REVISION FOR FINAL SECOND TERM TEST – GRADE 12

KIM LIEN HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR: 2021 - 2022

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Time allotted: 45 minutes

A. TEST CONTENT & FORMAT

I. VOCABULARY : From Unit 6 to Unit 9.

II. GRAMMAR:
- Future perfect
- Double comparatives
- Reported speech
- Adverbial clauses
- Conditionals
- The active and passive causatives
- Phrasal verbs
- ……………………………..
III. TEST FORMAT: - 100% MCQ (50 questions)
IV. TYPES OF QUESTIONS:
1. Phonetics (Pronunciation & Stress)
2. Vocabulary and Grammar
3. Speech (Short conversation)
4. Error identification
5. Synonym & Antonym
6. Reading (Cloze test & Reading comprehension)
7. Writing (sentence transformation)

B. PRACTICE TEST
I. PHONETICS:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
Question 1: A. endangered B. gorilla C. global D. dragon
Question 2. A. change B. poaching C. chemical D. achievement
Question 3. A. horn B. vehicle C. hippo D. habitat
Question 4. A. advanced B. automated C. constructed D. reunited
Question 5. A. arrangement B. apply C. activate D. assistance
Question 6. A. potential B. production C. promotion D. psychology
Question 7. A. advertisement B. applicant C. candidate D. management
Question 8. A. relevant B. energetic C. enthusiastic D. engineer
Question 9. A. tertiary B. trustworthy C. tempting D. shortlist
Question 10. A. pension B. commission C. passion D. decision

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
Question 11: A. workforce B. high-flyer C. handshake D. headhunt
Question 12. A. commuter B. commitment C. employee D. attendant
Question 13: A. assembly B. interfere C. reunite D. resurrect
Question 14: A. economics B. understand C. unemployment D. determine
Question 15: A. outnumber B. self-motivated C. dealership D. well-spoken

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Question 16: A. completion B. celebrate C. identity D. robotic
Question 17: A. approach B. shortlist C. income D. ultimate
Question 18: A. responsible B. celebrate C. effective D. promoted
Question 19: A. advertisement B. probation C. competitive D. relevant
Question 20. A. organization B. enthusiastic C. compassionate D. qualification

II. SYNONYM & ANTONYM:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Question 1: A.I. techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between medications that
put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect.
A. at risk B. in reality C. under control D. under pressure
Question 2: They exterminated  millions of Jewish people  in concentration camps in the Second World
War.
A. did away with B. came up with C. make off with D. went down with
Question 3: My work is challenging, of course, because it involves both a sales function and a technique
function.
A. fascinating B. rewarding C. stimulating D. demanding
Question 4: The building work is still on schedule in spite of a problem in digging the foundation.
A. meet the deadline B. follow the design C. not finished on time D. just on paper
Question 5: So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
A. extremely free B. really cold C. very busy D. totally wet
Question 6: New empoyees can be put on a probation period to see if they are suitable for the position.
A. gap year B. dimissal C. apprenticeship D. evolution time
Question 7: The students have to sift through all the journals in the library to find the information their
professor want them to find.
A. sort and select from B. immaculately tidy up C. read carefully D. go over
Question 8: The atmosphere at work was so bad that Brian eventually decided to hand in his notice.
A.notify the boss B. apply for another job C. give up his job D. be given a better job
Question 9: He single-handedly solved the problem for the company and was named Employee of the
Month.
A. using one hand B. lonely C. effectively D. by himself
Question 10: I am not sure if I'm doing it right, but I'll try to press ahead with this plan anyway.
A. prolong B. abandon C. continue D. remain
Question 11. The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change the environment by
shielding the soil from the direct sunlight.
A. protecting B. hiding C. exposing D. changing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Question 11: Tornadoes can be much worse than average. The most devastating tornado on record
occurred on March 18, 1925 in the street of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
A. strongest B. most destructive C. gentlest D. determined
Question 12: We have to work against the clock so as to meet the deadline of the clients tomorrow.
A. work in a haste B. work slowly C. work as fast as possible D. work strenuously
Question 13: A couple of problems cropped up while you were away.
A. appeared accidentally B. took place by chance
C. arose suddenly D. disappeared unexpectedly
Question 14: If the candidates can perform well and impress the interviewers during the interview, they can
be recruited.
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 A. taken on B. dismissed C. employed D. chosen
Question 15: All visitors are kept out of the conservation area.
A. prevented from entering B. prevented from destroying
C. allowed to enter D. allowed to take photos
Question 16: At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair.
A. to say he is like Mickey Mouse B. to tease or make fun of
C. to hurt someone badly D. to give a compliment
Question 17: My mistake won't be discovered as long as nobody stabs me in the back.
A. back me up B. tells a lie to me C. gives me away D. tells me off
Question 18: The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.
A. malfunctional B. insignificant C. utmost D. unsatisfying
Question 19: Without adequate information, many students choose a college almost blindly.
A. abundant B. enough C. insufficient D. unsatisfactory
Question 20: Don't tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big mouth.
A. often eats her words B. makes pigs of herself
C. never breathes a word D. can’t keep secrets
III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being __________.
A. put off B. gone off C. taken off D. laid off
Question 2: I will wait for Mary until she ______tomorrow.
A. comes B. will come C. is coming D. came
Question 3: You can have a dog __________ you promise to take care of it.
A. as long as  B. in case C. unless D. until
Question 4: Maria decided to continue her education after a _________ year.
A. distance B. room C. space D. gap
Question 5: After working at the same company for thirty years, my grandfather was looking forward to
his_____.
A. overtime B. pension C. charity D. allowance
Question 6: The patient had his blood ________to find out the cause of his breakdown.
A. testing B. tested C. to test D. be test
Question 7: Most governments tax people on the amount of money they each year.
A. win B. gain C. earn D. benefit
Question 8: The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confide B. confident C. confidently D. confidence
Question 9: _______ in Rome than he _______.
A. No sooner he had arrived / was being kidnapped
B. No sooner had he arrived / was kidnapped
C. Had he no sooner arrived / kidnapped
D. No sooner was he arriving / had been kidnapped
Question 10: Whoever _______ up with that idea should have won the Nobel Prize.
A. came B. caught C. kept D. put
Question 11: The education in Japan______ if the basic principles of education had not been taken into
consideration.
A. would go down B. would have gone down C-went down D. had gone down
Question 12: I’m afraid that humans will be _____when more and more intelligent machines are invented in
the future.
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 A. activated B. restored C. resurrected D. exterminated
Question 13: But for the hold-up, we _____________ here in time
A. would have been B. could be C. had been D. must have been
Question 14: Like many young people today, I'm thinking about taking a year first, or as people often
say, spending a year at "the university of life”.
A. off B. away C. out D. at
Question 15: My neighbour made _______a lot of noise last night that I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. so B. such C. so that D. enough
Question 16: ________ study hard before an exam.
A. Few the students B. Most of the students C. Most of students D. A lot of the students
Question 17: Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do / following D. was going / previous
Question 18: Generally, apprentices are assigned to a senior member of staff to spend some time
______them.
A. shadowing B. considering C. sorting D. appointing
Question 19: My application was not successful; there were more than 4,000 applicants and only 20 were
selected. I realized that apprenticeship were very .
B. demanding B. crowding C. competitive D. difficult 104
Question 20: If my application is successful, I will be able to start work from 15th of August when I finish
all my exams. I am________my CV with this letter.
A. mending B. attaching C. closing D. enclosing
Question 21: My uncle was made _________ last month due to his company's downsizing policy.
A. renovative B. reduced C. redundant D. requirement
Question 22: These animals are quite _______ when living near the industrial zone.
A. vulnerable B. capable C. emotional D. survival
Question 23: The more carefully humans mind their daily activities, ____ on the environment.
A. the less harmful impact have they B. the less harmful impact they have
C. the less impact harmful they have D. the less harmful they have impact
Question 24: By the time the new policy comes into effect, I’m sure there _______ some changes for the
better.
A. will be B. will have been C. have been D. had been
Question 25: Countries around the world are carrying out different activities to raise ________ awareness of
our people about the danger of coronavirus.
A. a B. an C. the D. 0
Question 26: The computer corporation got their workers ______ malfunctioning products.
A. eliminate B. to eliminate C. eliminating D. had eliminated
Question 27: _________ flowers can sometimes look better than the real thing.
A. Unreal B. False C. Artificial D. imitative
Question 28: In the early centuries of Christianity, it was thought that the body itself would be  ____ after
death.
A. resurrected B. restored C. renovated D. refunded
Question 29. ____________, the woman was visibly happy after the birth of her child.
A. She was tired B. Despite tired C. Though tired D. Tired although she
was
Question 30: Though moving to tertiary education is considered a big jump, many students take to
university life like a _____ to water.
A. duck B. fish C. boat D. ship
Question 31: The trainee ______his trainer and was kicked out of the group.
A. thought back on B. talked back to C. put up with D. got on with
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Question 32: This skirt I’ve just bought is too long. I’ll have to________.
A. take it up B. cut it down C. leave it off D. bring it away
Question 33: “What did the doctor tell Mrs. Murrey about her health?” - “He recommended_______ less.”
A. that she worked B. that she work C. her work D. that she working
Question 34: “Why does Ted need a tutor?” -“Because it’s important _________in his exam next month.”
A. that he do well B. he well does C. for him do well D. that he will do well
Question 35: If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more advanced than we are?
A. technological B. technologically C. technology D. technologies
Question 36: The _____ of these toxic substances into the environment is potentially devastating.
A. delivery B. release C. distribution D. research
Question 37: I volunteered myself_________ the position of Health and Safety Representative.
A. with B. to C. on D. for
Question 38: ___________ that I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
A. Her beauty was such B. So beautiful she was C. She was so beauty D. Such her beauty was
Question 39: We are going to___________next June, or else they will be expired.
A. get our passports renewed B. get to renew our passports
C. have had our passports renewed D. have our passports to renew
Question 40: _______ the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.
A. In case B. No sooner C. By the time D. After
Question 41: Unluckily, David's dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in_______.
A. advance B. danger C. end D. vain
Question 42: The meal was a bit expensive than we expected, but it was very nice.
A. least B. less C. more D. most
Question 43: Mind that the baby shouldn’t touch the knife. It’s a sharp as a __________.
A. sword B. cut C. razor D. blade
Question 44: The of the outbreak of the disease is still unknown.
A. aim B. cause C. motive D. reason
Question 45: Can I_______your brain for a moment? I can’t do this crossword by myself.
A. use B. have C. mind D. pick
Question 46: Only when he started working with her, _________that she bossy.
A he had realized B did he realize C he did realized D he realized
Question 47: ________ his invaluable advice, I would never have got that well-paid job.
A. Except B. But for C. Apart from D. As for
Question 48: One of the most difficult decisions young adults face is what to do for a(n)__________.
A. work B. lifestyle C. living D. existence
Question 49: You look tired. Why don't we ______ and have a good rest?
A. call its name B. call on C. call off D. call it a day
Question 50: When his parents are away, his oldest brother_______.
A. knocks it off = put an end to B. calls the shots làm chủ=
C. draws the line= never do sth you think it wrong D. is in the same boat
IV. SPEECH: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 1: Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
– Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.” – Jenifer: “_____________________ ”
A. I’d love it. B. That’s nice of you to say so.
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. Don’t mention it.
Question 2: Monica: “ Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?”
Joan: “____________”
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 A. I’m afraid not. B. Yes, please.
C. Never mind. D. Anything will do.
Question 3: Tom: “I won the gold medal in the race.” You: “________________”
A. Cheers! All the best. B. That’s all right. Don’t mention it.
C. Well done! I knew you could do it. D. Good luck! Better luck next time.
Question 4: Trung: “What do you think of football?” Nam: “_______”
A. I am crazy about it. B. The football players are excellent.
C. It’s none of my business. D. It's beyond my expectation.
Question 5: Jack: “I think listening to music while learning is good.” Janny: “_______”
A. Sorry, but I am not in agreement with you B. I'm sorry I couldn't agree more.
C. Me neither D. I don't agree. You can say that again.
Question 6: Mike : “I still can’t get used to it” -Jane: “_________”
A. You’re hopeless. B. You’re welcome.
C. It was nice of you. D. Sounds easy enough.
Question 7: Joanne: “You should have flown with the earlier flight!” Alex: “___________”
A. Why not? B. Yes. I did.
C. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. D. It was fully booked.
Question 8: - “ I’ve never seen eyeglass frames like that. Where did you find them?” -____________
A. There’s a new optical store at the mall.
B. While I was on vacation.
C. It’s so nice that you noticed. I bought them at the mall.
D. Thanks. I got it at the mall.
Question 9: Two friends are talking about Ann.
- “Why are you so sure that Ann didn’t commit the crime she’s been accused of committing?”.
- “She ________ that crime because I was with her, and we were out of town on that day”.
A. may not have committed B. wasn’t supposed to commit
C. committed D. couldn’t have committed
Question 10: Mai: “We’re going to have a few friends over on Wednesday and I’d love you to come.”
Carter: “______________________.”
A. Not Wednesday again. B. Sorry. I’ve already made plans for Wednesday.
C. I was really busy on Wednesday. D. Certainly. Can I come another day?

V. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 1. (A)Had she worked (B)harder last summer, she (C)wouldn't (D)have sacked.
Question 2. The owners of modern manufacturing plants (A) had workers doing (B) heavy and repetitive
(C) tasks replacing (D) by robots.
Question 3. The old man walked (A) home (B) by himself, (C) in spite of he knew (D) that it was
dangerous.
Question 4. George (A)would certainly have (B)attended the meeting (C)if he not had (D)a flat tire.
Question 5. When (A) attempt (B) to explain (C)children’s good preferences, researchers are faced (D)with
contradictions.
Question 6. She said, “(A) Never trust a man (B) whose eyes are (C) so close (D) one another!”

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Question 7. (A) The death of her daughter (B) was an experience (C) from that she never (D) fully
recovered.
Question 8. He (A) asked us (B) that we were cold and (C) said that he could soon (D) make a fire .
Question 9. There are, (A) unless you don't mind me (B) saying so, one or two (C) problems (D) with this
plan.
Question 10. People say (A) that it is (B) such polluted air that they (C) can’t breath, (D) don’t they?
Question 11: To be (A)successful in an interview, you should (B)control the feeling of pressure and
(C)making a good impression (D)on the interviewer.
Question 12: The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have
become (C) extinct (D) have increased.
Question 13: Christine demanded (A)that I (B)was allowed to (C)take part in the negotiations (D)with our
clients.
Question 14: It was on 12th April, 1961 (A)when the first human, (B)a Soviet cosmonaut, (C)flew (D)into
space.
Question 15: (A)Exceeding speed limits and (B)fail to wear (C)safety belts are two common (D)causes of
automobile death.

VI. WRITING:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 1. “ Why don't you have your room repainted?" said Viet to Nam.
A. Viet suggested that Nam should have his room repainted.
B. Viet suggested having Nam's room repainted.
C. Viet asked Nam why you didn't have your room repainted.
D. Viet wanted to know why Nam doesn't have his room repainted.
Question 2. The demand for the tickets was so great that people queued day and night
A. So great the demand for the tickets was that people queued day and night
B. So great was that the demand for the tickets people queued day and night
C. Such was the demand for the tickets that people queued day and night
D. Such great was demand for the tickets that people queued day and night
Question 3. “You should take more care of your health or you may regret it,” the doctor said to her.
A. The doctor advised her to take more care of her health or she might regret it.
B. It will be a good idea if she takes more care of her health, otherwise she might regret it.
C. The doctor recommended her taking more care of her health so that she wouldn’t regret it.
D. She might regret taking more care of her health, which was the doctor’s advice to her.
Question 4. The weather has been terrible recently. I am very depressed now.
A. If the weather had not been terrible lately, I wouldn't be so depressed now.
B. If the weather hasn't been terrible recently, I won't be so depressed now.
C. If the weather hadn't been terrible recently, I wouldn't have been so depressed now.
D. If the weather had been more terrible recently, I would be depressed now.
Question 5: I really believe my letter came as a great surprise to John.
A. John might be very surprised to receive my letter.
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 B. John might have been very surprised to receive my letter.
C. John must be very surprised to receive my letter.
D. John must have been very surprised to receive my letter.
Question 6: The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers.
A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions.
B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job.
C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job.
D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently.
Question 7: Dick got to the bus station at midnight, missing his bus by two hours.
A. The bus left at midnight and Dick missed it.
B. The bus left at two o’clock in the afternoon, thus Dick missed it.
C. The bus left at ten o’clock in the morning and Dick missed it.
D. The bus left at ten o’clock at night, so Dick missed it.
Question 8. Julie and Anne had not met each other before the party.
A. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party.
B. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other.
C. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other.
D. Julie and Anne used to meet each other before the party
Question 9. The reputation of the school was so great that it drew boys from all over the south of
England.
A. The reputation of the school was such that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
B. Such the reputation of the school was  that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
C. So great the reputation of the school was that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
D. So the reputation of the school was great that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
Question 10: She didn’t understand the benefits of volunteering until she joined this club.
A. Not until she joined this club did she understand the benefits of volunteering.
B. It was not until she joined this club did she understand the benefits of volunteering.
C. Not until did she join this club, she understood the benefits of volunteering.
D. Not until she joined this club that she understood the benefits of volunteering.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indica the the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 11: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.
A. Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.
B. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem so he did not offer any solutions.
C. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.
D. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem because he did not offer any solutions.
Question 12: You need time to arrange a party. If not, it is better not to have one.
A. It is not worth having a party if you do not have time to organize it.
B. Do not have a party because it will take too much time to organize.
C. Organizing a party takes less time than you might expect.
D. Unless you enjoy organizing parties, you should not have one.
Question 13. Nam didn’t study much. He didn’t pass the entrance exam to university.
A. Nam studied so few that he didn’t pass the entrance exam to university.
B. Nam didn’t study hard enough for to pass the entrance exam to university.
C. Nam didn’t pass the entrance exam to university because didn’t study much.

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 D. Nam didn’t study enough to pass the entrance exam to university.
Question 14: Our products are environmentally- friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.
A. Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.
B. Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally-friendly.
C. The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally-friendly.
D. Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally-friendly.
Question 15: Human beings have destroyed the environment for a long time. They are now paying a high
price for this.
A. Because having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for
this.
B. Having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for this.
C. On destroying the environment for a long time, they are now paying a high price for this.
D. After being destroyed for a long time, the environment is now paying a high price.

VII. READING:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Passage 1:
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (1) ________ for broken
relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet
Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives. Special
help groups have been set up to (2) ________ sufferers help and support.
IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about
Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (3)________ to their partners about how much
time they spend online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that
many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; although they felt guilty, they became depressed if
they were (4) ______ to stop using it.
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer
games and who (5) ________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however,
psychologists say that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Question 1: A. accused B. mistaken C. blamed D. faulted

Question 2: A. recommend B. offer C. suggest D. advise
Question 3: A. lie B. cheat C. deceive D. betray
Question 4: A. made B. allowed C. let D. had
Question 5: A. have B. find C. feel D. say

Passage 2:
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (1) ___________ many
problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk of accidents. Clearly, something
must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible (2) ___________ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing
charge for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who breaks the law. In addition, drivers could be
required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system (3) ___________ as “road
pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card fixed to windscreen of
the car.
Another way of (4) ___________ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the
city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers an their passengers then use a
special bus service for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important (5) ___________ is to provide good public transport. However, to get
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people go give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and
comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.
Question 1: A. causes B. result C. leads D. invents
Question 2: A. manner B. approach C. custom D. style
Question 3: A. named B. seen C. called D. known
Question 4: A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving
Question 5: A. thought B. thing C. work D. event
Passage 3:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Deforestation has important global consequences. Forests sequester carbon in the form of wood
and other biomass as the trees grow, taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When forests are
burned, their carbon is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has the
potential to alter global climate, and the trees are no longer present to sequester more carbon.
In addition, most of the planet’s valuable biodiversity is within forests, particularly tropical ones.
Moist tropical forests such as the Amazon have the greatest concentrations of animal and plant species of
any terrestrial ecosystem; perhaps two-thirds of Earth’s species live only in these forests. As deforestation
proceeds, it has the potential to cause the extinction of increasing numbers of these species.
On a more local scale, the effects of forest clearing, selective logging, and fires interact. Selective
logging increases the flammability of the forest because it converts a closed, wetter forest into a more
open, drier one. This leaves the forest vulnerable to the accidental movement of fires from cleared
adjacent agricultural lands and to the killing effects of natural droughts. As wildfires, logging, and
droughts continue, the forest can become progressively more open until all the trees are lost. Additionally,
the burning of tropical forests is generally a seasonal phenomenon and can severely impact air quality.
Record-breaking levels of air pollution have occurred in Southeast Asia as the result of burning for oil
palm plantations.
In the tropics, much of the deforested land exists in the form of steep mountain hillsides. The
combination of steep slopes, high rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil can lead to disastrous
landslides that destroy fields, homes, and human lives. With the significant exception of the forests
destroyed for the oil palm industry, many of the humid forests that have been cleared are soon abandoned
as croplands or only used for low density grazing because the soils are extremely poor in nutrients. The
vegetation that contains most of the nutrients is often burned, and the nutrients literally “go up in smoke”
or are washed away in the next rain.
Although forests may regrow after being cleared and then abandoned, this is not always the case,
especially if the remaining forests are highly fragmented. Such habitat fragmentation isolates populations
of plant and animal species from each other, making it difficult to reproduce without genetic bottlenecks,
and the fragments may be too small to support large or territorial animals. Furthermore, deforested lands
that are planted with commercially important trees lack biodiversity and do not serve as habitats for native
plants and animals, many of which are endangered species.
(Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/deforestation)
Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Effects of deforestation B. History of deforestation
C. Modern deforestation D. Habitat for wildlife
Question 2: What does the author imply in paragraph 2?
A. Deforestation proceeds due to most of the planet’s valuable biodiversity is within forests.
B. Deforestation is only happening in tropical forests such as the Amazon, which have the greatest
concentrations of animal and plant species of any terrestrial ecosystem.
C. Two-thirds of Earth’s species are affected if deforestation proceeds.
D. Continuous deforestation can put increasing numbers of these species on the edge of extinction.
Question 3: What does the word “This” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Forest clearing B. Selective logging C. Fires D. Forest
Question 4: Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 3?
A. There is some interaction between effects of forest clearing, selective logging, and fires.
B. Selective logging makes it more vulnerable for the forest to catch fire from adjacent agricultural lands.
C. Forest can become progressively more open when wildfires, logging, and droughts continue.
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 D. Burning of tropical forests is generally a seasonal phenomenon, so it does not severely impact air
quality.
Question 5: The word “significant” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ______.
A. notifiable B. insatiable C. noticeable D. inseparable
Question 6: Paragraph 4 mentions all of the following information EXCEPT ______.
A. Disastrous landslides convert the deforested land into the form of steep mountain hillsides.
B. Landslides that destroy fields, homes, and human lives are due to the combination of steep slopes, high
rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil.
C. Soil in many humid forests becomes very poor in nutrients because the forests have been cleared, and
are soon abandoned.
D. The nutrients contained in vegetation are burned and fly away, or are washed away by rain.
Question 7: What does the phrase “genetic bottlenecks” mostly mean?
A. A change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns
B. A sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities
C. The total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species
D. The body’s response caused by its immune system being activated by antigens
Question 8: What is the author’s attitude to the matter mentioned in the passage?
A. Admiration B. Criticism C. Neutral D. Sarcasm
ĐÁP ÁN
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C
Phá rừng gây ra những hậu quả toàn cầu nghiêm trọng. Rừng giữ lại các-bon dưới dạng gỗ và sinh
khối khác khi cây phát triển, hấp thụ khí các-bon-đi-ô-xít từ khí quyển. Khi rừng bị đốt cháy, các-bon của
chúng được trả về khí quyển dưới dạng khí các-bon-đi-ô-xít, một loại khí nhà kính có khả năng làm thay
đổi khí hậu toàn cầu, và cây cối không còn tồn tại để giữ thêm các-bon.
Ngoài ra, hầu hết đa dạng sinh học có giá trị của hành tinh nằm trong rừng, đặc biệt là rừng nhiệt
đới. Các khu rừng nhiệt đới ẩm ướt như Amazon có sự tập chung cao nhất các loài động vật và thực vật
của bất kỳ hệ sinh thái trên cạn nào; có lẽ hai phần ba loài của Trái đất chỉ sống trong những khu rừng này.
Khi việc phá rừng tiếp diễn, nó có khả năng khiến cho một số lượng ngày càng tăng các loài bị tuyệt
chủng.
Ở mức độ cục bộ hơn, tác động của việc chặt phá rừng, khai thác gỗ chọn lọc và cháy rừng tương
tác với nhau. Khai thác gỗ có chọn lọc làm tăng tính dễ cháy của rừng bởi vì nó biến đổi một khu rừng
kín, ẩm ướt thành một khu rừng khô và thoáng hơn. Điều này khiến rừng dễ bị tổn thương do sự di
chuyển ngẫu nhiên của đám cháy từ các vùng đất nông nghiệp liền kề bị chặt phá và các tác động chí tử
của hạn hán tự nhiên. Khi cháy rừng, khai thác gỗ và hạn hán tiếp tục, rừng có thể dần dần càng trở nên
mở hơn cho đến khi tất cả cây cối bị chặt phá. Ngoài ra, việc đốt các khu rừng nhiệt đới thường là hiện
tượng theo mùa và có thể ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng đến chất lượng không khí. Mức độ phá kỷ lục về ô
nhiễm không khí đã được ghi nhận ở Đông Nam Á là kết quả của việc đốt rừng để trồng cọ dầu.
Ở vùng nhiệt đới, phần lớn đất đai bị tàn phá tồn tại dưới dạng các sườn đồi núi dốc đứng. Sự kết
hợp của các sườn dốc, lượng mưa lớn và thiếu rễ cây để giữ đất có thể dẫn đến sạt lở đất, tàn phá những
cánh đồng, nhà cửa và đời sống con người. Ngoại trừ những khu rừng bị phá hủy trong ngành công nghiệp
cọ dầu dễ thấy, nhiều khu rừng ẩm ướt đã bị xóa sổ và sớm bị bỏ hoang như đất trồng trọt hoặc chỉ được
sử dụng để chăn thả mật độ thấp vì đất rất nghèo chất dinh dưỡng. Thảm thực vật có chứa hầu hết các chất
dinh dưỡng thường bị đốt cháy, và các chất dinh dưỡng nói theo nghĩa đen là đã “bay lên theo khói” hoặc
bị cuốn trôi trong những cơn mưa sau đó.
Mặc dù rừng có thể mọc lại sau khi bị phá sạch và sau đó bỏ hoang nhưng điều này không phải lúc
nào cũng xảy ra, đặc biệt nếu các khu rừng còn lại bị phân tán cao. Sự phân tán môi trường sống như vậy
sẽ cô lập các quần thể thực vật và động vật khỏi nhau, làm cho nó khó tái tạo mà không bị giảm sút số
lượng do tác động của môi trường, và các mảng môi trường sống này có thể là quá nhỏ để cung cấp chỗ trú
ngụ cho số lượng động vật lớn hoặc của toàn lãnh thổ. Hơn nữa, các vùng đất bị mất rừng được trồng lại
với các loài cây quan trọng về mặt thương mại thiếu đa dạng sinh học và không đóng vai trò như môi
trường sống cho thực vật và động vật bản địa, nhiều loài trong số đó là các loài có nguy cơ bị tuyệt chủng.
Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Effects of deforestation B. History of deforestation
C. Modern deforestation D. Habitat for wildlife
Đáp án A

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Đoạn văn chủ yếu thảo luận về vấn đề gì?
Tác động của nạn phá rừng
Lịch sử phá rừng
Phá rừng hiện đại
Môi trường sống cho động vật hoang dã Căn cứ thông tin giới thiệu trong đoạn 1:
Deforestation has important global consequences. Forests sequester carbon in the form of wood and other
biomass as the trees grow, taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When forests are burned, their
carbon is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has the potential to alter
global climate, and the trees are no longer present to sequester more carbon.
(Phá rừng gây ra những hậu quả toàn cầu nghiêm trọng. Rừng giữ lại các-bon dưới dạng gỗ và sinh khối
khác khi cây phát triển, hấp thụ khí các-bon-đi-ô-xít từ khí quyển. Khi rừng bị đốt cháy, các-bon của
chúng được trả về khí quyển dưới dạng khí các-bon-đi-ô-xít, một loại khí nhà kính có khả năng làm thay
đổi khí hậu toàn cầu, và cây cối không còn tồn tại để giữ thêm các-bon.)
Question 2: What does the author imply in paragraph 2?
Deforestation proceeds due to most of the planet’s valuable biodiversity is within forests.
Deforestation is only happening in tropical forests such as the Amazon, which have the greatest
concentrations of animal and plant species of any terrestrial ecosystem.
Two-thirds of Earth’s species are affected if deforestation proceeds.
Continuous deforestation can put increasing numbers of these species on the edge of extinction.
Đáp án D
Tác giả có ngụ ý gì trong đoạn 2?
Sự phá rừng là do hầu hết đa dạng sinh học có giá trị của hành tinh nằm trong rừng.
Phá rừng chỉ xảy ra trong các khu rừng nhiệt đới như Amazon, nơi có mật độ các loài động vật và thực vật
lớn nhất của bất kỳ hệ sinh thái trên cạn nào.
Hai phần ba số loài của Trái Đất bị ảnh hưởng nếu rừng tiếp tục bị tàn phá.
Phá rừng liên tục có thể đặt một số lượng ngày càng tăng các loài trên bờ vực tuyệt chủng.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2:
As deforestation proceeds, it has the potential to cause the extinction of increasing numbers of these
species.
(Khi việc phá rừng tiếp diễn, nó có khả năng khiến cho một số lượng ngày càng tăng các loài bị tuyệt
chủng.)
Question 3: What does the word “This” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Forest clearing B. Selective logging C. Fires D. Forest
Đáp án B
Từ “This” trong đoạn 3 ám chỉ điều gì?
Chặt phá rừng
Đốn gỗ có chọn lọc
Đám cháy
Rừng
Kiến thức từ vựng và ngữ pháp:
Selective logging increases the flammability of the forest because it converts a closed, wetter forest into a
more open, drier one. This leaves the forest vulnerable to the accidental movement of fires from cleared
adjacent agricultural lands and to the killing effects of natural droughts.
(Khai thác gỗ có chọn lọc làm tăng tính dễ cháy của rừng bởi vì nó biến đổi một khu rừng kín, ẩm ướt
thành một khu rừng khô và thoáng hơn. Điều này khiến rừng dễ bị tổn thương do sự di chuyển ngẫu nhiên
của đám cháy từ các vùng đất nông nghiệp liền kề bị chặt phá và các tác động chết người của hạn hán tự
nhiên.)
Question 4: Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 3?
There is some interaction between effects of forest clearing, selective logging, and fires.
Selective logging makes it more vulnerable for the forest to catch fire from adjacent agricultural
lands.
Forest can become progressively more open when wildfires, logging, and droughts continue.
Burning of tropical forests is generally a seasonal phenomenon, so it does not severely impact air
quality.
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Đáp án D
Thông tin nào sau đây KHÔNG đúng theo thông tin đoạn 3?
A. Có một số tương tác giữa các tác động của khai thác rừng, khai thác gỗ chọn lọc và cháy rừng. B.
Việc khai thác gỗ có chọn lọc làm cho rừng dễ bị bắt lửa từ các vùng đất nông nghiệp liền kề.
Rừng có thể ngày càng mở rộng hơn khi cháy rừng khi mà khai thác gỗ và hạn hán tiếp tục.
Đốt các khu rừng nhiệt đới thường là hiện tượng theo mùa, do đó nó không ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng đến
chất lượng không khí.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 3:
Additionally, the burning of tropical forests is generally a seasonal phenomenon and can severely impact
air quality. Record-breaking levels of air pollution have occurred in Southeast Asia as the result of
burning for oil palm plantations.
(Ngoài ra, việc đốt các khu rừng nhiệt đới thường là hiện tượng theo mùa và có thể ảnh hưởng nghiêm
trọng đến chất lượng không khí. Mức độ phá kỷ lục về ô nhiễm không khí đã được ghi nhận ở Đông
Nam Á là kết quả của việc đốt rừng để trồng cọ dầu.) Question 5: The word “significant” in
paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ______. A. notifiable B. insatiable C. noticeable
D. inseparable
Đáp án C
Từ “significant” trong đoạn 4 có thể được thay thế tốt nhất bởi từ ______.
có thể khai báo
không thể thỏa mãn
đáng chú ý
không thể tách rời
Kiến thức từ vựng: significant (đáng kể, dễ thấy) = noticeable
With the significant exception of the forests destroyed for the oil palm industry, many of the humid
forests that have been cleared are soon abandoned as croplands or only used for lowdensity grazing
because the soils are extremely poor in nutrients.
(Ngoại trừ những khu rừng bị phá hủy trong ngành công nghiệp cọ dầu dễ thấy, nhiều khu rừng ẩm ướt
đã bị xóa sổ và sớm bị bỏ hoang như đất trồng trọt hoặc chỉ được sử dụng để chăn thả mật độ thấp vì đất
rất nghèo chất dinh dưỡng.)
Question 6: Paragraph 4 mentions all of the following information EXCEPT ______.
Disastrous landslides convert the deforested land into the form of steep mountain hillsides.
Landslides that destroy fields, homes, and human lives are due to the combination of steep slopes,
high rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil.
Soil in many humid forests becomes very poor in nutrients because the forests have been cleared,
and are soon abandoned.
The nutrients contained in vegetation are burned and fly away, or are washed away by rain.
Đáp án A
Đoạn 4 đề cập đến tất cả các thông tin sau trừ ______.
Các vụ lở đất thảm họa biến đổi đất rừng bị phá thành dạng sườn đồi núi dốc.
Lở đất phá hủy các cánh đồng, nhà cửa và cuộc sống của con người là do sự kết hợp của các sườn dốc,
lượng mưa lớn và thiếu rễ cây để giữ đất.
Đất trong nhiều khu rừng ẩm trở nên rất nghèo các chất dinh dưỡng vì rừng đã bị chặt phá, và sớm bị bỏ
hoang.
Các chất dinh dưỡng chứa trong thảm thực vật được đốt cháy và bay đi, hoặc bị cuốn trôi bởi mưa.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 4:
In the tropics, much of the deforested land exists in the form of steep mountain hillsides. The combination
of steep slopes, high rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil can lead to disastrous landslides
that destroy fields, homes, and human lives.
(Ở vùng nhiệt đới, phần lớn đất đai bị tàn phá tồn tại dưới dạng các sườn đồi núi dốc đứng. Sự kết hợp
của các sườn dốc, lượng mưa lớn và thiếu rễ cây để giữ đất có thể dẫn đến sạt lở đất, tàn phá những
cánh đồng, nhà cửa và đời sống con người.) Question 7: What does the phrase “genetic bottlenecks”
mostly mean?
A change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns
A sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities
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 The total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species
The body’s response caused by its immune system being activated by antigens
Đáp án B
Cụm từ “genetic bottlenecks” có ý nghĩa gì?
Sự thay đổi trong phân bố thống kê các mẫu thời tiết
Giảm mạnh về quy mô dân số do các sự kiện môi trường hoặc hoạt động của con người
Tổng số đặc điểm di truyền trong cấu trúc di truyền của một loài
Phản ứng của cơ thể gây ra bởi hệ miễn dịch của nó được kích hoạt bởi các kháng nguyên
Kiến thức về từ vựng:
Such habitat fragmentation isolates populations of plant and animal species from each other, making it
difficult to reproduce without genetic bottlenecks, and the fragments may be too small to support large or
territorial animals.
(Sự phân tán môi trường sống như vậy sẽ cô lập các quần thể thực vật và động vật khỏi nhau, làm cho nó
khó tái tạo mà không bị giảm sút số lượng do tác động của môi trường, và các mảng môi trường sống này
có thể là quá nhỏ để cung cấp chỗ trú ngụ cho số lượng động vật lớn hoặc của toàn lãnh thổ.)
Question 8: What is the author’s attitude to the matter mentioned in the passage? A.
Admiration B. Criticism C. Neutral D. Sarcasm
Đáp án C
Thái độ của tác giả đối với vấn đề được đề cập trong đoạn văn là gì?
Ngưỡng mộ
Phê Bình
Trung lập D. Mỉa mai Đọc kỹ, nắm ý chính mỗi đoạn và toàn bài để chọn thái độ đúng của tác giả đối với
vấn đề nêu trong bài.

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