SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 226) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group. 1. A. manage B. shortage C. village D. encourage 2. A. psychology B. environmental C. impossible D. photography 3. A. provide B. machine C. lesson D. important 4. A. immediate B. notice C. comfortable D. nervous 5. A. injection B. accessible C. government D. continuous II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 6. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the university. A. reference B. outline C. article D. research 7. “How did you feel before the exam?” “Very _____” A. shy B. happy C. nervous D. fearsome 8. Of two new teachers, one is experienced and _____. A. the others are not. B. another is inexperienced. C. the other is not. D. other lacks experience. 9. I’d rather he _____ the door blue. A. paints B. painted C. painting D. paint 10. Vietnam on June 4 sent a diplomatic note to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, _____ China to strictly abide by international law. A. asked B. asks C. asking D. being asked 11. It turned out that we _____ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours. A. hadn’t B. can’t have C. mustn’t have D. needn’t have 12. _____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties. A. By and large B. To a degree C. Virtually D. Altogether 13. _____ you feel thirsty, please help yourself to the drink at home. A. Should B. Because C. Unless D. Would 14. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _____. A. the bicycle of John broke down. B. it happened that John's bile down. C. the storm caught John. D. John had an accident on his bicycle. 15. I am late because my alarm clock never _____ this morning. A. turned on B. rang out C. went off D. came out 16. “Another cup of coffee?” – “No, but thank _____” A. not at all B. for all C. all the same D. you for all 17. I don’t care what you do about job. It’s no _____ of mine. A. importance B. feeling C. matter D. concern 18. Overexposure to the sun causes ________ health problems. A. various B. among C. but D. of 19. The FDA was set up in 1940 _____ that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs. A. to enforce the laws B. to enforcing the laws C. enforcing laws D. enforced the laws 20. I wish you _____ me a new one instead of having it _____ as you did. A. would give/ to repair B. gave/ to repair C. had given/ to be repaired D. had given/ repaired VII. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question. According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoff and landings you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane come to complete stop. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage. 21. What is the main topic of the passage? A. Airline industry accident statistics. B. Procedures for evacuating aircraft. C. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. D. Safety instructions in air travel. 22. Travelers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions _____. A. in an emergency. B. before locating the exits. C. if smoke is in the cabin. D. before take-off. 23. According to the passage, airline travelers should keep their feet flat on the floor _____. A. throughout the flight. B. during takeoff and landings. C. especially during landings. D. only if an accident is possible. 24. The word “them” in line 8 is closest in meaning to _____. A. exits B. the dark C. rows of seat D. landings 25. According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off? A. The ones that can be found in the dark. B. The two closest to the passenger’s seat. C. The nearest one. D. The ones with counted rows of seats between them. 26. It can be inferred that people are more likely to survive fires in aircrafts if they _____. A. keep their heads low. B. wear a safety belt. C. don’t smoke in or near a plane. D. read airline safety statistics. 27. Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT _____. A. locate the nearest exist. B. ask questions about safety. C. fasten their seat belt before takeoff. D. carry personal belongings in an emergency. 28. The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closes in meaning to _____. A. maintain B. escape C. vacate D. return 29. The word “inflated” in line 14 is closes in meaning to _____. A. lifted B. increased C. expanded D. assembled 30. What does the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss? A. How to recover your luggage. B. Where to go to continue your trip. C. When to return to the aircraft. D. How to proceed once you are away from the aircraft. III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 31. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and indication its correct use. A B C D 32. The rings of Saturn are so distant to be seen from the Earth without a telescope. A B C D 33. Unless you don't have a quiet room, you will not be able to do any work. A B C D 34. Because of the long questions, Tom could not hardly finish the test on time. A B C D 35. Dreaming, like all other mental processes, it is a product of the brain and its activity. A B C D IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 36. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. A. ease B. attraction C. consideration D. speculation 37. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency 38. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest. A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. full 39. I’d like to pay some money into my bank account. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. withdraw some money from B. put some money into C. give some money out D. leave some money aside 40. Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Stressful situations that (41) emerge almost every day in life seem to be unavoidable. However, we can do little sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence which may (42) befall us expectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the (43) wall, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (44) bear the burden. Can you (45) image in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or do you take a different (46) manner and withstand the stressful moment you can also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner. In fact, whatever way you (47) respond to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (48) term. Nevertheless, your reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day. The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain to your life and in this way puts your well-being in (49) jeopardy. Surprisingly, it’s the seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be. (50) Providing that so many of those wretched stress inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles. 41. A. devise B. create C. originate D. emerge 42. A. arise B. happen C. befall D. occur 43. A. post B. roof C. bottom D. wall 44. A. subsist B. remain C. cow D. bear 45. A. envision B. observe C. picture D. image 46. A. manner B. stance C. practice D. mode 47. A. strike B. deal C. respond D. challenge 48. A. course B. term C. timing D. period 49. A. risk B. weakness C. insecurity D. jeopardy 50. A. Providing B. Given C. Hence D. As much VI. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question. HARVARD UNIVERSITY Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the worlds’ universities came from very inauspicious and humble beginnings. This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the Puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England’s prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities and these university graduates in the New World were determined that their sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had. Because of this support in the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds for a college in October of 1636 and early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school- this land was in an area called Newetowne, which was later renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of the president-day university. When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the neighboring town of Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college. In spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he had done. The amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by today’s standards, but it was more than the General Court had found it necessary to appropriate in order to open the college. Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entire faculty, with an entering freshman class of four students. Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors. 51. The main idea of this passage is that _____. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities. B. what is today a great university. C. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university. D. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts. 52. The passage indicates that Harvard is _____. A. one of the oldest universities in the world. C. one of the oldest universities in America. B. the oldest university in the world. D. the oldest university in America. 53. It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were _____. A. rather well educated C. rather supportive of the English government B. rather rich D. rather undemocratic. 54. The pronoun “they” in line 6 refers to _____. A. Oxford and Cambridge universities B. university graduates C. sons D. educational opportunities 55. The “pounds” in line 8 are probably_____. A. types of books B. college students C. units of money D. school campuses 56. The “English cousin” in line 10 refers to a_____. A. city B. relative C. person D. court 57. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard? A. What he died of C. Where he was buried B. Where he came from D. How much he bequeathed to Harvard 58. The word “fledgling” in line 12 could best be replaced by which of the following? A. Newborn B. Flying C. Winged D. Established 59. The word “somewhat” in line 19 could best be replaced by_____. A. back and forth B. to and fro C. side by side D. more or less 60. The passage implies that_____. A. Henry Dunster was an ineffective president B. someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster C. Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty. D. the position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early years. VIII. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given. Identify your choice by marking A, B, C or D. 61: Kate works for an organization which collects money to help orphans. A. The organization which Kate works for collects money to help orphans. B. The organization where Kate works for collects money to help orphans. C. The organization for that Kate works collects money to help orphans. D. Money of orphans is collected in the organization where Kate works. 62: Lin’s success took us all by surprise. A. Lin was successful, which surprised all of us. B. We took all of Lin’s successes surprisingly. C. We were taken aback by all of Lin’s successes. D. Lin’s success was surprised to all of us. 63: I no longer speak to my neighbour since our quarrel. A. Before our quarrel, I spoke longer to my neighbour than now B. I stopped speaking to my neighbour since our quarrel C. I have spoken long to my neighbor since our quarrel D. I have longed for speaking to my neighbour since our quarrel 64: The Minister said that he had not done anything improper. A. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper. C. The Minister denied doing anything improper. B. The Minister refused to have done anything improper. D. The Minister refused to do anything improper. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first sentence. 1. Mary is so young that she can’t join our club. (TOO) CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com Mary is _________________________________________ 2. The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich.(WHO) The people _________________________________________ 3. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO) We had _________________________________________ 4. They think the burglar got in through the bathroom. (THOUGHT) The burglar _________________________________________ 5. George failed the final exam because he was lazy.(BECAUSE OF) Because of _________________________________________ II. Topic: Your thing to do in free time. Watching TV. Do you like watching TV? Do you watch it regularly? If a living performance is available what, do you think, will you choose, watching TV or attending the performance? But if I were you I will prefer the latter. Watching TV is boring and exhaustive. Just sitting before the grey box will make you sleepy. You cannot feel the atmosphere in the auditorium which makes the audiences feel refreshed and excited. You can appreciate all the programs through your own eyes not though the square glass screen. There are many other audiences as well as you sitting there and watching the performance which makes you feel accompanied. And you can communicate with others about what you have just seen or thought. This gives you an opportunity to express your opinion. And you know you are not alone then. Going to see the performance out of your house is also good to your body. For you may have a walk after the activity even go to a good bar and find something to drink. You can also see some friends after the show. Though I am not very sure about others I will commonly do such things after a concert. It makes me feel great. So, to take part in a living show is my favorite choice. Instead of watching TV I would like to have some performance publically. It is better than the program in TV I think. THE END CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com . SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 226) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) I. Mark the. had not done anything improper. A. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper. C. The Minister denied doing anything improper. B. The Minister refused to have done anything improper Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible,