Đề thi tiếng anh đề TEST 37 và lời giải

KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 ĐỀ THỰC HÀNH SỐ 37 USE OF ENGLISH AND READING (8 points) 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 A courage B honour C favour D labour Question A false B talk C fall D fond Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others Question A assign B famous C mention D product Question A disapprove B accidental C corporation D proportion Question A distinguish B evidence C currency D auditory Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks from to 15 Phobias The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people (6) ……… everyday situations It is important to distinguish between a fear and a phobia It‘s (7) ……… usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example, being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying However, only a very small proportion of us actually have a phobia of these things When these fears begins to (8) ……… you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (9) ……… treatment for what could potentially be a phobia By far the most common phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia The word derives from Greek and (10) ……… means ‗fear of the marketplace‘ but we apply to today to describe a distressing (11) ……… in which people (12) ……… going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (13) ……… behavioral therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear Drugs may be (14) ……… to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (15) ……… with their fear and conquer it Question Question Question Question Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 A face A very A cause A explore A precisely A illness A dodge A undergoing A released A acceptance B confront B absolutely B make B hunt B specifically B condition B avoid B taking B issued B terms C meet C quite C create C search C literally C disease C miss C experiencing C certified C realization D join D truly D give D seek D exactly D injury D slip D doing D prescribed D comfort Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 16 You can‘t just bury your in the sand and hope that this problem goes away A book B head C hand D food Question 17 George saw Michelle in her new dress at the party Choose the most suitable sentence to fill in the blank in the following exchange - George: ―……………….‖ - Michelle: ―Thank you for your compliment.‖ A You‘ve done very well C This is a present for you B I‘m glad that you‘re well again D You look pretty in this dress Question 18 As you …………… , the technology on the inside matches the brilliance of the exterior A expected B would expect C are expecting D have expected Question 19 If you are …………… with your goods, contact us within ten days of receipt, and we shall arrange collection and refund your money in full A not completely satisfied C not completely satisfactory B not completely satisfying D not satisfied completely Question 20 ……………… films about writers are so dull is that writers don‘t dress up to practice their craft A Everybody says B One of the reasons C It is often claimed D Because Question 21 With ………… 5,000 tigers remaining in the world today, time is quickly running out for this beautiful animal A As fewer than B so few as C not fewer than D as few as Question 22 This year it was …… that many of our flowering plants die A so a dry summer C so dry a summer B a so dry a summer D such dry a summer Question 23 You should always check the sell …… date of things you buy in the supermarket A in B through C by D off Question 24 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid …… A off B through C out D over Question 25 The boss was good enough to …… my mistake A oversee B overtake C overdo D overlook Question 26 ―You‘re so lucky to be going abroad for a whole semester!‖ ― ……., I‘ll miss my friends and family‖ A That is B On account of that C All the same D But despite Question 27 …… , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather A Leaving uncovered C Having left uncovered B Left uncovered D Were left uncovered Question 28 Start reading the story from page and then go on until you …… the end of the chapter A arrive B reach C touch D achieve Question 29 The whole purpose of all these exercises is to …… your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary A test B probe C investigate D interpret Question 30 A useful way to …… your vocabulary is to read as much as possible A amass B increase C collect D gather Question 31 The contestant ………… the most questions correctly wins the prize A answering C which is answering B answered D who answering Question 32 You should read not only newspaper but also novels so that you can see examples of ……… language A idiomatic B automatic C axiomatic D symptomatic Question 33 _ John: ―Would you like to have a get-together with us next weekend? _ Anne: ― ……… ‖ A No, I won‘t C Yes, I‘d love to B No, I wouldn‘t D Yes, let‘s Question 34 I need to find some kind of chemical that will …… the weeds in the garden A keep off B keep out C keep down D keep on 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 35 A conference was held in Geneva, laying down rules for the treatment and protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken A establishing C cancelling B putting down D putting aside Question 36 Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of catastrophe A sudden great disaster B warfare C poverty and famine D diseases and illnesses Question 37 The Olympic Games impressed sports enthusiasts with its spirit: solidarity, cooperation for peace and development A had a favourable effect on C interested B amazed D created strong relation from Question 38 You must answer the police‘s questions truthfully; otherwise, you will get into trouble A exactly as things really happen B with a negative attitude C in a harmful way D as trustingly as you can Question 39 My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy A feeling embarrassed B talking too much C very happy and satisfied D easily annoyed or irritated Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 40 The camp on the inhospitable, mosquito-infested banks of the River Sekonyer, was set A B up to track the primates and learn from their habitat, diet and behavior C D Question 41 Woody Guthrie finally died, after a lengthy illness, in October 1967, but this project will A help his name live on, and perhaps provoke a revaluation about his influence on popular music in the B C D 20th century Question 42 Full-time jobs for men are declining, while more women are finding part- and full-time A work The result is declining social status for men so they lose their role as the sole financial provider B C D Question 43 Aspen, where the limousines have four-wheel drive and an empty plot can cost ten A B million dollars, has been declared the more expensive town in America C D Question 44 Italian citizens lead their counterparts in the UK, France and Germany in supporting A B moves to bring the service standards and practices of government‘s departments closer to those C achieved by the best private sector companies D 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 from 45 to 54 In the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and academic journals are published on a regular basis There are some 40 women‘s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports games, hobbies, and pastimes Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations, The Reader‘s Digest over 16 million, the National Geographic over 10 million For many people, magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education, providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment in the English-speaking world Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense During the third quarter of the 20th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many general-interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a majorfactor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a single format and content Question 45 The word ―it in paragraph refers to ………… A television B publishing C entertainment D radio Question 46 From the passage it can be inferred that ………… A movies have replaced magazines B the author is fond of magazines C Almost all magazines are printed in English D home decorating magazines are dramatic Question 47 According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed? A The Saturday Evening post C The Nation B The Reader‘s Digest D The National Geographic Question 48 The word circulations is closest in meaning to ………… A The number of blood banks selling magazines B The number of readers of a magazines C The number of international magazines D The number of sold copies of a magazines Question 49 The passage implies that magazines ………… A are less visual than radio C influence television programs B put television out of business D have a limited range of subjects Question 50 Which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do? A radio B magazines C movies D television Question 51 The word succumbed means ………… A set up for B brought up to C taken up by D given in to Question 52 The passage mainly discusses …………… A the rise and fall of the radio business B the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century C magazines and continuing education D the decline of international circulation Question 53 The phrase every imaginable field is closest in meaning to …………… A all imaginable fields in stories and poems B all images in a camera‘s field of vision C all professions that one can think of D all trade journals about farming and psychology Question 54 What does the author say about mass audiences? A They have little influence on communication in the 20th century B They have gone out of business C They get information about gardening and psychology from radio D They have shifted their attention from magazines to television 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 from 55 to 64 The term ―art deco‖ has come to encompass three distinct but related design trends of the 1920‘s and 1930‘s The first was what is frequently referred to as ―zigzag moderne‖ –the exotically ornamental style of such skyscrapers as the Chrysler Building in New York City and related structures such as the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California The word ―zigzag‖ alludes to the geometric and stylized ornamentation of zigzags, angular patterns, abstracted plant and animal motifs, sunbursts, astrological imagery, formalized fountains, and related themes that were applied in mosaic relief and mural form to the exterior and interior of the buildings Many of these buildings were shaped in the ziggurat form, a design resembling an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower that recedes in progressively smaller stages to the summit, creating a staircase-like effect The second manifestation of art deco was the 1930‘s ―streamlined moderne‖ style—a Futuristiclooking aerodynamic style of rounded corners and horizontal bands known as ―speed stripes.‖ In architecture, these elements were frequently accompanied by round windows, extensive use of glass block, and flat rooftops The third style, referred to as ― international stripped classicism‖ also came to the forefront during the Depression, a period of severe economic difficult in the 1930‘s This was a more conservative style, blending a simplified modernistic style with a more austere form of geometric and stylized relief sculpture and other ornament, including interior murals May buildings in this style were erected nationwide through government programs during the Depression Although art deco in its many forms was largely perceived as thoroughly modern, it was strongly influenced by the decorative arts movements that immediately preceded it For example, like ―art nouveau‖ (1890-1910), art deco also used plant motifs, but regularized the forms into abstracted repetitive patterns rather than presenting them as flowing, asymmetrical foliage, Like the Viennese craftspeople of the Wiener Werkstatte, art deco designers worked with exotic materials, geometricized shapes, and colorfully ornate patterns Furthermore, like the artisans of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England and the United States, art deep practitioners considered it their mission to transform the domestic environment through well-designed furniture and household accessories Question 55 What aspect of art deco does the passage mainly discuss? A The influence of art deco on the design of furniture and household accessories B Ways in which government programs encouraged the development of art deco C Architectural manifestations of art deco during the 1920‘s and 1930‘s D Reasons for the popularity of art deco in New York and California Question 56 The word ―encompass‖ in line is closest in meaning to ………… A separate B include C replace D enhance Question 57 The phrase ―The first‖ in line refers to ………… A the term ―art deco‖ B design trends C the 1920‘s and 1930‘s D skyscrapers Question 58 In line 8, the author mentions ―an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower ‖ in order to ……… A describe the exterior shape of certain ―art deco‖ buildings B explain the differences between ancient and modern architectural steles C emphasize the extent of architectural advances D argue for a return to more traditional architectural design Question 59 The streamlined moderne style is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ……… A animal motifs B flat roofs C round windows D ―speed stripes‖ Question 60 The phrase ―came to the forefront‖ in line 15 is closest in meaning to ………… A grew in complexity C went through a process B changed its approach D became important Question 61 According to the passage, which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between art deco and art nouveau? A They were art forms that competed with each other for government support during the Depression era B They were essentially the same art form C Art nouveau preceded art deco and influenced it D Art deco became important in the United States while art nouveau became popular in England Question 62 According to the passage, a building having an especially ornate appearance would most probably have been designed in the style of ………… A zigzag modern C streamlined moderne B classical modern D the Arts and Crafts Movement Question 63 According to the passage, which of the following design trends is known by more than one name ? A Zigzag modern C Streamlined modern B International stripped classicism D Arts and Crafts Movement Question 64 The passage is primarily developed as …………… A the historical chronology of a movement B a description of specific buildings that became famous for their unusual beauty C an analysis of various trends within an artistic movement D an argument of the advantages of one artistic form over another WRITING (2 points) Part Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 65 We last went abroad a long time ago We have not …………………………………… 66 He didn‘t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them He didn‘t study enough for his exams, which ……………………… 67 As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing The darker it got, the harder ………………………… 68 They were looking for their lost dog all week They spent …………………………………… 69 We had to go up the stairs because someone was using the lift The lift was …………………………………………………… Part II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your future plans after you leave school Lời giải chi tiết trường chuyên Long An TEST 37 Đáp án A Từ courage có phần gạch chân phát âm / ʌ/; từ lại có phần gạch chân phát âm / ə/ Đáp án D Từ fond có phần gạch chân phát âm / ɒ /; từ lại có phần gạch chân phát âm / ɔ: / Đáp án A Từ assign nhấn âm tiết thứ hai, từ lại nhấn âm thứ 4.Đáp án D Từ proportion nhấn âm tiết thứ hai, từ lại nhấn âm thứ ba Đáp án A Từ distinguish nhấn âm tiết thứ hai, từ lại nhấn âm thứ Đáp án A face: đương đầu, đối mặt ( khh́ khăn, thử thách… ) Các từ lại: confront: chạm trán; meet: gặp; join: tham gia Đáp án C Trạng từ mức độ: quite + adj/adv : hoàn toàn … Đáp án A cause: dẫn đến … Các từ lại: make: khiến; create: tạo ra; give: đưa Đáp án D seek: tìm kiếm Các từ lại: explore: khai thác, hunt: giết; search: nghiên cứu 10 Đáp án C literally:theo nghĩa đen Các từ lại: precisely: cách xác, specifically: cách đặc biệt; exactly: cách xác 11 Đáp án B distressing condition: tình trạng đau buồn Các từ lại: illness: ốm; disease: bệnh; injury: vết thương 12 Đáp án B avoid + V-ing: tránh làm … 13 Đáp án A undergoing : Chịu đựng, trải qua (khh́ khăn, đau đớn) Các từ lại: take: đưa, mang; experience: trải nghiệm; do:làm 14 Đáp án D prescribed: kê toa, định ( thuốc) Các từ lại: released: phh́ng thích; issued: ban hành; certified: chứng nhận 15: Đáp án B come to terms with someone/ something: giải hoà với ai; chịu chấp nhận 16 Đáp án B bury one's head in the sand : nghĩa dấu đầu xuống cát , tưc la không nhin nhân sư thât băng cach gia vơ không nhin thây 17 - Thank you for your compliment – Cảm ơn lời khen bạn => Đáp án D You look pretty in this dress – Trông bạn thật tuyệt vời váy Các đáp án khác không hợp ngữ cảnh A Bạn làm tốt B Tôi vui bạn lại khỏe C Đây quà cho bạn 18 ―as‖ ć nghĩa ―như‖ - Với nghĩa ―NHƯ‖ AS theo sau mệnh đê (với đủ chủ ngữ vị ngữ) Câu chọn B As you will expect: bạn trông đợi,… 19 Đáp án A Thứ tự : adv + adj, trạng từ mức độ/ cách thức, đứng trước tính từ 20 Đáp án B One of the + Ns + V( chia ) A không chọn S + say (+that) + clause Không ć ―is that ….‖ phía sau , câu đung ngữ pháp C sai, tương tự câu A D sai because liên từ nối hai mệnh đê 21 Đáp án D So sánh ngang bằng: as + adj/adv + as … 22 Đáp án C Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh: so + adj (+ a/an) + N 23 Đáp án C Sell-by date: hạn chót bán, thời hạn tiêu thụ 24 Đáp án A pay someone off: trả hết tiên lương cho ai, cho người đh́ việc 25 Đáp án D overlook: bỏ qua Các từ lại: oversee: quan sát; overtake: bắt kịp, vượt; overdo: làm 26 Câu thiếu thành phần trạng từ Đáp án C all the same : thôi, thôi, khác On account of: vì…, despite + N/V-ing: 27 Đáp án B Hai vế chung chủ ngữ vật ―the balcony chairs‖ => vế trước bị động dùng V-ed 28 Đáp án B reach: hoàn thành Các từ lại: arrive : đến, tới ( địa điểm); touch: cầm; achieve: đạt 29 Đáp án A test: kiểm tra Các từ lại: probe: thăm dò, điêu tra; investigate:khám phá; interpret: giải thích, làm sáng tỏ 30 Đáp án B increase: tăng, nâng cao Các từ lại: amass :chất đống; collect: thu lượm; gather: gom 31 Đáp án A Rut gọn đại từ quan hệ làm chủ ngữ câu chủ động,ta dùng V-ing Câu đầy đủ: The contestant who answer the most … 32 Đáp án A idiomatic language: ngôn ngữ có nhiêu thành ngữ Các từ lại: automatic: tự động; axiomatic: rõ ràng, hiển nhiên; symptomatic: có tính chất triệu chứng 33 Cấu truc ―would you like + to V? ‖ – Đê nghị, gợi ý => Đáp án C Yes, I‘d love to Vâng Tôi thích => đồng tình Các đáp án khác không hợp ngữ cảnh 34 Đáp án C keep down: cản không cho lên Các từ lại: keep off: tránh xa, kiêng kỵ; keep out: không vào, lại bên ngoài; keep on: tiếp tục 35 Đáp án A lay down = establish: thiết lập Các từ lại: cancel: hủy; đàn áp, để xuống; put inside: đặt bên 36 catastrophe: tai họa, thảm họa lớn => Đáp án A Các đáp án khác: B Cuộc chiến tranh C nạn nghèo nạn đh́i D bệnh tật ốm đau 37 impress: đh́ng dấu vào, in dấu vào… => Đáp án A Ć ảnh hưởng tốt đến… Các đáp án khác: B amazed: ngạc nhiên; C interested: thú vị; D tạo mối quan hệ mạnh mẽ từ … 38 truthfully: đung thật => Đáp án A Chính xác xảy Các đáp án khác: B Với thái độ tiêu cực; C Theo cách có hại; D Thật bạn 39 bad-tempered: bực tức cáu kỉnh => Đáp án D Dễ dàng giận Các đáp án khác: A Cảm thấy ngại ngùng B Nói nhiêu C Rất hạnh phúc hài lòng 40 Đáp án C learn from => learnt from 41 Đáp án C about his => of his 42 Đáp án C so => because 43 Đáp án D more expensive => most expensive 44 Đáp án C practices of government‘s => practices of the government‘s 45 Đáp án D it = radio Trong câu: Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could 46 Đáp án B Ć thể thấy, tác giả đưa hướng tích cực ―magazines‖ 47 Đáp án A ý bài: Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations, … 48 Đáp án D circulations = Số lượng copy bán tờ báo 49 Đáp án C Dựa vào ý cuối đoạn 50 Đáp án A Ý bài: Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could 51 Đáp án D succumbe = give in to: nhượng bộ, chịu thua 52 Đáp án B Đoạn nói vê ―the growth‖, đoạn nói vê ―the decline‖ 53 Đáp án C tất ngành nghê, chuyên môn mà người nghĩ vê 54 Đáp án D Ý bài: The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline… 55 Đáp án C Ý bài: The term ―art deco‖ has come to encompass three distinct but related design trends of the 1920‘s and 1930‘s 56 Đáp án B encompass = include: gồm Các từ lại: separate: chia tách; replace: thay thế; enhance: đê cao 57 Đáp án B The first = the first design trends….Dựa vào ý câu trước đh́ 58 Đáp án A Dựa vào ý trước câu đê cập cụm từ 59 Đáp án A Đoạn số 2: … as ―speed stripes.‖ In architecture, these elements were frequently accompanied by round windows, extensive use of glass block, and flat rooftops 60 Đáp án D come to the forefront = become important: trở nên quan trọng 61 Đáp án C Những dòng đầu đoạn ć đê cập 62 Đáp án A Đoạn 1: The word ―zigzag‖ alludes … 63 Đáp án C Dựa vào đoạn số 64 Đáp án C Mà ć ba loại xu hướng đê cập: zigzag modern, Streamlined modern, international stripped classicism Phần viết: Part 1: 65 We have not gone abroad for a long time 66 He didn‘t study enough for his exams, which caused his two failed exams 67 The darker it got, the harder we find it to see 68 They spent all week looking for their lost dog 69 The lift was being used, so we had to go up the stairs Part 2: My dream of becoming a doctor has formed in me since I was a child when my mother took me to hospital to visit my grandfather who had just suffered a heart attack Looking at my grandfather‘s face distorted by the pain, I felt sorry for him and at that very moment I decided to be a doctor As I progressed in school and maturity, my interests evolved into the people-oriented aspects of medicine In retrospect, this interest in people was manifested in many of my extracurricular activities whose central theme was helping people of all ages undergoing heart disease During my experience at the SOS Hospital, I gained profound insight into the healing relationship between patient and doctor and perceived the euphoria when seeing my efforts had worked out Now, I‘m trying my best to accumulate and improve my medical knowledge, experiences to become a devoted doctor later ... 140 words, write a paragraph about your future plans after you leave school Lời giải chi tiết trường chuyên Long An TEST 37 Đáp án A Từ courage có phần gạch chân phát âm / ʌ/; từ lại có phần gạch... thảm họa lớn => Đáp án A Các đáp án khác: B Cuộc chiến tranh C nạn nghèo nạn đh́i D bệnh tật ốm đau 37 impress: đh́ng dấu vào, in dấu vào… => Đáp án A Ć ảnh hưởng tốt đến… Các đáp án khác: B... vocabulary A test B probe C investigate D interpret Question 30 A useful way to …… your vocabulary is to read as much as possible A amass B increase C collect D gather Question 31 The contestant …………