Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia 2015 môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Hàn Thuyên, Bắc Ninh (lần 2)

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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
MÔN TIẾNG ANH - 12
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề thi 132

Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions
Câu 1: “ Go on Jack, apply for the job” said Mary.
A. Mary told Jack to go on and apply for the job.
B. Mary suggested applying for the job.
C. Mary said that Jack would apply for the job.
D. Mary encouraged Jack to apply for the job.
Câu 2: I hardly know the truth about Jean’s success in the institute.
A. I do not know much about Jean’s success in the institute.
B. It is difficult for Jean to be successful in the institute.
C. Jean’s success in the institute was not to be known.
D. Jean hardly become known and successful in the institute.
Câu 3: " You broke my computer, Lan" Nam said.
A. Lan told Nam he broke his computer.
B. Nam said that Lan broke her computer.
C. Lan told Nam that he had broken her computer.
D. Nam accused Lan of breaking his computer.
Câu 4: Mary felt quite certain that her sister would stand by her, but in the end she didn’t.
A. Mary didn’t expect her own sister to let her down like that.

B. It came as a terrible shock to Mary when her own sister turned against her like that.
C. Mary had hoped that her sister would come to her aid, but she never did.
D. Mary was confident that she would have her sister’s support, but as it turned out she let her down.


Câu 5: It was an interesting novel. I, therefore, stayed up all night to finish it.
A. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
B. Unless it was an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks in the following question.
Public awareness of the value of recycling materials such (6)_____ plastic, paper, and glass is increasing
daily in all corners of the globe. In some countries these efforts are being (7)_____ by the local gonernments
and in others, by individuals. Participation in these programs is at an all-time high.
In the small town of Truro in eastern Massachusetts, for example, space in the local landfill has run
out; therefore, residents have had to think of new ways to (8)_____ of their trash. With no room for items such
as newspaper, bottles, and old lumber at the land fill, local residents have come up with many (9)_____
programs to recycle and/ or reuse what was once (10)_____ of as only trash. For instance, yard waste such as
leaves and grass which used to be thrown in the landfill is now broken down and made (11)_____ compost
used by local people as fertilizer in their gardens. In addition,(12)_____ plastics, newspapers, bottles and cans
are sold to a recycling company, thereby bringing in revenue for the town. The most popular local innovation,
though has been the founding of a “swap shop”. This is a building to which people bring their unwanted
clothing, books, and toys so that others who need them can (13)_____ them.
Since there is so much (14)_____ in all the recycling programs, the dump is seen as a place to meet
with friends and neighbours and catch up on local news. There is even an annual September evening “dump
dance”, where locals dance to live music and have picnics by candlelight at the dump. This has become a high
light of the summer vacation season.
As humankind continues to (15)_____ and the population grows, recycling efforts become even more
important. These efforts must continue so that we will soon see new innovations and ideas concerning the use

of recycled materials.
Câu 6:

A. as

B. alike

C. with

D. like

Câu 7:

A. introduced

B. brought

C. initiated

D. participated

Câu 8:

A. disapprove

B. dispose

C. throw

D. discard

Câu 9:

A. reforming

B. progressive

C. improved

D. innovative

Câu 10:

A. believed

B. regarded

C. thought

D. considered

Câu 11:

A. by

B. into

C. of

D. from

Câu 12:

A. reproductive

B. wasted

C. circulating

D. recyclable

Câu 13:

A. take

B. offer

C. steal

D. bring

Câu 14:

A. distribution

B. participation

C. approval

D. fertilization

Câu 15:

A. reproduce

B. fertilize

C. survive

D. exist


Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Câu 16: Loudly applauding the speech,_______________
A. the audience watched as the speaker quickly left the stage.
B. the speaker waved to the audience and quickly left the stage.
C. the speaker waving to the audience quickly left the stage.
D. the audience saw the speaker quickly left the stage.
Câu 17: Harry would certainly have attended the proceedings _________ .
A. had the tyre not flattened itself

B. had he not had a flat tyre

C. if the flat tyre didn’t happen

D. if he didn’t get a flat tyre

Câu 18: _____ learn foreign language very fast.
A. Young children that

B. It is young that people

C. It is young children who

D. It is young age that

Câu 19: _____, Sir Isaac Newton described the law of gravitation.
A. A seventeenth-century scientist

B. When was a seventeenth-century scientist

C. Who was a seventeenth-century scientist

D. Was a seventeenth-century scientist

Câu 20:___________, but he often gives me a hand with the housework.
A. Although my husband is very busy at work

B. However busy my husband is at work

C. My husband is very busy at work

D. No matter how busy is my husband at work

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 21: What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and
A

B

C

policemen who had been laid off from their jobs.
D
Câu 22: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group
A

B

C

D

Câu 23: Almost medical doctors have had some training in psychology and psychiatry
A

B

C

D


Câu 24: The residence of Greenville, Texas hold an annual Cotton Jubilee to remember
A

B

the crop that caused their city to prosper.

C

D

Câu 25: He has done a valuable contribution to the independence of the country.
A

B

C

D

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 26: Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction
A. contaminated

B. enriched

C. purified

D. strengthened

Câu 27: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic

B. be confident

C. be smart

D. be pessimistic

Blacken 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.
Câu 28: The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.
A. unique

B. vital

C. novel

D. exotic

Câu 29: She's always moaning. It really gets on my nerves.
A. stretches my nerves

B. annoys me

C. make me angry

D. makes my nerve stressful

Câu 30: She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. went leisurely

B. went quickly

C. dropped by

D. came into

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to
the following 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 do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary
roosters shelter indense 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 do. 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
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.
Câu 31: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How birds find and store food
B. How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C. Why birds need to establish territory
D. Why some species of birds nest together
Câu 32: The word "conserve" is closest in meaning to
A. retain

B. watch

C. locate

D. share

Câu 33: 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
Câu 34: The word “ magnified” in line 6 is closest in meaning to.
A. combined

B. caused

C. modified

D. intensified

Câu 35: The author mentions kinglets in line 8 as an example of birds that
A. prorect themselves by nesting in holes

B. usually feed and nest in pairs

C. nest together for warmth

D. nest with other species of birds

Câu 36: The word “ forage” in line 11 is closest
A. rest

B. fly

in meaning ro
C. feed

D. assemble

Câu 37: Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A. The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not.
B. The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diers.
C. The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.
Câu 38: The word “counteracted” in line 22 is closest in meaning to
A. shielded

B. negated

C. measured

D. suggested

Câu 39: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that
huddle together while sleeping?
A. Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food.
B. Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock.
C. Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers.
D. Several members of the flock care for the young.
Câu 40: Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.
B. Food supplies are quickly depleted.
C. Some birds in the group will attack the others
D. Groups are more atractive to predators than individual birds are.
Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronouned differently from the other three in each question.
Câu 41: A. feature

B. creation

C. creature

D. neat

Câu 42: A. parents

B. hands

C. boys

D. chores

Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Câu 43: He always did well at school________having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. in spite of

B. even though.

C. in addition to

D. on account of

Câu 44: “ I wonder if you could help me?” “__________”
A. Really? How nice

B. Don’t mention it

C. I’ll do my best. What’s the problem?

D. No, what is it?

Câu 45: Prized for centuries for their beauty, roses are probably the world’s_________plants.
A. cultivated ornamental most widely

B. most widely cultivated ornamental

C. ornamental widely cultivated most

D. widely ornamental most cultivated

Câu 46: It was very __________ of him to leave his little son alone at home.

A. responsible

B. irresponsible

C. unresponsible

D. responsibility

Câu 47: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. as much expensive as

B. not nearly as expensive as

C. a bit less expensive

D. much far expensive than

Câu 48: I was just walking across the street when I ___________ someone I hadn’t seen for years.
A. came over

B. came off

C. came across

D. came by


Câu 49: A: " Thanks for your help, Judy." B: " ___________ ."
A. Wish you

B. Never remind me C. It’s my pleasure

D. With all my heart

Câu 50: She told me she _____ her mother for ages.
A. didn't meet

B. hadn't met

C. hasn't met

D. wouldn't meet

Câu 51: “Sorry, I’m late, Mike.” - “___”
A. That’s all right.

B. No, I wouldn’t mind it at all.

C. Not on my account.

D. Well, it’s worth a try.

Câu 52: It was _______he had gone to bed that he remembered he had some homework to do.
A. until

B. only before

C. not after

D. not until

Câu 53: I’d rather you ________too much time surfing the Internet.
A. don’t spend

B. not spend

C. not to spend

D. didn’t spend

Câu 54: Emily said that her teacher _______ to London _______.
A. will go / tomorrow

B. would go / the next day

C. had gone / the next day

D. went / tomorrow

Câu 55: ________ she entered the house than the phone started to ring.
A. No longer had

B. Scarcely had

C. Hardly had

D. No sooner had

Câu 56: Everyone in both cars _____ injured in the accident last night, ______?
A. was/wasn't he?

B. were/were they

C. were/weren't they D. was/weren't they

Câu 57: It is advisable that _________ a career objective at the start of his/her resume.
A. every applicants write

B. an applicant writes

C. every applicant write

D. an applicant must be writing

Câu 58: The gangsters avoided arrest for several weeks because they __________ the state.
A. were thought to be leaving

B. were thought to have left

C. were thinking to leave

D. thought about leaving

Câu 59: The last student ____ was John.
A. for interviewed

B. who is interviewed

C. to be interviewed

D. whom was interviewed

Câu 60: You ___ out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold.
A. mustn’t have gone

B. hadn’t gone


C. shouldn’t have gone

D. haven’t gone

Câu 61: ______ in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident.
A. Many alike finds

B. Like many finds

C. Alike many finds

D. It was like many finds

Câu 62: __________, I was still able to get to the top of the mountain.
A. Much as I’m unfit

B. Unfit as I was

C. while ever out of condition

D. Even though unfit

Câu 63: “He is such a nice man.”“__________.”
A. You are telling lie.

B. I can’t agree with you more

C. Can you say that again

D. Total

Câu 64: He’s ___________ work and cannot possibly see you now.
A. not involved with

B. very interested in C. concerned with

D. up to his ears in

Câu 65: Having read the passage three times, _______
A. it made me confused about its main idea

B. it was difficult for me to understand

C. the main idea of it was not clear to me

D. I still couldn’t understand its main idea

Câu 66: “Be careful” “__________”
A. I will

B. Yes, I am

C. Thank you

D. What a pity!

Câu 67: I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.
A. taking

B. to take

C. being taken

D. to be taken

Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word with the main stress different from
that of the other three words in each question.
Câu 68:

A. analysis

B. outnumber

C. accidental

D. particular

Câu 69:

A. librarian

B. historial

C. experiment

D. entertain

Câu 70:

A. extinction

B. endangered

C. business

D. intention

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to the following questions.
Lake Baikal, the world’s largest lake, is located in southern Siberia, in Russia. It measures 395 miles of
coastline. The lake’s rocky basin consists of three depressions, which hold a total volume of 14,656 cubic miles
of water, 20 percent of the freshwater in the world. The lake is also very deep, with its deepest point at over 1
mile and an average depth of 2,066 feet. Furthermore, scientists have determined that Lake Baikal is the oldest
lake in the world. From sediment obtained by drilling deep down below the lake, researchers estimate it to be at
least 25 million years old.
To scientists, Lake Baikal is of particular interest because of its unique and isolated ecosystem. More than
1,000 species of plants and animals found at Lake Baikal exist nowhere else on earth and some can be dated to
prehistoric times. Among its unique fauna is the Baikal freshwater seal. This creature, which local people call


nerpa, is the only mammal which inhabits the lake. Researchers speculate that these seals, which have been
breeding at Lake Baikal for 22 million years, are the descendents of ocean -dwelling seals which migrated

inland in search of food, when the lake was still connected to the sea. Another creature that is unique to this
Siberian Lake is the omu, a fish, which is caught by local fisherman and is considered a great delicacy.
For centuries, the water in Lake Baikal was so clear that it was possible to see down to depths of 40 to 60
feet. First, the lake contained certain small zooplankton and small crustaceans that consumed waterweeds,
bacteria, and other material that would otherwise cloud the water. Furthermore, the water in the lake consisted
of rainwater and melted snow that flowed down from a mountain range in about 300 streams and through
uninhabited forest. Finally, most of the watershed has a rocky surface, so the water flowing into the lake did not
accumulate mud or organic matter and had little mineral or chemical content.
Câu 71: The word “which” in the first paragraph refers to __ .
A. the rocky basin

B. the lake

C. the total water volume

D. three depressions

Câu 72: All of the following is mentioned EXCEPT that __
A. Lake Baikal is the world’s largest lake

B. Lake Baikal is located in Russia

C. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world

D. Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world

Câu 73: All of the following are true about Lake Baikal EXCEPT that __
A. it has a great variety of fish
B. it is near the sea
C. it has the biggest amount of freshwater in the world

D. it is about 25 million years old
Câu 74: Scientists are particularly interested in Lake Baikal because __
A. its ecosystem is special
B. the animals there are similar to elsewhere
C. it has more species of plants than anywhere else
D. it is isolated
Câu 75: Baikal fresh seal is __
A. the only habitants of the lake Baikal
B. only found in the lake Baikal
C. has been breeding at the lake for 32 million years
D. a species of plant
Câu 76: Omu is mentioned in the passage as __.
A. a local fisherman

B. an animal migrating inland from the sea

C. descendents of ocean-dwelling seals

D. an animal unique to the lake


Câu 77: The water of the lake Baikal is __
A. used to make crystal

B. toxic

C. made of crystal

D. transparent

Câu 78: According to the passage, there are __ factors contributing to the clarity of the water in Lake Baikal.
A. 2

B. 1

C. 3

D. 4

Câu 79: The word cloud in the final paragraph can be best replaced by __
A. cold

B. dirty

C. clean

D. muddy

Câu 80: The water in the lake is from all of the following EXCEPT __
A. snow

B. rainwater

C. streams

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D. forests

ĐÁP ÁN

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. A

17. B

33. C

49. C

65. D

18. C

34. D

50. B

66. A

19. A

35. C

51. A

67. C

20. C

36. C

52. D

68. C

21. B

37. A

53. D

69. D

22. B

38. B

54. B

70. C

23. A

39. D

55. D

71. D

24. A

40. D

56. D

72. C

25. A

41. B

57. C

73. A

26. C

42. A

58. B

74. A

27. D

43. A

59. C

75. B

28. B

44. C

60. C

76. D

29. B

45. B

61. B

77. D

30. B

46. B

62. B

78. C

31. D

47. B

63. B

79. B

32. A

48. C

64. D

80. D