Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 504

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. English is now an effective medium of international_____.
A. communication B. communicative C. communicator D. communicate
2. - “I’m going on holiday tomorrow” - “__________”
A. Watch out B. Sorry to hear that C. Congratulations D. Have a nice time
3. He fell and hurt himself badly while he ___ the roof.
A. was painting B. paints C. is painting D. painting
4. Frankie: “ Where is Dad?” Kitty: “ He ___ be in the garden.”
A. had to B. may C. ought D. need
5. The Government has_____ measures to promote the development of the economy.
A. made B. achieved C. taken D. carried
6. She hated_____ questioned by the police.
A. been B. to be C. being D. be
7. This is the place_____ the body was found.
A. that B. where C. which D. there
8. _____ the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season.
A. Almost B. Almost of C. Almost all of D. Most of all
9. Mary: “ What_____ this weekend?” Sally: “ Oh, we’re going windsurfing. It’s fantastic!”
A. are you doing B. do you go C. are you going D. would you do
10. Don’t touch the cat, he may_____ you.
A. tear B. scratch C. kick D. scream
11. John started his current job_____ October 10th.
A. in B. to C. at D. on

12. “Where_____ is the best place to park a car around here?” “I’m sorry. I don’t know”
A. do you suppose B. are you suppose C. supposedly D. you suppose
13. They_____ at this school before they became interpreters.
A. had taught B. were taught C. have taught D. taugh
14. The doctors tried their best to save his life but unfortunately they were_____ .
A. successful B. unsuccessful C. succeed D. success
15. My sister will_____ for a few nights.
A. put us up B. put us in C. provide us in D. provide us up
16. - “Why are you driving so fast?” - “ I’m _______.”
A. in a hurry B. hurrying C. in hurry D. must be hurry
17. I_____ go swimming when I was a child.
A. use to B. used to C. was used to D. am using to
18. Tom is_____, he gets unemployment benefit every week.
A. friendless B. harmless C. jobless D. careless
19. They are not_____ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
A. enough old B. as old C. so old D. old enough
20. A new study group has been set ___ by the government.
A. out B. away C. up D. down
21. Nowadays, more and more women go out to work, and they become more_____ than they used to.
A. independent B. dependence C. dependent D. independently
22. The saleman left a good ___ on his customers.
A. impression B. expression C. idea D. belief
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23. The book is_____ interesting_____ cheap.
A. either/or B. neither/and C. either/nor D. both/and
24. ________ the government fall, the stock market will crash.
A. Provided B. In case C. Should D. Had
25. Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice more than B. as much twice C. more than twice as D. twice as much as
26. Please accept this cheque as a ______ of your services.

A. recognisement B. recognition C. recognising D. recognisation
27. Price increases are now running at a(n) ______ level of thirty percent.
A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
28 "I don't think English is too hard to study" - " ______________"
A. I do too B. I don't neither C. neither do I D. either do I
29 -Lorie is very thin, ______ her young sister, who is quite heavy.
A. unlike B. dissimilar to C. dislike D. unlikely
30. Population expansion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet ______ food.
A. the requirement of B. the command of C. the demand for D. the necessity for
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one
31. Exploration of the Solar System is (A) continuing, and at the present rate of (B) progress all the planets
will have been contacted (C) within the (D) near 50 years.
32.The (A) children's television program which (B) called Seasame Street (C) was seen in 84 countries (D) in
1989.
33.(A) In order for a doctor to (B) practice medicine in any hospital, it (C) must be proved that the doctor has
the (D) qualifiers to do so.
34.The children had (A) such difficult time when they (B) began school in their new neighbourhood that their
parents decided (C) never (D) to move again.
35.Both (A)a term paper (B) and a final exam (C)is often required (D)for a college class.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one
36. The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer is accustomed to performing live.
B. The singer used to perform live. C. The singer's live performance has been cancelled.
D. The singers got used to performing live.
37. My father likes nothing better than playing chess in his free time.
A. My father doesn't like playing chess in his free time.
B. My father would prefer playing chess rather than doing nothing in his free time.
C. Playing chess is my father's favourite enjoyment in his free time.
D. My father prefers doing nothing to playing chess in his free time.
38. Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it.

A. Not many people bought our product because it was so bad.
B. Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it.
C. Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality.
D. Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it.
39. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
A. He speaks so slowly that his students get bored.
B. His students got bored because he spoke so slowly.
C. If he hadn't spoken so slowly, his students wouldn't got bored
D. When the speaker is slow, his students get bored.
40. You didn't listen to my advice in the first place, so you are in the mess now.
A. You wouldn’t be in the mess now if you listened to my advice in the first place.
B. If you could listen to my advice in the first place, you aren't in the mess now.
C. Unless you listened to my advice in the first place, you weren't in the mess now.
D. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in the mess now
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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.
Johannes Gutenberg was a pioneer in the use of movable type . When he began building a printing
press in 1436, he was unlikely to have realized that he was giving birth to an art form that would take center
stage in the social and industrial revolutions that followed Gutenberg was German, his press was wooden,
and the most important aspect of his invention was that it was the first form of printing to use movable type.
Although Laurence Koster of Haarlem also laid claim to the invention, scholars have generally accepted
Gutenberg as the father of modern painting. Before Gutenberg, the printing press was used only to reproduce
pictures, playing cards, and designs on cloth. Designs were cut in wood, stone, or metal and transfered to
parchment or vellum. Sometimes a few words of explanation were cut into the printing block, but that was
the limit of text printing. Books were copird by hand by monks, which was a labor-intensive undertaking.
Detailed records of Gutenberg's life and wok are neligible; his name doeas not appear on any of the works
credited to him. From what is known , Gutenberg was born in Msinz, Germany, in about 1400. He worked as
a silversmith and also served as a policeman. In 1438, he became a partner in a block printing firm. From
1438 to 1455, he experimented with metal type. Perhaps his most significant innovation was the efficient

molding and casting of movable metal type. Each seperate laetter was carved into the end of a steel punch
which was then hammered into a copper blank. The copper impression was inserted into a mold and a molten
alloy made of lead and tin was poured into it. The metal cooled quickly and the resulting reverse image of the
letter was attached to a lead base. The width of the lead base varied according to the letter's size (for
example, the base of an 'i' would not nearly as wide as the base of an 'w') . This emphasized the visual
impacts of words and clusters of words rather than evenly spaced letters. This novelty lent elegance and
sophistication to what seemed to many to be the magically perfect regularity of a printed page. Gutenberg
designed a Latin-print Bible which became his signature work.He printed approximately 300 two- volume
Gutenberg Bibles, which sold for 30 florins eac, or about three years' of a clerk's wage.The copies of the 42 -
line Bible that remain - about 40 in all- are among the world's most valuable books. It is known as the 42-
line Bible because most of its pages were printed in two columns forty -two lines long. The Library of
Congress in Washington, D.C has one of the three remaining complete and perfect sets. All in all,
Gutenberg's contributions to early printing technology should be classed with the greatest events in the
history of the world. It caused a revolution in the development of culture, equaled by hardly any other
incident in the Christian Era. Thus, not only has Gutenberg's art been inseparable from the progress og
science, it has also been an indispensable factor in the education of people at large. Culture and knowledge,
until then considered aristocratic privileges peculiar to certain classes, were popularized by typography,
although in the process it unfortunately brought about an internal revolution in the intellectual world in the
direction of what is profane and free from restraint.
41. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The history of printing around the world.
B. The contributions Gutenberg made to typography
C. The famous 42-line Bible D. Different kinds of print type and their applications
42. The word 'aspect' is closest in meaning to_____.
A. feature B. type C. relation D. purpose
43. According to paragraph 2, how were books reproduced before the printing press?
A. Monks copied them by hands
B. Designs were cut in wood, stone or metal and transfered to parchment or vellum
C. Books were not able to reproduced at that time.
D. Sometimes a few words of explanation were cut into the printing block.

44. The word ' neligible' is closest in meaning to_____.
A. insignificant B. enormous C.well-known D. limited
45. According to the passage , what lent elegance and sophistication to a printed page?
A. The letters were all the same size B. A lead base was used for the letters
C. The letters "i' and 'w' were stylized D. The letters were aligned with perfect regularity
46. The word 'innovation' is closest in meaning to_____.
A. metal B. blank C. letter D. novelty
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47. Why is Gutenberg's Bible called the 42-line Bible?
A. The complete bible was written 42 lines B. Most pages contained exactly 42 lines
C. Only 42 lines of the bible have been found D. The bible consisted of 42 lines per volume.
48. The author implies that Gutenberg_____.
A. invented the printing press B. was the to print text
C. only printed a bible D. was not sucessful at nay job
49. In the last paragraph the author suggests that _____.
A. Gutenberg contributed little to the development of printing
B. Gutenberg's art has no connection to the progress of modern science.
C. culture and knowledge in the Christian Era was peculiar to all classes.
D. The invention of movable type was a significant event in world history.
50. Which of the following should not be included in a summary of the passage?
A. The 42-line Bible is cinsidered Gutenberg's finest work.
B. Gutenberg changed the way text is produced
C. Gutenberg was one of the most famous Germans in history.
D. Movable metal type was invented by Gutenberg.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer for each of the blanks.
Passage 1: JOB OPPORTUNITY; Would you relish the opportunity to join a growing company at
the cutting (51)______ of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries? Do you already command a high
(52)______ of credibility in the industry?Can you proactively use your (53)_______ of project management
know-how and leadership skills to manage teams and to take (54)______ of a variety of consulting projects?

Are you ready to build and provide quality thougt leadership?Do you enjoy (55)_____ out the best in
colleagues with well chosen advice and sensitive mentoring? Do you have superb presentation and
communication skills?Are you ready to make a positive contribution to the future of our expanding
operations throughout the whole industry?
51. A. side B. edge C. rim D. blade
52. A. rate B. scope C. amount D. degree
53. A. hand B. grip C. grasp D. hold
54. A. charge B. responsibility C. lead D. credit
55. A. getting B. finding C. taking D. bringing
Passage 2: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS; All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to
survive. However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (56)_____ nutrients, some plants have
adapted to (57) _____ their diets from another source: living organisms. Though they are few in number,
carnivorous plants are (58)_____ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects
in order to survive. They are commonly found in marshlands. Carnivorous plants feature one of several types
of “traps” to ensnare prey, which they consume to make up for nutrients that may be missing from the soil.
While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (59)_____ than
others.
The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap. Snap traps
are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold together.
Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (60) _____ to movement. When the plant’s
prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together,
trapping the prey (61)_____ inside. The response of the traps is phenomenal (62)_____ speed: the time
between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second. As the prey struggles inside the trap, it
only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (63) _____. The plant then secrets liquid
chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb all of its nutrients. Besides the
Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (64)_____ to as the waterwheel plant. The two
share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways. For instance, the waterwheel is an aquatic plant,
while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial. In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders,
while the waterwheel lives off simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton.
56. A. critical B. vital C. crucial D. indispensable

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57. A. modify B. enlarge C. augment D. supplement
58. A. nonetheless B. though C. contradictorily D. yet
59. A. prevalent B. current C. domineering D. prevailing
60. A. vulnerable B. liable C. prone D. sensitive
61. A. closely B. securely C. irreplaceably D. steadily
62. A. in accordance with B. in preference to C. in regard to D. on merits of
63. A. fist B. hold C. seizure D. grip
64. A. denoted B. referred C. indicated D. implicated
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.
65. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
She reminded_________________________________________
66. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
I wish_________________________________________
67. The police has just released John.
John_________________________________________
68. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly
They were speaking_________________________________________
69. We spent 5 hours getting to London.
It took_________________________________________
II. Topic: why do people want to go on university education?
People study in college or university for many different reasons. I think the most important reason is
to gain more knowledge and learn more skills. Of course, there are also many other reasons that people
study in college such as to get more friends, and increase one's self-confidence.
These days, most jobs require people who are educated and have good job skills. Therefore, the
people who want a good job have to study hard and at least graduate with a high education. Furthermore, as
technology advances all over the world, more and more education is required of people.
Some people who study in college or university want to make more friends and increase their

interpersonal skills. They enjoy their lives in university or college and tend to socialize a lot. They can meet
more people who have the similar interests with themselves. They can go to university after school and make
more friends who they trust.
The people who graduate from college seem more confident in our community. These people are
more respected by society. Many people want to be respected and to be important by family, friends, their
bosses, and others in their lives. They find that most of them can confidently talk and do their jobs as they
are more educated. Therefore, most people want to get the confidence through the university or college
study. In today's society, people need more knowledge and skills to be adapted. The university and college
study is a good way to achieve this.
THE END
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ SÔ 4-KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015. 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B
8.C 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.C 21.A 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.D 26.B 27.B
28.C 29.A 30.C 31.D 32.B 33.D 34.A 35.C 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.A 40.D 41.B 42.A 43.A 44.A 45.D 46.D 47.B
48.B 49.D 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.C 54.A 55.D 56.B 57.D 58.A 59.A 60.D 61.B 62.C 63.D 64.B
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