Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 387

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ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Chọn phương án ( a hoặc b, c, d) tương ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác
với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu:
1. a. adverb b. advent c. addict d. adventure
2. a. accept b. accent c. accord d. Account
3. a. accuracy b. Canada c. banana d. countryside
4. a. contaminate b. continent c. conquer d. Comfortable
5. a. Civilian b. Citizen c. circular d. citadel
Chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
6. I’m sorry, but I just can’t……your behaviour any longer.
a. go along with b. get on with c. keep up with d. put up with
7. It is doubtful whether newspapers…… governments to any great degree.
a. draw b. influence c. catch d. attract
8. Many companies……to take part in illegal logging.
a. denied b. rejected c. protested d. refused
9. The music… the composer’s joy of life.
a. arouses b. appeals c. expresses d. attracts
10. The Grand Canyon is the product of centuries of……
a. erosion b. decay c. crumbling d. deterioration
11. The Keep Environment Clean campaign raised far more than the……
a. target b. object c. goal d. aim.
12. The space shuttle can travel at seven miles… second.
a. every b. a c. for a d. each
13. She lives near me and I often speak to her on my……to work.

a. route b. road c. street d. way
14. The other day I came… a really beautiful old house in the back streets of London.
a. over b. down c. by d. across
15. I could tell he was pleased…… the expression on his face.
a. by b. in c. at d. for
16. By the 1300s, the Spanish had learnt that gunpowder could… propel an object with incredible force.
a. using it to b. used to c. be used to d. been used to
17. Tennessee has about 140 newspapers,… 25 are issued daily.
a. of which about b. which is about c. about which d. which are about
18. When consumers cannot have everything that they want, they have to choose… most.
a. they want what b. what they want c. they want it d. that they want
19. Rodney………for the company for very long before he was promoted.
a. hadn’t been working b. hasn’t been working c. didn’t used to work d. didn’t work.
20. “Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?”
“I hope not. It’ll probably be after midnight, and we……”
a. be sleeping b. are sleeping c. will be sleeping d. have been sleeping
21. Mr. Lee was upset by……him the truth.
a. us not tell b. we didn’t tell c. not to tell d. our not having told.
22. ……for the fact that he was working abroad, he would have helped win the project.
a. Had it been b. Hadn’t it been c. If it hadn’t been d. If it had been
23. “Could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes….for at least thirty minutes.”
a. are boiling b. were boiling c. boiling d. have been boiling
24. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I……
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a. am watched b. have been watched c. was being watchedd. be watched
25. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t risk… in heavy traffic during
rush hour.
a. to hold up b. holding up c. having held up d. being held up
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 26 đến câu 35

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in ( 26)… many species of animals
are threatened, and could easily become ( 27)….if we do not make an effort to ( 28)…them. There are many
reasons for this. In some cases, animals are ( 29)…for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.
Some
birds, such as parrots, are caught ( 30)…., and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that
their habitat- the place where they live- is ( 31)… More ( 32)…is used for farms, for houses and industry , and
there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better
( 33)…., but these chemicals pollute the environment and ( 34)….wildlife. The most successful animals on
earth- human beings- will soon be the only ones ( 35)…, unless we can solve this problem.
26. a. problem b. vanishing c. threat d. danger
27. a. empty b. disappeared c. extinct d. vanished
28. a. serve b. protect c. defend d. harm
29. a. game b. extinct c. chased d. hunted
30. a. alive b. for living c. lively d. for life
31. a. departing b. exhausting c. disappearing d. escaping
32. a. land b. area c. soil d. earth
33. a. products b. fields c. crops d. herbs
34. a. wound b. wrong c. harm d. spoil
35. a. staying b. survived c. over d. left
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 36 đến câu 45
Most people feel that when they dream , they are ( 36)…off to another world. On the ( 37)…, dreams
are often connected to our daily lives. When our whole ( 38)…is filled with something, when we are either
very upset ( 39)…when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often ( 40)
….that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself, when things ( 41)…wrong. Dreams
are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from ( 42)….life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is,
however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns ( 43)… to
be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, ( 44)…you are one of those people
disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you ( 45)……
36. a. taken b. guided c. brought d. carried
37. a. contrast b. contrary c. other side d. opposite

38. a. spirit b. mind c. brain d. soul
39. a. unless b. but also c. or else d. or
40. a. said b. spoken c. declared d. started
41. a. become b. go c. turn d. get
42. a. real b. factual c. genuine d. actual
43. a. off b. up c. out d. down
44. a. except that b. therefore c. thus d. unless
45. a. wake up b. arise c. awake d. rise up
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d) cho mỗi câu từ 46 đến 50
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote
that it was played “ long , long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere
from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name “chess” is interesting. When one player is attacking the other’s
king, he says in English , “check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says “
check mate”. These words come from Persian. “shah mat” means “ the king is dead”. That is the game is over,
and one player has won.
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Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For
example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the
board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game
for all kinds of people. You don’t have to be champion in order to enjoy it. it is not always played by two
people sitting at the same table.The first time of the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by
radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The record was when one
man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game
in the world.
46. Which of the following is known to be true?
a. Chess was played in India long before 900. b. Chess is an old Indian traveling 900
c. Chess is the oldest game in the world. D. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 400
47. One player has won the game when
a. he says “ check” to the other player. B. the other player’s king cannot move anywhere.

c. he attack the other player’s king. D. he says some Persian words.
48. Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?
a. “Check mate” b. “Shah mat” c. “The King is dead” d. “check”
49. Which following is NOT correct of the passage?
a. All kinds of people can play chess b. Some people write each other playing chess.
c. The Russian lost the game played by radio. d. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same
table.
50. According to the old rules of the game
a. the queen could move no more than one square at a time. b. the king could not move anywhere.
c. the queen was the strongest piece on the board. D. the king had to be attacked all the time.
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d) cho mỗi câu từ 51đến 60
Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country’s
impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September
1966 Canada’s population passed the 20 million mark. Most of his surging growth ca me from natural
increase. The depression of the 1930’s and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process
began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950’s, producing a population
increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded
only once before settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic condition of the 1950’s supported a growth in the
population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the
average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the
world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued failing until in 1966
it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the
depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at
school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before
starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families.
It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had
occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada’s population had slowed down by 1966 ( the increase in the first half
of the 1960’s was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be

composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.
51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
a. Educational changes in Canadian society. B. Canada during the Second World war.
c. Population trends in postwar Canada. D. Standards of living in Canada.
52. According to the passage, when did Canada’s baby born begin?
a. In the decade after 1911 b. After 1945 c. During the depression of the 1930’s d. In 1966
53. The word “five” refers to
a. Canadians b. years c. decades d. marriages
54. The word “surging” is closest in meaning to
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a. new b. extra c. accelerating d. surprising
55. The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950’s
a. the urban population decreased rapidly b. fewer people married.
c. economic conditions were poor. d. the birth rate was very high.
56. The word “trend” is closest in meaning to
a. tendency b. aim c. growth d. directive
57. The word “peak” is closest in meaning to
a. pointed b. dismal c. mountain d. maximum.
58. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest population level?
a. 1966 b. 1957 c. 1956 d. 1951
59. The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT
a. people being better educated b. people getting married earlier.
c. better standards of living. D. couples buying houses.
60. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution
a. families were larger b. population statistics were unreliable
c. the population grew steadily. D. economic conditions were bad.
Chọn phương án ( a hoặc b, c, d) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở
thành câu đúng:
61. Never having flied (A) before, Mark was very (B) excited as (C) he drove to the (D)airport.

62. If classes had finished (A) sooner(B), I would go (C) to Canada last month(D).
63. The (A) law of that country forbids anyone (B)under (C)eighteen driving (D)a car.
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.
1. I simply fail to understand some of my friends’ attitudes to work.
→ I have some friends _________________________________________
2. He didn't study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now.
→ If he _________________________________________
3. Although Judy was severely disabled, she took part in many sports
→ Despite _________________________________________
4. The film was so interesting that I couldn’t go to bed.
→ It was such _________________________________________
5. “Why didn’t you go to the club last night?” the girl said to Jim.
→ The girl asked _________________________________________
II. Topic: Human are said to greatly benefit from destroying their environment. Do you really think so?
The quality of human life has improved greatly over the past few centuries, but Earth is being harmed
more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand more from our planet.
Eventually, this will harm people as well.
Our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not endless. Strip mining devastates
whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes old growth trees that can't be
replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they can't recover. We are too
careless in taking what we want without giving anything back.
There are more people than ever, living longer than ever. So is it any surprise that many areas suffer
from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced "urban sprawl." There is a new
shopping area on every corner and new houses, townhouses and apartments everywhere. Traffic gets worse
and worse because planners can't keep up with growth.
Keeping up with human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come in last. With growth
comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions
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from factories pollute the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to
go. If we're not careful, we can harm our planet beyond repair.
People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we don't, what kind of future will we have?
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