Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 224

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 224)
ĐỀ THI THỬ 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 from 1 to 3.
Question 1: A. horizon B. petroleum C. dioxide D. atmosphere
Question 2: A. determine B. significant C. delicacy D. competitive
Question 3: A. telegraphy B. telegraph C. telescope D. telegram
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 from 4 to 5.
Question 4: A. choir B. chief C. chilly D. champion
Question 5: A. explanation B. adventure C. addition D. acronym
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: - “Don’t you support the proposal to build a new airport?” - “__________.”
A. No, not really B. No, I like it C. No, I don’t think you are right D. Yes, I’m against it
Question 7: It was very __________ of you to notice that.
A. observant B. observatory C. observation D. observe
Question 8: There are many ________ on T.V where a team of people have to answer questions.
A. quizzes B. inquiries C. puzzles D. riddles
Question 9: - “Can I borrow some money from you?” - “You’re already in debt ______ me for sixty dollars.”
A. for B. from C. to D. by
Question 10: If you wait a moment, there will be another _______ of loaves, fresh from the oven.
A. collection B. bunch C. batch D. bundle
Question 11: I’d like to __________ a warm welcome to our visitors from abroad.
A. extend B. prolong C. search out D. stretch
Question 12: India is the country __________ he spent the early years of his life.

A. at which B. where C. on which D. that
Question 13: Many a candidate ________ unsuccessful in the oral test.
A. were B. was C. aren’t D. weren’t
Question 14: _______I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it for
me.
A. For B. In the event that C. Only if D. On the other hand
Question 15: “Why is everyone so busy?” – “They are tidying the showroom in case the managing director
____ in.”
A. will drop B. would drop C. drops D. dropped
Question 16: Mary appeared _________, but she wasn’t. She was only pretending.
A. to asleep B. being asleep C. be asleep D. to be asleep
Question 17: We don't ________ a charge ________repairs if the item is still under guarantee.
A. take/of B. take/ for C. make/ for D. make/ of
Question 18: “How would you like your tea?” - “ __________.”
A. Thank you very much B. It’s fantastic. Thanks C. Yes, please. Thanks D. With milk, please
Question 19: When the student got __________ the test, he gave it to the teacher.
A. over with B. through at C. through with D. over
Question 20: “__________” – “No, thank you. That’ll be all.”
A. What would you like? B. It’s very kind of you to help me.
C. What kind of food do you like? D. Would you like anything else?
Question 21: We still have a _____ chance of beating them if we keep our minds on the game.
A. fighting B. successful C. struggling D. winning
Question 22: News of the new pay agreement spread like ________ throughout the factory.
A. butter B. the plaque C. wildfire D. a flood
Question 23: - “The instructions were in French, and I translated them into English for him.”
- “You _____ them. He knows French.” A. didn’t need to translate B. shouldn’t have translated
C. needn’t have translated D. can’t have translated
Question 24: More than five thousand people _______ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year.
CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc –
A. was said to have died B. were said to die C. were said to be died D. was said to be died

Question 25: _________ his brother’s generous help, he _______ in such high social position.
A. With/ wouldn’t have been B. Without/ won’t be
C. But for/ wouldn’t be D. Apart from/ wouldn’t have been
Question 26: The economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned in his course, ______be
treated.
A. trade unionism will not B. nor will trade unionism C. nor trade unionism will D. neither trade
unionism will
Question 27: _______ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal
law.
A. All police officers B. All police officers must C. That all police officers D. For all police officers
Question 28: Man is killing _______ all the fish in the sea.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
Question 29: ________ changed a lot in the last 30 years.
A. Life has B. A life has C. The life has D. Lives have
Question 30: Your mother told me that you were going to study abroad for four years, _______?
A. didn’t she B. didn’t you C. were you D. weren’t you
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 40. MIND OVER MUSCLES
If you’re lazy and not in good physical shape, then Dr. Guang Yue, an exercise physiologist, has come
up with a theory that might be of (31) _____to you. His (32) _____ discovery is that the strength of our muscles
can be improved without the need for physical activity. No longer do we have to go for long swims or have (33)
_____workouts in the gym. It may seem improbable, but he says we can (34) _____ up our muscles simply by
thinking about exercise. In Dr. Yue’s research, volunteers imagined they were moving their little fingers
sideways, and found that the power of (35)______ was enough to increase strength in those finger muscles.
Then he asked volunteers to (36) ______ to themselves that they were moving their arm muscles in five training
sessions a week. Remarkably, these volunteers experienced a rapid increase in the strength of their arms. But
sports psychologists say that, while this research is significant, muscle strength is only one aspect of exercise,
and we shouldn’t (37) ______ aerobic activity. We still need to look after our hearts by taking exercise that (38)
______ our heart rate to 70% of its maximum for 20 minutes, three times a week. It would be (39) _______ if
people thought that exercise was (40) ______, and that they could keep fit while slumped on a sofa just thinking

about exercise.
Question 31: A. fascination B. appeal C. interest D. attraction
Question 32: A. main B. extraordinary C. individual D. dear
Question 33: A. hard B. strong C. forceful D. firm
Question 34: A. develop B. grow C. build D. spread
Question 35: A. idea B. thought C. brains D. mind
Question 36: A. persuade B. pretend C. expect D. convince
Question 37: A. cut out B. throw away C. look over D. switch off
Question 38: A. jumps B. climbs C. leaps D. raises
Question 39: A. anxious B. concerned C. worrying D. panicking
Question 40: A. helpless B. incapable C. minor D. useless
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase closest in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 41 to 43.
Question 41:The book received a lot of good reviews in the press, and went on to become one of the year’s best
sellers.
A. write-ups B. suggestions C. achievements D. supports
Question 42:Uncontrolled corruption and abuse of power by officials eventually prompted new anti-corruption
laws.
A. disorganized B. rampant C. unorganized D. chaotic
Question 43: It seems impossible for me to go to graduate school because I just can’t afford it. But I’m going
to try. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. A. It doesn’t matter. B. Everything takes time.
C. If you want something, you can do it. D. It has been going well up to now.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) opposite in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 44 to 45.
Question 44:He was asked to disclose government secrets in exchange for money.
A. reveal B. release C. relieve D. conceal
CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc –
Question 45: Many students believe that doing voluntary work for charity is a pointless cause.
A. worthless B. worthwhile C. useless D. valuable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each

of the following questions from 46 to 50.
Question 46: Thunder occurs as an electrical charge passes through air, causing the heated air to expand and
colliding with layers of cooler air. A. as B. causing C. colliding D. to
expand
Question 47: During their first attempts as a song writer, George Gershwin diligently continued to study the
piano, harmony, theory, and orchestration. A. their B. attempts C. continued D.
theory
Question 48: The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of
differentiation.
A. alike B. those C. other D. differentiation
Question 49: In return for an increased investment, the company offered unlimited returns for their investors.
While many found such an offer irresistible, some thought the promises were inconvincing and were
uncomfortable about parting with so much money.
A. In return for B. many found C. promises were D.
inconvincing
Question 50: Overlooking the Hudson River in New York, the Cloisters includes parts several medieval
monasteries and chapels brought from Europe. A. Overlooking B. includes C. parts
D. brought
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the questions from 51 to 60.
The word “biodiversity” is a term heard with increasing frequency in the ongoing debate over how best
to protect the world’s environment, and more specifically, how to preserve its rapidly dwindling numbers of
plant and animal species. In very general terms, “biodiversity” refers to the numbers plant and animal species
that can be found in a particular habitat or ecosystem. This is apparently a very simple concept, but the
simplicity of it belies its significance. A better popular understanding of the real meaning of biodiversity and of
its importance to the circumstances in which we presently find ourselves is critical to the success of efforts to
protect the environment, and therefore essential to our own survival.
Global biodiversity, which is the total number of plant and animal species existing on the planet at any
one time, can only be estimated; and only very roughly estimated at that. Undoubtedly, many species remain to
be discovered. Some of these, such as insects and microscopic life, are small enough to have escaped our

notice, while others dwell in areas we have only begun to explore; the species inhabiting the deepest ocean
depths, for example. It must also be remembered that we are in the midst of a mass extinction event. Species are
now disappearing at a rate estimated to be
between 1,000 and 10,000 times faster than the average for the history of life on earth. Taken together, these
two uncertain elements prevent the global biodiversity estimate from becoming much more than an educated
guess. The current best estimate is somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 to 200 million species.
This number, while it may be of some interest to nonscientists, isn’t of much real value to researchers.
They are generally more concerned with local biodiversity. Despite the apparent enormity of the number of
species that inhabit the earth as a whole, local biodiversity - the number of species found in any one habitat -
fluctuates greatly as we cross the boundaries separating the ecosystems that make up the Earth’s biosphere. It
reaches its highest levels on the coral reefs and in the tropical rain forests where there may be thousands of
species per acre.
Of course, it is this value - the measure of local biodiversity - that is most useful for anyone concerned
with assessing the health of an ecosystem or protecting it from destruction. In measuring the biodiversity of a
particular ecosystem, biologists are usually quite impartial when weighing the relative significance of each
species. Most are assigned a value of one, the total number of species then representing the target value.
However, there are two conditions under which one species may be weighted more heavily than others. This
would certainly be the case for any species that by virtue of its genetic uniqueness would constitute a special
loss to the global gene pool in the event of its extinction. The tuatara is a good example of just such a species.
As the only surviving member of a family of reptiles that, except for it, died out 60 million years ago, the
tuatara qualifies on grounds of genetic uniqueness to be weighted more heavily in calculating the biodiversity
of its habitat.
A species may be accorded bonus points in the biodiversity equation for another reason as well; it may
be deemed more significant by virtue of the role it plays in the ecosystem. An example of this would be the
CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc –
California sea otter. [1] The preferred food of this species of marine mammal is the sea urchin; a marine
invertebrate, which feeds on a certain type of sea grass known as kelp. [2] Were it not for the otter’s
contribution in controlling the sea urchin population, the undersea kelp forest would surely be decimated by a
dramatic increase in the population of sea urchins. [3] This would remove a key supporting element – the kelp –
from the habitat of many fish and invertebrate species that depend on it. [4] This, in turn, would fundamentally

alter an entire undersea habitat and undoubtedly put a risk a number of different species that have adapted to its
peculiar characteristics. Therefore, the behavior of the otter in actively maintaining the local diversity of species
dictates that it should be assigned a higher biodiversity value.
Question 51: What was the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To explain why biodiversity is essential to our survival. B. To explain the concept of biodiversity.
C. To show why local biodiversity is more important than global biodiversity.
D. To clarify the dangers that result from declining biodiversity.
Question 52: The word “dwindling” in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. extinct B. diverse C. proliferating D. diminishing
Question 53: It is implied in the passage that we don’t have an accurate measure of global biodiversity
because_____.
A. the number of species is constantly changing. B. populations of animals move from place to
place.
C. we don’t know the ecological role played by all species. D. the definition of biodiversity is not clear enough.
Question 54: The word “enormity” in the passage is closest in the meaning to_____.
A. important B. quality C. vastness D. accuracy
Question 55:According to the passage, the largest number of species would be found_____.
A. on the coral reefs. B. in the boundary areas between local systems.
C. in the undersea kelp forests. D. in fresh water lakes and streams.
Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT important in assessing biodiversity?
A. The special function a particular species plays in an ecosystem. B. The number of species present in an
ecosystem.
C. The genetic uniqueness of the species within an ecosystem. D. The size of the area an ecosystem covers.
Question 57: The author mentioned the sea urchin in the last paragraph in order to_____.
A. illustrate the richness of life in California waters. B. illustrate the special importance of a particular
species.
C. increase the reader’s awareness of the sea urchin’s endangered status.
D. advocate the protection for the kelp forest environment.
Question 58: The word “impartial” in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. neutral B. subjective C. theoretical D. uncertain

Question 59:Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. Local biodiversity may change, but global biodiversity does not.
B. All species have the same significance when considering biodiversity.
C. The concept of biodiversity is of little value to ecologists.
D. The earth is experiencing a reduction in global biodiversity
Question 60: Look at numbers [1], [2], [3], [4] in paragraph 5 of the passage. Where would the following
sentence best fit? The effect of this would be a dramatic loss of local biodiversity.
A. [1] B. [2] C. [3] D. [4]
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is correct and closest in
meaning to each of the following sentences from 71 to 75.
Question 61: “I would suggest that we should try to get local support for the new motorway.”
A. I suggested they should try to get local support for the new motorway.
B. I wanted to know why shouldn’t we try to get local support for the new motorway.
C. I suggested we should try getting local support for the new motorway.
D. My suggestion was that we try to get local support for the new motorway.
Question 62: “Don’t tell anyone or you will be sorry.”
A. She said she was sorry as I didn’t tell her. B. I would be sorry if she didn’t tell me.
C. She warned me not to tell anyone. D. She said that I should apologize to her.
Question 63:Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn.
A. Many people are getting less and less money from work, so they don’t have enough to live.
B. Many people nowadays find it difficult to make both ends meet.
C. The prices are getting higher and people can’t live with the money they earn.
CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc –
D. Many people nowadays do not live on the salary.
Question 64: I wasn’t in the office yesterday, so you must have spoken to my assistant.
A. I wasn’t in the office yesterday, so it was my assistant that you spoke to.
B. I wasn’t in the office yesterday, so you couldn’t speak to me.
C. I wasn’t in the office yesterday, so I couldn’t have spoken to you.
D. I wasn’t in the office yesterday, so it must have been my assistant that you spoke to.
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
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?
THE END

CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc –