Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 176

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 176)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Blacken 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.
01. I’d never seen anybody so shocked as Claire was when she heard Ben propose marriage to her.
A. Should Ben have asked Claire to marry him, I guess she would’ve been extremely shockeD.
B. I’d thought Claire would’ve been more shocked when Ben asked if she would marry him.
C. I’d never imagined I could see anybody so shocked as Claire was when Ben asked her to marry
him.
D. When Claire heard Ben asking her to marry him, she was more shocked than I’d ever seen
anyone be.
02. I wouldn’t mind having a late meeting tomorrow since I’m quite used to going home late.
A. I’m trying to get more accustomed to going home late, so I think I’ll start the meeting late
tomorrow.
B. As it’s rather normal for me to go home late, conducting a meeting late tomorrow would be no
problem for me.
C. It’s rare that I go home late, but it’ll be no problem if tomorrow’s meeting is a bit later than usual.
D. Why don’t we start the meeting late tomorrow, even though I know none of us is used to leaving so
late?
03. She is intent on going to university whether she can get her parents’ approval or not.
A. She’s attending university, even though her parents do not approve of her doing so.
B. Whether or not hr parents will agree to her going to university depends on what she intends to
study.
C. If she can get her parents’ approval, her intention is to go to university.
D. Even if her parents don’t agree, she’s still go to university.
04. You can only have my notes on condition that you bring them back tomorrow.

A. I can let you borrow my notes until tomorrow, if you like.
B. You must return my notes by tomorrow; otherwise, I won’t lend them to you
C. You can take my notes, but not until tomorrow.
D. Providing that you bring them back in good condition, you can borrow my notes until tomorrow.
05. Our team hasn’t won a trophy for five years.
A. Every five years our team wins a trophy. B. Five years ago, our team failed to win a trophy.
C. Five years ago was the last time our team won a trophy D. Five years is a long time to wait for our team
to win a trophy
Choose the word whose stress part different from that of the rest
06. A. readable B. satisfy C. evidence D. distinguish
07. A. relationship B. deliberate C. customer D. equipment
08. A. participate B. literature C. intimate D. powerful
09. A. teacher B. village C. police D. worker
10 A. discuss B. attack C. suppose D. visit.
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
Each advance in microscopic technique has provided scientists with new perspectives on the function of
living organisms and the nature of matter itself. The invention of the visible-light microscope late in the
sixteenth century introduced a previously unknown realm of single-celled plants and animals. In the twentieth
century, electron microscopes have provided direct views of viruses and minuscule surface structures. Now
another type of microscope, one that utilize x-rays rather than light or electrons, offers a different way of
examining tiny details, it should extend human perception still farther into the natural worlD.
The dream of building an x-ray microscope dates to 1895, its development, however, was virtually
halted in the 1940's because the development of the electron microscope was progressing rapidly. During the
1940's electron microscopes routinely achieved resolution better than that possible with a visible-light
microscope, while the performance of x-ray microscopes resisted improvement. In recent years, however,
interest in x-ray microscopes has revived, largely because of advances such as the development of new
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sources of x-ray illumination. As a result, the brightness available today is millions of times that of x-ray
tubes, which, for most of the century, were the only available sources of soft x-rays.

The new x-ray microscopes considerably improve on the resolution provided by optical microscopes.
They can also be used to map the distribution of certain chemical elements. Some can form pictures in
extremely short time, others hold the promise of special capabilities such as three dimensional imaging.
Unlike conventional electron microscopy, x-ray microscopy enables specimens to be kept in air and in water,
which means that biological samples can be studied under conditions similar to their natural state. The
illumination used, so-called soft x-rays in the wavelength range of twenty to forty angstroms (an angstrom is
one ten-billionth of a meter), is also sufficiently penetrating to image intact biological cells in many cases.
Because of the wavelength of the x-rays used, soft x-ray microscopes will never match the highest resolution
possible with electron microscopes. Rather, their special properties will make possible investigations that will
complement those performed with light- and electron-based instruments.
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The detail seen through a microscope B. Sources of illumination for microscopes
C. A new kind of microscope D. Outdated microscopic technique
12. According to the passage, the invention of the visible-light microscope allowed scientists to____.
A. see viruses directly B. develop the electron microscope later on
C. understand more about the distribution of the chemical elements
D. discover single celled plants and animals they had never seen before.
13. The word "minuscule" in the passage is closest in meaning to___.
A. circular B. dangerous C. complex D. tiny
14. The word "it" in the passage refers to___.
A. a type of microscope B. human perception C. the natural world D. light
15. Why does the another mention me visible light microscope in the first paragraph?
A. To begin a discussion of sixteenth century discoveries. B. To put the x-ray microscope in
historical perspective
C. To show how limited its uses are D. To explain how it functioned
16. Why did it take so long to develop the x-ray microscope?
A. Funds for research were insufficient. B. The source of illumination was not bright enough until
recently.
C. Materials used to manufacture x-ray tubes were difficult to obtain D. X-ray microscopes were too
complicated to operate.

17. The word "enables" in the passage is closest in meaning to____.
A. constitutes B. specifies C. expands D. allows
18. The word "Rather" in the passage is closest in meaning to____.
A. significantly B. preferably C. somewhat D. instead
19. The word "those" in the passage refers to____.
A. properties B. investigations C. microscopes D. x-rays
20. Based on the information in the passage, what can be inferred about x-ray microscopes in the future?
A. They will probably replace electron microscopes altogether.
B. They will eventually be much cheaper to produce than they are now.
C. They will provide information not available from other kinds of microscopes.
D. They will eventually change the illumination range that they now use.
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting:
21. The tanker has drowned and the oil on the beaches has destroyed much of the wild life.
A B C D
22. Some of the large construction companies have appointed lobbyists to try to persuade MPs to vote for
legislation that would allow to build on green areas in cities. A B C
D
23. Jane has very pale skin and she has to spend quite a number of days under the sun in order to get a suntan.
A B C
D
24. Bomb disposal experts were able to detonate the bomb before it could cause any damages.
A B C D
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25. The fat cats which own the business are among the wealthiest people in the country, but the workers are
very poorly paid. A B C
D
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.
Knowledge of economy is one where (26)___ and people acquire, create, disseminate and use knowledge
more effectively for greater economic and social (27)___ Increased importance of knowledge provides great

(28)___ for countries to strengthen their economic and social development by providing more efficient ways
of producing goods and services and (29)___ them more effectively and at lower costs to a greater number of
people. Wealth creation through (30)___ of human knowledge and creativity is steadily outpacing wealth
creation through extraction and processing of natural resources. Knowledge has increasingly become an
important means for value creation. Knowledge has become a vital commodity to countries, businesses and
(31)____ in the 21
st
century - age of the knowledge-based economies (KBE). Tangible evidence suggests that
knowledge and information are capable of helping nations to achieve (32)___ goals. To capitalize on the
knowledge revolution to improve their (33)____ and welfare, developing countries need to build on their
strengths and carefully plan (34)____ investments in human capital, effective institutions, (35)___
technologies and innovative and competitive enterprises.
Countries such as Korea, Ireland, Malaysia and Chile illustrate the rapid progress that can be made.
According to Houghton and Sheehan (2000), knowledge society. This could be blended with the new methods
of developments, spread of knowledge and acquisition. Another important feature proposed by NDP is that
knowledge societies must foster knowledge sharing. This is due to the recognition given to knowledge as
public incentives and must be made available to every individual of the society.
26. A. groups B. societies C. organizations D. communities.
27. A. progress B. benefits C. betterment D. development
28. A. talent B. genius C. resource D. potential
29. A. delivering B. supplying C. offering D. serving.
30. A. the use B. utilizing C. application D. applying.
31. A people B. citizens C. individuals D residents
32. A. Developing B. developmental C. developmentive D. developed.
33. A. competition B. competitiveness C. competency D. competence.
34. A. appropriate B. applicable C. concordant D. improper
35. A. admissible B. relevant C. consonant D. consistent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
36. He was arrested because he answered to the description of the ____man.

A. hunted B. searched C. pursued D.
wanted
37. The residents had no time to get away as the storm hit without ____warning
A. precedent B. initial C. prior D. previous
38. ____the final score, I’m sure this will be an exciting game.
A. in spite of B. regardless of C. apart from D. except for
39. People who claim to have had encounters with aliens often face a great deal of ____
A. skepticism B. criticism C. objectivism D.
protectantism
40. The interviewer questioned the artist at length about his____for the painting.
A. inspiration B. expiration C. deliberation D. aspiration
41. You should have contacted the police, not____the law into your own hands.
A. to take B. take C. taken D. taking
42. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second____.
A. portion B. share C. ration D. helping
43. The entire city was ____electricity last night – it was chaotic
A. almost no B. hardly any C. without D. no.
44. For the past few months she’s been as a street____selling fruit and veg
A. pusher B. vendor C. trader D. dealer.
45. He tried to make out that the fake painting he had____genuine
A. to be B. being C. been D. was
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46. Stage producers Klaw and Erlanger were the first to eliminate arguments among leading performers____in
order of appearance, instead of prominence.
A. of whom listed program B. the program listing C. for them the program listed D. by listing them
on the program
47. During the decades after the United States Civil War, a host of technical advances made possible____and
uniformity of railroad service
A. a new integration B. for a new integration C. that a new integration D. and a new
integration.

48. Many’s ____conducted through the application of creativity and knowledge.
A. the advances have been B. the advances were C. the advance has been D. the
advance was.
49. Forests stabilize____ and retain precipitation, thereby helping to prevent erosion and regulate the flow of
streams.
A. to the soil B. the soil C. where the soil D. the soil is
50. I knew once the car didn’t start, saw it had a flat tyre and also that it had started to rain, that was going to
be one of those days A. a day when nothing goes right B. a day when something goes right
C. a day when little goes right D. a day when little goes wrong
51. We need to ____allowances for extraordinary situations like Haiti.
A. have B. give C. make D. do
Find the word that is synonymous to the underlined one:
52. For a long term period, Lizzie Magie has been battling against the vicissitudes of life
A. mutability B. caprice C. ups and downs D. determination
53. The aim of University education is to inure students to hardship, trials and adverse situations in life.
A. accustom B. obliterate C. shun D. estrange.
Find the word that is antonymous to the underlined one:
54. The Germany’s war hysteria has accounted for its people’s hostility towards foreigners
A. disease B. ceremony C. malaria D. serenity .
55. He was ostracize by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.
A. crucify B. include C. patronize D. lionize.
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
The selection that follows is based on an excerpt from a history of the game of Monopoly. In 1904, the
U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for a board game called “The Landlord’s Game,” which was invented by a
Virginia Quaker named Lizzie Magie. Magie was a follower of Henry George, who started a tax movement
that supported the theory that the renting of land and real estate produced an unearned increase in land values
that profited a few individuals (landlords) rather than the majority of the people (tenants). George proposed a
single federal tax based on land ownership; he believed this tax would weaken the ability to form monopolies,
encourage equal opportunity, and narrow the gap between rich and poor.

Lizzie Magie wanted to spread the word about George’s proposal, making it more understandable to
a majority of people who were basically unfamiliar with economics. As a result, she invented a board game
that would serve as a teaching device. The Landlord’s Game was intended to explain the evils of monopolies,
showing that they repressed the possibility for equal opportunity . Her instructions read in part: “The object of
this game is not only to afford amusement to players, but to illustrate to them how, under the present or
prevailing system of land tenure, the landlord has an advantage over other enterprisers, and also how the
single tax would discourage speculation.”
The board for the game was painted with forty spaces around its perimeter, including four railroads, two
utilities, twenty-two rental properties, and a jail. There were other squares directing players to go to jail, pay a
luxury tax, and park. All properties were available for rent, rather than purchase. Magie’s invention became
very popular, spreading through word of mouth, and altering slightly as it did. Since it was not manufactured
by Magie, the boards and game pieces were home-made. Rules were explained and transmuted, from one
group of friends- to another. There is evidence to suggest that The Landlord’s Game was played at Princeton,
Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1924, Magie approached George Parker (President of Parker Brothers) to see if he was interested in
purchasing the rights to her game. Parker turned her down, saying that it was too political. The game increased
in popularity, migrating north to New York state, west to Michigan, and as far south as Texas. By the early
1930s, it reached Charles Darrow in Philadelphia. In 1935, claiming to be the inventor, Darrow got a patent
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for the game, and approached Parker Brothers. This time, the company loved it, swallowed Darrow’s
prevarication, and not only purchased his patent, but paid him royalties for every game sold. The game
quickly became Parker Brothers’ bestseller, and made the company, and Darrow, millions of dollars.
When Parker Brothers found out that Darrow was not the true inventor of the game, they wanted to
protect their rights to the successful game, so they went back to Lizzie Magie, now Mrs. Elizabeth Magie
Phillips of Clarendon, VirginiA. She agreed to a payment of $500 for her patent, with no royalties, so she
could stay true to the original intent of her game’s invention. She therefore required in return that Parker
Brothers manufacture and market The Landlord’s Game in addition to Monopoly. However, only a few
hundred games were ever produced. Monopoly went on to become the world’s best- selling board game, with
an objective that is the exact opposite of the one Magie intended: “The idea of the game is to buy and rent or
sell property so profitably that one becomes the wealthiest player and eventually monopolist. The game

is one of shrewd and amusing trading and excitement.”
56. What does “excerpt” in the passage mean?
A. Fragment B. extract C. paraphrase D. verse
57. How can the players go to jail, pay luxury tax and park?
A. By going along the four railroads B. By renting a lot of properties.
C. Through the directing squares available D. By using its perimeter
58. In line 16, what does repressed the possibility for equal opportunity mean?
A. Monopolies led to slavery. B. Monopolies were responsible for the single tax
problems.
C. Monopolies made it impossible for poorer people to follow Henry George.
D. Monopolies made it impossible for poorer people to have the same chances as the wealthy.
59. How does the objective of The Landlord’s Game differ from that of Monopoly?
A. In The Landlord’s Game, you can only rent the properties, but in Monopoly you may buy them.
B. The Landlord’s Game illustrates the inequality of the landlord/tenant system, while Monopoly
encourages players to become landlords and become wealthy at the expense of others.
C. The Landlord’s Game teaches the problems of capitalism and Monopoly teaches the value of money.
D. The Landlord’s Game was a way for Quakers to understand the economic theories of Henry George, and
Monopoly explains the evolutionary theories of Charles Darrow.
60. In line 38, what does swallowed Darrow’s prevarication mean?
A. ate his lunch B. believed his lie C. understood his problem D. played by his rules
61. In line 28, the statement that the rules of The Landlord’s Game were explained and transmuted relies on
the notion that.
A. when people pass along information by word of mouth, it goes through changes.
B. when people explain things to their friends, they take on a different appearance.
C. friends rely on one another for vital information. D. it’s not always easy to play by the rules.
62. In paragraph 4, the author implies that____.
A. Parker Brothers bought the game from Charles Darrow. B. it is not difficult to get a patent for an idea
you didn’t invent.
C. Monopoly made Parker Brothers and Darrow millions of dollars. D. Lizzie Magie tried to sell her game to
George Parker.

63. Why did Mrs. Phillips sell her patent to Parker Brothers?
A. So a large company would market her game and spread the word about Henry George’s single
tax theory.
B. So she could make money.
C. So The Landlord’s Game could compete with Monopoly. D. So the truth would be told about
Charles Darrow.
64. All of the following questions can be explicitly answered on the basis of the passage EXCEPT____.
A. Why did Lizzie Magie invent The Landlord’s Game? B. Was was the object of The Landlord’s
Game?
C. What were some of the properties on The Landlord’s Game board?
D. How did Parker Brothers find out that Charles Darrow didn’t invent the game?
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.
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1. These young men became doctors after six years training.
→After these young men _________________________________________________
2. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D.
→Paper _________________________________________________
3. A man I don’t know told me about that.
→I was _________________________________________________
4. It takes six hours to drive from here to London.
→It is _________________________________________________
5. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
→Had _________________________________________________
II. Topic: Man is the main factor to worsen the Earth.
People have been living on the Earth for thousands of years. Human activity influences the Earth.
Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes
the Earth a better place to live. In my opinion, the earth is being damaged by human activity. There are many
statements supporting my opinion.

Human activity has damaged natural environment and almost exhausted natural resources. Modern
industry needs more and more resources, including minerals, fuels and water. So we confront of the serious
problems such as the lack of fuels and water. Ecological balance is damaged because factories occupy many
places where animals and plants live. More and more buildings are constructed and forests become less and
less. If we cannot recognize these problems and solve them soon, we would finally lose the environment
suitable for our living.
Another serious problem is "the green-house effect." Human activity decreases forests and increases
the usage of fuels so that the gas of carbon dioxide is output more and more and there are not enough plants
to absorb it. The green-house effect is more obvious and more sensible these years. Due to the effect, icebergs
in the south polar and north polar melt and the sea level becomes higher than before. I am worried about the
cities nearby the sea and hope scientists find an effective method to eliminate the green-house effect.
Although we have advanced machines and our life seems more comfortable than before, we have less
chances to approach natures and less spaces to act. The cities become bigger and if we want to have a picnic
with our friends, we have to drive a long distance to find a natural place. In fact, the spaces of human activity
are being damaged by the skyscrapers and factories.
From the above statements, we can conclude that human activity brings the Earth many damages.
Fortunately people have recognized the point and I believe that the Earth will become a better place to live
with our ceaseless efforts.
THE END
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