TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA, LẦN NĂM 2015 MÔN TIẾNGANH (Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút) Mã đề thi 485 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm) 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 Books which give instructions on how to things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these How-to books are useful In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to” One book may tell you how to earn more money Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing” One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life Question 1: What is the passage mainly about? A How to succeed in love every minute of your life B How to turn failure into success C How to make a millionaire D How-to books Question 2: The word “it” in paragraph refers to A advice B instruction C How-to books D career Question 3: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers? A “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” B “How to Live on Nothing” C “How to Make a Millionaire” D “How to Turn Failure into Success” Question 4: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A little by little B gradually C slower and slower D A and B Question 5: It can be inferred from the passage that A Today people are more bored with the modern life B Modern life is more difficult to deal with C Today people have fewer choices to make D Today people are more interested in modern life Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (6) many collectors want his paintings But unfortunately, when he was (7) , he did not have a happy life Trang 1/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (8) his life at home He lived a rather sad and (9) life He drew things that he could see (10) around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window This is why he painted things (11) the sky, his room and even himself Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself He cut it off to (12) the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct It was very (13) him to such a thing Van Gogh was also (14) a crazy man He really (15) become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37 Question 6: A because B for Question 7: A live B alive Question 8: A almost of B most of Question 9: A lone B alone Question 10: A both B either Question 11: A as such B alike Question 12: A show B reveal Question 13: A unfortunate that B unfortunate to Question 14: A referred B known Question 15: A couldn’t B did C because of C living C mostly C loneliness C neither C like C illustrate C unfortunate of C named C does D although D lively D the most of D lonely D all D likely D prove D unfortunate D called D didn’t 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 16: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his A B C leaders express their views D Question 17: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose A B C D Question 18: All of the book were very interesting I am surprised you didn’t like it A B C D Question 19: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday A B C D Question 20: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a A B regularly daily basis C D 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: Yuri Gagarin was the first person into space A to travel B has travelled C travelling D travelled Question 22: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots I keep A falling off B falling back C falling over D falling out Question 23: Nadine: “ ” Monica: “Good luck” A I don’t like rock music B Have a nice day! C How you do! D I’m taking a test this afternoon Question 24: If I were you, I _ that English course A will take B would take C take D took Question 25: Old people are often looked by their children when they get older A for B after C up D into Trang 2/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 26: Like everyone else, Sue has her _of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life A odds and ends B safe and sound C ins and outs D ups and downs Question 27: This is Sen village _Uncle Ho was born A where B what C which D who Question 28: Bill asked Tom _ A where he was going B where is he going C where was he going D where he is going Question 29: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _winning the match A for B in C on D into Question 30: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, and cure diseases A prevented B to prevent C prevent D preventing Question 31: The sky was grey and cloudy. _, we went to the beach A even though B In spite of C However D Consequently Question 32: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening Mary: “ ” A I don’t B So I C No, I am not D I am, too Question 33: with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains not seem high at all A Compare them B When compared C A comparison D If you compare Question 34: Peter _football when he was younger A used to playing B is used to playing C is used to play D used to play Question 35: He came when I _ the film “Man from the star” A has watched B was watching Question 36: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?” A Yes, I don’t mind B No, I don’t think so C watched Lisa: “ _” C Yes, go ahead D am watching D No, go right ahead Question 37: The plan was developed _by a team of experts A system B systematical C systemized D systematically Question 38: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational A resources B reform C experience D system Question 39: All of the food sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant A has been B was being C was D had been Question 40: Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight A Only after the plane had taken off B It was not until the plane had taken off that C Not until the plane had taken off did D No sooner had the plane taken off than Question 41: : It’s a big country with a _population A rare B sparse C scarce D few Question 42: I don’t mind _ much homework A to B C did D doing Question 43: They have considered all the 100 applications, seem suitable for the position A none of them B none of these C none of which D none of whom Question 44: It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry A that B what C how D when Question 45: You will have to _if you want to pass the final exam A pull up your socks B work miracles C take the trouble D keep your hand in 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 Question 46: She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students A dedicated B honest C lazy D polite Trang 3/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 47: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari A divided B played C bought D invented Question 48: The Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States A integration B education Question 49: A wedding is a meaningful event A sad B important C separation D torture C sorrowful D unimportant 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 The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900 On November of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages.” It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S president to ride in a car The automobile was not invented in the United States That distinction belongs to Germany Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876 Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horsedrawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered The rest ran on steam or electricity After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel None of them was equipped with an automatic starter These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable They were basically toys of the well-to-do In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production— the assembly line Its lower costs made it available to the mass market Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise Question 50: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n) _ A chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers B formal social occasion C chance to buy automobiles at low prices D opportunity to learn how to drive Question 51: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car? A William McKinley B Nikolaus Otto C Karl Benz D Henry Ford Question 52: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900? A An unknown number B 4,000 C 8,000 D 10 million Question 53: The phrase “by happenstance ” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A By design B Coincidentally C Generally D For example Trang 4/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 54: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered? A 1,000 B 2,000 C 32 D 4,000 Question 55: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph _ A joined B designed C initiated D anticipated Question 56: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph was to _ A increase the speed of cars B make engines run more efficiently C make cars look better D hide strong smells Question 57: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel? A An Orient B A Franklin C A Duryea D A Gasmobile Question 58: It is clear from the passage that the early cars _ A involved less expensive cars B were more formal C involved fewer manufacturers D were more spectacular Question 59: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time? A $21,000 B $14,000 C $300 D $1,500 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 60: A cooks Question 61: A started B stops B decided C opens C looked D wants D needed 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 Question 62: A flamingo Question 63: A mechanic Question 64: A destroy B computer B refuse B threatened C comfortable C history C economy D communicate D musician D museum - II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm) Thí sinh làm phần tự luận vào tờ sau - THE END Trang 5/5 - Mã đề thi 485 ... looked by their children when they get older A for B after C up D into Trang 2/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 26: Like everyone else, Sue has her _of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied... teaching and taking care of her students A dedicated B honest C lazy D polite Trang 3/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 47: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari A divided B played C bought D invented... in meaning to A By design B Coincidentally C Generally D For example Trang 4/5 - Mã đề thi 485 Question 54: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?