SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blank. *Passage 1: What sort of job should you look for? Much depends (1)_____ your longterm aim. You need to ask yourself whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your way up to higher levels of responsibility or out of your current employment into a broader field. This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of (2)_____ for your next job. It (3)_____ show evidence of serious career planning. Most important, it should extend you, develop you and give you increasing (34)_____. Incidentally, if the travel bug is biting, now is the time to pack up and go. You can do temporary work for a (5)_____; when you return, pick up where you have left off and get the second job. 1. A. for B. on C. of D. with 2. A. application B. applicants C. form D. employment 3. A. will B. would C. should D. may 4. A. responsible B. irresponsible C. responsibly D. responsibility 5. A. day B. time C. while D. ages *Passage 2: Ours is a vanishing world, one in which the familiar is constantly disappearing and technological change is often difficult to cope with. So it should come (6)_____ no surprise to most of us to hear that yet another part of everyday life is about to go for ever. Apparently, within the next decade, money as we (7)_____ it will probably (8)_____ to exist in technologically advanced countries. (9)_____ Professor Gerry Montague of the Institute for Economic Reform, the familiar coins and banknotes will soon be replaced entirely by credit cards of various kinds. And the shop of the future will be linked directly to the network of banking computers. The assistant will simply key in your bank account code number and the amount you have spent, and thank you politely. You won't have to dig (10)_____ in your pockets for change. You may not even have a number for your account as such, as the computer may by then be able to read your handprint. So no more instances of credit card (11)_____. But I am afraid that I shall miss money. I have felt (12)_____ attached to it, ever since I received my first pocket (13)_____ when I was five, and kept it in a money-box. Even if my credit card of the future will be able to tell me exactly how much spending (14)_____ I have left in the computer files, even if it lights up and plays a happy (or sad) tune at the same time, nothing will be able to replace the (15)_____ pleasure I gained from rattling the coins in my money- box. 6. A with B.as C to D in 7. A have B see C know D believe 8. A cease B stop C fail D conclude 9. A With reference to B Further to C According to D Owing to 10. A far B long C tall D deep 11. A deceit B trickery C pretence D fraud 12. A heavily B strongly C widely D largely 13. A cash B coins C money D gold 14. A capacity B potential C capability D power 15. A sheer B complete C entire D downright Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has that same meaning as the original one. 16. Jane can’t have been at the pub last night. A. Jane couldn’t go to the pub last night. B. It’s impossible that Jane was at the pub last night. C. Jane was not at the pub last night because she couldn’t go D. Jane hadn’t been to the pub before last night. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 17. Mike has eaten lots of ice-cream and now he has a headache. A. If Mike didn’t eat much ice-cream,he wouldn’t have a headache. B. If Mike hadn’t eaten much ice-cream,he wouldn’t have a headache. C. Mike had a headache because he had eaten lots of ice-cream. D. If Mike hadn’t eaten much ice-cream,he wouldn’t have had a headache. 18. If I had been you,I would taken it home. A. If I were you,I would take it home. B. I think you should take it home C. You should have taken it home D. I advise you to take it home. 19. I only called the police when I had tried everything else. A. I didn’t call the police because I had tried everything else. B. Because I had tried everything else,I called the police. C. I ony called the pilice after I had tried everything else D. I only called the police as a last resort. 20. Jane asked Ann if it was the blue one or the green she wanted. A. “Which one did you want,the blue or the green?”, asked Jane. B. “Which one does Ann want,the green or the blue?”, aked Jane. C. “Which one did she want,the blue or the green,Ann?” ,asked Jane. D. “Which one do you want,the blue or the green,Ann?” , asked Jane. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 21. Computers are________ used in schools and universities. A. widely B. wide C. widen D. width 22. We regret________ you that we cannot approve of your suggestion. A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed 23. Peter said he________ a test the following day. A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would have 24. The quality of these recordings________ not very good. A. is B. are C. has D. have 25. By the end of this month, I________ English for 6 years. A. have learnt B. will have learnt C. had learnt D. learnt 26. There are________ in the universe that we can not count them. A. so many stars B. so much stars C. such stars many D. such stars much 27. Peter: “Would you like to have a glass of beer?” Mary: “________________” A. I’m afraid B. I think it’s right C. No, Thanks. I’m not thirsty D. Yes. I’m so thirsty 28. I have to do this job because I have no________. A. choose B. choice C. choosing D. chosen 29. I’ve lost my watch. _______watch was given to me on my 21st birthday. A. A B. An C. The D. Ø 30. ________ there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone. A. Although B. However C. Despite D. Because 31. A good ______ of English will help you find a job more easily. A. expectation B. satisfaction C. condition D. knowledge 32. A number of political prisoners __________ since Independent day. A. has been released B. have been released C. was released D. have released 33. Five years ago people started to preserve the ____ houses and the famous landscape. A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditions 34. The story I’ve just read________ Jack London. A. was written B. wrote by C. was written by D. was written from 35. John: “Excuse me! What can I do for you?” Jane: “________________” A. No, I can’t B. Sorry. I don’t need C. Thank you. I’m just looking it D. Yes. Do it please 36. Not all teenagers are well________ for their future jobs when they are at high schools. A. prepared B. interested C. satisfied D. concerned 37. The waiter was not very nice, ________, the food was delicious. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 A. but B. however C. so D. therefore 38. The alarm-clock suddenly________ in the middle of the night. A. went out B. went on C. went by D. went off 39. ________ out of the house than it began to rain. A. No sooner I got B. No sooner I had got C. No sooner had I got D. No had I got sooner 40. ________ they came to see her yesterday, she was reading a newspaper. A. While B. When C. Before D. After 41. Peter : “How about having a drink when we finish school?” Petty : “__________________” A. No, certainly B. You needn’t do that C. You’re welcome D. That’s a good idea 42. If he________ tennis yesterday, he________ tired now. A. didn’t play – wouldn’t have been B. had played – wouldn’t have been C. didn’t play – wouldn’t be D. hadn’t played – wouldn’t be 43. She locked the door________. A. so that to go to bed B. in order to be disturbed C. to enter the house D. in order not to be disturbed 44. He seldom goes to the library, ________? A. doesn’t he B. does he C. is he D. isn’t he 45. Don’t be so childish. It’s time you________ up. A. did B. went C. grew D. brought 46. Many more cars are being designed to________ on lead-free petrol these days. A. run B. go C. drive D. move 47. The party was already in full_______ when we arrived. A. flood B. swing C. cry D. career 48. I really need a new watch. This one doesn’t________ very good time. A. show B. record C. indicate D. keep 49. I still see my old classmates now and________. A. occasionally B. then C. sometimes D. here 50. Let’s______ the place,it looks so gloomy and unpleasant. A. miss B. abandon C. depart D. disappear Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 51. Now that I’m no longer have to wear uniform, I’ll be able to wear which I want. A. that B. no longer C. I’ll D. which 52. However types of raw materials are used in making paper, the process is essentially the same. A. However B. materials C. in making paper D. the same 53. With cable broadband,you can go from one web page to another much quickly than you can with a dial- up modem or DSL, and you can load web pages more readily. A. go from B. much C. you can D. and 54. Children are fond with swimming in summer. A. Children B. are C. fond with D. in summer 55. Walk in the rain helps him relax A. Walk B. in C. rain D. relax 56. Despite of his age, he works very hard. A. Despite of B. his C. works D. hard 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 other in each of following questions. 57. A. children B. child C. line D. sign 58. A. get B. gentle C. give D. game 59. A. heat B. sweat C. threat D. thread 60. A. dictation B. repitition C. station D. question 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. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 Archaeological records ― paintings, drawings, and carvings of humans engaged in activities involving the use of hands ― indicate that humans have been predominantly right-handed for more than 5,000 years. In ancient Egyptian artwork, for example, the right-hand is depicted as the dominant one in about 90 percent of the examples. Fracture or wear patterns on tools also indicate that a majority of ancient people were right-handed. Cro-Magnon cave paintings some 27,000 years old commonly show outlines of human hands made by placing one hand against the cave wall and applying paint with the other. Children today make similar outlines of their hands with crayons on paper. With few exceptions, left hands of Cro-Magnons are displayed on cave walls, indicating that the paintings were usually done by right-handers. Anthropological evidence pushes the record of handedness in early human ancestors back to at least 1.4 million years ago. One important line of evidence comes from flaking patterns of stone cores used in tool making: implements flaked with a clockwise motion (indicating a right-handed toolmaker) can be distinguished from those flaked with a counter-clockwise rotation (indicating a left-handed toolmaker). Even scratches found on fossil human teeth offer clues. Ancient humans are thought to have cut meat into strips by holding it between their teeth and slicing it with stone knives, as do the present-day Inuit. Occasionally the knives slip and leave scratches on the users` teeth. Scratches made with a left-to-right stroke direction (by right-handers) are more common than scratches in the opposite direction (made by left- handers). Still other evidence comes from cranial morphology: scientists think that physical differences between the right and left sides of the interior of the skull indicate subtle physical differences between the two sides of the brain. The variation between the hemispheres corresponds to which side of the body is used to perform specific activities. Such studies, as well as studies of tool use, indicate that right- or left-sided dominance is not exclusive to modern Homo sapiens. Populations of Neanderthals, such as Homo erectus and Homo habilis, seem to have been predominantly right-handed, as we are. Question 61. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Human ancestors became predominantly right-handed when they began to use tools. B. It is difficult to interpret the significance of anthropological evidence concerning tool use. C. Humans and their ancestors have been predominantly right-handed for over a million years. D. Human ancestors were more skilled at using both hands than modern humans. Question 62. What does the author say about Cro-Magnon paintings of hands? A. Some are not very old. B. It is unusual to see such paintings. C. Many were made by children. D. The artists were mostly right-handed. Question 63. The word “depicted” refers to_________. A. written B. portrayed C. referred D. mentioned Question 64. When compared with implements “flaked with a counter-clockwise rotation” it can be inferred that “implements flaked with a clockwise motion” are_________. A. more common B. larger C. more sophisticated D. older PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one. 65. John has not had his hair cut for over six months. It is_________________________________________ 66. Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class. Maria wishes_________________________________________ 67. Would you like me to finish the work tonight? I’ll_________________________________________ 68. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. In_________________________________________ 69. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station. If my husband_________________________________________ Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 II. TOPIC: Write about the causes of the fact that families now are not as close-knit as they were in the past. It is widely believed that home is where love dwells and that east or west home is the best. That means family is so important to any of us that we hardly grow up without the care from family members. It is also true that the social, economic changes make the traditional family formulas vary. Although different people have different points of view on the matters, we all agree that families now are not as close-knit as they used to be. The causes are various, but we can count for the three main points below. The first cause is that in our modern life we all seem to have so busy lives and dynamic lifestyles. People now are so busy with working, earning, getting promotions, taking part in social activities, etc. People are likely to have longer working hours because of their demand of earning more and more. People seem to be never satisfied with what they have. In families, under the economic pressure, both parents work so they have less time for themselves as well as for other family members. Another cause is that due to the explosion of modern technologies people are more interested in their online lives than interacting with other family members. It is sometimes thought that people seem to isolate themselves with their mobile-phones, tablets, personal computers, and other information technological devices. Having different viewpoints is the other cause of course. The generation gaps sometimes cause misunderstandings or even debates. Information technology also brings opportunities to diverse viewpoints within family members. Having different opinions pulls people far from one another. Above all, though changes of traditional families are unavoidable, we are to shorten the gaps among family members to be as close-knit as possible. Because family life is very important to any individual, each member must be responsible for bringing all family members closer together. THE END 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18C 19.D 20.D 21.A 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.B 26.A 27.B 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.C 36.A 37.B 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.D 42.D 43.D 44.B 45.C 46.C 47.B 48.D 49.B 50.B 51.D 52.A 53.B 54.C 55.A 56.A 57.A 58.B 59.A 60.D 61.C 62.D 63.B 64.A Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 . SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES Read the following. couldn’t go D. Jane hadn’t been to the pub before last night. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 17. Mike has eaten lots of ice-cream. beer?” Mary: “________________” A. I’m afraid B. I think it’s right C. No, Thanks. I’m not thirsty D. Yes. I’m so thirsty 28. I have to do this job because I have no________. A. choose B. choice