VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí SỞ GD – ĐT HĐBM TIẾNGANHTHPTTHI MẪU - KỲ THITHPTQUỐCGIANĂM2015 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút Đơn vị: THPTMỹ Quý Đềthi cấu trúc 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 1: A universal B reserve C supply D sensitive Question 2: A enough B cough C thorough D tough 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 the following question Question 3: A impatient B initial C innocent D abnormal Question 4: A future B involve C prospect D guidance Question 5: A recommend B volunteer C understand D potential Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 6: Can you keep calm for a moment? You noise in class! A are always made B always make C have always made D are always making Question 7: She asked me I was looking at A when B if C what D why Question 8: College students are becoming less dependent their teachers A on B with C of D to Question 9: That cannot be a true story He it up A can have made B must have made C would have made D should have made Question 10: Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions A take place in B take part in C get on with D get in touch with Question 11: If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city so slippery now A would not be B must not be C could not have been D would not have been Question 12: Rose suggested _ a suit and tie when he went for the interview A him to wear B he wear C he must wear D that he wears Question 13: In no circumstances _ on campus A smoking should be allowed B we should allow smoking C should smoking be allowed D should allow smoking Question 14: has been a topic of continual geological research A The continents formed B If the continents formed C How did the continents form D How the continents were formed VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 15: Bill managed to get to the train station himself his leg was broken A because B because of C in spite of D although Question 16: _ , the less polluted the environment will be A The more polluted landfills will be B The more landfills are there C The less landfills are polluted D The fewer landfills we have Question 17: You should have _ your composition carefully before you handed it in A seen through B thought of C looked in D gone over Question 18: He always the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast A writes B makes C works D does Question 19: The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to her attention A attract B pull C follow D tempt Question 20: Scientists have a lot of research into renewable energy sources A solved B done C made D carried Question 21: He is a typical _, always looking on the bright side of everything A pessimist B introvert C extrovert D optimist Question 22: In the modern world, women's roles have been changing A natured B naturally C nature D natural Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 23: Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers A awareness B preservation C support D impact Question 24: Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to so unless urgent action is taken A vanishing B damaging C polluting D destroying Question 25: Not all women can two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office A educating B taking care of C homemaking D giving a birth Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 26: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study A made room for B lost control of C put in charge of D got in touch with Question 27: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements A something to suffer B something enjoyable C something sad D something to entertain Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 28: - “Do you mind if I use your phone?” - “ .” A Sorry I have no idea B Not at all Help yourself C Yes, certainly D You can say that again VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 29: - Tom: “ I read somewhere recently that about 137 species of animals and plants become extinct everyday.” _ Mary: “ _” A Well, maybe all is not lost yet B What’s point C What a pity D It can’t have happened like that 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 30: It is the writing English that causes difficulties to foreigners A B C D Question 31: The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel A B C D Question 32: Not until recent has interest in synthetic fuels been revived A B C D Question 33: Globally and internationally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade in the history of A B C weather records D Question 34: The nests of most bird species are strategic placed to camouflage them against predators A B C D Reading 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 Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not aliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects No moist skinned, water-loving animals can exist there Few large animals are found The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not emaciated Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees Question 35: The title for this passage could be A “Desert Plants” B “Life Underground” C “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí D “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” Question 36: The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means A “the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own” B “collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants” C “very smal living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants” D “the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants” Question 37: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as A sources of flowing water are rare in a desert B water is an essential part of his existence C water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things D very few lagre animals are found in the desert Question 38: The pharse “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT A water-loving animals B the coyote and the bobcat C moist-skinned animals D many large animals Question 39: According to the passage, creatures in the desert A run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest B run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest D are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world Question 40: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT A they sleep during the day B they dig home underground C they are noisy and aggressive D they are watchfull and quiet Question 41: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means A “living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm” B “able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating” C “large and strong, difficult to control or deal with” D “thin and weak because of lack of food and water” Question 42: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that A they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals B they are less healthy than animals living in other places C they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees D they live in an accommodating environment Question 43: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means A “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young” B “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in” C “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept” D “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found” Question 44: We can infer from the passage that A living things adjust to their environment B water is the basis of desert life VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí C desert life is colorful and diverse D healthy animals live longer lives Reading 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 At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately (liều khẩn) in need of reform Private schools existed, but only for the very rich There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment (tình cảm) that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated As Superintendent (quản lí) of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system Question 45 The best title for the passage could be A A Flight for Change B American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century C Nineteenth - the Century of Reform D The Beginnings of Reform in American Education Question 46 The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed A a high level of intelligence B a strong educational background C a lot of money D good grades Question 47 The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means A partly B urgently C completely D obviously Question 48 The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks because he A does not want students to waste their time on education B is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time C wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education D thinks that education is not really a waste of time Question 49 According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because _ A education at the time was so cheap B people had nothing else to except go to school C Massachusetts residents needed something to with their spare time D all citizens should be educated in a republic Question 50 The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means A people who work for the government B people who really enjoy teaching C people who try to change things for the better D people who believe that education is wasted VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 51 The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means A a person who lives in a particular city B a person who works in a particular place C a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country D a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work Question 52 From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann A worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts B raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts C funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans D managed education in the state of Massachusetts Question 53 According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE? A Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries B Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work C Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States D Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer Question 54 According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted? A The five-month school year B Better teacher training C Increased pay for students D The matching of other districts’ policies Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary They say that (55) the Internet and other new technologies, (56) _ no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or teachers Perhaps this will be true one day, but this is hard to (57) a world without schools In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make schools better, not (58) _them We should invent a new kind of school that is (59) _ to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and even companies (60) could give talks on video or over the Internet TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are (61) studying in school Already there are several towns (62) this is beginning to happen Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can (63) at home, at school and in the office Businesses provide programs for the schools and the schools provide computer labs for people without their own (64) _ at home Question Question Question Question Question Question Question 55: A because 56: A it is 57: A realise 58: A eliminator 59: A linked 60: A Policemen 61: A rarely B though B they are B imagine B eliminative B addressed B Orators B actually C despite C there are C know C elimination C contributed C Businessmen C intentionally D because of D there is D consider D to eliminate D limited D Experts D publicly VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 62: A that Question 63: A take in Question 64: A equipment B where B take part in B computers C which C take place C jobs D when D take time D documents WRITING Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Question 65: No students in my class can speak English as fluently as Lam does → Lam Question 66: As soon as Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship → No sooner _ Question 67: “You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher → The teacher complained Question 68: You don’t try to work hard You will fail in the exam → Unless Question 69: The coffee was not strong It didn’t keep us awake (not … enough) → Part II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your family rules ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Người soạn: Dương Thị Thanh Hà VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí ĐÁP ÁN B A 15 D 22 D 29 A 36 B 43 B 50 C 57 B 64 B C B 16 D 23 D 30 A 37 B 44 A 51 C 58 D C 10 B 17 D 24 A 31 D 38 D 45 D 52 D 59 D B 11 A 18 D 25 B 32 B 39 A 46 C 53 B 60 A D 12 B 19 A 26 D 33 A 40 C 47 B 54 B 61 B D 13 C 20 B 27 B 34 C 41 D 48 D 55 D 62 C C 14 D 21 D 28 B 35 C 42 A 49 D 56 C 63 D 65 Lam can speak English the most fluently of all students in my class 66 No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she received the scholarship 67 The teacher complained about his/her students making terrible mistakes 68 Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam 69 The coffee was not strong enough for us to keep away ... In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements A something to suffer B something enjoyable C something sad D something to entertain Mark the letter... title for this passage could be A “Desert Plants” B “Life Underground” C “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí D “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”... go to a private school, a student needed A a high level of intelligence B a strong educational background C a lot of money D good grades Question 47 The word “desperately” in the passage mostly