Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.. Mark the letter A
Trang 1SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 141)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
Câu 1: A agency B supermax C atmosphere D interfere 3
Câu 2: A backstairs B backstage 1 C backstreet D backspace
Câu 3: A Atlantic 1 B Catholic C lunatic D politics
Câu 4: A misfortune B illegal C indifference D discotheque 1
Câu 5: A seventeen B chromosome 1 C authenticity D picturesque
II Choose the best answer for each question by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
Câu 6: It’s a piece of good news The factory’s has increased considerably this year.
Câu 7: We didn’t much like the new neighbors at first, but we grew quite fond of them.
A in time đôi khi B by the time C against time D at the same time
Câu 8: I am to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.
Câu 9: Much of the funding has come from international agencies.
Câu 10: On to power, the new president announced a program of social reforms.
Câu 11: She looks pretty although she has a on her left eye.
A b i rt h mar k B birth control C birth place D birth right
Câu 12: It is imperative that his recovery the treatment for at least two months.
A continue B to continue C continued D continues
Câu 13: We are looking for someone who can with the rest of our team.
Câu 14: The girl standing among many other students a scholarship to Columbia University.
A was rewarded B were awarded C were rewarded D was awarded
Câu 15: Out when the bell rang.
A run the children B do the children run C ran the children D did the children run
Câu 16: always in such a hurry, your work would be much better.
A If you were B Unless you were C But for your D If you weren't
Câu 17: , business managers plan the tasks that their employees are to carry out.
A T h ro u g h t h e o rg an i z i n g p r o c e ss B They process the organizing
C It is the organizing process D While the organizing process
Câu 18: Mai: “That millions of people attended General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral made a special
impression on almost every foreigner.” Lan: “ ”
A My pleasure B Me neither C I’m afraid I can’t D I’ll say.
Câu 19: Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the _ on his post office
savings account
Câu 20: He seemed undecided go or stay.
Câu 21: His eyes were light blue and in their innocence.
Câu 22: The mother put a rug (chăn mền) her sleeping child.
Câu 23: “Your kitchen is fantastic! Did you do it all yourself?” “No, I by a professional.”
A have it designed B had designed it C had it designed D designed it
Câu 24: The copy machine was reduced to even the sale price.
A least as B as much as C more than D less than
Câu 25: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty paintings were destroyed, including two
by Picasso
A worthless B valueless C priceless D meaningless
Trang 2Câu 26: Rewrite the important parts of the letter bold, will you?
Câu 27: The plane I intended to catch crashed and everyone was killed If I that plane, I would be
dead now
Câu 28: We should every chance we have to speak English.
A turn to our advantage B m a k e u s e o f C come into use D open to abuse
Câu 29: “You’re probably too tired to play another game of racquetball, right?” “I’m not that tired, really
, I’d enjoy another game.” A As a matter of fact B As a matter C As a fact D As a fact
matter
Câu 30: We have orders from all over the world.
III Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 31: Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive NHẦM LẪN
A I break the soft drive B you lack money C you are my guess D I make a mistake Câu 32: The Civil War in 1863 cut the United States into two nations - a southern Confederacy and a
northern Union
Câu 33: Relaxation therapy (liệu pháp) teaches one not to fret over small problems Trang trí, lo lắng
A get involved in B worry about C look for D get angry about
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 .34 den cau 35.
Câu 34: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
Câu 35: I’d like to pay some money into my bank account.
A withdraw some money from B put some money into C give some money out D leave some
money aside
V 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 36 to 45
The conservatism of the early English colonists in North America, their strong a tt ac hm e nt to the
English way of doing things, would play a major part in the furniture that was made in New England The very tools that the first New England furniture makers used were, after all, not much different from those used for centuries- even millennia: basic hammers, saws, chisels, planes, augers, compasses, and measures These were the tools used more or less by all people who worked with wood: carpenters, barrel makers, and shipwrights At most the furniture makers might have had planes with special edges or more dedicate chisels, but there could not have been much specialization in the early years of the colonies
The furniture makers in those early dedicates of the 1600s were known as “joiners,” for the primary
method of constructing furniture, at least among the English of this time, was that of mortise-and-tenon joinery (ghép mộng) The mortise is the hole chiseled (đục) and cut into one piece of wood, while the tenon
is the tongue or p r o t r uding element shaped from another piece of wood so that it fits into the mortise; and
another small hole is then drilled (with the auger=mũi khoan) through the Mortise end and the tenon so that
a whittled (gọt, đẽo) peg (chốt) can secure the joint- thus the term “joiner” Panels were fitted into slots (khe, rãnh) on the basic frames This kind of construction was used for making everything from houses to chests Hòm, tủ
Relatively little hardware was used during this period Some nails- forged by hand- were used, but no screws or glue Hinges were often made of leather, but metal hinges were also used The cruder varieties
were made by blacksmiths thợ rèn in the colonies, but the finer metal elements were imported Locks and
escutcheon (nắp khóa) plates- the latter to s hi e ld the wood from the metal key- would often be imported.
Above all, what the early English colonists imported was the knowledge of, familiarity with, and
dedication to the traditional types and designs of furniture t h e y knew in England.
Câu 36: The phrase “attachment to” is closest in meaning to Gắn bó
A curiosity about B control of C distance from D p r e f e r e n c e for
Câu 37: The word “protruding” is closest in meaning to (mục tiêu)
A p r o j e c t ing B important C parallel D simple
Câu 38: The relationship of a mortise and a tenon is most similar to that of .
A a cup and a saucer B a book and its cover C a lo c k a nd a k e y D a hammer and a nail
Trang 3Câu 39: For what purpose did woodworkers use an auger? mũi khoan
A To measure a panel B To make a tenon C T o d r ill a ho l e D To whittle a peg
Câu 40: Which of the following was NOT used in the construction of colonial furniture?
A Nails B Hinges C Mortise D S c r e ws
Câu 41: The author implies that colonial metalworkers were .
A frequently employed by joiners B more conservative than other colonists
C un a ble to m a k e e l a bo r a te p a r ts phức tạp D more skilled than woodworkers
Câu 42: The word “s h i e ld ” is closed in meaning to .
A copy B p r ot ec t C decorate D shape
Câu 43: The word “t h ey ” refers to .
A all B c oloni s ts C types D designs
Câu 44: The author implies that the colonial joiners .
A were highly paid B b ase d th e i r f u r ni t u r e on E n g li s h mod e l s
C had to adjust to using new wood in New England D used many specialized tools
Câu 45: Which of the following terms does the author explain in the passage?
A “blacksmiths”thợ rèn B “whittled” C “j oi n e rs ” D “millennia” thời hoàng
kim
VI 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 46 to 55 ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTIVISTS
Paul Watson is an environmental activist He is a man who believes that he must do something, not just talk about doing something Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much Other people think that he is a criminal
On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal However, they had a strange prey; instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful
The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling Instead, they killed as many whales as
they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is
eaten
Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships
in any way that he could He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra He acted because he believes that the whales must be protected Still, he acted without the approval
of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial Gây tranh cãi
Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it
Câu 46: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who .
A talks about protecting endangered species B is a hero, like Paul Watson
C runs into whaling ship D does something to protect the Earth
Câu 47: When something is controversial, .
A people have different ideas about it B everyone disagrees with it
C people protect it D everyone agrees with it
Câu 48: The members of a ship’s crew are .
A the people who own the ship B the men and women who work on the ship
C the people who work at sea D all of the people on a ship, including the
passengers
Câu 49: The main idea of paragraph one is that .
A Paul Watson does not believe in talking B activists are people who do something
C Paul Watson is a hero to some people D Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist Câu 50: The Sea Shepherd once hunted .
A the Sierra B Portugal C the Atlantic Ocean D whales
Trang 4Câu 51: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in .
A Canada B the Sierra C Portugal D a ship on the Atlantic
Câu 52: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because .
A they were sunk by Paul Watson B they never returned to the sea
C they sold the whales in other countries D they were killing and selling whales
Câu 53: In paragraph 3 the phrase “and froze it”, the word it refers to .
A the Sierra B whales C the Sierra crew D whale meat
Câu 54: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that .
A whaling is illegal according to international law B the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws
C the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries D the people on the Sierra killed as many whales
as they could
Câu 55: Watson ran into the Sierra because .
A he wanted to sank the ship B he wanted to protect the whales in the Sierra
C he noticed a strange prey D he was impatient with the government’s actions
VII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
AFFECTS OUR LIFE?
Without transportation, our modern society could not (56) _ We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any (57) made from these materials (58) we would have to spend most of our time (59) _ food and food would be (60) to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood Transportation also (61) _ our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor
to the (62) of a sick person, even if the patients’ lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the (63) _ of a crime within a moments of being noticed Transportation enables teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests In time of (65) _ transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes
Câu 57: A producers B production C products D productivity
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 These young men became doctors after six years training
→After these young men _
2 People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D
→Paper _
3 A man I don’t know told me about that
→I was _
4 It takes six hours to drive from here to London
→It is _
5 It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us
→Had _
II Topic: Man is the main factor to worsen the Earth.
People have been living on the Earth for thousands of years Human activity influences the Earth Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed by human activity Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live In my opinion, the earth is being damaged by human activity There are many statements supporting my opinion.
Human activity has damaged natural environment and almost exhausted natural resources Modern industry needs more and more resources, including minerals, fuels and water So we confront of the serious problems such as the lack of fuels and water Ecological balance is damaged because factories occupy many
Trang 5places where animals and plants live More and more buildings are constructed and forests become less and less If we cannot recognize these problems and solve them soon, we would finally lose the environment suitable for our living.
Another serious problem is "the green-house effect." Human activity decreases forests and increases the usage of fuels so that the gas of carbon dioxide is output more and more and there are not enough plants
to absorb it The green-house effect is more obvious and more sensible these years Due to the effect, icebergs
in the south polar and north polar melt and the sea level becomes higher than before I am worried about the cities nearby the sea and hope scientists find an effective method to eliminate the green-house effect.
Although we have advanced machines and our life seems more comfortable than before, we have less chances to approach natures and less spaces to act The cities become bigger and if we want to have a picnic with our friends, we have to drive a long distance to find a natural place In fact, the spaces of human activity are being damaged by the skyscrapers and factories.
From the above statements, we can conclude that human activity brings the Earth many damages Fortunately people have recognized the point and I believe that the Earth will become a better place to live with our ceaseless efforts.
- HẾT