Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 352

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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 that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions:
Question 1. A. bacteria B. dangerous C. government D. interesting.
Question 2. A. accompany B. responsible C. environment D. parliament.
Question 3. A. accomplish B. establish C. abolish D. acronym
Question 4. A. companion B. comfortable C. compliment D. competence
Question 5. A. mechanic B. memorial C. mechanism D. machine
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correcting.
Question 6. Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual,
A
appear to be culturally universal.
B C D
Question 7. When I came back I realized that my camera had been disappeared
A B C D
Question 8. If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.
A B C D
Question 9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons.
A B C D
Question 10. Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 11.________ poor results but also may cause accidents.

A. Haste does not only produce B. Haste had not only produced
C. Haste not only produces D. Haste produces not only.
Question 12. It is important that ________.
A. an exact record should be kept B. an exact record to be kept
C. to keep an exact record D. keeping an exact record
Question 13. Jill has received several scholarships ________.
A. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability
B. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic
C. because of his academic and artistic ability
D. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy
Question 14. The moon is not a planet
A. resembling the planets in many respects.
B. which resembles the planets in many respects.
C. but resemblance to the planets in many respects.
D. although it resembles the planets in many respects.
Question 15. ________, they would have had what they wanted.
A. Had they arrived at the fair early
B. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough.
D. If they arrived at the fair early
Question 16. Because they made too many mistakes, they fail in the exam.
A. They made very many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
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B. They made too many mistakes for them to fail in the exam.
C. They made so many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
D. They made such many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
Question 17. She locked the door so as not to be disturbed
A. She locked the door in order that she wouldn’t be disturbed
B. She locked the door to be not disturbed
C. She locked the door for her not to be disturbed.

D. She locked the door so that not to be disturbed.
Question 18. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high
A. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
D. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
Question 19. Mary would rather see more historic sights than go dancing.
A. Mary would like to see historic sights and go dancing.
B. Mary likes historic sights when she can not go dancing.
C. Mary would prefer to see more historic sights rather than go dancing.
D. Mary had better see more historic sights
Question 20. Many people argue that most UFO sightings are caused by unusual weather conditions.
A. According to many people, unusual weather conditions cause most UFO sightings.
B. Many people argue that most UFO sightings are forecast by unusual weathermen
C. Many people argue that most UFO sightings resulted in unusual weather forecast.
D. Many people argue that most UFO sightings resulted unusual weather forecast.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 21. It seemed an impossible task at times, but we carried on_____.
A. regardless B. despite C. in spite D. in spite of
Question 22. He thought the talk was fascinating. His friend, _______, fell asleep halfway through it.
A. although B. but C. however D. therefore
Question 23. Have you really got no money _______the fact that you've had a part-time job this term?
A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. in case
Question 24. The doctor gave the patient ________ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. a thorough B. a whole C. an exact D. a universal
Question 25. Her book is about the _______between women and men.
A. unequality B. disequality C. inequality D. non-equality
Question 26. This section of the car park is _______for visitors.
A. private B. reserved C. given D. put

Question 27. The role of women in society was greatly _______in the past.
A. overlooked B. overtaken C. overcome D. overcast
Question 28. Only 40 % of 5-year-olds have_______ to pre-school education.
A. access B. approach C. denial D. recognition
Question 29. He has been _______from running a political office for five years.
A. missed B. avoided C. made D. barred
Question 30. Delegates will meet with _______from industry and the government.
A. represented B. representative C. representatives D. representers
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
In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to
put a greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of
readily available, renewable resources that are both cost–effective and "earth – friendly". Two such
resources are solar power and geothermal power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the
needs of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed
through the use of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In the US alone, more than
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100, 000 homes are equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles.
And in other parts of the world, including many developing countries, the use of solar system is
"growing steadily".
Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is
geothermal power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot
water and steam that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a
generator, which is produces electricity. Geothermal energy is
50, 000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel resources. And as with solar
power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A prime example of
effective geothermal use in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity where over 80 percent of
private homes are heated by "geothermal power".
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional

energy sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on
"global scale".
Question 31. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The benefits of solar and wind power over conventional energy sources.
B. How energy resources are tapped from nature.
C. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized.
D. Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide.
Question 32. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available.
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
C. Because they are free and available worldwide.
D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage.
Question 33. Which of the following words could best replace the word “harnessing”
A. Capturing B. Harassing C. Depleting D. Exporting
Question 34. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries.
B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity.
C. They are more expensive than solar panels.
D. They contain photovoltaic cells.
Question 35. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy
production?
A. They both require the use of a generator.
B. They both use heat from the earth’s surface.
C. They both require fairly simple technology.
D. They are both conventional and costly.
Question 36. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence:
“ Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar
capacity to generate geothermal power”
A. after the phrase ”earth-friendly” B. after the phrase “growing steadily”
C. after the phrase “by geothermal power” D. after the phrase “global scale”

Question 37. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about solar power?
A. There is very little of it available in Iceland.
B. It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide.
C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels.
D. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world.
Question 38. What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland?
A. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes.
B. Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses.
C. It is not effective for use in private homes.
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D. It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy.
Question 39. What does the author imply about alternative energy sources?
A. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
B. Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use.
C. Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce.
D. Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power
Question 40. What best describes the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use.
B. To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use.
C. To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources.
D. To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming.
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 from 41 to 50.
Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two
very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays,
relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have
grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have
remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have
become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a
vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened

bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their
ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies- However, this raises the
problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In
evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this
process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life
swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened , but then the skull starts to
grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the
top of the head upwards, an old Picasso- like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on
the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.
Question 41. The passage is mainly concerned with:
A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish
C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish
Question 42. The phrase “hugging the contours” in the line 1 means:
A. swimming close to the seabed B. hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea.
C. Floating just below the surface. D. Lying still on the sea bottom.
Question 43. In lines 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that:
A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly
C. have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks
Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish:
A. have one eye each side of the head B. have one eye underneath the head
C. have two eyes on top of the head D. have eyes that move around the head
Question 45. The word “conversely” in line 5 is closest in meaning to:
A. Similarly B. Alternatively C. Inversely D. Contrarily
Question 46. According to the passage, fish such as plaice:
A. have difficulties in swimming B. live near the surface
C. have poor eyesight D. have distorted heads
Question 47. The word “undulate” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Sway B. Flutter C. Flap D. Leap
Question 48. In line 10, the word “this” refers to
A. the migration of the ancestors

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B. the practice of lying on one side
C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards
D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful
Question 49. According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is:
A. average B. weak C. excellent D. variable
Question 50. It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is:
A. often confusing B. pretty normal C. very difficult D. full of danger.
Put a suitable word in the blank by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know that an “intranet” is? It is this: just as the
Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (51) ______ company. In
fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to (52) ______ computers and
people. This (53)______ that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet
service. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of (54) ______ which
is stored in different places in the company. In this way, people can get the information they need,
regardless (55) ______ where it comes from. A company intranet can, of course, be used for
unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (56) ______
important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The
intranet is (57) ______ share their information with other people. (58) ______, many departments
don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (59)
______ top managers like to use the intranet to “communicate down” rather than to “communicate
across”. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to (60) ______ information between
themselves and others working in the same organization.
Question 51. A. large B. jointed C. single D. branch
Question 52. A. contact B. introduce C. distinguish D. compare
Question 53. A. is B. is said C. indicates D. means
Question 54. A. parts B. information C. elements D. properties
Question 55. A. on B. with C. of D. to
Question 56. A. bring B. provide C. give D. take
Question 57. A. likely B. willing C. going D. happened

Question 58. A. Luckily B. Consequently C. However D. Unfortunately
Question 59. A. that B. what C. which D. it
Question 60. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer which completes
each of the following sentences:
Question 61: The knee is ____________ most other joints in the body because it
cannot twist without injury.
A. to be damaged more than likely B. more likely to be damaged than
C. likely to be more than damaged D. more than likely to be damaged
Question 62: Written to be performed on a ____________, Thornton Wilder’s play
Our Town depicts life in a small New England community.
A. stage scenery of bare B. scenery bare of stage
C. stage bare of scenery D. bare of stage scenery
Question 63: According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students
learn what _____________ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful
life.
A. they need B. as the may need
C. do they need D. they are needed
Question 64: Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by the book
Robert’s Rules of Order, _____________, during meetings.
A. are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision – making organizations
B. and avoid large decision – making organizations’ procedural confusion
C. is procedural confusion avoided by large decision – making organizations
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D. large decision – making organizations avoid procedural confusion
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 get to work in 20 minutes.
It _________________________________________

2. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
This work_________________________________________
3. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
I wish_________________________________________
4. The bread is so tale we can’t eat it.
The bread isn’t_________________________________________
5. Who does this bag belong to?
Whose_________________________________________
II. Topic: Is university education the best choice for all of us?
In China, more and more people try their best to attend college or university. What are the
reasons that make people long for it?
First of all, in my opinion, the most important reason is to gain competence to live a better life
in the future. Competition of our days has become more and more drastic, and even a very simple job
or low position will attract hundreds of candidates to apply for it. Only those who have a good
education and general knowledge can gain better work. So, we should attend college or university for
better competence.
Second, attending college or university can change our life. For example, to myself, I am a
student from countryside. I am one of the few people who can attend college or university. Most of
those who have not studied in college or university go to work early in a small factory in a small town
or on a farm in their hometown. Just because I have taken higher education, I can get better chances
to study or work in the capital of our country where a lot of people want to go to. Why? Good
education gives me chances to change my life.
The third reason for attending a college is to increase knowledge. Study is a so interesting thing that it
makes our life rich and colorful. It expands our eyesight by informing us with lots of new things what
we cannot gain from our common life or experience. On the other hand, by attending college or
university, you can learn the knowledge or skill necessary for your future work.
People attend college or university for various reasons. Some may attend for new experiences,
and others may think about other things. What I have mentioned is just very few of them.
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