Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 462

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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
Chọn phương án ( a, b, c hoặc D. ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát
âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu:
1. A. current B. turn C. fun D. under
2. A. further B. fertile C. heard D. mother
3. A. mountain B. southern C. mouth D. count
4. A. tiny B. island C. river D. wind
5. A. coast B. lost C. most D. whole
Chọn phương án ( a, b, c hoặc D. ứng với từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào âm tiết có vị trí khác
với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu:
6. A. disappear B. engineer C. education D. attachment
7. A. consume B. reflect C. local D. between
8. A. curtain B. enclose C. contain D. remember
9. A. distance B. glorious C. exciting D. journey
10. A. tremendous B. enormous C. serious D. describe
Chọn phương án đúng ( a, b, c hoặc D. để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
11. These days almost everybody …….the danger of smoking.
A. know of B. are aware of C. is aware about D. is aware of
12. The Internet makes it such easier…….communicate with one another.
A. to people for B. for people C. that people can D. for people to
13. Because it was faster, Jim…….on my taking the plane to London instead of the train.
A. resisted B. insisted C. refused D. reminded
14. Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had…… the perfect crime.
A. committed B. escaped C. got away D. charged
15. …….it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.

A. If B. But C. Should D. Had
16. The ball……tow or three times before rolling down the roaD.
A. sprang B. bounced C. leap D. hopped
17. The……of the pagoda in the water was very clear and beautiful.
A. sight B. shadow C. reflection D. mirror
18. When I came, the salesperson was……….to the customers how to use a new kind of washing
machines. A. demonstrating B. proving C. exposing D. teaching
19. Do you think Ms. Brown will…… for Parliament in the next election?
A. sit B. run C. walk D. stand
20. A human being is……….of many, often conflicting, desires.
A. made B. made up C. consisted D. created
21. The train accident………the other trains’ departure by a few hours.
A. sent back B. called off C. delayed D. retained
22. Long: “What happened to your younger brother?’ – Mai: “…………… ”
A. Nothing. Why do you ask? B. he’s nearly ten years old
C. He’s having a birthday party. D. I love him very much.
23. Mark: “How long have you been here?” – Vera: “……………… ”
A. About two and a half years B. I’m fine. How about you?
C. I don’t live very far from here. D. It took me two hours by bus.
24. He didn’t want to risk…… late for the interview.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. having arrived
25. if you can’t remember his phone number, you can always…….it……in the phone book.
A. take / down B. look/ up C. find / out D. bring / about
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26. The planet Mercury…….rotations during every two trips around the Sun.
A. three complete B. completes three C. the completion of three D. completing three of
the
27. Mountaineers………climb Mount Everest must make reservations to do so , often up to seven
years in advance. A. want to B. they want to C. who want D.

wanting to
28. In economics, “diminishing returns” describes…… resource inputs and production.
A. among B. when it is C. among them D. the relationship
between
29. Rarely…… remove the entire root of a dandelion because of its length and sturdiness.
A. can the casual gardener B. the casual gardener
C. the casual gardener will D. does the casual gardener’s
30. Professional people expect……when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
A. you to call them B. that you would call them C. your calling them D. that you are calling
them
31. Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds…….on adjacent hills.
A. more frequently as B. as frequently than C. more frequently than D. much frequently than
32. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur… a misunderstanding.
A. for B. of C. because of D. because
33. …….unknown quantities is the task of algebrA.
A. To found B. Find C. The find D. Finding
34. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have………
A. not definite shape B. none definite shape C. nothing definite shape D. no definite shape
35. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons………
A. money beside B. money besides C. beside money D. besides money
36. The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a c one of tight bundles of keratin…….from the epidermis.
A. grow B. grows C. growing D. they grow
37. … range in colour from pale yellow to bright orange.
A. Canaries which B. Canaries C. That canaries D. Canaries that are
38. It is believed………causes insomniA.
A. too much caffeine which B. that too much caffeine C. it is too much caffeine D. too much
caffeine that
39. Alex did not do very well in the class because…………
A. he studied not good B. he failed to study properly C. he was a badly student D. he was not
good to study

40. The harder you try,………….
A. the most you achieve B. you achieve the more C. the more you achieve D. the better
achieve you have
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (a, b, c hoặc D. cho mỗi chỗ trống:
ADVERTISEMENTS
Perhaps the most creative use of language in newspaper is in the advertisements. The writers
have to catch and ( 41)……the reader’s attention. They often ( 42)……this with a play on words.
You read the words and understand them one way and then suddenly you ( 43)… that another
interpretation is possible. Through the ambiguity the advertisement has caught your attention- and
the advertiser ( 44)… you’ll buy the product.
Under the picture of a new car are the words: “Not another family saloon.” The dual
interpretation of that phrase is dependent on how it is pronounceD. Misread it by putting the stress
on the second word thereby projecting a message the advertiser would clearly not want , and this
( 45)… you look again and pay conscious attention to the alternative message.
Advertising copywriters frequently ( 46) … use of idioms. One advertisement showed girls
wearing different coloured jeans, but none the traditional blue ones. Underneath were words:
“Jeanius is
( 47)… ideas out of the blue.” On level, that ( 48)… the jeans are not ordinary blue jeans but ones
in a range of colours. But there is also the suggestion that these new jeans are a sudden piece of
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inspiration, a stroke of genius. “ Out of the blue” is an idiom which means quite unexpectedly and
genius often
( 49)… getting a brilliant idea suddenly. That’s very clever, but it’s not quite the end of it, because
it’s not genius they are ( 50)……about, but jeanius. That is another play on words, the product they
are selling, after all, is a pair of jeans.
41. A. maintain B. hold C. remain D. pay
42. A. have B. make C. succeed D. do
43. A. aware B. realize C. indicate D. wonder
44. A. hopes B. wishes C. sees D. makes

45. A. tells B. makes C. causes D. forces
46. A. have B. do C. make D. get
47. A. having B. thinking C. making D. arriving
48. A. means B. tells C. seems D. pretends
49. A. compares B. is C. contains D. involves
50. A. talking B. saying C. telling D. meaning
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (a, b, c hoặc D. cho mỗi câu:
Our eyes and ears might be called transformers because they sense the light and sound around
us and turn them into electrical impulses that the brain can interpret. These electrical impulses that
have been transformed by the eyes and ears reach the brain and are turned into messages that we can
interpret. For the eye, the process begins as the eye admits light waves, bends them at the cornea
and lens, and then focuses them on the retina. At the back of each eye, nerve fibers bundle together
to form optic nerves, which join and then split into two optic tracts. Some of the fibers cross so that
part of the input from the right visual field goes into the left side of the brain, and vice versa. The
process in the ear is carried out through sensory cells that are carried in fluid- filled canals and that
are extremely sensitive to vibration. Sound that is transformed into electricity travels along nerve
fibers in the auditory never. These fibers form a synapse with neurons that carry the messages to the
auditory cortex on each side of the brain.
51. According to the author, we might call our eyes and ears “transformers” because:
A. They sense light and sound B. The create electrical impulses.
C. The brain can interpret the input D. The messages travel in the brain.
52. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “admits”?
A. Selects B. Interprets C. Lets in D. Focuses on
53. What does the word ‘ them” in line 2 refer to ?
A. Eyes and ears B. Light and sound C. Transformers D. Electrical impulses
54. The word “bundle” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Group B. Grow C. Branch D. Settle
55. The word “split” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Tear B. Fracture C. Separate D. Crack
56. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to ?

A. Light waves B. vessels C. Eyes D. Messages
57. According to the passage, when input from the right visual field goes into the left side of the
brain , what happen?
A. The nerve fibers bundle together B. The optic nerves split
C. The retina receives light waves D. Input from the left field goes to the right side.
58. The phrase “ carried out” could be best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Brought over B. Taken away C. Accomplished D. Maintained
59. Which of the following is most similar to the word “vibration”?
A. Sound B. Movement C. Light D. Heat
60. According to the passage, optic nerves eventually………….
A. Bend b, Split C. Admit light waves D. Become messages
Chọn phương án ( a, b, c hoặc D. ứng với từ/ cụm từ gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau:
61. ( A. The number of ( B. time he spends ( C. gardening ( D. is increasing every day.
62. It would be ( A. both noticed and ( B. appreciating if you could finish ( C. the work before you
( D. leave.
63. ( A. The suits were ( B. hanged in the closet ( C. when they ( D. were returned from the cleaners.
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64. ( A. A vast quantity of radioactive ( B. material ( C. is made when a hydrogen bomb ( D.
explode.
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. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too_________________________________________
66. He left school and then joined the army.
After _________________________________________
67. The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning.
The plumber _________________________________________
68. This flower is very beautiful!

How _________________________________________!
69. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
His watch _________________________________________
II. TOPIC: Write an essay to discuss the benefits of doing exercise.
Health is considered to be the most valuable thing one possesses. Improving health is always a prior
task in one’s daily routine. And the simplest, cheapest, but the most effective way to better one’s health is
doing regular exercise.
One advantage of doing exercise is to reduce stress. People who exercise are likely to feel more
relaxed, healthier, and of course happier. Doing regular exercise helps the body produce happy chemicals
that make the exercisers reduce the worries about life and work as well as forget the boredom and
unhappiness.
Another benefit exercising brings us is that we will feel more energetic to face and overcome our
daily difficulties. Doing exercise helps us reduce the possibilities of being ill, protects us from some fatal
diseases as heart disease, cancers and diabetes. Regular exercisers are believed to have healthier, happier
and longer lives. The other good thing is that doing exercise helps us feel more self-confident. We know
exactly what we can do or what abilities, talents we have. We will think positively, do confidently, and lead
an optimistic life if we practice exercising regularly. Controlling our weight effectively is another value.
Perspiration occurs when we exercise, which helps our bodies get rid of bad things inside. Fats are burnt
during our practicing exercise, which helps us to keep fit.
To sum up, doing exercise enables people to have good body-buildings, keep fit and brings
exercisers many benefits. Sparing time doing exercise will ensure us a longer, healthier and happier life.
KEY

1B 2D 3B 4C 5B 6D 7C 8A 9C 10C
11D 12D 13B 14A 15D 16B 17C 18A 19B 20B
21C 22A 23A 24B 25B 26B 27D 28D 29A 30A
31C 32C 33D 34D 35D 36C 37B 38B 39B 40C
41B 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47A 48A 49D 50A
51B 52C 53B 54A 55C 56A 57D 58C 59B 60B
61A 62B 63B 64D 65B 66B 67C 68A 69C 70D

71A 72A 73C 74A 75A 76A 77C 78C 79B 80D
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