SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH TRƯỜN G THPT TÂN CHÂU ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 SECTION A I 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 Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, in The Netherlands on March 30th 1853, to parents Theodorus Van Gogh, a preacher, and Ana Cornelia Carbentus In 1869 at the age of 16, Van Gogh began a career, not as a painter, but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil& Cie He spent years at Goupil&Cie where daily contacts with works of art kindled his appreciation of paintings and drawings Gradually Vincent lost interest in his work and decided to try his hand teaching at a Catholic School for boys His growing interest religion and his desire to help the poor eventually drove him to become a clergyman In 1878, he became a lay preacher inone of the most impoverished regions in Western Europe: the coal-mining district of the Borinage in Belgium Vincent sympathized with the poverty-stricken miners and gave away most of his food and clothing to ease their burdened lives His extreme commitment to the miners drew disfavor from the church, which dismissed him of his post Vincent, however, decided to remain with the miners and began to paint them and their families, chronicling their harsh conditions Soon after, thanks to his brother’s financial help, Vincent decided to go to Brussels in 1880 to begin studies in art During the next 10 years, Vincent painted around 872 painting In 1882, Vincent began living with Clasina Maria Hoornik, also known as Sien, and her children, in the Hague Their volatile personalities and the strain of living in complete poverty created stormy relationship Vincent was devoted to Sien and her children, but art always came first As his drawing and painting skills advanced, his relationship with Siendeteriorated and they parted ways in September 1883 In 1886,Vincent moved in with his brother-Theo in Paris where he met Paul Gauguin and various other artists, who had a tremendous impact on his ongoing evolution as an artist Never truly happy in large cities, Vincent decided to move to Aries Province in the south of France, where he rented a studio and invited Paul Gauguin to live with him In December 1888, Vincent experienced a psychotic episode in which he cut off a piece of his left ear After his episode, he was in and out of asylums for the next year It was thought that Van Gogh was actually epileptic and that is why people thought he had fits of insanity throughout his life He painted one of his best-known painting, Starry Night, during one of his stays in the asylum In mid-1890, Vincent left the asylum and spent the last few months of his life in Auvers, France On July 27th 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest Two days later he died with his younger brotherTheo by his side He left behind a wonderful array of paintings that make him one of the most influential painters of our time 1: The word "chronicling" in paragraph is closest meaning to " _" A recording B classifying C suffering D coloring 2: Van Gogh decided to become a clergyman due to A his love of art B his teachings at the Catholic School for boys C the Goupil &Cie art dealer firm D his developing enthusiasm in Christianity 3: Vincent's extreme commitment to the miners resulted in A his painting the miners and their families B his sympathizing with the miners C the church discharging him of his duty D the church giving food and clothing to the miners 4: The word "deteriorated" in paragraph is closest meaning to " _" A.detested B became worse and worse C developed D turned down 5: Vincent and Clasina's relationship was stormy because of A his devotion to art B the stress of living in poor conditions C her children D their tame personalities 6: Vincent first went into an asylum because A he painted Starry Night B he was epileptic C he cut off part of his ear D he was insane throughout his life 7: Vincent went to Aries because A he did not get along with his brother, Theo B he wanted to live in Gauguin's house in Aries C he wanted to live in a bigger city D he disliked big cities 8: Vincent moved to Paris A in order to evolve as an artist B to live with his brother C to meet other artists D to live with Paul Gauguin 9: Van Gogh was believed to be A insane B a loner C epileptic D an inadequate painter 10: The word "episode" in paragraph refers to " _" A important event in his life B unbelievable fact C unfortunate time D one of several parts of a story on television II 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 Level of Vocabulary Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers In English, at least three have been identified and described Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality As such, these words and expression are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speed or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language Slang, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted asappropriate formal usage by the majority Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than writing Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use three types of expressions 11: The word "appropriate" in line 10 is closest in meaning to A old B large C important D correct 12: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage? A Standard speech B Different types of vocabulary C Idiomatic phrases D Dictionary usage 13: The word "obscurity" in line 16 could best be replaced by A tolerance B influence C qualification D disappearance 14: How is “slang” defined by the author? A Words and phrases accepted by the majority of formal usage B Words or phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries C Words or phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers D Words or phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal 15: Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are most commonly used? A Line 26-28 B Line 19-20 C Line 12-13 D Line 3-5 16: Which of the following is true of standard usage? A It is constantly changing B It is limited to written language C It is only understood by the upper classes D It can be used in formal and informal settings 17: The word “them” in line 17 refers to A slang phrases B words C the majority D memories 18: The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created EXCEPT A new situations B a number of linguists C interaction among diverse groups D new generation 19: It can be inferred from the passage that the author A does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation B approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations C approves of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang D does not approve of colloquial usage in writing 20: What does the author mean by the statement in line 6-8: "Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations."? A Informal language contains colloquialisms, which are not found in more formal language B Familiar situations that are experienced by most people are called colloquialisms C Familiar words and phrases are found in both speech and writing in formal settings D Most of the speakers of a language can used both formal and informal speech in their appropriate situations III Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks A FAMOUS WRITER Joanne Rowling became famous almost overnight She is the (21) _of a highly successful series of books for young people Joanne has dreamt of being a writer for as long as she can remember In fact, she has been(22) _ stories and characters ever since she was a schoolgirl When she was still quite young, the family moved to a town called Chepstow A family who lived (23) were called Potter, and she used their name for the hero of her books She and her sister, Di, (24) _a state school in town At school, she was hard-working and rather reserved She was (25) _good at English and languages Her talent for telling stories made her popular figure in the school During breaks between (26) _she was often surrounded by a crowd of friends, excited to hear the (27) _story she had written She often included her classmates in her stories though they were not always aware of this! When she left school, Joanne succeeded in getting a place at university After graduating, she got a(28) _in French Then Joanne started to work as a teacher in a school in Portugal She married a journalist but, sadly, the couple soon (29) _and she moved to Edinburgh She had (30) _and couldn’t even afford a plastic folder to send her new book to potential publishers However, one wonderful day a publisher said “yes” It was the greatest day of her life 21: A composer B author C artist D novelist 22: A making up B taking up C doing up D putting up 23: A next B across C besides D nearby 24: A went B attended C frequented D studied 25: A particularly B a quite C most D unexpected 26: A tutorials B lectures C sessions D lessons 27: A recent B last C ultimate D latest 28: A certificate B diploma C degree D license 29: A broke into B broke out C broke up D broke down 30: A never something B neither income C no income D not at all IV 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 31: When I mentioned the party, he was all ears A partially deaf B listening attentively C listening neglectfully D deaf 32: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be wellinformed A easily seen B suspicious C popular D beautiful V 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 33 A architecture B argument C artificial D arrogantly 34 A reliable B dependable C desirable D memorable 35 A diameter B diamond C diagnose D diagram 36 A taboo B maneuvers C Vietnamese D competitor 37 A minority B majesty C machine D courageous VI Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions 38: After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in through the window and stole the property while the family was asleep 39: The film we saw last night was different from that I had expected 40: It is believed that the more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have 41: I’m just going on to the shops; if anyone rings, tell them I will be back for a few minutes 42: That lecture, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known VII 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 questions 43: The teacher gave Mary permission to leave the classroom A “You must leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary B “You may leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary C “You ought to leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary D “I give you permission leaving the classroom,” the teacher told Mary 44: As soon as they got home, it started to rain A No sooner had they got home, it started to rain B When they were getting home, it started to rain C They got home after it had stopped raining D Hardly had it started to rain when they got home 45: I was not surprised to hear that Peter had failed his final exam A By having failed his final exam, Peter made no surprise B Peter’s having failed his final exam is not my surprise C It came as no surprise to me that Peter had failed his final exam D If Peter had not failed his final exam, I would have been surprised VIII Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 46: “He’s not interested in Physics, is he?” -“ _” A No problem! B No, he isn’t I’m afraid C Yes, he is not at all D I promise he isn’t 47: “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered!”- “ _” A It was nothing, really B Don’t worry, I didn’t bother C Why not? I was happy D It was a very good thing 48: -“The exam test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this term!” -“ _ but I think it’s quite easy.” A I couldn’t agree more B You’re absolutely right C I don’t see in that way D I understand what you’re saying 49: -“How would you like your steak?” -“ _” A Very good B Yes, sir C Rare, please D Not too bad 50: Managers of small businesses prefer _on doing their management work A centrality B centralization C centralism D centre 51: With the end of childhood and the onset of _, young people experience profound changes A teenage B adulthood C adolescence D middle age 52: I don’t know how they managed _ us though we lived far away from their place A on finding B finding C to find D with finding 53: _gene in the human genome to be thoroughly understood, many human diseases could be cured or prevented A Each B Finding C If each D Were each 54: While southern California is densely populated, _live in the northern part of the state A Many people B A few of people C A number people D Few people 55: You’d rather speak to him yourself, _? A Hadn’t you B Didn’t you C Won’t you D Wouldn’t you 56: Diamonds are often found in rock formations called pips, _the throats of extinct volcanoes A They resemble B There is a resemble to C In which they resemble D Which resemble 57: In his lifetime he was one of the world’s richest men, and is believed his fortune by arm dealing A to be making B to have made C to make D to have been made 58: Mohandas K Gandhi, _Mahatma, lived a noble life of poverty to work for independence A called B calling C was called D that was called 59: By the time Brown’s daughter graduates, _retired A he B he has C he’ll have D he’ll be going to be 60:The hotel _ have received our booking as they had no reservation under the name “Wright” A Might not B Can’t C May not D Mustn’t 61: Many habitats change _ the types of plants and animals that live there A in respect for B with respect to C as for D as against 62: Quite honestly, Mr Mitt, I think you’ve _the whole story A made up B turned up C gave up D got up 63: Her husband is a real jerk How does she _him? A put through B put up with C put away D put on 64: There was so much snow that our village was completely _and food had to be brought in by helicopter A gone out B let up C broken down D cut off SECTION B I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet Somebody repaired her car yesterday =>She You must see the manager tomorrow morning =>You’ve I’ve warned you no to go near that dog =>I’ve warned you about She can meet him if he arrives before eleven =>So There was never any answer when he rang =>Every ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… KEY ĐÁP ÁN A D C B B C 14 15 16 17 18 19 D C D A B B 27 28 29 30 31 32 D C C C B A 40 41 42 43 44 45 A D B B D C 53 54 55 56 57 58 D D D D B A 7 D 20 A 33 C B 21 B 34 D C 22 A 35 A 10 A 23 D 36 C 11 D 24 B 37 B 12 B 25 A 38 D 13 D 26 D 39D VIẾT LẠI CÂU She got her car repaired yesterday You’re got to see the manager tomorrow morning I’ve warned you about your going near that dog So long as he arrives before eleven she can meet him Every time he rang there wasn’t any answer 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 B A D C B C 59 60 61 62 63 64 C B B A B D C