UNIT 16: THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASEAN NATIONS
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (7,5 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Jack:‘Can I borrow your notes, please?’ Jill: ‘________’
A. Well done! B. No, thanks. C. Yes, sure. D. Yes, I can.
2. Candidates have to attach their birth________ to their applications for this position.
A. diplomas B. certificates C. qualifications D. degrees
3. Peter would not have been late for the interview if he________ the bus.
A. hasn’t missed B. hadn’t missedC. doesn’t miss D. didn’t miss
4. It is boring in here. Let’s go________ else for a change.
A. something B. nothing C. nowhere D. somewhere
5. I woke up when the alarm clock________.
A. took off B. turned off C. went off D. put off
6. She wrote her essay carefully to avoid ________ mistakes.
A. make B. making C. being made D. to make
7. My students promised that they would hand in their assignments________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the following day D.
tomorrow
8. Jane is a(n) ________girl so she finds it easy to make friends with other students.
A. sociable B. kind C. honest D. shy
9. This is the supermarket________ you can buy almost everything.
A. that B. where C. who D. when
10. Scientists have proposed a possible ________to the problem of global warming.
A. solution B. plan C. result D. effect
11. It is becoming ________challenging to find a good job nowadays.
A better and better B. the better C. the more
D. more and more
12. We will leave ________the rain stops.
A. until B. during C. as soon as D. while
13. We are worried ________the current situation of environmental pollution in our country.
A. of B. on C. about D. at
14. Harry Potter books, which ________ by J.K. Rowling, are very popular with
children around the world.
A. were written B. will write C. will be written D. wrote
15. The money that I earn is enough to ________my family’s basic needs.
A. take B. meet C. see D. give
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.
16. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. high
17. A. bear B. near C. clear D. hear
18. A. rejects B. believes C. maintains D. confides
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 19 to 23.
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’
shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas fiords. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special ‘charity card shops are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risque, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs.
The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or
‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.
Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards.
Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.
(Extracted from The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Encyclopedic Dictionary)
19. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Greetings Cards B. Birthday Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Easter Cards
20. The word ‘some’ in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. young children B. ages and tastes C. card shops D. birthday cards
21. Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?
A. ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’ B. ‘Happy Birthday’
C. ‘Good luck’ D ‘Many Happy Returns’
22. The word ‘milestone’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.
A. a positive view B. a special gift C. an important event D. a convenient way
23. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. greetings cards are used on many different occasions
B. there are few choices of birthday cards
C. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain
D. greetings cards are for children only
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 24 to 28.
Most people today take relatively little general exercise. Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles have changed considerably and many people now travel even (24) ________shortest distances by car or bus. Lack of exercise combined with eating too many fatty and sugary foods has meant that many people are becoming too fat. Experts are particularly concerned that children (25) ________a lot of their free time watching television
or playing computer games instead of being physically active.
In recent years, however, there has been a growing (26) ________in fitness among young adults and many belong to a sports club or gym. Membership of a sports club or gym can be (27) ________and not everyone can afford the subscription. Local sports centres are generally cheaper. Evening classes are also cheap and offer a wide variety of fitness activities ranging (28) ________yoga to jazz dancing. Some companies now provide sports facilities for their employees or contribute to the cost of joining a gym.
(Extracted from The Oxford Guide to British and American Culture -
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Coinpass)
24. A. the B. an C. one D. a
25. A. make B. take C. get- D. spend
26. A.
interestingly
B. interest C. interesting D. interested 27. A. popular B. easy C. cheap D. expensive
28.A. on B. from C. at D. 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.
29. We should join hands to make our city green, clean and elegant.
A. work together B. take action C. put together D. make decisions
30. The woman decided to devote herself full-time to social work.
A. determine B. bring C. help D. dedicate
II. PHẦN VIẾT (2,5 điểm)
Write a paragraph about the school subject that you like best.
You should write at least 80 words.
KÌ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 --- o ---
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bà: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. deal B. teach C. break D. clean
2. A. supported B. approached C. noticed D. finished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. recipe B. candidate C. instrument D. commitment
4. A. conceal B. contain C. conserve D. conquer
5. A. advantageous B. oceanic C. compulsory D. influential
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. The receptionist, ________answered the phone, told me that the director was out.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. that
7. Changes have been made in our primary schooling program. As a result, young Children ________do homework any more.
A. needn’t B. oughtn’t C. couldn’t D. haven’t
8. ________the salesman promised to exchange the defective CD player for a new one, they insisted on getting a refund.
A. Despite B. Although C. And D. But
9. The headmaster has decided that three lecture halls________ in our school next semester.
A. will build B. will be built C. are being built D. will be building
10. Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreads through close contact with sick people, not through the air, many people still avoid ________to crowded places.
A. to go B. having gone C. gone D. going
11. Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they ________their student cards.
A. produced B. hadn’t produced C. didn’t produce D.
don’t produce
12. A large number of inventions and discoveries have been made________ accident.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
13. When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in favour________science fiction.
A. in B. for C. of D. With
14. A molecule of water is ________of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
A. composed B. created C. included D. consisted
15. Jane really loves the ________jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.
A. nice brown wooden B. brown wooden nice C. nice wooden brown D. wooden brown nice
16. Global ‘warming will result ________crop failures and famine.
A. of B. to C. in D. from
17. John has finally found a new job after being ________for three months.
A. out of order B. out of mind C. out of work D. out of reach
18. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well in the 28th Sea Games women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could _____ her.
A. catch up with B. look up to C. come up to D. put up with
19. After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced _____ cars in 2014 as the year before.
A. twice many as B. as twice many C. as many twice D. twice as many
20. It is ________of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. Familiar B. typical C. ordinary D. common
21. Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely________
A. Imaginary B. imagining C. imaginative D. imaginable
22 . ________at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a
sudden power cut.
A. We had arrived hardly B. We have hardly arrived
C. Hardly we had arrived D. Hardly had we arrived
23. Mike and Lane are university students. They are talking about Lane’s upcoming high-school reunion. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Mike: “So, you have your fifth high-school reunion coming up?” Lane: “________”
A. Oh, the school reunion was wonderful. B. The food at the reunion was excellent.
C. Yeah. I’m really looking forward to it. D. No. You’re in no mood for the event.
24. Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will meet. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?” Tom: “________”
A. We are too busy on weekdays. B. The library would be best.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. Studying in a group is great fun.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
25. When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She prepared a feast - a huge selection of dishes that were simply mouth-watering.
A. concerning nutrition and health B. involving hygienic conditions and diseases
C. relating to medical knowledgeD. having to do with food and cooking
26. Suddenly, it began to rain heavily, so all the summer hikers got drenched all over.
A. very tired B. refreshed C. completely wet D. cleansed
27. “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”
A. an object that I really love B. a book that is never opened
C. a subject that I don’t understand D. a theme that I like to discuss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
28. It is common knowledge that solar heating for a large office building is technically
A B C
different from a single-family home.
D
29. The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent
A B C
severe earthquake.
D
30. All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally treated regarding of their age,
A B C sex, or nationality.
D
31. Since poaching is becoming more seriously, the government has imposed stricter laws
A B C
to prevent it.
D
32. Reminding not to miss the 15:20 train, the manager set out for the station in a hurry.
A B C D
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
from 33 to 42.
Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word library comes (33) ________liber, the Latin word for “book”. (34) ________, library collections have almost always contained a
variety of materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only printed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, (35) ________
audio-visual and online databases. In addition (36) ________maintaining collections within
library buildings, modern libraries often feature telecommunications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites.
The central mission of a library (37) ________to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a
valuable record of culture that can be passed down to (38) ________generations.
Libraries
are an. essential link in this communication between the past, present, and future.
Whether the cultural record is contained in books or in electronic formats, libraries ensure (39) ________the record is preserved and made available for later use.
People use library resources to gain information about personal (40) ________or to obtain recreational materials such as films and novels. Students use libraries to supplement and enhance their classroom experiences, to learn (41) ________in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and study habits. Public officials use libraries to research legislation and public policy issues. One of the most valued of all cultural institutions, the library (42) ________in formation and services that are essential to learning and progress.
From “Library (institution)*by Richard S. Halsey et al.
33. A. from B. in C. to D. out
34. A. Despite B. However C. Therefore D. Instead
35. A. only if B. as well C. or else D. but also
36. A. on B. to C. in D. from
37. A. are B. is C. have D. has
38. A. succeeding B. succeed C. successful D. success
39. A. what B. which C. who D. that
40. A. profits B. attractions C. interests D. appeals
41. A. abilities B. skills C. talents D. capacities
42. A. relates B. applies C. supplies D. digests
Mark the letter A, B, G, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
43.“Don’t be such a pessimist. I’m sure you’ll soon get over it. Cheer up!”
A. Activist B. feminist C. optimist D. hobbyist
44.“Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight.”
A. turn down B. look up C. slow down D. put forward
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.
Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effects of global warming. Scientists have already observed shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animals, such as flowers blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring.
Many species have begun shifting where they live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures.
With further warming, animals will tend to migrate toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old habitats grow too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts. Species that find cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct. Species living in unique ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountaintop regions, are especially at risk because migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and marine mammals in the Arctic are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere farther north to go.
Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees of further warming. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely important for plants and animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types of forest, may not be able to adjust quickly enough and may disappear.
Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reefs, will also be affected by global warming. Warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to “bleach”, a state which if prolonged will lead to the death of the coral. Scientists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming could lead to widespread bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also, increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This acidification further stresses ocean ecosystems.
From “Global Warming" by Michael Mastrandrea and Stephen H. Schneider
45.Scientists have observed that warmer temperatures in the spring cause flowers to________.
A. die instantly B. bloom earlier C. become lighter D. lose color
46.According to paragraph 2, when their habitats grow warmer, animals tend to move________.
A. south-eastwards and down mountainsides toward lower elevations
B. north-westwards and up mountainsides toward higher elevations
C. toward the North Pole and down mountainsides toward lower elevations
D. toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations
47.The pronoun “those” in paragraph 2 refers to ________
A. Species B. ecosystems C. habitats D. areas
48.The phrase “dwindling sea ice” in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. the frozen water in the Arctic B. the violent Arctic Ocean C. the melting ice in the Arctic D. the cold ice in the Arctic
49.It is mentioned in the passage that if the global temperature rose by 2 or 3 Celsius degrees, ________ .
A. half of the earth’s surface would be flooded
B. the sea level would rise by 20 centimeters
C. water supply would decrease by 50 percent
D. 20 to 50 percent of species could become extinct
50.According to the passage, if some species are not able to adjust quickly to warmer temperatures,.