SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 158) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the following blanks. The British often (1)____ people by their table manners and, at the table as in other (2)____ of British life, politeness and distance are priced. While it is acceptable to ask an American host for a second (3)____, in England you should absolutely wait (4)____ you are being offered. It is considered impolite not to (5)____ what is on your plate. Also watch what you say: the British are very distant with strangers and while they love (6)____ the weather, even such as their age or whether they have any children may be (7)____ too personal. Beware (8)____ calling Scottish or Irish people “English”. Absolute no-nos are politics and religion, as they are, incidentally, in the United States. On both sides of the Atlantic, it is never a good idea to engage in arguments about (9)____ while sitting at the table. You should also eat at roughly the same speed as the others at the table and never start your food before your (10)____ does. Question 1: A. comment B. value C. estimate D. judge Question 2: A. walks B. ways C. parts D. corners Question 3: A. dish B. amount C. help D. serving Question 4: A. before B. after C. to D. until Question 5: A. end B. finish C. eat D. use up Question 6: A. telling B. talking C. discussing D. arguing Question 7: A. believed B. thought C. considered D. regarding Question 8: A. to B. at C. for D. of Question 9: A. neither B. either C. each D. both Question 10: A. host B. landlord C. guest D. house owner Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 11: As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad . A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas Question 12: American poet James Merrily received critical acclaim for his work entitled Jim's Book. A. advice B. disapproval C. praise D. attention Question 13: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water. A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 14: We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours. A. uninterested B. unsure C. slow D. open Question 15: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. A. ease B. attraction C. consideration D. speculation 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 word. Question 16: A. eradication B. similarity C. resolution D. contradiction Question 17: A. appeal B. cigarette C. irrelevant D. machine Question 18: A. validity B. tremendous C. flexible D. commercial Question 19: A. necessarily B. necessary C. paradigm D. sovereign Question 20: A. volcanic B. secretary C. advocate D. proposal Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 21: The polar bear is a(n) __________species. A. endangered B. dangerous C. imprisoned D. preserved Question 22: I can’t make ________what it says. It’s a very old book. A. for B. up C. out D. of Question 23: During the course, you will be given a test __________other week and a final exam at the end. A. every B. some C. either D. several Question 24: _______where he tried to hide his favourite jacket, Mogie’s brother always managed to find it. A. Much as B. However C. Even though D. No matter Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com Question 25: The maid ___________the beds every morning. A. has B. does C. takes D. makes Question 26: ___________the contestant before him, Kirby sang a song he had written especially for this competition. A. As B. Either C. Even D. Like Question 27: The _________light lit up the whole garden. A. flash B. flesh C. flame D. flare Question 28: Our team was losing but we managed to _________the score. A. get B. noticed C. even D. have Question 29: We all hope that the dispute _________by the end of the month. A. was going to settle B. will have been settled C. had been settled D. is supposed to settle Question 30: Gold, as well as silver, ________in price, he said. A. Have fallen B. has fallen C. fall D. are falling Question 31: “Who should go to see him?” “I suggest that Mary __________to see him” A. go B. goes C. would go D. went Question 32: ____migrate long distances is well documented. A. That it is birds B. That birds C. Birds that D. It is that birds Question 33: “Do you want to wait?” - “Two weeks _________too long for me to wait.” A. is B. are C. were D. was Question 34: We live in the ________on the corner. A. brick house old large B. large old brick house C. old brick large house D. brick large old house Question 35: No sooner _________the news than she fainted. A. she heard B. had she heard C. as she heard D. she had heard 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 following questions. This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of the 19th century were accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance and variety. New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audience all emerged in the literature of this half century. As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had evolved remarkably, just as its center of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s and the sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in the main by solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer were polite, well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle class young people the only center characters in its narratives; no longer were these narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal history the chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was literature read primarily by young, middle class women. In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition Walt Whitman called for in 1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each state and region as peers "and expands from them, and includes the world connection an American citizen with the citizens of all nations" At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been designated "the literature of argument," powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many of them impelled by the spirit of exposure and reform. Just as America learned to play a role in this half century as an autonomous international political, economic, and military power, so did its literature establish itself as a producer of major work. Question 36: The word "it" in the passage refers to ____. A. American literature B. the population C. the energy D. the manufacturing Question 37: The word "exotic" in the passage is closest in meaning to A. old-fashioned B. unusual C. urban D. well-known Question 38: It can be inferred from lines 1-3 that the previous passage probably discussed ____. A. the fashions and values of 19th century America B. new developments in industrialization and population shifts C. the limitations of American literature to this time D. the important of tradition to writers Question 39: The word "evolved" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____. A. changed B. turned back C. diminished D. became famous Question 40: The main idea of this passage is ____. A. that centers of culture shifted from East to West B. that the new American literature was less provincial than the old Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com C. that World War I caused a dramatic change in America D. that most people were wary of the new literature Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman ____. A. wrote Leaves of Grass B. was disapproving of the new literature C. was an international diplomat D. disliked urban life Question 42: All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT ____. A. It was not highly regarded internationally B. It broke with many literature traditions of the past C. It introduced new American themes, characters, and settings D. It spoke to the issue of reform and change Question 43: This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses? A. American literature B. Current events C. European history D. International affairs Question 44: The phrase "these years" in the passage refers to ____. A. the early 1800s B. 1850-1900 C. the present D. the 1990s Question 45: The author uses the word "indeed" in the passage for what purpose? A. For variety in a lengthy paragraph B. To wind down his argument C. To emphasize the contrast he is making D. To show a favorable attitude to these forms of literature Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. Question 46: She asked Janet to repeat what she had said. A. “Will you please repeat what Janet said?”, she asked. B. “Please repeat what Janet had said.”, she asked. C. “Please repeat what you say, Janet.”, she said. D. “Please repeat what you said, Janet.” , she said Question 47: Jenny denied breaking the window. A. Jenny was determined not to break the window. B. Jenny said that she hadn’t broken the window. C. Jenny didn’t break the window. D. Jenny refused to break the window. Question 48: I hardly know the truth about Jean’s success in the institute. A. Jean’s success in the institute was not to be known. B. It is difficult for Jean to be successful in the institute. C. I do not know much about Jean’s success in the institute. D. Jean hardly become known and successful in the institute. Question 49: After Louie had written his composition, he handed it to his teacher. A. Handed the composition to his teacher, Louie wrote it. B. Having written his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher. C. Writing the composition, Louie handed it to his teacher. D. Handing the composition, Louie had written his composition. Question 50: It is certain that the suspect committed the crime. A. The suspect was certain to commit the crime. B. The suspect might have committed the crime. C. Certain commitment of the crime was that of the suspect. D. The suspect must have committed the crime. Question 51: I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless. A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position. B. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job. C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent. D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly. Question 52: People believed that the boys started the fire. A. The boys were believed to have started the fire. B. That the boys started the fire was believed. C. It is believed that the fire was started by the boys. D. It is believed that the boys started the fire. Question 53: I had no problems at all during my trip to France. A. No problems were there during my trip to France at all. B. Everything went according to plan during my trip to France. C. My trip to France was not at all went as planned. D. No problems during my trip had I at all in France. Question 54: He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com C. As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. D. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. Question 55: She heard the news of the death of her mother. She fainted. A. On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted. B. On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted. C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother. D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother. Mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 56: The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife the dinner terrible, so I was embarrassed. A B C D Question 57: After writing it, the essay must be duplicated by the student himself and handed into the department secretary before the end of the month. A B C D Question 58: They are known that colds can be avoided by eating the right kind of food and taking exercise regularly. A B C D Question 59: Before the invention of the printing press, books have been all printed by hand. A B C D Question 60: We educate our children as well as we can, because an educational population is the key to future. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 61: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country. A. complicated B. compulsory C. permanent D. good Question 62: My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly which 4 comics she was going to buy. A. excessive B. limited C. required D. abundant Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 63: Tom had to dip into his savings account to pay for his holiday in Sydney with his girlfriend. A. increase B. put money into C. invest money D. take money from Question 64: I think you should remove the last two sentences in the paragraph. A. put out B. take out C. pick out D. talk over 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. My boyfriend is very short-tempered. My boyfriend loses_________________________________________ 2. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out. No matter_________________________________________ 3. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home. Get_________________________________________ 4. How have you been getting on with your enquiries? How much_________________________________________? 5. I gave Ted the massage, but he already knew about it I needn’t_________________________________________ II. Topic: In Vietnam, a university diploma seems to guarantee one’s social status. What are your points of view about this? Why do people need to attend colleges or universities? Different people have different answers to this question. I believe that the three most common reasons are to prepare for a career, to have new experiences, and to increase their knowledge of themselves and the world around them. Career preparation is becoming more and more important to young people. For many, this is the primary reason to go to college. They know that the job market is competitive. At college, they can learn new skill for careers with a lot of opportunities. This means careers, such as information technology, that are expected to need a large workforce in the coming years. Designed & Released by Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc – binhbac72@gmail.com Also, students go to colleges and universities to have new experiences. This often means having the opportunity to meet people different from those in their hometowns. For most students, going to college is the first time they've been away from home by themselves. In addition, this is the first time they've bad to make decisions on their own. Making these decisions increases their knowledge of themselves. Besides looking for self-knowledge, people also attend a university or college to expand their knowledge in subjects they find interesting. For many, this will he their last chance for a long time to learn about something that doesn't relate to their career. I would recommend that people not be so focused on a career. They should go to college to have new experiences and learn about themselves and the world they live in. 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 158) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Read the passage. status. What are your points of view about this? Why do people need to attend colleges or universities? Different people have different answers to this question. I believe that the three most. For many, this is the primary reason to go to college. They know that the job market is competitive. At college, they can learn new skill for careers with a lot of opportunities. This means