Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 492

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words
1. A. canoeing B. cap C. appeal D. penalty
2. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
3. A. washed B. laughed C. missed D. agreed
4. A. laughs B. loves C. travels D. robs
II. Find the word that has different stress from the rest.
5. A. personality B. rhinoceros C. biologist D. gorilla
6. A. sociable B. silverback C. journey D. incredible
7. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. leopard D. elephant
8 A. vacancy B. category C. vertical D. psychology
III. Choose the best answer
9. A water polo match _______ into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes.
A. is dividing B. is divided C. divides D. dividing
10. My grandmother is very _______ in history.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
11. Vietnamese athletes performed_______ and won a lot of gold medals
A. excellent B. excellently C. excellence D. excel
12. WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical _______ and improving international
health care.
A. develop B. developing C. development D. develops
13. The more we learn, _______ .
A. The wiser we are B. we are wiser C. wiser we are D. the more wiser we are
14.The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.

A. becomes brighter B. gets worst C. gets worse D. becomes darker
15.The Red List is a special book that provides names of ___________ animals
A. vulnerable and endangered B. dangerous
C. hunted D. extinct
16.Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in _____________
A at risk B. risky C. danger D. dangerous
17.Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _________ later.
A. may rained B. must rain C. might rain D. need rain
18.There are a number of measures that should be _______ to protect endangered animals.
A. take B. takes C. taken D. took
19.Different conservation efforts have been made ___________ save endangered species.
A. in order to B. so to as C. so that D. in order that
20.I prefer scuba-diving to water polo ____________ it is adventurous.
A. since B. due to C. because of D. thank to
21. The waiter was not very good. _______________ , the food was delicious.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. Although
22.She is the woman ____________ sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
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23. ____________ about your difficult situation, I would have help you.
A. Had I known B. If I knew C. If I known D. Were I
24.Only ………………….people came to the press conference.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question below.
We are all destroying the earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much
smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for
example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear
oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of land all over the world. As a

result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is
too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly
disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now and because we have killed too many for them
to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is
too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the earth.
25. Why can’t we swim in the seas and the rivers?
A. because they are too dirty B. because they are too healthy
C. because they are too harmful D. because there is too much smoke
26. How is the air in many of the world’s cities?
A. It is very pure B. there is so much smoke in it
C. it is healthy to breathe it D. none are correct
27. What kinds of animals are rare in India now?
A. lions B. tigers C. elephants D. bears
28. The result of cutting down trees in Asia and Africa is________
A. farmers cannot grow enough to eat B. there is too little rice
C. a and b are correct D. a and b are incorrect
29. Wild animals are quickly disappearing because__________
A. we take care of the city B. we do not take care of the city
C. we take care of the countryside D. we do not take care of the countryside
V. Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (30) ______
of work, but I like it and that is the only way (31) _______ me.
Everything is tiring - music, traveling - but what can I do? I am not (32) _________ to
complaining. It is hard to imagine now (33) _______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home
town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (34) ______ many tourists and hotels. I have
my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to
(35) _________ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (36) _________ it is
very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (37) ______ when I was seven. He was an
engineer and I don't (38) ______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (39)

_______ a musician.
30. A. most B. full C. complete D. more
31. A. for B. to C. in D. by
32. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known
33. A. and B. so C. while D. that
34. A. far B. too C. much D. more
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35. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend
36. A. but B. since C. even D. which
37. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died
38. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see
39. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
40. The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
A. It was not until his mother came home that the boy eats dinner.
B. It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner.
C. It was not until his mother came home the boy ate dinner.
D. It was not until his mother came home that the boy didn’t eat dinner.
41. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years.
A. Emma goes to the cinema every years.
B. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year, but she did last year.
C. Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time.
D. Emma hasn’t seen a film for a long time.
42. I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t hungry.
A. If I was hungry, I would eat something
B. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something
C. If I hadn’t been hungry, I would have eaten something
D. If I had eaten something, I would have been eaten something
43. “Why don’t you like pop music?”, the teenagers asked him.

A. The teenagers asked him why you didn’t like pop music.
B. The teenagers asked why you didn’t like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked him why he didn’t like pop music.
D. The teenagers asked him why he doesn’t like pop music.
44 . Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
A. Are you getting on well with your boss?
B. Are you going on well with your boss?
C. Are you behaving on well with your boss?
D. Are you keeping on well with your boss?
45. Ecologists say that our planet should be taken of.
A. Ecologists say that we should take care of our planet.
B. Ecologists say that we should take care our planet.
C. Ecologists say that we should be taken care of our planet.
D. Ecologists are said that we should take care of our planet.
VII. Identify one word or phrase that has a mistake(1.5m)
46.The computer games have been playing by many children since they appeared.
A B C D
47. Because a pain in his leg, he walked slowly.
A B C D
48. we met a deaf student which is very intelligent .
A B C D
49. If they will build a new room for the children, the children may study better.
A B C D
50. New York is originally called New Amsterdam although it was founded by the Dutch.
A B C D
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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 following the questions.

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the
easiest way to do it was to expose the food to sun and wind, In this way the North American Indians produced
pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stock fish and the
Arabs dried dates and apricots.
All foods contain water – cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% wave, potatoes and
other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If
this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to bad is checked.
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California,
South Africa and Australia. The methods used carry, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying
yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of
burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and
currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax
coating, so increasing the rate of drying.
Nowadays most of foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put
food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110
0
C at entry to about 45
0
C at exit.
This is usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel
cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried
material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse
flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces
of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed.
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans of frozen, and they do
not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and
soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little
time to cook them. From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien
Mosback, CUP

51: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Water: the main component of food. B. Advantages of dried foods.
C. Mechanization of drying foods. D. Different methods of drying foods.
52: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means .
A. moisten foods B. expose foods to sun and wind C. produce pemmican D. remove moisture from foods
53: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. motivated to develop B. reduced considerably C. put a tick D. examined carefully
54: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help .
A. remove their wax coating B. kill of bacteria C. maintain their color D. crack their skin
55: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is .
A. dipping them in an alkaline solution C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through
B. spreading them out on trays in drying yards D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder
56: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Foods B. Things C. Vegetables D. Chambers
57: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be.
A. small flakes B. fine powder C. dried soup D. recognizable pieces
58: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago.
B. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods.
C. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun.
D. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables.
59: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for .
A. people who are on the move B. housewives who have little storage space
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C. explores who are underweight D. soldiers who are not in battle
60: This passage is mainly .
A. analytical B. fictional C. argumentative D. informative
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
61: A. migrant B. minor C. mineral D. microbe

62: A. peel B. pretty C. key D. preview
63: A. bait B. plate C. maid D. said
64: A. process B. business C. possess D. misspell
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first
sentence.
65. Mary is so young that she can’t join our club. (TOO)
 Mary is _________________________________________
66. The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich.(WHO)
 The people _________________________________________
67. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO)
 We had _________________________________________
68. They think the burglar got in through the bathroom. (THOUGHT)
 The burglar _________________________________________
69. George failed the final exam because he was lazy.(BECAUSE OF)
 Because of _________________________________________
II. Topic: Your thing to do in free time. Watching TV.
Do you like watching TV? Do you watch it regularly? If a living performance is available what, do
you think, will you choose, watching TV or attending the performance? But if I were you I will prefer the
latter.
Watching TV is boring and exhaustive. Just sitting before the grey box will make you sleepy. You
cannot feel the atmosphere in the auditorium which makes the audiences feel refreshed and excited. You can
appreciate all the programs through your own eyes not though the square glass screen.
There are many other audiences as well as you sitting there and watching the performance which
makes you feel accompanied. And you can communicate with others about what you have just seen or
thought. This gives you an opportunity to express your opinion. And you know you are not alone then.
Going to see the performance out of your house is also good to your body. For you may have a walk
after the activity even go to a good bar and find something to drink. You can also see some friends after the
show. Though I am not very sure about others I will commonly do such things after a concert. It makes me
feel great.

So, to take part in a living show is my favorite choice. Instead of watching TV I would like to have
some performance publically. It is better than the program in TV I think.
THE END
1B 2C 3D 4A 5A 6D 7A 8D 9B 10C
11B 12C 13A 14A 15A 16C 17C 18C 19A 20A
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21C 22D 23A 24C 25A 26B 27B 28C 29D 30B
31A 32C 33D 34B 35A 36A 37D 38B 39A 40BD
41 42B 43C 44A 45A 46B 47A 48C 49B 50B
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