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 blanks.... Women are expert at gossiping, and they alwa[r]
(1)ĐỀ THI THỬ- KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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.
1.A Handsome B Endangered C Arrange D Tableland
2.A Kissed B Stopped C Close D Laughed
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 main stress in each of the following questions.
3.A Delivery B Climatic C Ornamental D Environment
4. A Adventure B Advantage C Adverbial D Advertise
5 A Disposal B Volcanic C Atmosphere D Emission
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 Migraine headaches are more frequent among women among men
A however B than C except for D as
7 - “ _” - "Oh, it's great!"
A What you think of the music of the film? B Would you like the music of the film? C What you like the music of the film? D How is the music of the film like?
8 Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the invention of _devices A save-laboring B saving-labor C labor-saving D laboring-save The man _on the plane talked all the time
A who I was sitting next B that I was sitting next to him C that I was sitting next to D who I was sitting next him
10 Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.” Laura: “ _.”
A Don’t tell a lie I thought it was terrible B No doubt!
C I completely agree with you It was terrific
D You must be kidding It was not as good as I had expected 11 He was the only _ that was offered the job
A application B applying C apply D applicant
(2)12 Don’t forget _ home as soon as you arrive at your destination! A callingB to call C having called D call
13 The leaves of the white mulberry provide food for silkworms, silk fabrics are woven A from whose cocoons B from cocoons
C whose cocoons are from D whose cocoons
14 with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains not seem high at all A If you compare B Compare them C When compared D A comparison 15 I don’t like hunting - _
A Either I B I do, too C Neither I D I don’t neither 16 _that life began billions of years ago in the water
A In the belief B It is believed C The belief D Believed 17 is present in the body in greater amounts than any other mineral
A There is calcium B Calcium C Calcium, which D It is calcium 18 If you want to lose weight, you’ll have to _ less
A get used to eat B be used to eat C get used to eating D used to eat 19 Keep quiet! You talk so loudly in here Everybody is working
A mustn’t B must C needn’t D need
20 Nam’s been studying really hard, he can pass the exams
A but B therefore C however D so
21 Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, is best-known for her novels about China
A who won B winner of C to win D who the winner of 22 They’re staying with us the time being until they can afford a house
A during B at C for D in
23 Most species of heliotropes are weeds, of them are cultivated
A.some B but some C for some species D some spices 24 She _her homework before eight o’clock last night
A finished B has finished C had finished D was finished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
6 Childrearing is the women’s most wonderful role.
A Giving birth to a baby B Having no child C Bringing up a child D Educating a child
(3)A number B changes C conservation D variety
8.Everybody was panicked when the bomb exploded.
A showed off B went off C took off D turned up
9.They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A put off B take up C turn round D with
10 The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A organized B impressed C participated D defended
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
11 When I entered (A) the room, I found (B) my young son to stand (C) on (D) the kitchen table 12 The total thickness of the ventricular walls (A) of the heart are (B) about (C) three times that (D) of the
atria
13 There are (A) about 350 species and subspecies of birds in danger of become (B) extinct, with a large
number of them (C), 117 in all (D), found on oceanic islands
14 Kangaroos use their (A) long and powerful (B) tails for (C) balance themselves when sitting (D) upright or
jumping
15 Daniel said that if he had (A) to another (B) homework tonight, he would not be able (C) to attend (D)
the concert
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally supposed Dr Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating his subjects’ brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of specific events in their lives Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.
The memory trace is the term for whatever is the internal representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that we use to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination interconnection between of brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity Repeated references to the same information support recall Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
16. According to the passage, human memory A can store less than what people thought B was thought to be more efficient than it is supposed C is more complex than computer memory
(4)17 The word that in paragraph refers to
A human memory B the problem C the memory D the sophistication
18 According to the passage, Dr Wilder Penfield proved that with electric stimulation, people can .
A remember all the incidents in their lives B elicit some special events from the past C recollect particular experiences from the past D suddenly recall their dreams in detail
19 The word their in paragraph refers to .
A brains B subjects C events D dreams
20. The word emerged in paragraph mostly means .
A appeared B integrated C originated D vanished
21 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .
A before studies were carried out, people had had false assumptions about human memory B Dr Wilder Penfield disagreed with other researchers’ conclusions
C the Canadian scientist tried to prove that other researchers had been wrong D it is easy for people to recall events that they have suddenly forgot
22 According to the passage, memory trace .
A presents information at a particular time B is possibly made by structural changes in the brain C has a huge capacity for information storage D is the connection between brain cells
23 According to most theories, which of the following is NOT affected by memory trace?
A Learning B Memory loss C Retention D Retrieval possible for a memory
24 The word bonds in paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A agreements B connections C agencies D effects
25 The passage mainly discusses
A an experiment done by Dr Wilder Penfield B human memory
C chemical reactions in the brain
D a computer’s memory compared with human’s
(5)Women are expert at gossiping, and they always talk about trivial things, or at least that’s what men have always thought However, some new research (45) _ that when women talk to women, their (46) are far from frivolous, and cover many more (47) _ (up to 40 subjects) than men talk to other men
Women’s conversations (48) _ from health to their houses, from politics to fashion, from movies to family, from education to relationship problems Sports are notably (49) _ Men tend to have a more limited range of subjects, the most popular being work, sports, jokes, cars, and women
According to Professor Petra Boynton, a psychologist who interviewed over 1000 women, women also tend to move quickly from one subject to another in (50) _, while men usually stick to one subject for longer periods of time
At work, this (51) _ can be an advantage for men, as they can put other matters aside and concentrate matter aside and concentrate (52) on the topic being discussed On the other hand, it also means that they sometimes find it hard to concentrate when several things have to be discussed at the same (53) _ in a meeting
Professor Boynton also says that men and women talk for different reasons In social (54) _ women use conversation to solve problems and reduce stress while men talk with each other to laugh or to compare opinions
26 A tells B suggests C promotes D compares
27 A researches B things C conversations D gossiping
28 A stories B topics C gossips D conversations
29 A run B reach C range D random
30 A present B absent C concentrated D mentioned
31 A conversation B subject C research D topic
32 A absence B period C difference D conversation
33 A generally B mainly C fully D quickly
34 A interview B story C time D thing
35 A situations B opinions C conversations D actions
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and conserve precious food reserves One way to this is to find a sheltered roost Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers.” During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with 5
(6)different roosting habits The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm But this increased protection is partially counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the roost
36 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A Why some species of birds nest together B How birds maintain body heat in the winter C Why birds need to establish territory D How birds find and store food
37 The word “conserve ”in line is closest in meaning to
A watch B retain C share D locate
38 Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by _
A building nests in trees
B huddling together on the ground with other birds C digging tunnels into the snow
D burrowing into dense patches of vegetation
39 The word “magnified” in line is closest in meaning to _
A caused B intensified C modified D combined
40 The author mentions “kinglets” in line as an example of birds that _
A protect themselves by nesting in holes B nest with other species of birds
C usually feed and nest in pairs D nest together for warmth
41 The word “forage” in line 10 is closest in meaning to _
A fly B assemble C rest D feed
42 Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets
B The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel C The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not
D The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground
43 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle
together while sleeping?
A Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock B Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers
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(7)C Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food D Several members of the flock care for the young
44 Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A Diseases easily spread among the birds
B Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds C Some birds in the group will attack the others
D Food supplies are quickly depleted
45 The word “they” in line 20 refers to _
A few birds B mass roosts C predators D trees
WRITING:
Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
46 I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework
- I wish
47 Please don’t turn on the radio
- I’d rather
48 Mary doesn’t speak English so well as Jane
- Jane _
49 He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
-He hasn’t _
50 "You shouldn't have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!" said Jane -Jane accused
Part II Write a paragraph of 80 - 100 words about the following topic: WHY DO YOU LEARN ENGLISH?
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ- KỲ THI THPT QG 2015 Môn Tiếng Anh - CODE 621
(8)Câu 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Đáp án A C C D C B A C C D
Câu 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Đáp án D B A C C B B C A D
Câu 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Đáp án A C B C C D B A A C
Câu 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Đáp án B B C B C C C B A A
Câu 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Đáp án B B B B B C B C B C
Câu 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
Đáp án C C C A A B C B D D
Câu 61. 62. 63. 64.
Đáp án C D B B
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65 I wish I had finished my homework 66 I’d rather you didn’t turn on the radio 67 Jane speaks English better than Mary 68 He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.