ĐỀ THI THỬ TPHT QUỐC GIA – ĐỀ 25 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút I MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (ID:103312) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others B correct C commit D corrupt A dessert B dissolve C possess D assist D H oc 01 A sorry (ID:103315) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that B station C biography A physical B musical C possible A alive B ancient C central D tanning D domestic D vacant Ta iL ie uO nT A temperature hi differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions s/ (ID:103319) Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer ro up sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks /g TRAVEL TIPS om Travelling abroad is getting easier and easier for young people nowadays If you take the time bo ok c to talk to travel (6) ……… and shop around, some really good (7)…………can be found Eurorail and Interail are two travel cards which allow people aged 20 or under, fa ce unlimited travel in Europe, mainly by train It’s quite a good idea to plan your w (8)……….before you set off Most young travellers stay on campsites or in youth w w (9)…………, as they are quite cheap Unbelievable bargains can be found by making last-minute bookings for charter flights Remember to (10)…………with your luggage two hours before (11)……………for international flights But don’t take too much with you or you won’t be able to carry it to the bus or taxi that will take you to your hotel It is advisable to carry traveller’s (12) ………… rather than cash, and keep them in a money belt around your waist Look after your passport and tickets carefully If disaster >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! (13)………… and all your valuables are stolen, contact your nearest (14)………… there they’ll help you with all the paperwork and make (15)…………….you get home safely B agents C guides D representatives A deals B amounts C purchases D sales A way B path C map D route A hostels B villas C hotels D apartments 10 A sign in B check in C register D apply to 11 A lift-out B lifting C take-off D departing 12 A cheques B checks C bills D notes 13 A knocks B hits C beats D strikes 14 A council B bureau C ambassador D embassy 15 A secure B sure C definite D assured uO nT hi D H oc 01 A officers ie (ID:103330) Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer Ta iL sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions s/ Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous ro up speeches, among them is his moving “I Have A Dream” speech But fewer people know much /g about King’s childhood M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the c om home of his maternal grandfather M.L.’s grandfather, the Reverend A.D Williams, purchased bo ok their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many fa ce people’s lives centered around the church He allowed his church and his home to be used as a w w meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social w advancement of blacks M.L grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.(19) M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventful His father was a minister and his mother was a musician He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighborhood The neighborhood was not poor, however Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta’s black people(25) It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner, black-operated businesses, and services.(22) >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived Dr King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites 16 What is this passage mainly about? A the prejudice that existed in Atlanta B Martin Luther King’s childhood C Martin Luther King’s grandfather D the neighborhood King grew up in A powerful B active D H oc 01 17 The word “eloquent” in paragraph means most nearly C romantic D fascinating 18 The word “gathering” in paragraph could best be replaced by B learning C exciting hi A picking uO nT 19 According to the author, King was influenced by D meeting D his speeches Ta C his mother ie B black lawyers iL A community spirit C admirable D emotional up B memorable ro A valued s/ 20 The word “eventful” in paragraph is closest in meaning to /g 21 The word “it” in paragraph refers to B neighborhood om A achievement C segregation D services bo ok c 22 According to the author, blacks in King’s neighborhood were involved in all the following businesses and services EXCEPT B medicine C law D banking fa ce A dentistry w w 23 The word “tailors” in paragraph describes people who are associated with which of the w following trades? A flower arranging B shoe making C garment making D book binding 24 The word “thrived” in paragraph refers to A achieved B surrendered C flourished D held 25 According to the author, M.L A had a difficult childhood B was a good musician as a child C loved to listen to his grandfather speak >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! D grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta (ID:103341) 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 CUTTING THE APRON STRINGS There is substantial evidence that students going off to college have changed over the years For one thing, studies show that they are emotionally closer to their parents and their parents to them.(27) One thing that means is that they depend on each other more for D H oc 01 happiness It puts a burden on children for parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness - although today’s young people seem complicit in this arrangement,(30) perhaps because they’ve known no other way-even if it creates anxiety in the children That’s hi one reason parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences, (33)and colleges uO nT have had to devise novel ways of getting parents off campus when they transport their kids to ie school Ta iL There’s also evidence that students today seem to be choosing schools with reference to s/ proximity to home (29)The closer a student is to home, the easier it is to bring the laundry ro up home and to land in your old bed with tea and sympathy when you have the sniffles And the /g easier it is for parents to visit you at university whenever the mood strikes The amount of om visiting parents is far more than in generations past bo ok c But in a real sense, students don’t really leave their parents behind Their parents go to ce college right along with them - in their front pockets That is, the parents are a speed dial fa away by cell phone(32) This, of course, significantly reduces independence (26)A student w doesn’t get the chance to solve minor problems on his own - he just calls Mom or Dad A w w student has initial problems getting along with a roommate? A roommate doesn’t laundry as often as the other roommate wishes? A student gets a C grade on her first paper? Instead of absorbing the negative information and figuring out how to resolve the problem or how to better, the call gets made to home, where Mom or Dad solves the problem, often by calling the school administration This kind of behavior is, sadly, commonplace today and is a mark of the lack of coping skills among students because all the lumps and bumps have been taken out of life for them until now >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! In addition to being tethered to parents, incoming freshmen are now very heavily connected by cell phone to classmates from high school, who are presumably at other colleges So there isn’t the great impetus to mix and venture forth to meet new people, to get out of one’s comfort zone, to get drawn into new experiences, that has traditionally marked the beginning of freshman year The laws of physics still apply, and it is difficult to be meeting new people and seeking novel experiences while you are talking to your old pals.(34) 26 The provision of mobile phones for children, according to the author, A reduces children’s dependence on their parents D H oc 01 B increases positive control by parents C decreases parental interference D increases children’s dependence hi 27 It can be inferred from paragraph that children and their parents uO nT A emotionally need each other ie B only temporarily depend on each other Ta iL C emotionally and physically depend on each other s/ D eternally depend on each other ro up 28 Paragraph also shows that children /g A are not willing to act as a means to their parents’ happiness om B tend to cling to their parents only as a source of finance bo ok c C are willing to act as an agent to their parents’ happiness D demand a form of payment to go to college fa ce 29 The author remarks that students nowadays tend to w A refuse to go to a college that is far from home w w B go to college to satisfy their parents’ wish C choose an institution that is close to their home D choose a foreign institution rather than a domestic one 30 Parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences because A they are worried about the school’s carelessness B the school often neglects their children C they are afraid of being deprived of happiness D they find their children a source of happiness >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! 31 The word “vehicles” in the first paragraph may be replaced by A means B methods C ways D instruments 32 The phrase “in their front pockets” in paragraph depicts from parents A the way mothers carry their babies B an instant control and care C an efficient way of control D the way some animals carry their babies 33 Colleges have had to devise ways of getting parents off campus because D H oc 01 A children want complete freedom from their parents’ control B the colleges want to keep parents in the dark about their activities C parents tend to get more involved in their children’s schoolwork hi D teachers themselves not want to share information with the parents iL Ta B one should never forget old relationships ie A one should study physics whenever possible uO nT 34 By quoting the laws of physics, the author implies that s/ C one should only care about new relationships ro up D one should build more relationships om B being financially independent D looking for your own devices ce bo ok C standing on your own feet c A parting with old relationships /g 35 “Cutting the Apron Strings”, the title of the passage, can be interpreted as .fa (ID:103352) Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or w questions w w phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following 36 Earthquakes are regarded as one of most devastating forces known to man A terrifying B mysterious C fascinating D destructive 37 The recycling of aluminum converses ninety percent of the energy needed to make new metal A cleaning B crushing C reselling D reprocessing 38 Harry displays enthusiasm whenever he is posed with a problem A eagerness B weakness C indifference D softness >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! 39 The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply crucial material, especially in the North A extremely rapid B sickly and slow C very dangerous D understandable 40 In the Philippines, crosses made of bamboo were set up in the fields to ensure that the crop would grow- an obvious amalgamation of traditional and Christian beliefs A agriculture B blending C substitution D story (ID:103363) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part D H oc 01 that needs correction in each of the following questions 41 I’d like to see him in my office the moment he will arrive A to see B in C office D will arrive C would be nT B there D next uO A of mine hi 42 A colleague of mine asked there would be a meeting the next day C because D on a iL B candy Ta A didn't send ie 43 She wishes we didn't send her the candy yesterday because she's on a diet s/ 44 The first doctor had said that my mother suffered from asthma, but the second one told B from /g A had ro up that she was healthy C but D told that c om 45 You needn’t give me any more advices because, from now on, I can cope with it bo ok on my own B advices C now on D with it ce A needn't fa (ID:103369) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct w answer to each of the following questions w w 46 The press puts ……… on the police forces who were unable to cope with the crowd of savage hooligans A blame B charge C fault D guilt 47 Can you hear the wind? It’s blowing a ………… ! A drizzle B gale C breeze D gust 48 Our team was losing but we managed to …………the score A get B notice C even D have 49 My mother told me to .for an electrician when her fan was out of order >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! A send B write C rent D turn 50 I this letter around for days without looking at it A carry B must carry C have been carrying D am carrying 51 We bought our father a beautiful set of golf ……… for his birthday A racquets B bats C clubs D shoes 52 A small fine is not an punishment for someone who is very rich A effective B affected C effectively D efficient A away from B out of D H oc 01 53 My son dropped …………college and joined the army C off D by 54 We ……… with a swim in the lake B took up C got out D cooled off hi A gave in B concludes C consists D comprises ie A contains uO nT 55 The summer course in English .conversation, grammar and listening classes Ta iL 56 According to a recent survey, most people are their neighbours B on good terms with C on good relationships with D in relation to ro up s/ A acquaintance with /g 57 My .was right The result of the game was exactly what I said it would be B prediction C prospect D outlook c om A anticipation bo ok 58 Roses are quite flowers in English gardens A general B ordinary C common D usual fa ce 59 Betty can’t ……….why she’s having trouble with the car engine w A step out B figure out C turn round D think of w w 60 Unemployment is on the rise again, which means that good jobs are ……… A far and away B far from it C as far as they go D few and far between 61 Mai: “We’re going to have a few friends over on Wednesday and I’d love you to come.” B Sorry I’ve already made plans for Wednesday A Not Wednesday again C I’m busy on Wednesday D Can I come another day? 62 Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical A utilities B applications C appliances D instruments >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! 63 Life is so full of both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough A With the smooth B With ready C With calm D With the tough 64 Alice: “Well, the chicken is delicious.” Nike: “…………….” A I cooked it B The chicken is mine C Thank you I’m glad you like it D You’re nice II WRITING D H oc 01 (ID:103410) PART I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 65 The postman was bitten by our dog hi Our dog uO nT 66 I have never seen such a mess in my life! ie Never Ta iL 67 She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know s/ She is ro up 68 It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error /g The accident is .c om 69 Yogurt is supposed to be good for you bo ok Yogurt w w w fa you've seen recently ce (ID:103418) Part II In no more than 140 words, write a paragraph about a football match >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! D H oc 01 hi nT uO ie iL Ta s/ up ro /g om c bo ok ce fa w w w >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! 10