SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 131) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 30. Question 1: My cousin obviously didn't _____ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her. A. do B. make C. create D. build Question 2: The tennis match was put off because of the heavy rain. A. damaged B. postponed C. canceled D. destroyed Question 3: He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard. A. in spite of B. on account of C. although D. because of Question 4: This ring is made of plastic so it’s not valuable. A. worthless B. invaluable C. worthy D. priceless Question 5: He denied _____ there at the time. A. not to be B. that he wasn’t C. wasn’t D. not being Question 6: Out _______ from its tiny cage. A. does the bird fly B. flew the bird C. did the bird fly D. fly the bird ĐẢO NGỮ Question 7: Have you had much experience _____ computers? A. on B. in C. with D. about Question 8: It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic. A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out Question 9: Begin_____ the beginning of the story. A. with B. for C. at D. to Question 10: “I’m tired of the same old routine.” _ “I know how you feel. I get tired of doing the same things day in_____.” A. and day off B. and day on C. and day of D. and day out Question 11: She_____$ 20 out of the bank every Monday. A. pulls B. extracts C. draws D. takes RÚT TIỀN Question 12: The book is written by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa _____ for two years. A. that she lives B. that she lives among them C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them Question 13: Everyone in our class _____ his suggestion. AGREE ON/UPON/TO/THAT A. agrees to B. agree with C. agree to D. agrees with Question 14: It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many people are _____ in the use of English. A. contained B. involved C. included D. taken Question 15: The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware _____ she had gone. A. where that B. the place C. of where D. of the place where Question 16: What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works _____ his figures never need ______.” A. such efficiently that / to check C. so efficient that / checking B. so efficiently that / to be checked D. such an efficient that / to be checked Question 17: John pretended _____ sick yesterday. PRETEND TO V A. being B. to be C. be D. to being Question 18: Mary was the last applicant _____ by that interviewer LAST A. to be interviewed B. to interview C. to be interviewing D. to have interviewed Question 19: Not until the Triassic Period _____. INVERRSION Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. the first primitive mammals develop B. did develop the first primitive mammals C. the first primitive mammals did develop D. did the first primitive mammals develop Question 20: _____ of bananas are cheap today. A. Bunches B. Blocks (BIRDS) C. Packages (CIGARS) D. Heads (OFFICE) Question 21: Scientists have discovered a close _____ between smoking and several serious diseases. A. connection B. action C. union D. combination Question 22: Which sentence is correct? A. We bought some old lovely German glasses. B. We bought some lovely old German glasses. C. We bought some German old lovely glasses. D. We bought some German lovely old glasses. Question 23: A - You’ve got to be careful next time! B - ___________. SWEAR A. I will. I will. Trust me! B. Yes, I have. C. Sure. I have. D. I hope so. Question 24: I can't bear thinking back of that time. I'd rather _____ equally. A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. have been treated Question 25: By the end of next year, George _____ English for 2 years. A. would learn B. will have learnt C. will have D. has learnt Question 26: He was looked _____ by others because of his poverty. KHINH A. out for B. up to C. down upon D. into Question 27: Neither Peter nor his parents _______ going to spend the summer abroad. A. is B. are C. was D. has been Question 28: We can’t get everything we want from life; we must just make the best_____ it. TẬN DỤNG A. for B. with C. of D. by Question 29: - Peter: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mike: "__________" A. Of course not, it is not costly B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in C. I think so D. No problem Question 30: Mary _____ lazy preparing her lesson last night. TRÁCH A. should be B. shouldn't be C. should have been D. shouldn't have been 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 31: A. definition B. necessity C. incredible D. humidity Question 32: A. computer B. museum C. important D. visitor Question 33: A. remind B. discovery C. magazine D. inform Question 34: A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively Question 35: A. begin B. kingdom C. mountain D. passage Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 36: She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest. BEAUTY A B C D Question 37: Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960. A B C D STUDIED Question 38: Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted. FINALLY A B C D Question 39: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients. CLAUSE A B C D Question 40: I would rather she is staying at home this time yesterday. STAYED A B C D 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 from 41 to 50. The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt. Rain is relatively scarce, and the summers are scorching hot (rất nóng). Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of the Nile is reputed (có tiếng)to be one of the most fertile places in the world. Its rich black soil is the result of accumulation (tích tụ) of silt (phù sa) deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago. From June to October, the river overflowed its banks. Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding. The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops. As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season. Its rich soil led to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians on the Nile valley more than 5000 Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com years ago. The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing along the Nile became wealthy, they embarked (bắt tay vào) on projects of digging ditches (mương) and constructing dams to control the floods. In about 3100 BC, the whole Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes. He and his descendants made up Egypt's first ruling family, or dynasty. His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts. Egyptian power and influence were to last for the next 2000 years. The Egyptian kings had absolute powers. The king possesses all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king. An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact amount of due from the individual farmers. Crops and livestock (vật nuôi) were often seen at the storehouses surrounding the royal palaces. In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for huge irrigation projects. Egypt's trade with the outside world stretches far and wide. In return for gold, copper, gemstones, and building stones, it purchases the goods that it did not have. Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon. From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia. Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes. Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years. It served as Egypt's most vital source of gold and slaves. Question 41: The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by _____. A. Egypt's first ruling family B. the rich soil of the Nile C. Egypt's trade with the outside world D. the highly-developed writing, painting, architecture and crafts Question 42: Egyptian slaves came from _____. A. Syria and Anatolia B. Palestine C. Mesopotamia D. Lebanon Question 43: The king was wealthy because _____. A. he possessed all the land B. huge irrigation projects were set up C. he was in absolute power D. farmers paid him their tribute Question 44: The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile _____. A. needed to be controlled B. led to the discovery of new mines C. caused an influx of foreign traders D. helped to develop the arts Question 45: According to the passage, the king was wise _____. A. to own slaves and gold B. to pay for huge irrigation projects C. to control the land D. to import the things that Egypt did not have Question 46: In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to _____. A. what Egypt exported B. how fast the profit came C. the respect Egypt received D. the protection the Egyptian army provided Question 47: A suitable title for this passage is _____. A. The Farming Methods of the Egyptians B. The Landscape of the Egypt C. The Might of the Egyptian Army D. The Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians Question 48: We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the _____. A. long period it extended its power and influence B. way its army fought with other invaders C. number of crops grown in one season D. trade and business done with other nations Question 49: Farm crops would be _____ if there was no water for irrigation. A. harvested B. unavailable C. unprotected D. destroyed Question 50: From June to October, the flood plains would be _____. A. open to the building of new B. left to the sowing of new crops dams C. raised to a higher level D. inundated with floodwaters from the Nile (tràn ngập) 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 from 51 to 59. A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetations, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions. Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycle. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil on a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting form human activities. However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In this localized regions, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycle. The result is an increased concentration of noxious (độc) chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable (nhận thấy) health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, as a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm. Question 51: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The economic impact of air pollution B. What constitutes an air pollutant C. How much harm air pollutants can cause D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere Question 52: The word "adversely" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably Question 53: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that________. A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities Question 54: The word "altered" in line 10 is closest in meaning to _______. A. eliminated B. caused C. slowed D. changed Question 55 Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution for which of the following reasons? A. They function as part of a purification process. B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants. C. They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants. D. They have existed since the Earth developed. Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following is true about human-generated air pollution in localized regions? A. It can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants in the localized region. B. It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants. C. It will damage areas outside of the localized regions. D. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants. Question 57: The word "noxious' in line 16 is closest in meaning to _________. A. harmful B. noticeable C. extensive D. weak Question 58:According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if ____. A. the other substances in the area are known B. it is in a localized area C. the naturally occurring level is also known D. it can be calculated quickly Question 59: The word "detectable" in line 21 is closest in meaning to ________. A. beneficial B. special C. measurable D. separable 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 blanks from 60 to 64. It is estimated the (60)_ correct_ number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist with a connected circulation of nearly 500 million. However, the number of readers is (61)_ far_ greater-as many as three times the circulation figure. This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and the others placed in libraries and other (62)_ public__ places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third of all newspapers are published in North America, the last third in Europe, and the (63) spare_ third in the rest of the world. Countries with the highest newspaper readership are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter. Taking the world (64) as a whole__, the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper is almost ever seen. Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com Question 60: A. exact B. correct C. precise D. right Question 61: A. even B. far C. more D. very Question 62: A. open B. common C. shared D. public Question 63: A. extra B. left C. spare D. remaining Question 64: A. as a whole B. generally C. on general D. in all 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. 1. “Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John => John suggested 2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. => Despite his 3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. => This is the first 5. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. => Plans 5. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday => You II. Topic: Living in city or countryside makes differences to anyone. What do you think about this? I grew up in a small town and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad sides of both. I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was wrong. After ten years of living in one, I can't imagine ever living in a small town again. Small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transportation. In a small town, you have to own a car to ensure a comfortable living. You can't get around without one because there isn't any kind of public transportation. Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transportation. It's not free, but it's often cheaper than driving when you consider gas and time. Especially if you don't have a car, you're better off in the city. I love the excitement of big cities. Small towns have a slow pace. Large cities mean you have to adapt to a variety of situations, like finding a new route to work or trying a new restaurant. I enjoy that challenge very much. Another pan of the excitement of city living is the variety of cultural activities available. There is a wide assortment of theatre, music and dance performances available in big cities. These things are rare in small ones. The final thing I like about large cities is the diversity of the people. The United States is made up of people of different races, religions, abilities, and interests. However, you seldom find such a variety of people in a smaller town. I think that living in an area where everyone was just like me would quickly become boring. Of course, security is a concern, and that's one area where small towns are superior to big cities. Still, I would rather be a bit more cautious and live in a large city than to feel secure but bored. THE END Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com . SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 131) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Mark the letter. figure. This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and the others placed in libraries and other (62)_ public__ places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third. dailies. About a third of all newspapers are published in North America, the last third in Europe, and the (63) spare_ third in the rest of the world. Countries with the highest newspaper readership