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I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each ofthe following questions. Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these Howto books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away. Many Howto books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”. One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give stepbystep instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have Howto books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. Howto books help people deal with modern life. Question 1: What is the passage mainly about? A. Howto books
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA, LẦN NĂM 2015 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút) Mã đề thi 132 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm) 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 following questions Books which give instructions on how to things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these How-to books are useful In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to” One book may tell you how to earn more money Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing” One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life Question 1: What is the passage mainly about? A How-to books B How to make a millionaire C How to turn failure into success D How to succeed in love every minute of your life Question 2: The word “it” in paragraph refers to A advice B How-to books C career D instruction Question 3: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers? A “How to Turn Failure into Success” B “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” C “How to Make a Millionaire” D “How to Live on Nothing” Question 4: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A little by little B gradually C slower and slower D A and B Question 5: It can be inferred from the passage that A Today people are more bored with the modern life B Modern life is more difficult to deal with C Today people are more interested in modern life D Today people have fewer choices to make 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 following questions The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900 On November of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages.” It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S president to ride in a car The automobile was not invented in the United States That distinction belongs to Germany Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876 Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered The rest ran on steam or electricity After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel None of them was equipped with an automatic starter These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable They were basically toys of the well-to-do In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production—the assembly line Its lower costs made it available to the mass market Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise Question 6: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n) _ A formal social occasion B chance to buy automobiles at low prices C opportunity to learn how to drive D chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers Question 7: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car? A Karl Benz B Nikolaus Otto C William McKinley D Henry Ford Question 8: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900? A 4,000 B 8,000 C 10 million D An unknown number Question 9: The phrase “by happenstance ” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A Generally B For example C Coincidentally D By design Question 10: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered? A 32 B 1,000 C 2,000 D 4,000 Question 11: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph _ A designed B anticipated C joined D initiated Question 12: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph was to _ A increase the speed of cars B hide strong smells C make engines run more efficiently D make cars look better Question 13: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel? A A Franklin B A Gasmobile C An Orient D A Duryea Question 14: It is clear from the passage that the early cars _ A were more formal B were more spectacular C involved less expensive cars D involved fewer manufacturers Question 15: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time? A $300 B $1,500 C $14,000 D $21,000 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (16) many collectors want his paintings But unfortunately, when he was (17) , he did not have a happy life Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (18) his life at home He lived a rather sad and (19) life He drew things that he could see (20) around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window This is why he painted things (21) the sky, his room and even himself Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself He cut it off to (22) the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct It was very (23) him to such a thing Van Gogh was also (24) a crazy man He really (25) become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37 Question 16: A for B because C although D because of Question 17: A living B live C alive D lively Question 18: A most of B the most of C almost of D mostly Question 19: A alone B lonely C loneliness D lone Question 20: A both B neither C either D all Question 21: A like B alike C likely D as such Question 22: A prove B reveal C illustrate D show Question 23: A unfortunate that B unfortunate to C unfortunate D unfortunate of Question 24: A referred B known C named D called Question 25: A did B couldn’t C does D didn’t Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions Question 26: A refuse B musician C history D mechanic Question 27: A museum B destroy C threatened D economy Question 28: A communicate B computer C comfortable D flamingo Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 29: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose A B C D Question 30: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday A B C D Question 31: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a A regularly daily basis C D B Question 32: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his A B C leaders express their views D Question 33: All of the book were very interesting I am surprised you didn’t like it A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 34: A cooks B opens C wants D stops Question 35: A decided B needed C looked D started Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 36: Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight A No sooner had the plane taken off than B It was not until the plane had taken off that C Only after the plane had taken off D Not until the plane had taken off did Question 37: The sky was grey and cloudy. _, we went to the beach A However B In spite of C even though D Consequently Question 38: I don’t mind _ much homework A did B to Question 39: Nadine: “ ” C D doing Monica: “Good luck” A I don’t like rock music B How you do! C Have a nice day! D I’m taking a test this afternoon Question 40: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots I keep A falling off B falling back C falling over D falling out Question 41: Old people are often looked by their children when they get older A for B up C after D into Question 42: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational _ A experience B reform C system D resources Question 43: The plan was developed _by a team of experts A system B systematical C systemized D systematically Question 44: All of the food sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant A has been B was being C was D had been Question 45: It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry A what B that C when D how Question 46: Yuri Gagarin was the first person into space A travelling B has travelled C to travel D travelled Question 47: Like everyone else, Sue has her of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life A ups and downs B ins and outs C safe and sound D odds and ends Question 48: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _winning the match A for B in C on D into Question 49: He came when I _ the film “Man from the star” A has watched B was watching C watched D am watching Question 50: Peter _football when he was younger A used to playing B is used to playing C is used to play D used to play Question 51: with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains not seem high at all A A comparison B Compare them C If you compare Question 52: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?” Lisa: A Yes, I don’t mind B No, I don’t think so D When compared “ _” C Yes, go ahead D No, go right ahead Question 53: Bill asked Tom _ A where is he going B where he is going C where he was going D where was he going Question 54: This is Sen village _Uncle Ho was born A where B what C which Question 55: Linda: “I enjoy watching films in the evening.” A I don’t B So I D who Mary: “ ” C I am, too D No, I am not Question 56: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, and cure diseases A prevented B to prevent C prevent D preventing Question 57: It’s a big country with a _population A rare B sparse C scarce D few Question 58: You will have to _if you want to pass the final exam A pull up your socks B work miracles C take the trouble D keep your hand in Question 59: If I were you, I _ that English course A will take B would take C take D took Question 60: They have considered all the 100 applications, seem suitable for the position A none of them B none of these C none of which D none of whom Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 61: A wedding is a meaningful event A important B unimportant C sad D sorrowful Question 62: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari A played B bought C invented D divided Question 63: The Rev Dr Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States A integration Question 64: students A honest B education C torture D separation She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her B dedicated C lazy D polite II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm) A Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them (0,5 điểm) Question 1: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for years Jenny Question 2: “ You are wearing a beautiful dress today!” , Susan said to Mary Susan paid Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep The documentary film Question 4: “I am sorry for coming late”, said Alice to her teacher Alice apologized Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night No one B Write a paragraph about the free time activity you like best (1,5 điểm) You should write at least 80 words - THE END ĐÁP ÁN I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (0,125 x 64 câu = điểm ) A 17 C 33 B 49 B C 18 A 34 B 50 D B 19 B 35 C 51 D D 20 C 36 D 52 D B 21 A 37 A 53 C A 22 D 38 D 54 A A 23 D 39 D 55 B B 24 D 40 C 56 C C 25 A 41 C 57 B 10 B 26 C 42 B 58 A 11 D 27 C 43 D 59 B 12 B 28 C 44 D 60 C 13 D 29 B 45 B 61 A 14 B 30 A 46 C 62 C 15 B 31 C 47 A 63 D 16 B 32 A 48 C 64 B II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm) A Rewriting (0,1 x = 0,5 điểm) Question 1: Jenny is said to have lived in Texas, America for 8years Question 2: Susan paid Mary a compliment on her (beautiful) dress (that day) Question 3: The documentary film was so boring that she fell asleep Question 4: Alice apologized (to her teacher) for coming/having coming late Question 5: No one listened to what the politician was saying last night (No one paid attention to /took notice of what the politician was saying last night) B Write a paragraph about the free time activity you like best (1,5 điểm) Criteria for marking: Đáp ứng yêu cầu đề bài: Đúng dạng đoạn văn (chứ luận), độ dài (ít 80 từ), miêu tả hoạt động ưa thích vào thời gian rỗi (ví dụ: xem tivi, nghe nhạc…) Sự liên kết mạch lạc (cấu trúc đoạn văn: câu chủ đề, câu phát triển ý, câu kết , sử dụng phương tiện từ liên kết ý với nhau….) Từ vựng: đa dạng, tránh lặp đi, lặp lại, ngữ cảnh; tả, kết hợp từ Ngữ pháp: đa dạng cấu trúc ngữ pháp, thời, hòa hợp chủ - vị… ... C 51 D D 20 C 36 D 52 D B 21 A 37 A 53 C A 22 D 38 D 54 A A 23 D 39 D 55 B B 24 D 40 C 56 C C 25 A 41 C 57 B 10 B 26 C 42 B 58 A 11 D 27 C 43 D 59 B 12 B 28 C 44 D 60 C 13 D 29 B 45 B 61 A 14 ... it available to the mass market Cars at the 19 00 show ranged in price from $1, 000 to $1, 500, or roughly $14 ,000 to $ 21, 000 in today’s prices By 19 13, the Model T was selling for less than $300,... best (1, 5 điểm) You should write at least 80 words - THE END ĐÁP ÁN I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (0 ,12 5 x 64 câu = điểm ) A 17 C 33 B 49 B C 18 A 34 B 50 D B 19 B