SỞ GD-ĐT TÂY NINH TRƯỜNG THPT HOÀNG VĂN THỤ ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG - NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 1: If you _ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously A dip into B put away C pick up D digest Question 2: I will have my wedding dress by the most famous tailor in the city A to make B be made C made D to be made Question 3: This successful businessman is said _ school at the age of thirteen A that left B to leave C to have left D that having left Question 4: I have lost one of my gloves I _it somewhere A should have dropped B may have dropped C had dropped D must have dropped Question 5: Remember to your shoes when you come to a Japanese house A take after B put in C take off D put on Question 6: The more you practise your English, A faster you will learn B you will learn faster C the faster will you learn D the faster you will learn Question 7: The computer needs It's broken A to repair B repairing C repaired D be repaired Question 8: we move into the new house, we will have a party A During the time B While C As soon as D Until Question 9: _here, he would help us with these troubles A Were Peter B If were Peter C Unless were Peter D Unless Peter were Question 10: At first sight I met her I was impressed with her _ A big beautiful round black eyes B beautiful black big round eyes C beautiful big round black eyes D beautiful round big black eyes Question 11: The exercise was _ for the pupils to A very difficult B so difficult that C too difficult D such a difficult Question 12: She didn’t tell me why she _to school the day before A didn’t come B hadn’t come C doesn’t come D hasn’t come Question 13: I have had such important decisions _for the last three months A to B to make C to give D to put Question 14: Never before _ such a wonderful child A I have seen B I had seen C have I seen D I saw Question 15: David: “Thanks for your help, Mary” Mary: “ ” A With all my heart B It’s my pleasure C Never remind me D Wish you Question 16: Jimmy was late this morning, _was unusual for him A which B who C whom D what Question 17: I passed the test I it without your help A would not pass B wouldn't have passed C didn't pass D had not passed Question 18: My lillte children _to the water park every Sunday A enjoy taking B enjoy to be taken C enjoy being taken D are enjoyed to take Question 19: Luckily , by the time we got there , the painting A didn't sell B hadn't sold C wasn't sold D hadn't been sold Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 20: The pupils haven’t done their homework, what is too bad A B C D Question 21: Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet A B C D Question 22: It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting A B C to pass the exam D Question 23: To attract someone's attention we can use either verbal and non- verbal forms of A B C communication D Question 24: Vietnam exports a lot of rice is grown mainly in the south of the country A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others Question 25: A trained B proved C impressed D performed Question 26: A punch B synchronized C March D touching Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions Question 27: A tendency B difference C importance D incidence Question 28: A police B between C student D discuss Question 29: A experience B certificate C enthusiasm D.interviewer 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 The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (30) _ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know But very few students bother (31) _ it This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (32) _ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (33) _ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded Of course, skill in expression is not enough (34) _ itself You must have something to say in the first place The effectiveness of your job depends (35) _ your ability to make other people understand your work as they on the quality of the work itself Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (36) _ teach The foundations for skill in expression have to be (37) early: an interest in and an ear (38) _ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression If you not lay these foundations (39) _ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again Question 30: Question 31: Question 32: Question 33: Question 34: Question 35: Question 36: Question 37: Question 38: Question 39: A lots A learn A give out A as well A in A much on A hardly A lay A if A when B large B with learning B present B either B on B most on B quite B laid B in B of C far C learning C interpret C not C for C on most C truly C lain C for C during D great D to learn D transfer D both D by D on much D really D lied D by D for 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 the questions Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases One egg yolk, in fact, contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit This knowledge has caused egg sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has brought about the development of several alternatives to eating regular eggs One alternative is to eat substitute eggs These egg substitutes are not really eggs, but they look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked They have the advantage of having low cholesterol rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking One disadvantage, however, is that they are not good for frying, poaching, or boiling A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of egg, sometimes called ‘designer’ eggs These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-fat diets consisting of ingredients such as canola oil, flax, and rice bran In spite of their diets, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same amount of cholesterol as regular eggs Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise the blood cholesterol in humans Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly They cite scientific studies to back up their claim And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought mixed results It may be that it is not the type of egg that is the main determinant of cholesterol but the person who is eating the eggs Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than other people In fact, there is evidence that certain dietary fats stimulate the body’s production of blood cholesterol Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one’s intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level Question 40: What is the main purpose of the passage? A To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level B To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol C To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten D To convince people to eat ‘designer’ eggs and egg substitutes Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases? A minerals B cholesterol C canola oil D vitamins Question 42: Which of the following could best replace the word ‘somewhat’? A in fact B a little C indefinitely D a lot Question 43: What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs? A increasing price B decreased production C dietary changes in hens D concerns about cholesterol Question 44: According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol? A ¾ B 2/3 C ½ D 1/3 Question 45: The word ‘portrayed’ could best be replaced by which of the following? A studied B destroyed C tested D described Question 46: What is the meaning of ‘back up’? A reverse B advance C block D support Question 47: What is meant by the phrase ‘mixed results’? A The results are blended B The results are a composite of things C The results are inconclusive D The results are mingled together Question 48: According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of following types of eggs EXCEPT? A boiled B poached C scrambled D fried Question 49: According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol? A reducing egg intake but not fat intake B increasing egg intake and fat intake C decreasing egg intake and fat intake D increasing egg intake but not fat intake 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 the questions You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same “facial language” Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display rules In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people’s behavior From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures For example, what emotion you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions Question 50: According to the passage, we respond to others by _ A observing their looks B watching their actions C observing their emotional expressions D looking at their faces Question 51: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether A different cultures have similar emotional expressions B eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar C raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth D rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar Question 52: The word “ evolved” in line is closest in meaning to A reduced B increased C simplified D developed Question 53: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of A lacked many main ingredients B researchers on universal language C.researchers who can speak and understand many languages D.investigators on universal emotional expressions Question 54: Smiles and frowns A are universal expressions across cultures B not convey the same emotions in various cultures C are not popular everywhere D have different meanings in different cultures Question 55: The biggest difference lies in A how long negative emotions are displayed B how intensive emotions are expressed C how emotional responses are controlled D how often positive emotions are shown Question 56: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _ A control their emotions B display their emotions openly C conceal their positive emotions D change their behaviour Question 57: Young children _ A spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions B are sensitive towards others’ emotions C make amazing progress in controlling their emotions D take time to control their facial expressions Question 58: The phrase “ this evidence” in line 24 refers to _ A the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions B human facial expressions C a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions D the fact that children can control their feelings Question 59: The best title for the passage is A cultural universals in emotional expressions B ways to control emotional expressions C review of research on emotional expressions D Human habit of displaying emotions Mark the letter A, B, C, 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 60: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order A restricted B as well as C unless D instead of Question 61: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them A destroy B drain C endanger D discover Question 62: Thanh Hoa is well-known for its beautiful beaches and seafood A honest B rich C famous D successful Question 63: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as some important information about yourself A what you have experienced B your bio data and special qualities C your own qualities in real life D what you have earned through study Question 64: The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer A speed B expect more C better D treat better WRITING Part 1.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Question 65: Helen didn’t have enough money for that camera gIf Hellen Question 66: I haven’t eaten this kind of food before gThis is the first time Question 67: The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him gThe film star avoided Question 68: “I haven’t finished the assignment yet I’m really sorry” gThe boy apologized Question 69: Even though the team played well, they lost g Despite ………………………………………………………………………………… Part2 In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a person that you admire most …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END -Question 65: If Helen had had enough money, she would (could) have bought that camera Question 66: This is the first time I have (ever) eaten this kind of food Question 67: The film star avoided being recognised by wearing dark classes Question 68: The boy apologized for not finishing the assignment Question 69: Despite of the fact that the team played well, they lost / Despite the team ‘s good performance, they lost