Trường đạihọcvinh ĐỀ THI THỬ QUỐC GIA LÂN NĂM 2015 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN MÔN TIẾNG ANH (thời gian làm 90 phút ) mã đề : 357 Họ tên : số báo danh : I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM TỪ đến 64 Mark the letter A, B ,C , D on your answer sheet to indicate yhe word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions A opens B stops C cooks D wants A started B.decided C looked D needed Read the following passage and mark the letter A ,B ,C ,D on your answer question 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 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 What the passage mainly about ? A How to succeed in love every minute of out life B How to turn failure into success C How to make a millionaire D How-to books 4: n the word “it” in paragraph refers to A Advice B Instruction C How-to books D Career 5: which of 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 Millionare” D How to Turn Failure into Success” The word “step-by-step” would probably mean A little by little B Gradually C slower and slower D A and B It can be inferred from the passage that A Today people are more bored with 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 Mark the letter A, b , C ,D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions all of the book were very interesting I am surprised you didn’t like it A B C D Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a regularly daily A B C basic 10 There were too many books on the shelves that i didn’t know which one to choose A B C D 11 Rita enjoined to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday D A B C D 12 Before TV , the common man seldom never had the oppotunity to see and hear his leaders express A B C their views Read the following passage and mark the letter A ,B ,C ,D on your answer question to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions : The national Automobiles Show in newyork 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 the 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 occation 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 Uited 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 regardes as the first modern automoniles 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 unkown number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation Only a quarter of those were gasoline powered The rest ran on steam or electriccity After viewing the cars made by forty car makers , the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quite The risk of a boiler turned people away from steamers and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes The Duryes Motor Wagon Company , which launched the amarican auto industry in 1895 , offerd a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned.Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome – the Gasmoble , the Franklin , and thr 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, pridicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor However , among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was 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 lone 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 multitides ” Ford said , and he kept his promise 13 The passage implies that the audience viewsd the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n) _ A chance to buy automobiles at low price B formal occation C opportunity to learn how to drive D chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufactures 14 According to the passage , who developed the first modern car ? A Henry Ford B William Mckinley C Nikolaus Otto D Karl Benz 15 Apprximetely how many cars were there in the Unites states in 1900 ? A 8,000 B 4,000 C 10,000 D an unknown number 16 The phrase “by happenstence” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A Generally B Coincidentally C By design D for example 17 Apprximetely how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered ? A 2,000 B 32 C 4,000 D 1,000 18 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph A initated B designed C joined D anticipated 19 the purpose of the “addictive” mentioned in paragraph was to _ A make engines run more efficently B increase the speed of cars C hide strong smells D make cars look better 20 Which of the following if NOT mentioned in the passage ad steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel ? A A Gasmobile B A Duryea C A Franklin 21 It is clear from the passage that the early cars _ D An Orient A were more spectacular B involved less expensive cars C involved fewer manufactures D were more formal 22 What was the hightest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time ? A $21,000 B $300 C $1,500 D $14,000 Mark the letter A, B , C ,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 23 the Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States A integration B separation C Education D Tortune 24 A wedding is a meaningful event A unimportant B Dedicated C Important D Sorrowful 25 She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of er students A honest B Dedicated C Lazy D Polite 26 he devided a computer game and sold it to Atari A bought B Devided C Played D Invented Read the following passage and mark the letter A ,B ,C ,D on your answer question to indicate the correct answer to 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 every high prices (27) _ many collectors want his paintings But unfortunately , when he was (28) ,he didn’t have a happy life Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (29) _ his life at home He lived a rather sad and (30) life He drew things that he could see (31) around the quite town of hos parent’s home or outside his window This is why he painted things (32) _ 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 (33) the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct It was very (34) _ him to such a thing Van Gogh was also (35) a crazy man He really (36) become crazy , and was sent to a mental hospital Sadly , he killed himself when he was ist 37 27 A because B For C Because of D Although 28 A live B Alive C Living D Lively 29 A almost of B Mostly C Most of D The most of 30 A Lone B Alone C Loneliness D Lonely 31 A Both B Either C Neither D.all 32 A as such B Alike C Like D Likely 33 A show B Reveal C Illustrate D Prove 34 A unfortunately B Unfortunate to C Unfortunate of D Unforunate 35 A Referred B Known C Named D Called 36 A couldn’t B Did C Does D Didn’t Mark the letter A, B , C ,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 37 A Communicated B Computer C Comfortable D Flamingo 38 A Mechanic B Refuse C History D Musician 39 A Destroy B Threatened C economy D Museum Mark the letter A, B , C ,D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 40 Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight A No sooner had the plane taken off than B It was not until the plane had taken off that C Only after the plane had taken off D Not until the plane had taken off did 41 The sky was grey and cloudy , we went to the beach A However B Inspite of 42 I don’t mind much homework C Even though D Consequently A Did B To 43 Nadine : “ _ ” C Do D doing monica : “ good luck” B I don’t like rock music B How you ! C Have a nice day ! D I’m taking a test this afternoon 44 I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots I keep _ A Falling off B Falling back C Falling over D Falling out 45 Old people are often looked by their children when they get older A For B After C Up D Into 46 Education in vietnam has improved since the government started a pfrogramme of educational _ A Experience B Reform C System D Resources 47 The plan was developed by a team of experts A System B Systematical C Systemized D Systematically 48 All of the food sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant A has been B Had been C Was D Was being 49 It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry A What B That C When D How 50 Yuri Gagarin was the first person _ into space A Travelling B has travelled C To travel D Travelled 51 Like every one else , Sue has her of course but on the whole , she’s qiuite satisfied with life A Ups and downs B Ins and outs C Safe and sound D Odds and ends 52 The Prime Minister congratulated the team _ winning the match A For B In C on D Into 53 he came when i was the film “ man from star” A Has watched B was watching C Watched D Am watching 54 Peter _ football when he was younger A Used to playing B Is used to playing C Is used play D used to play 55 _ With the size of the wole earth , the hghest mountains not seem high at all A A comparison B Compare them 56 Charles : “Do you mind if i smoke ?” Lisa : C If you compare D When compared “ _” A Yes, i don’t mind B No, i don’t think so C Yes, go ahead D No go right ahead 57.ill asked Tom _ A Where is he going B Where he is going B Where he was going D Where was he going 58 This is Sen village Uncle Ho was born A Where B What C Which 59 Linda : I enjoy myself watching films in the evening A I don’t B I am , too D Who Mary : “ _” C So i D no , i am not 60 Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control , _ and cure diseases A Prevented B To prevent C Prevent D Preventing 61 It’s a big country with a _ population A Rare B Sparse C Scarce D Few 62 You will have to if you want to pass the exam A Pull up your socks B Work mirecles C Take D Keep your hand in 63 If i were you , i _ that english course A Will take B Would take C Take D Took 64 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 II : Tự luận (2 điểm ) (Thí sinh làm tự luận tờ sau ) THE END Execies : Rewirte these sentences so that their meanings are not changed (0,5) People say that Jenny lived in Texas , America for years >>>>> Jenny Susan : “ how are you wearing a beautifull dress on that day ,Mary ” >>>>>>>>>> Susan paid i am sorry for being late , teacher >>>>> she apologised It was such a boring document film that she fell asleep >>>> the document film What the polician was saying fell on deaf ears last night >>>>>>> no one Write a paragraph about the free time activities you like best (at least 80 words) (1,5)