Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 404

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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
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. beat B. lead C. mean D. head
Question 2: A. boot B. moon C. would D. group
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. profile B. surpass C. persuade D. exchange
Question 4: A. preference B. obstacle C. practicing D. supporter
Question 5: A. delegate B. fabulous C. external D. slippery
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 6: I am very afraid of ______in front of our class by my teachers.
A. being asked B. to ask C. asking D. to be asked
Question 7: I spend five hours ______my homework last night
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
Question 8: I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember_______it.
A. to lock B. to have locked C. locking D. lock
Question 9: Mrs Ram was accustomed_______in this rickety house.
A. by living B. to living C. with living D. living
Questions 10: Neither Mary nor her two brothers_______supertitious.
A. is B. was C. are D. have
Question 11: If my candidate had won the election, I _______happy now.
A. would have been B. was C. would be D. can be
Question 12. I _______very well with my cousin now, we haven’t had any arguments.

A. go on B. carry on C. get on D. put on
Question 13: I’ve got to see the dentist for a check-up tomorrow. I just hope I don’t need to_______
A. have anything done B. be done something to
C. let anything be done D. make something done
Question 14: Last night when I _______my homework, the lights_______out.
A. was doing/ go B. did/ went C. did/ was going D. was doing/ went
Question 15: I can already speak three languages, but I’d like to_______to speak Chinese.
A. know B. study C. learn D. teach
Question 16: The _______to make quick decisions is vital in an emergency.
A. ability B. knowledge C. skill D. talent
Question 17: I wish he_______to me more often.
A. writes B. wrote C. have written D. is writing
Question 18: Will you buy a 3D television when they_______available?
A. become B. became C. are becoming D. will become
Question 19: Jamie prefers working at home_______working in an office.
A. more B. that C. than D. to
Question 20: If you are too_______, other people will take advantage of you.
A. trusting B. trustworthy C. trusted D. untrustworthy
Question 21: “ I left work early today, dear.”
A. Why was that? B. Why did you leave?
C. How was that? D. When so?
Question 22: “ Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?”- “_______”
A. Sorry, I haven’t got it here B. Good, I hope so
C. Sure. What is the problem? D. Well. I’m not sure when.
Question 23: It’s important to set yourself clear_______so you know what you are doing for.
A. ambitions B. goals C. decisions D. opportunities
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Questions 24: The female birds eat very little food_______the males.
A. comparing to B. compared to C. comparing with D. comparing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: In 1985, the Coca cola company altered the secret formula of the drink’s ingredients.
A. modified B. proposed C. enriched D. restored
Question 26: In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 2 years ago.
A. new counselors B. first-year students
C. new students D. young professors
Question 27: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as
well as some important information about yourself.
A. what you have experienced B. Your big data and special qualities
C. your own qualities in real life D. what you have earned through study
Question 28: With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be
unique in solar system was strengthened.
A. outcome B. continuation C. beginning D. expansion
Question 29: Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the
ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted B. as well as C. unless D. instead of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 30: We did a quick count of the children on the bus and there were no missing
Question 31: Under the terms of the contract the job would have been finished yesterday.
Question 32: Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and even run
machines.
Question 33: They had an arrangement that the children will spend two weeks with each parent
Question 34: I asked him whether he had done it all himself or someone had helped him.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Studying English abroad
Just more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a (35) _______number
of language schools in English-speaking countries that are (36) _______courses for younger learners. In
Britain, most young learners’ courses are (37) _______to 11- years-olds and upwards, with a few that cater

for children as young as seven. But is a sensible age to start sending children abroad to study? (38) _______,
even adults learners find the experience of traveling to a strange country and encountering people who speak
a barely comprehensible language challenging.
A great deal depends on how a child has been (39) _______up. For example, if they have been
exposed to new things and have already started to learn independence, then thy are (40) _______to enjoy the
experience. (41) _______, children who have previously traveled abroad with their parents will be well
prepared to undertake a study (42) _______in an English-speaking country on their (43) _______Getting
(44) _______to the idea that other countries have different customs and cultures is an important stage in the
process of learning a foreign language.
Question 35: A. rising B. raising C. increasing D. growing
Question 36: A. granting B. setting C. offering D. studying
Question 37: A. open B. fit C. suit D. access
Question 38: A. At last B. At the end C. After all D. Finally
Question 39: A. turned B. brought C. put D. grown
Question 40: A. about B. likely C. possibly D. easily
Question 41: A. In addition B. Further on C. More of D. On the other hand
Question 42: A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage
Question 43: A. lonely B. self C. alone D. own
Question 44: A. to know B. used C. aware D. on well
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 questions.
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As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the US increased. The frontier
had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and the
bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make
schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as
the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century
coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age
fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most sates, and the school year was greatly lengthened.

Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adults immigrants were sponsored by public schools,
corporations, unions, churches and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of
specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population, School tried to educate young women so
they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators
considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women. American education
gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as
well as the consumption of good, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and
outside the home, in the highly industrialized early twentieth-century United states, however, overproduction
rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the idea American was viewed as consumer rather than a
producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating and caring for
children “ efficiently” in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of
others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out of date.
Question 45: The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses_______
A. the industrialization the bureaucratization of economic life the US in the nineteen century
B. the formal schooling in the US in the nineteen century
C. the urbanization in the US in the nineteen century
D. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen
century.
Question 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of
education in the US was______
A. the expanding economic problems of schools
B. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
C. an increase in the number of trained teachers
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Question 47: The word” mean” in line 5 is closest in meaning to______
A. qualifications B. method C. advantages D. probability

Question 48: The phrase “coincided with” in line 7 is closest in meaning to______
A. happened at the same time as B. ensured the success of
C. was influenced by D. began to grow rapidly
Question 49: According to the passage, one important change in the US education by 1920’s was that_____
A. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
C. adults and children studied in the same classes
D. most places required children to attend school
Question 50: “vacation schools, extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line 9 to illustrate _____
A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs
B. alternatives to formal education provided by public school
C. the importance of educational changes
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
Question 51: According to the passage, early twentieth century education reformers believed that _____
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C. different groups needed different kinds of education
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D. more women should be involved in education and industry
Question 52: The word “it” in line 19 refers to_____
A. education B. consumption C. production D. homemaking
Question 53: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of_____
A. scarcity in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States
C. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United
States
D. overproduction in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States
Question 54: Which paragraph mentions the importance of formal schooling?
A. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each questions.

Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural
environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest
subsistence strategy, and has been practiced for at least two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to
obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were introduced about 10000 years
ago.
Because hunter-gathers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers
have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments such as deserts forests or artic
wasteland. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life. Such
conditions have caused a greater independence on hunting, and along the coasts and waterways, on fishing.
The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater
opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet
and have limited and possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter- gathers
may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from from observation of modern hunter- gathers
in both Africa and Alaska that society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire
community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from
the camp. When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also
notice a seasonal migration on pattern evolving for most hunter gathers, along with a restrict division of labor
between sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the
Paleolithic Period.
Question 55: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. the Paleolithic Period B. subsistence farming
C. Hunter- gathers D. marginal environment
Question 56: Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A. migrating B. domesticating animals
C. farming D. hunting and gathering
Question 57: The word “ rudimentary” is closest in meaning to….
A. rough B. preliminary C. ancient D. backward
Question 58: The phrase “in short” can be replaced by…
A. in demand B. in want C. shortly D. to cut a long story short
Question 59: The word ‘ abundance” is closest in meaning to….

A. plenty B. amount C. density D. majority
Question 60: The word “mobile” is closest in meaning to….
A. transportable B. carried C. movable D. portable
Question 61: When was hunting and gathering introduced?
A. 1000000 years ago B. 2000000 years ago
C. 10. 000 years D. 2000 years ago
Question 62: What conditions exist in the lower latitude?
A. greater dependence on hunting B. more coasts and waterways for fishing
C. a shorter growing season D. a large variety of plant life
Question 63: How can we know more about hunter-gathers of prehistoric time?
A. by studying the remains of their campsites
B. by studying similar contemporary societies
C. by studying the prehistoric environment
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D. by practicing hunting and gathering
Question 64: Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage?
A. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment
B. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for
gathering around their homes.
C. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
Part I.Finish each of the following the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
given
Question 65: “Why don’t you complain to the company Peter?” said William
William suggested…………………………………………………………
Question 66: He started to play the guitar five years ago.
He has ……………………………………………………………………
Question 67: I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold
The sea is not………………………………………………………………

Question 68: She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
It’s…………………………………………………………………………
Question 69: Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?
Are these……………………………………………………………………
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the person you like best in your family
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KEY
1D 2C 3A 4D 5C 6A 7B 8C
9B 10C 11C 12C 13A 14D 15C 16A
17B 18A 19D 20A 21C 22C 23B 24B
25A 26B 27D 28C 29D 30D 31D 32A
33C 34D 35D 36C 37A 38C 39B 40B
41B 42C 43D 44B 45B 46D 47B 48A
49D 50A 51C 52D 53D 54C 55C 56D
57B 58D 59A 60C 61B 62D 63A 64A
65. William suggested that Peter should complain to the company
66. He has been playing the guitar for 5 years
67. The sea is not warm enough for us to swim in
68. It’s the first time she has ridden a horse
69. Are these the cheapest TVs you have got?
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