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. The flying aunties Few passengers on the British Airways flight to Hong Kong which took off from London airport on Saturday 7th August, were (1)_____ that their flight was setting a record for the company. In fact, their plane was carrying 112 “unaccompanied minors” – the largest (2)_____ of children traveling without parents or guardians ever to have flown on a (3)_____ flight. Most of these children, aged from six (4)_____, were returning to Hong Kong after taking three-week English (5)_____ at various language schools as (6)_____ an exchange scheme The children were not left to their own devices, (7)_____ Airline rules say that children under twelve can only fly if accompanied (8)_____ an adult. So, a group of three “aunties” and one “uncle” flew with them to (9)_____ them entertained and (10) _____ with any problems that might arise. They are part of a British Airways team known as the “flying aunties”. These are BA employees who volunteer, in their own time, to (11)_____ an escorted service for unaccompanied minors to both European and long-haul (12) _____. Once in the air, there is a range of activities available to the youngsters (13) _____ computer games, coloring books and soft drinks on tap. In (14) _____, the children have the “aunties” all to themselves – for such members of (15) _____ do not take on other duties 1. A. realized B. thought C. aware D. known 2. A. count B. number C. amount D. quantity 3. A. single B. solo C. unique D. lone 4. A. backwards B. forwards C. afterwards D. upwards 5. A. classes B. courses C. studies D. lessons 6. A. linked to B. long as C. along with D. part of 7. A. altogether B. although C. however D. moreover 8. A. from B. at C. with D. by 9. A. hold B. keep C. help D. get 10. A. manage B. bother C. solve D. deal 11. A. provide B. produce C. pretend D. present 12. A. departures B. destinations C. routes D. arrivals 13. A. regarding B. composing C. including D. containing 14. A. addition B. further C. extra D. plus 15. A. team B. crew C. staff D. group Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 16. A. float B. broad C. goat D. coat 17. A. office B. promise C. service D. expertise 18. A. black B. blade C. blad D. blank 19. A. suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building 20. A. naval B. canal C. fatal D. mammal 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. Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know much about them. For example, there are about 350 species of sharks that live in oceans over the world. All of the sharks are carnivores, but most of them don't attack people. Some sharks are very small - the smallest shark is about 6 inches long - about as long as your hand. But some sharks are very large. The largest species of sharks may be 60 feet long and weigh 15 tons. Unlike many other kinds of fish, sharks do not have bone. Their bodies are made up of a kind of tough white flexible material (called cartilage). Sharks do not have ears. However, they 'hear' sounds and movements in the wade. Any sound or movement makes the water vibrates. Sharks can feel these vibrations Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 and they help the sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn in the evening, or in the middle of the night. Nowadays scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals, including, people. However. it is rare in sharks. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too. 21. How long is a smallest shark? A. About 6 centimeters B. As long as a hand C. About 1,5 meters D. As one's long hand 22. Sharks can hunt for food at night because A. they see well in the dark. B. they feel vibrations in the water. C. they 'hear' more clearly at nightt. D. their eyes are large. 23. According to the passage, sharks______. A. always attack humans. B. are carnivores C. usually live in warm water D. are big mammals. 24. The word "they" underline in the passage refers to______. A. sounds B. sharks C. movements D. vibrations 25. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that______. A. information about sharks help people cure cancer. B. scientists are given permission to catch sharks for their studies. C. the cancer risk among animals is found to be higher. D. sharks are being studied. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 26. In the______ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times. A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance 27. The strike was______ owing to a last- minute agreement with the management. A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down. 28. Lindsay’s excuses for being late are beginning to______ rather thin. A. get B. turn C. wear D. go 29 . ______, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties. A. By and large B. Although C. To a degree D. Virtually 30. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on TV, but she rose to the______ wonderfully. A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion 31. The train service has been a______ since they introduced the new schedules. A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas 32. Is an inexperienced civil servant______ to the task of running the company? A. capable B. skilled C. eligible D. suited 33. John’s got very______ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. A. puzzled B. jumbled C. mixed D. muddled 34. You’ve lived in your city for most of your life, so______ you’ve used to the noise. A. apparentl B. presumably C. allegedly D. predictably. 35. The storm ripped our tent to______ . A. slices B. shreds C. strips D. specks. 36. “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?” A.will you B.don’t you C.can’t you D.do you 37. John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our enviroment?” Laura: “____________” A. Of course not.You bet! B. Well,that’s very surprising. C. There’s no doubt about it D. Yes,it’s an ansurd idea. 38. - “Don’t fail to send your parents my regard.” -“____________” A. You’re welcome B. Good idea,thanks C. Thanks,I will D. It’s my pleasure 39. -“How do you like your steak done?” - “____________” A. I don’t like it much B. Very little C. Well done D. Very much 40. Please shut the gate______ the dog won’t get out. A. so as to B. so that C. in order for D. in order to 41. It’s about time______ care of yourself. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 A. you took B. you take C. to taking D. you taking 42. This picture book, the few pages______ are missing, is my favourite. A. for which B. of which C. of that D. to which 43. She acted as if she______ a clown before. A. has never seen B. not saw C. wouldn’t see D. had never seen 44. I will have your car______ by the end of the day. A. repair B. repaired C. to repair D. repairing 45. This is a picture of a______ bus. A. red bright London B. bright red London C. London bright red D. London red bright 46. I think you’d better______ if you don’t want to miss the train. A. hurry B. would hurry C. hurried D. hurry on Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 47. “How far does it take to get to the office?” - “About one hour,I think.” A. How far B. take C. the D. about 48. Alike all other mammals, dolphins have lungs. A. Alike B. all other C. have D. lungs 49. The company had to cut off the electric because the bill was unpaid. A. The B. cut off C. electric D. unpaid 50. The oxygen concentration in the lungs is higher than the blood. A.The B. concentration C. lungs D. than 51. Some properties of lead is its softness and its resistance. A. Some B. of lead C. is D. softness 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. 52. strange/Mark/like/here. A. It is strange that Mark likes here. B. Strange as it may seem, Mark likes it here. C. Strangely as it is, Mark likes it here. D. Mark strangely likes here. 53. They/not/come/solution/problem. A. They still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem. B. They still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem. C. They still haven’t come up a solution to the problem. D. They still haven’t come up with a solution for the problem. 54. “Can you explain it in another way?” – she said A. She asked him if he can explain it in another way. B. She asked him whether he could explain another way to it. C. She asked him could he explain it again D. She asked him to explain it in a different way. 55. Ann is not really cut out for teaching. A. Teaching does not reall suit Ann. B. Ann does not want to become a teacher. C. Ann cannot give up her career as a teacher. D. Ann does not like taching at all. 56. The theory of natural selection made the idea of organic evolution acceptable to the majority of the scientific world. A. The world’s scientist accepted the idea of organic evolution more rapidly than the concept of natural selection B. Without the theory of natural selection to support it,no scientists would ever have approved the theory of organic evolution. C. On the whole,the scientific world approved the concept of organic evolution once the theory of natural selection had been postulated. D. It was only after the introduction of the theory of natural selection that scientists paid any attention to the idea of organic evolution. 57. We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 A. The more forests we cut down,the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests,the hotter the Earth becomes. C. The more forests we cut down,the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests,the Earth becomes hotter. 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 sentences. 58. A. discrepancy B. convivial C. gimmickry D. irrevocable 59. A. overemphasis B. overgeneralise C. overlord D. overstaffed 60. A. disembark B. disfigure C. disgruntled D. disintegrate 61. A. illustrative B. illustrate C. illustrator D. illustrious 62. A. negligible B. perceptible C. collapsible D. discernible Mark the letter A,B,C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the italic part in each of the following questions. 63. He didn’t bat a eye when he realized he failed the exam again. A. didn’t want to see B. didn’t show surprise C. wasn’t happy D. didn’t care 64. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed. A. easily seen B. beautiful C. popular D. suspicious 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. The last time she had a swim was five years ago. She hasn't _________________________________________ 66. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning. “Please_________________________________________ 67. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again. The date_________________________________________ 68. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. We are going _________________________________________ 69. The bus take s longer than the train. The train_________________________________________ II. TOPIC: Write an essay to discuss the opinion that arts should or shouldn’t be taught in high schools. There have existed debates whether arts be taught in high schools. People who support the ideals find it necessary that high school students know as much about arts as possible. In contrast, the protestors think teaching arts to high school students is really a waste of time and money. It is generally said by the supporters that studying arts benefits high school students several ways. The first good thing is that arts help students have background knowledge of not only the nation but the world cultures and history. Another benefit is that arts equip students with many necessary skills such as; creative thinking, observing, problem solving, and critical thinking. People who want arts to be taught to high school students also agree that arts are very fun and interesting to learn. We can say in other words arts are attractive to any learners. The other advantage of arts is that learning arts help students to build team spirit and community as art activities can be done in groups. Moreover, arts enable students to socialize and students become more and more civilized and responsible. In contrast, protestors believe that there is not enough time for teachers to cover all kinds of subjects at school. So they should focus on core subjects like Maths, foreign languages and physics, etc. to save time and money arts should only be elective, not compulsory subjects. Furthermore, students can learn more about arts via media and arts are then their leisure activities. Additionally, arts, in the protestors’ opinion, should be taught by parents as they may understand their children’s ability and talents better. To conclude, there are different opinions that arts should or shouldn’t be taught in high schools. Each side has reasonable explanations to convince and prove the points of view. For me, we can hardly be civilized without knowledge of arts. Sooner or later, in my opinion, arts should be taught to students to help them enrich their knowledge, to discover their talents to better their own lives. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 THE END 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.B 21.B 22.B 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.A 28.C 29.A 30.D 31.A 32.D 33.C 34.B 35.B 36.A 37.C 38.C 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.B 45.B 46.A 47.A 48.A 49.C 50.D 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.D 55.A 56.C 57.A 58.C 59.C 60.A 61.D 62.A 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. of yourself. Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 A. you took B. you take C. to taking D. you taking 42. This picture book, the. movement makes the water vibrates. Sharks can feel these vibrations Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – BỘ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG 2015 – www.violet.vvn/quocbinh72 and they help the sharks find