 	B. machinery 	C. equipment 	D. vehicle
Let's put off that meeting to next Monday.
	A. postpone 	B. schedule 	C. arrange 	D. appoint
A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
	A. demolishing 	B. exploding	C. developing 	D. running
She is looking _____ a new place to live in because she does not want to depend _____ her parents any more. 
	A. for / on 	B. after / with 	C. up / forward 	D. at / into
I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______.
	A. on / over 	B. for / on 	C. on / off 	D. up / away
_______ industrialization, we have to cope with the fact that many species are in danger of extinction.
	A. Despite 	B. In spite of 	C. But for 	D. Due to
He is very worried about his new job _______ he is not quite prepared for working.
	A. although 	B. but 	C. because 	D. so
Up to now, _______ space exploring still remains _______ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor. [endeavor: effort]
	A. the / the 	B. a / the 	C. a / Ø 	D. Ø / a
Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality.
	A. Ø / an 	B. a / Ø	C. the / a 	D. the / the
In the future, the number of tiny but _______ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions. 
	A. power 	B. powerful 	C. powerfully 	D. powered
What will the relationship between computing and _______ bring us over the next 15 years?
	A. science 	B. scientific 	C. scientifically 	D. scientist
Not until the early 1900s ________ to vote in the United States.
	A. women were allowed	B. they allowed women
	C. were women allowed	D. when women allowed
________ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.
	A. Feeling	B. To feel	C. felt	D. feels
Nowadays, young men with a technical education _____because of the great demand for highly skilled workmen.
	A. is well-paid	B. should pay well	C. are well-paid	D. could pay well
It is no use ________to school if you ________ to work hard.
	A. going / do not ready	B. to go / do not ready
	C. going / are not ready	D. go / are not ready
While they were laying the table, he ______ to the radio. 
	A. was listening 	B. listened	C. has listened 	D. is listening
By the year 2020, many people currently employed ________their jobs.
	A. will have lost 	B. will be losing 	C. have lost 	D. are losing 
Jack made me ________him next week.
	A. to promise to call 	B. to promise calling 	C. promise calling 	D. promise to call 
______ eat out tonight? – That’s a great idea!
	A. Shall we	B. What about	C. Would you mind	D. Would you like
If Mike hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, he _______ injured.
	A. had been	B. was 	C. would be	D. would have been
 “ Don’t tell anyone what his name is.” – “ ______”
	A. Yes, I don’t	B. I don’t know	C. I won’t	D. No, I do
Will you take care of my little dog ______?
	A. when I am on business	B. so I am on business
	C. for I am on business	D. when I will be on business
Elevators in tall buildings make the top floors ______. 
	A. accessibly to everybody	B. accessible to everybody	
	C. that accessible to everybody	B. to accessible to everybody
Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
	A. Housework will never be done by housewives any more.
	B. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.
	C. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.
	D. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework.
Go over the report before you submit it.
	A. Before you submit the report, you should be finished writing it.
	B. Type the report quickly and then submit it.
	C. Read the report carefully before you submit it. 
	D. Before you write the report you have to find enough information.
 “Well done, Jerry, you’ve passed the driving test!”
	A. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test
	 B. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test
	C. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test
	D. I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle.
 	A	 B	 C	 D
After she had sold her bicycle, she bought himself a new automobile.
	A	 B	 C	 D
He even lacks general knowledge, however we can’t employ him.
	A	 B	 C	 D
Having suffered from depression him as a teenager, Kevin could understand how his son was feeling.
	A	 B	 C	 D
Those spacecrafts are used to taking photographs in space.
	A	 B	 C	 D
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage. 
In the future, genetic engineering will allow us to create the perfect human. It will be hard to get used to. Parents will order a baby who 'will grow up to become his new job because he is not quite prepared a genius or to have a Miss World appearance. Also, genetic engineering will allow us to mix plants and animals.
As computers have advanced, they have helped us remember, calculate, organize, and clarify. So it will become easier to deal with things, and much quicker. At a point in a future time, some may claim that computers become about as smart as Newton or Einstein. More advanced computers will be able to be creative, respond to feelings in a feeling way, develop intuition, recognize patterns, and suggest innovative alternatives. There is a hope if we choose to take action. We can select Internet information wisely, choose healthy computer games, limit our exposure to television commercials, and select television programs carefully. People will be aware of the importance of keeping active, getting outside to do more physical activities. We will also plan to make a major sacrifice the next time we buy a car, take the bus. Everybody will be more concerned about making environmentally friendly choices, eating healthy, and helping build a healthier society by shopping at better stores that sell better food.
Most people will be aware that a happy, loving family is a joy to be part of, and that it is a necessary foundation for building a strong society. But it is extremely important for our future that we maintain a healthy perspective. We need to value and appreciate the importance of what can be achieved by loving and committed parents. People need a strong foundation, so it is vital for our society that we encourage parents to work at creating love, joy, and happiness for their children in a decent, stable, and productive atmosphere.
How many aspects of life in the future are referred in the text?
	A. One 	B. Two 	C. Three 	D. Four
Which aspect is not referred in the text?
	A. Education 	B. Genetic Engineering	C. Computers 	D. Family
The phrase to have a Miss World appearance means that _______.
	A. to become a Miss World 	B. to enter a beauty contest
	C. to be intelligent 	D. to be beautiful
According to the text, in the future, _______.
	A. it will be difficult for us to select Internet information 
	B. people will prefer taking a bus to buying a car
	C. food will not be sold at shops 
	D. TV viewers will not be able to escape from seeing a lot of advertising.
The last paragraph is about _______.
	A. family and parents' responsibility in the future
	B. children's education
	C. children's health	
	D. how to build a strong society
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. 
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (46) _____ between the human and the machine. All body (47) _____ will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human (48)_____ with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves, (49) _____ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as (50) _______ as we want. 
A. variety 	B. change 	C. difference 	D. appearance
A. region 	B. place 	C. role 	D. parts
A. brain 	B. limb 	C. skull 	D. liver
A. such 	B. as 	C. so 	D. but
A. long 	B. far 	C. much 	D. soon
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