SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 219) 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 the 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. I was just ______ to go out when you telephoned. A. around B. about C. thinking D. planned 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 21. They are happily married although, of course, they argue ______. A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion 22. A hero of the war of 1812, ________ President of the United States. A. Andrew Jackson later became B. that Andrew Jackson later became C. who was Andrew Jackson D. later became Andrew Jackson 23. ______ television people can get the hottest information and enjoy interesting programs. A. With B. Thanks to C. On D. On behalf of 24. There is some controversy over who is responsible for the ______ of penicillin. A. creation B. discovery C. invention D. revolution 25. It’s late. It’s time ______ home. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. we go B. we must go C. we went D. we’d go III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 26. There is a really good explanation of my favorite field in the chapter two of that book. A B C D Dð chapter two 27. This fridge is very old to keep things at a proper temperature. A B C D A ð too 28. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students. A B C D B ð does not 29. All the students are looking forward to spending their free time relax in the sun this summer. A B C D C ð relaxing 30. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart. A B C D A ð knows how to repair IV. 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. 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. 31. 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. 32. 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. 33. 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. 34. The word “them” in line 8 is closest in meaning to _______. A. exits B. the dark C. rows of seat D. landings 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. 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. 38. The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closes in meaning to _______. A. maintain B. escape C. vacate D. return 39. The word “inflated” in line 14 is closes in meaning to _______. A. lifted B. increased C. expanded D. assembled 40. 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. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com 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) ______ 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) ______ us expectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the (43) ______, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (44) ______ the burden. Can you (45) ______ 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) ______ 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) ______ to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (48) ______. 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) ______. 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) ______ 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 world’s 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 Newtown, 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 Charlestown, 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 _______. 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 _______. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com 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 B. Where he came from C. Where he was buried 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. VII. 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 neighbor since our quarrel. A. Before our quarrel, I spoke longer to my neighbor than now B. I stopped speaking to my neighbor since our quarrel C. I have spoken long to my neighbor since our quarrel D. I have longed for speaking to my neighbor 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. 16. Could you give me some advice? (like) I _________________________________________ 17. “Please don’t smoke in the house.” she said to us. (to) She _________________________________________ 18. “Why didn’t you mention the problem before?” I asked them. (had) I asked them _________________________________________ 19. You are unfit because you don’t do enough exercise. (would) If _________________________________________ CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com 20. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job. ( which) I bought _________________________________________ II. Topic: Is a child better brought up in the countryside or in the city? There are advantages and disadvantages to a childhood in either the country or a city. It's hard to say which is better. Growing up in the country means a certain amount of isolation. You're in a small town or on a farm and not with a lot of people. Even more important, the people you meet every day tend to be just like you. Most will be the same race as you, have the same background as you, and will have gone to the same schools as you. In the city, the people you meet are all different. There are different races and different cultures. You get a more interesting mix. City people tend to come from a lot of different places and move around a lot. So, there isn't the sense of community in the city that you have in the country. People in the city can live in the same apartment building for twenty years and never get to know their neighbors. In the country, everybody knows everybody. For a child, this means the country is more secure. A child can get lost or hurt in the city and have no one to turn to. In the country, everyone's a neighbor. People in the country feel connected to each other. A child growing up in the city has the advantage of a lot of interesting and exciting places to visit. He or she can go to the zoo, museums, art galleries and concerts. There are a lot of restaurants with different kinds of food. It's easy to see every new movie that comes out. Children in the country don't have a lot of these activities nearby. All in all, I think a childhood in the city is better because it prepares you more for what real life is like 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 219) 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 my favorite field in the chapter two of that book. A B C D Dð chapter two 27. This fridge is very old to keep things at a proper temperature. A B C D A ð too 28. A lunch of soup and sandwiches