Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 348

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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 show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Questions 1: One and more sentences related to the same topic form a paragraph.
A B C D
Questions 2: Computers are wonderful proof of how clever people are in working out ways
A B C
of helping themselves.
D
Questions 3: Improvements in people’s health are due in part to advances in medical care and sanitary.
A B C D
Questions 4: It is possible to have wealth but little income and having income but no wealth.
A B C D
Questions 5: In the beginning radios cost much more than they do today because they turned out
A B C
slowly and expensively by hand.
D
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.
Question 6. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.
A. There is no doubt that the economic situation will improve as a result of the reduction in
interest rates.
B. The economic situation won’t be better if interest rates are cut.
C. A reduction of interest rates may improve the economic situation.
D. The economic situation may improve if we increase the interest rates.

Question 7. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people.
A. Some people are a complete mystery to alternative medicine.
B. Alternative medicine is some people’s complete story.
C. Some people are completely mystified by alternative medicine.
D. Some people are completely mysterious with alternative medicine.
Question 8. His comment bears little relation to the topic.
A. His comment is close to the topic.
B. His comment is directly to the point.
C. What he said is irrelevant to the topic.
D. His comment and the topic are not the same.
Question 9. It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion.
A. Further discussion is not to my advantage.
B. I see no point in further discussion.
C. I think we need further discussion of advantage.
D. I think further discussion needs to be advantaged.
Question 10. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact quite dangerous.
A. Contrary to its harmless appearance, the dog is hardly dangerous.
B. Harmless as it appeared, the dog was quite dangerous.
C. The dog’s harmless appearance prevented people to realize it was quite dangerous.
D. Because of its harmless appearance, people thought the dog was dangerous.
Question 11. The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election.
A. It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
B. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
C. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
D. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election.
Question 12. Lin’s success took us all by surprise.
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A. Lin was successful, which surprised all of us.
B. We took all of Lin’s successes surprisingly.
C. We were taken aback by all of Lin’s successes.

D. Lin’s success was surprised to all of us.
Question 13. You are in this mess right now because you didn’t listen to me in the first place.
A. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t have been in this mess right now.
B. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
C. If you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
D. If you listen to my advice in the first place, you will not be in this mess right now.
Question 14. Fiona goes to the theater once in a blue moon.
A. Fiona goes to the theater when the blue moon is on.
B. Fiona goes to the theater only once a month.
C. Fiona goes to the theater when the moon is full.
D. Fiona occasionally goes to the theater.
Question 15. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
A. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.
B. What the politician was saying deafened the listeners last night.
C. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night because they had deaf ears.
D. The politician fell deaf when he was speaking last night.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 16 : It’s a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She is very frail. I hope
she ………………
A. gets away B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up
Question 17 : ………….any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago.
A. Really B. Practically C. Actually D. Utterly
Question 18 : After several months of hard work, the police are finally …… … somewhere with
their
investigation.
A. getting B. going C. making D. doing
Question 19 : There’s no danger in using this machine as long as you ……………to the safety
regulations.
A. comply B. adhere C. observe D. abide

Question 20 : “The test results will be released at 9 am tomorrow!” – “Will it? _____________.”
A. Can I wait for it? C. Could it wait?
B. Yes, please. D. I can’t wait!
Question 21 : …………….drivers endanger their lives and those of other road users.
A. Drunk B. Drunken C. Drinking D. Drunkard
Question 22 : “_________________ ” _ “ I love it. It’s great, especially at night.”
A. When do you often listen to classical music?
B. How do you like classical music?
C. What kind of music do you like?
D. How often do you listen to classical music?
Question 23 : ……………cars usually have special and unique things that the owners wish to have.
They are certainly more expensive.
A. Man - made B. Custom - made C. Well - kept D. Well - dressed
Question 24 : I may look half asleep, but I can assure you I am ……………awake.
A. broad B. full C. well D. wide
Question 25 : Left - hand traffic, a custom existing in Britain only, ………… back to the days when
English people went to and fro on horseback.
A. dated B. dating C. dates D. to date
Question 26 : “ I am sorry . I broke the vase.” – “_________________.”
A. Don’t worry. Things break. C. OK. Go ahead.
B. Yes, certainly. D. I’d rather not.
Question 27 : The tourists refused to ……………. the poor service.
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A. stand in for B. put up with C. get away from D. get on with
Question 28: I haven’t got the time to do my own work, ……… …help you with yours.
A. leaving aside B. let alone C. apart from D. not counting
Question 29 : Professor Lockwood recommended that Michael ………… in chemistry.
A. not to major B. not major C. wouldn’t major D. isn’t majoring
Question 30 : Luggage may be placed here ……… the owner’s risk.
A. at B. by C. under D. with

Question 31: Legend …………that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death - bed and was buried
where the arrow landed.
A. tells it B. says it C. makes it D. has it
Question 32 : Brown’s business is not going well; he is finding it difficult to keep his head ………
water.
A. on B. in C. off D. above
Question 33: Please don’t ……………it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. think B. judge C. take D. assume
Question 34 : I’ll be kind to her……………she decide to leave me.
A. in case B. so as not C. whereas D. lest
Question 35 : Some plays are so successful that they ………… for years on end.
A. play B. perform C. run D. act
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in
business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of
women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40
billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn
Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, “The 1970s was the decade
of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman
entrepreneur.”
What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced
degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still
excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted , “ In the
1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard, they could become chairman of the
board. Now they have found out that it isn’t going to happen, so they go out on their own.”
In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in “women’s” fields – cosmetics and clothing ,
for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22 - million - a year computer
software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees
in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let

weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers – and her office was a bedroom at home,
with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company’s cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper
software system, she hired several bright computer- science graduates to develop additional programs.
When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra
Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock.
Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still
face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money ; the banking and finance
world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still
quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzig in the years
ahead.
Question 36. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Women today are opening more businesses of their own.
B. Women are better at small businesses than men are.
C. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.
D. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business
world.
Question 37. Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s _____________.
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A. were unable to work hard enough to succeed in business.
B. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.
C. were still more interested in education than business opportunities.
D. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.
Question 38. The author mentions the “shoebox under the bed” in order to ____________.
A. suggest that the company needed to expand
B. show the frugality of women in business
C. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
D. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited.
Question 39. The expression “keep tabs on” is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. pay the salaries of C. keep records of
B. provide transportation for D. recognize the appearance of

Question 40. The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by ______________.
A. small groups B. fences C. obstacles D. questions
Question 41. The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is _____________.
A. skeptical B. optimistic C. frustrated D. negative
Question 42. The word “ excluded” is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. often invited to B. not permitted in C. decorators of D. charged admissions to
Question 43. All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the
business world EXCEPT _____________.
A. women were not trained in business
B. women faced discrimination in business
C. women lacked ability to work in business
D. women were required to stay at home with their families.
Question 44. The word “that” in the passage refers to ______________.
A. women working hard.
B. women achieving advanced degrees
C. a woman becomes chairman of the board
D. woman believing that business is a place for them
Question 45. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by
women are small because _______________.
A. women can’t deal with money
B. many women fail at large businesses
C. women prefer a small intimate setting
D. women are not able to borrow money easily
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.
Television, like language, can be a cultural challenge for better or worse, and this is what it is
in many of its activities, whether voluntarily or, on occasion, involuntarily. Although it may sometimes
be soothing, television is often provocative in the sense that it gives information and arouses interest.
That being said, the new means of broadcasting and communicating throughout the world increases the
complexity of television even further.

An important question is what television is there to do and say. In actual fact, however, the
issue does not seem to have been put in this way by all governments and their officials, nor by private
television companies.
Since the primary aim is to get an audience (and who would want to make television programs
nobody looked at?), programs are becoming more and more standardized. The cultural challenge
represented by television must not turn into a challenge to culture. At all events , television carries
messages which influence, and will increasingly influence, trends in societies one way or another.
Either television will contribute to enriching our culture or to enabling some of these cultures to
dominate others.
Undoubtedly there are outstanding events, such as broadcasts of major occasions, but the out -
of - the - ordinary nature of a cultural message soon becomes part of life, part of the very air breathed
by those to whom the messages are sent. Living in a world of painting, literature and music is a very
different thing from the stardom of a composer, writer or performer. While the heads of television
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channels sometimes display boldness, they do not seem to find it necessary to do so when it comes to
music (with the occasional exception), because they themselves are not convinced of the emotional
impact of music on television. And yet, in spite of all obstacles, music is a challenge through its daily
presence. This represents a victory for whom? Pure music - that is to say, music, soberly presented
through the playing of the performers – goes down very well on the small screen. Its presence on
television makes it part of everyday life.
Let us be optimistic and hope that those in charge of television of whatever kind are aware of
the importance of their function over and above audience surveys and ratings and that they will call
primarily on the talents of cultural people and give them priority over the salesman.
Question 46. What is the effect of television according to the author?
A. It causes intellectual laziness. B. It confuses the viewers.
C. It makes the viewers think. D. It is harmful to society.
Question 47. Television’s function is to make people _____________.
A. more interested in what is happening B. more educated in society
C. confused of what is happening D. more culturally oriented
Question 48. In the author’s opinion, what is wrong with the attitude of some governments to

television?
A. They do not think it is important. B. They do not pay enough attention to its function.
C. They have too much control over it. D. They do not use it effectively.
Question 49. The influence that television may have is possibly _____________.
A. ignored by almost everybody
B. greatly considered by governments
C. an enrichment and also a challenge to cultures
D. a substantial benefit for private companies
Question 50. The author thinks that television programs are in danger of ______________.
A. declining in popularity B. trying to please too many people
C. preventing the development of society D. losing their effect on our culture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Questions 51: A. practicable B. prehistory C. preferable D. commentator
Questions 52: A. pursue B. promote C. address D. mandate
Questions 53: A. particular B. technology C. intimacy D. accessible
Questions 54: A. metropolitan B. Argentina C. existential D. colonialist
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.
All forms of non- renewable energy sources are to a greater or lesser (55)_______ polluting ,
though the type of pollution varies. Coal, in common with other fossil (56)___________, produces
sulphur dioxide, though ,in this respect, gas (57)___________ very favorably with coal and oil. The
combustion of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide in (58)_________ greater amounts than plant life
can use. This carbon dioxide, by (59)__________in the atmosphere , may well lead to global rises
( 60)__________ temperature (called the “greenhouse effect”) and such rises could in time have a
(61)__________ effect on climate. Nuclear fuel doesn’t emit gases into the atmosphere
(62)___________used, but it produces its own highly toxic waste products. Being solid, these are
easier to control than the gases emitted by fossil fuels but their presence in growing quantities is
(63)____________ very dangerous indeed. All forms of fuel so far (64)__________ add to the earth’s
heat load and in this way provide a long term danger to the environment.

Question 55. A. degree B. extent C. extension D. amount
Question 56. A. energies B. fuels C. resources D. mines
Question 57. A. outgrows B. outdoes C. compares D. contrasts
Question 58. A. more B. well C. far D. quite
Question 59. A. raising B. collecting C. piling D. accumulating
Question 60. A. in B. with C. of D. for
Question 61. A. deathly B. disastrous C. unfortunate D. terrific
Question 62. A. that B. however C. when D. whether
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Question 63. A. potentially B. merely C. possibly D. extremely
Question 64. A. concerned B. complained C. proved D. mentioned
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. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
=> The sea was too_________________________________________
2. The mechanic serviced my car last week
=> I_________________________________________
3. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
=> Travelling_________________________________________
4. He couldn’t afford to buy the car,
=> The car_________________________________________
5. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked
=> He suggested_________________________________________
II. Topic: Factories in residential areas produce both positive and negative effects to people’s lives.
Do you agree or disagree?
If a large factory is going to be built near your community, is it good or bad? It’s a quite
difficult question to answer. Because there are many aspects to take into your consideration - the
advantages and the disadvantages. Let’s talk about that.
First, a large factory, especially a large chemical factory is quite harmful to our environment

when it is built near our community. It will affect our daily life a lot. All the chemical factories will
produce a lot of waste and most of the wastes are harmful to the environment, including poisonous gas
and liquid. Some of them cannot be entirely broken down. If they are released into the air or the river,
it will affect our health. And also the factory may produce a lot of noise. The environment we want to
live in is a quiet and peaceful one, so the noise will be quite boring. And yes, noise also affects our
health.
Still one thing, a factory can be very dangerous. Because a fire or a explosion may break out in
the factory. If it’s very near our home, it’s quite dangerous.
But in other hand, a factory may be a good news to us. It can provide more jobs for us,
especially for the young people in our community. Since the factory is near, it’s so convenient to go to
work, and the factory will get more chances to our area. It will help to develop our area. So if the
factory can bring us a lot of chances, we will agree to build one. But the most important things are:
1. Build the factory in a safe distance from our community, not too near.
2. Make sure that the factory can deal with the waste properly. Do not release the poisonous gas into
the air, and not release the waste water into the river nearby.
3. Make sure the security guard in the factory works very well.
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