SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 214) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three words in each question. Question 1. A. language B. aviation C. attraction D. applicant Question 2. A. nervous B. birthday C. worry D. third 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 each of the following questions. Question 3. A. accomplish 2 B. establish 2 C. abolish 2 D. acronym 1 Question 4. A. companion 2 B. comfortable 1 C. compliment 1 D. competence 1 Question 5. A. mechanic B. memorial C. mechanism D. machine Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting. Question 6. Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual, appear to be culturally universal. A involved B C D Question 7. When I came back I realized that my camera had been disappeared A B C D bỏ been Question 8. If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work. A B takes C D Question 9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons. A B C D Question 10. Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945. 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 answer to each of the questions from 71 to 80. Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours đường viền. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical- đối xứng and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice- cá bơn, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish- cá nhều xương which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate lượn sóng through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies- However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened , but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso- like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side. Question 11. The passage is mainly concerned with:____. A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish Question 12. The phrase “hugging the contours” in the line 1 means:____. A. swimming close to the seabed B. hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea. C. Floating just below the surface. D. Lying still on the sea bottom. Question 13. In lines 2- 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that:____. A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly C . have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks Question 14. It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish:____. A. have one eye each side of the head B. have one eye underneath the head C. have two eyes on top of the head D. have eyes that move around the head Question 15. The word “conversely” in line 5 is closest in meaning to:____. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. Similarly B. Alternatively C. Inversely D. Contrarily Question 16. According to the passage, fish such as plaice:____. A. have difficulties in swimming B. live near the surface C. have poor eyesight D. have distorted heads Question 17. The word “undulate” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. Sway B. Flutter- vỗ cánh C. Flap- đập vỗ D. Leap Question 18. In line 10, the word “this” refers to:____. A. the migration of the ancestors B. the practice of lying on one side C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful Question 19. According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is:____. A. average B. weak C. excellent D. variable Question 20. It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is:____. A. often confusing B. pretty normal C. very difficult D. full of danger. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 21. It seemed an impossible task at times, but we carried on_____. A. regardless B. despite C. in spite D. in spite of Question 22. He thought the talk was fascinating. His friend, _______, fell asleep halfway through it. A. although B. nevertheless C. however D. B or C Question 23. Have you really got no money_______ the fact that you've had a part-time job this term? A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. in case Question 24. The doctor gave the patient_____ examination to discover the cause of his collapse. A. a tho rough B. a whole C. an exact D. a universal Question 25. Her book is about the_______ between women and men. A. unequality B. disequality C. inequ ality D. non-equality Question 26. This section of the car park is_______ for visitors. A. private B. reserv ed C. given D. put Question 27. The role of women in society has been greatly _______in the last few years. A. overlooke d B. overtaken C. overcome D. overcast Question 28. Only 40 % of 5-year-olds have_______ to pre-school children. A. acces s B. approach C. denial D. recognition Question 29. He has been_______ from running a political office for five years. A. missed B. avoided C. made D. barred chặn Question 30. Delegates will meet with_______ from industry and the government. A. represented B. representative C. representat ives D. representers Question 31 Sports drinks have caught _______ as consumers have become more health- conscious. A. in B. at C. out D. on Question 32. The order_______ him to appear as a witness. A. compelled ép B. made C. let D. discouraged Question 33. It's a program that give some insight into the _______ life of the Victorians. A. household B. inner C. house D. domestic Question 34. _______having a good salary, he also has a private income. A. What's more B. Furthermore C. Apart from D. From Question 35. - Are you going to John’s wedding ? - I do not know, it ______. I might take the exams that weekend. A. is all depended B. all is depending C. all depends D. all depend Question 36. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids. A. removed quickly B. cleaned well C. changed completely D. destroyed completely Question 37. - Did your brother go to France ? - No, our parents suggested that we_____ there at night. A. not go B. not going C. not to go D. won’t go Question 38. - Why not open the windows to let _____ clean air in? - I’d rather you didn’t . ___ air in our town is quite polluted? A. 0 (nothing)- 0 B. 0- The C. a- The D. The- 0 Question 39. _______ at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates. A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com Question 40. “ How long is the seminar?” “______ knowledge, it takes about three hours.” A. To my best B. To the best of my C. In my best of D. In my best Question 41.My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she ______ one before. A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen Question 42. Last week, my professor promised that he ______ today. A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming Question 43. He fell over while skiing and my sister had to______ a doctor. A. bring B. take C. fetch D. carry Question 44. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I______. A. shall finish B. will finish C. shall have finished D. have finished Question 45. Not until ______ home ______ that he had taken someone else's bike. A. he got/ he realized B. he got/ did he realize C. did he get/ he realized D. he got/ he did realize Question 46. He was ______ teacher! A. how good a B. so good a C. so a good D. what a good Question 47. “This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “I find your arguments ______.” A. convincing B. convincingly C. unconvincing D. unconvincingly Question 48. There are many ways______ to Rome A. is leading B. are leading C. leading D. led Question 49. What chemical is this ? It is ______ a horrible smell . A. giving down B. giving off C. giving up D. giving out . Question 50. I got impatient waiting for my turn to _______. A. go out B. set out C. come out D. work out Put a suitable word in the blank by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know that an “intranet” is? It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (51) single company. In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to (52) contact computers and people. This (53) means that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of (54) information which is stored in different places in the company. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless (55) of where it comes from. A company intranet can, of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (56) provide important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The intranet is (57) willing to share their information with other people. (58) Unfortunately, many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (59) that top managers like to use the intranet to “ communicate down” rather than to “ communicate across”. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to (60) exchange information between themselves and others working in the same organization. Question 51. A. large B. jointed C. single D. branch Question 52. A. contact B. introduce C. distinguish D. compare Question 53. A. is B. is said C. indicates D. means Question 54. A. parts B. information C. elements D. properties Question 55. A. on B. with C. of D. to Question 56. A. bring B. provide C. give D. take Question 57. A. likely B. willing C. going D. happened Question 58. A. Luckily B. Consequently C. However D. Unfortunately Question 59. A. that B. what C. which D. it Question 60. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transit Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 61.________ poor results but also may cause accidents. Haste = vộ vã A. Haste does not only produce B. Haste had not only produced C . Haste not only produce s D. Haste produces not only. Question 62. It is important that ________. A. an exact record should be kept B. an exact record to be kept CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com C. to keep an exact record D. keeping an exact record Question 63. Jill has received several scholarships ________ . A. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability B. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic C. because of his academic and artistic ability D. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy Question 64. The moon is not a planet______. A. resembling the planets in many respects. B. which resembles the planets in many respects. C. but resemblance to the planets in many respects. D . although it resembles the planets in many respects. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one. 1. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. It is such_________________________________________ 2. I’ll pick the children up if you like. Would you_________________________________________ 3. He objected to the fact that his secretary came to work late He was annoyed_________________________________________ 4. Tom is the most industrious pupil. No other pupil_________________________________________ 5. She isn’t accustomed to life in London She’s not used to_________________________________________ II. TOPIC: Write to describe your all-time favorite book. In life, although I have several hobbies, reading books is the one I am more interested in. I have read countless books so far, but THỜI XA VẮNG (THE FARAWAY TIME), a romance novel written by one of the most Vietnamese 20 century famous and beloved novelists LÊ LỰU, is the one that has created the greatest impression on me ever since. The story is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and the construction to build a communist country in the North. The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor farming village in the North. The main characters are GIANG MINH SAI, a village schoolboy a veteran then a brick-works manager, a schoolgirl then a city dweller named HUONG, and some other characters. When still school students of about grade 8 (the first year high school at that time), SAI and HUONG had fallen in love with each other. They harbored and norished a very romantic love, but modern at the time being, though the two families did not want them to be. Growing up together in that poor village SAI and HUONG then chose the two different paths though their soul seemed to belong to each other. HUONG furthered her study in a city bearing her sweetheart’s image and love, wishing to reunite one day. SAI joined the army, devoted his life, and love to the national ideal targets, he even got married to the girl he could not share his bed. Then came their old age, the two lovers bitterly realized that they had forgot their precious emotion for their day-dream goals. The scenes in the book are interesting poetic and romantic, typical for a young couple’s enthusiastic truthful, deep love. The story is touching and rather sad. The story leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps us know more about the lifestyle of our ancestors. I must say that it is one of the best and most moving novels I have ever read in my life. HẾT CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com . SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 214) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Mark the letter. side than on their bellies- However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower. Internet, do you know that an “intranet” is? It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (51) single company. In fact, intranets make