Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 270

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 270)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Choose the word whose ITALICIZED part is pronounced differently from the others
Câu 1: A. prevent B. event C. percent D. agent
Câu 2: A. sweet B. sword C. whole D. answer
Câu 3: A. road B. load C. boat D. broad
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest
Câu 4: A. disappear B. engineer C. attachment D. education
Câu 5: A. inherit B. industry C. benefit D. architect
Complete each sentence by choosing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
Câu 6: John lost the ____ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his
carelessness. A. beautiful new blue Japanese B. beautiful Japanese blue new
C. new beautiful blue Japanese D. Japanese beautiful new blue
Câu 7: She came in quietly ____ not to wake the baby.
A. as if B. such as C. so as D. if so
Câu 8: ____ in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the United States.
A. To found B. Founding C. Founded D. Having founded
Câu 9: In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ______.
A. occupational B. occupied C. occupation D. preoccupied
Câu 10: My sister is an expert in wildlife and its
A. conversation B. reservation C. preparation D. conservation
Câu 11: If that old vase is a _______ one, it will cost a lot of money.
A. genuine B. realistic C. truthful D. sincere
Câu 12: I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the ____.
A. practice B. question C. order D. place
Câu 13: Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it is ____.

A. confidential B. confidence C. confident D. confidentially
Câu 14: Peter: “This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!
Mary: ____ but I think it’s quite easy.” A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more.
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Câu 15: Total color blindness, _________ , is the result of a defect in the retina.
A. which is a condition rare B. that is a rare condition C. is a rare condition D. a rare condition
Câu 16: "Is dinner ready?" "No, mother is______ it ready now"
A. cooking B. preparing C. doing D. getting
Câu 17: ___________ the phone rang later that night did I remember the appointment.
A. No sooner B. Not until C. Only D. Just before
Câu 18: Having been asked to speak at the conference, ____.
A. some notes were prepared for Dr. Clark B. some notes were prepared by Dr. Clark
C. Dr. Clark prepared some notes. D. audiences were pleased to hear Dr. Clark.
Câu 19: I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of ______.
A. tongue B. memory C. brain D. mind
Câu 20: I had to get up early, ____ I’d have missed the train.
A. or else B. despite C. otherwise D. however
Câu 21: The scientist did the experiment ____________ alone
A. by his B. on his own C. by himself D. by him
Câu 22: It’s very kind of you to give me something on my birthday, but you _____ bought such an expensive
present like this. A. didn’t need B. needn’t have C. needn’t D. haven’t needed
Câu 23: Farmers can enrich the soil by using .
A. fertile B. fertilize C. fertility D. fertilizers
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Câu 24: If he hadn’t lost his job last year, he _____________ a house of his own now.
A. could have bought B. can buy C. could buy D. will buy
Câu 25: Mary was the last applicant____.
A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to have interviewed D. to be interviewing
Câu 26: It’s imperative that this letter ____ immediately.
A. be sent B. send C. will be sent D. is sent

Câu 27: Andrew is known for always saying _________ comes to his mind.
A. everything B. whatever C. something D. anything
Câu 28: I decided to go to the library as soon as I____.
A. finished what I did B. finished what I was doing C. finish what I did D. would finish what I did
Câu 29: ______ in the street yesterday were very friendly.
A. The mounted police, who I saw
C. Who is the mounted police I saw
B. The mounted police I saw whom
D. The mounted police whom I saw
Câu 30: The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.
A. came up with B. put up with C. keep pace with D. made way for
Câu 31: ________ to the big city, I have got lost many times.
A. Unused B. Unacquainted C. Unfamiliar D. Useless
Câu 32: The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ____.
A. sight B. appearance C. present D. view
Câu 33: It took the director two hours ______.
A. to explain us the new plan B. to explain the new plan to us
C. explaining the new plan to us D. explaining us the new plan
Câu 34: The girl _____ is my neighbor.
A. was talking to the lady over there B. is talking to the lady over there
C. talks to the lady over there. D. talking to the lady over there
Câu 35: David: “Thank you for the delicious meal” - Joan: “___________”
A. I’m glad you enjoyed it B. No problem C. Never wonder D. All right
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 from 36 to 45
Health is something we tend to (36) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (37)
____ of it. But illness can come, even (38) ____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible
time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (39) ____ to cure them once they
struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (40) _____, scientists found out about
germs, and then everything changed. The (41) ___ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As

this medical discovery spread, the world became (42) ___ safer for children. The result is that (43) _____ a
hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (44)
___ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue
to (45)____. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
Câu 36: A. throw away B. forget C. give up D. ignore
Câu 37: A. awake B. keen C. aware D. concerned
Câu 38: A. so B. while C. if D. when
Câu 39: A. what B. when C. how D. which
Câu 40: A. therefore B. however C. although D. moreover
Câu 41: A. origin B. reason C. source D. cause
Câu 42: A. quite B. much C. very D. more
Câu 43: A. where B. when C. whereas D. why
Câu 44: A. want B. desire C. expect D. hope
Câu 45: A. run B. accelerate C. advance D. speed up
Read the following sentences and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55.
Câu 46: He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
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B. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
D. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
Câu 47: Peter said “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
A. Peter regretted lending him some money. B. Peter suggested not lending him some money.
C. Peter thanked him for lending him some money. D. Peter wished not to lend him some money.
Câu 48: As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
A. The older he gets, the less he wants to travel. B. As soon as he wants to travel less, he gets older.
C. The less he wants to travel, the older he gets. D. The more old age he gets, the less he wants to travel.
Câu 49: If only I had taken that job in the bank
A. I regret not taking that job in the bank B. I don’t taken that job in the bank

C. I regret not take that job in the bank D. I wish I took that job in the bank
Câu 50: Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t.
A. Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament.
B. Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament
C. To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament.
D. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.
Câu 51: “ Give us a raise or we’ll go on strike.” Said the workers to the manager.
A. The workers promised the manager to give them a raise and recommended him to go on strike
B. The workers asked the manager for giving them a raise and promised of going on strike.
C. The workers wanted the manager of giving them a raise and advised to go on strike.
D. The workers asked the manager to give them a raise and threatened to go on strike.
Câu 52: I read two books, but I didn’t find them interesting.
A. Either of the books I read weren’t interesting. B. None of the two books I read was interesting
C. Neither of the books I read was interesting. D. The two books I read wasn’t interesting.
Câu 53: “ It is you that stole my purse.” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
A. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse.
B. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
C. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.
D. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
Câu 54: It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. Many people are said to have been homeless after the floods.
B. Many people said that they were homeless after the floods.
C. Many people say that they are homeless after the floods.
D. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.
Câu 55: It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
A. That his lack of confidence surprised me. B. He surprised me by his lack of confidence.
C. What surprised me was his lack of confidence. D. That he lacked of confidence surprised me.
Identify one ITALICIZED part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences by choosing the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
Câu 56: She is (A) among the few who (B) wants to quit (C) smoking instead of (D) cutting down.

Câu 57: One-cent coins (A) issued in (B) the United States (C) in 1982 (D) was 96 percent zinc.
Câu 58: Doctors have (A) always recommended that a person with a cold (B)must drink fluids, (C) such as
juice or water (D) to prevent the loss of water in his / her body.
Câu 59: (A) Alike light (B) waves, microwaves (C) may be reflected and (C) concentrated.
Câu 60: (A) Mined over 2,000 years (B) ago, copper is one of (C) the earliest (D) know metals.
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.
Question 61: As we were heading out of the café, we bumped into our plumber, who we still owed money to.
A. Our plumber, whom we hadn’t paid back yet, was the person who we encountered by chance at
the moment we were exiting the café.
B. When we met our plumber in the café as we were about to leave, we realised that we hadn’t yet
paid him all the money we owed him.
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C. Our plumber, when we ran into him as he was entering the café that we were leaving, didn’t
bring up our debt to him.
D. Not wanting to see the plumber to whom we still owed a debt, we quickly headed out of the café when we
saw him coming in.
Question 62: The fox tried, but was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
A. The fox tried in vain to reaching the grapes. B. Hard as he tried, the fox couldn’t reach the grapes.
C. Try as he may, the fox failed to reach the grapes.
D. Despite of the effort he made, the fox found the grapes impossible to reach.
Question 63: Tom was too surprised to say a word.
A. Tom was so surprised that he could say a word. B. Tom was such surprise that he couldn’t say a word.
C. So surprised was Tom that he couldn’t say a word. D. Surprised as he was, Tom couldn’t say a word.
Question 64: He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
A. Only after he had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book.
B. He did a lot of research after he finished writing the book.
C. He delayed writing the book as he had already done any research.
D. It was only when he had written the book that he did a lot of research.
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.
1. People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region.
→ The poor people_________________________________________________
2. It’s cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes.
→ Because of_________________________________________________
3. David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution.
→ Although_________________________________________________
4. It isn't necessary to finish the work today.
→ You don't _____________________________________________________
5. Hai finally managed to get a job
→ Hai finally succeeded____________________________________________
II. Topic: What are the factors to enable a longer life?
With the development of human society, people are living longer now. Many factors interacting together
enable the longer life. There are three most important causes: the quality of food has been greatly improved;
people could have medical services; more and more people realize that regular sports benefit their health.
The improving quality of our food is the most important factor of the longer life. We could have not only
enough food as we want, but also the healthier food. When we preparing food, we no longer consider the cost,
but pay more attention to the nutritions of the food. With the development of transportation systems, inland
people now could also enjoy seafood and tropical fruit.
Furthermore, governments are paying more and more money on medical establishments. Citizens could
have medical services more easily. Because of the convenient medical service more illnesses could be detected
at an earlier stage. Also, many illnesses that had been considered fatal could be cured today. The better
detection and cures enable people's longer life.
Last but not least important is that people care more for their own health. Every morning you could see
people doing sports outside. More and more people have realized the saying "life is locomotion". Regular
sports build up a strong body. Naturally, people with stronger body could resist more diseases.
To sum up, the development of our society causes the longer life of people. People have better food and
better medical services. And people spend more time on sports to build up stronger bodies. As we could
predict, people are going to live even longer.

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