Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 63

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 063)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I. Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng
trống trong các câu văn sau đây.
1 .The contract was signed by the three partners who thus agreed to _____ by terms and conditions contained
in it.
A. follow B. adhere C. abide D. stick
2 .There was nothing in the contract that _____ who would be responsible in the event that one of the partners
became seriously ill.
A. pointed B. specified C. printed D.
developed
3 .An independent adviser was called in after the collapse of the company to _____ some of the issues that
were not clear. A. result B. retake C. restrain D. resolve
4. One of the _____ mentioned in the original agreement has decided that she does not want to continue with
the profit-sharing scheme.
A. partakers B. participants C. particles D. parties
5. In view of the serious problems associated with the takeover the newspaper company has decided to _____
its offer of financial help.
A. throw B. reject C. cancel D. deter
6. The main problem was that the newly formed organisation was not attracting enough work and so they
decided to _____ the services of a public relations expert.
A. call B. engage C. enter D. register
7. That company has been in business for over 100 years and in fact was _____ in 1899.
A. grounded B. established C. found D. invented
8. After the complaint had been received from the customer about poor service, she was given a written
_____ that the matter would be put right.

A. paper B. insurance C. assurance D.
conviction
9. They were very careful to make sure in the original agreement that _____ would be made to pay for staff
redundancies. A. foresight B. forecast C. providing D.
provision
10. We decided to employ a solicitor who would be able to _____ the extent of our liability in this matter.
A. decipher B. decide C. defer D. determine
II. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi
trong số các câu theo sau.
These passages concern themselves with the nineteenth-century arguments made for and against women’s
right to vote in the United States. Passage 1 is an excerpt from an address by Isabella Beecher Hooker
before the International Council of Women in 1888. Passage 2 is an excerpt from an 1878 report from the
Senate’s Committee on Privileges and Elections in response to a proposed constitutional amendment that
would give women the right to vote.
PASSAGE 1
First let me speak of the constitution of the United States, and assert that there is not a line in it, nor a
word, forbidding women to vote; but, properly interpreted, that is, interpreted by the Declaration of
Independence, and by the assertions of the Fathers, it actually guarantees to women the right to vote in all
elections, both state and national.
Listen to the preamble to the constitution, and the preamble you know, is the key to what follows; it is the
concrete, general statement of the great principles which subsequent articles express in detail. The preamble
says: “We, The People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of
America.”
Commit this to memory, friends; learn it by heart as well as by head, and I should have no need to
argue the question before you of my right to vote. For women are “people” surely, and desire, as much as
men, to say the least, to establish justice and to insure domestic tranquility; and, brothers, you will never
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insure domestic tranquility in the days to come unless you allow women to vote, who pay taxes and bear

equally with yourselves all the burdens of society; for they do not mean any longer to submit patiently and
quietly to such injustice, and the sooner men understand this and graciously submit to become the political
equals of their mothers, wives, and daughters—aye, of their grandmothers, for that is my category, instead of
their political masters, as they now are, the sooner will this precious domestic tranquility be insured. Women
are surely “people,” I said, and were when these words were written, and were as anxious as men to establish
justice and promote the general welfare, and no one will have the hardihood to deny that our foremothers have
we not talked about our forefathers alone long enough? did their full share in the work of establishing justice,
providing for the common defense, and promoting the general welfare in all those early days.
The truth is, friends, that when liberties had to be gained by the sword and protected by the sword, men
necessarily came to the front and seemed to be the only creators and defenders of these liberties; hence all the
way down women have been content to do their patriotic work silently and through men, who are the fighters
by nature rather than themselves, until the present day; but now at last, when it is established that ballots
instead of bullets are to rule the world .now, it is high time that women ceased to attempt to establish justice
and promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity, through
the votes of men . . .
PASSAGE 2
This proposed amendment forbids the United States or any State to deny or abridge the right to vote on
account of sex. If adopted, it will make several millions of female voters, totally inexperienced in political
affairs, quite generally dependent upon the other sex, all incapable of performing military duty and without
the power to enforce the laws which their numerical strength may enable them to make, and comparatively
very few of whom wish to assume the irksome and responsible political duties which this measure thrusts
upon them.
An experiment so novel, a change so great, should only be made slowly and in response to a general
public demand, of the existence of which there is no evidence before your committee. Petitions from various
parts of the country, containing by estimate about 30,000 names, have been presented to Congress asking for
this legislation. They were procured through the efforts of woman-suffrage societies, thoroughly organized,
with active and zealous managers. The ease with which signatures may be procured to any petition is well
known. The small number of petitioners, when compared with that of the intelligent women in the country, is
striking evidence that there exists among them no general desire to take up the heavy burden of governing,
which so many men seek to evade. It would be unjust, unwise, and impolitic to impose that burden on the

great mass of women throughout the country who do not wish for it, to gratify the comparatively few who do.
It has been strongly urged that without the right of suffrage women are and will be subjected to great
oppression and injustice. But everyone who has examined the subject at all knows that without female
suffrage, legislation for years has improved and is still improving the condition of women. The disabilities
imposed upon her by the common law have, one by one, been swept away until in most of the States she has
the full right to her property and all, or nearly all the rights which can be granted without impairing or
destroying the marriage relation.
These changes have been wrought by the spirit of the age, and are not, generally at least, the result of any
agitation by women in their own behalf. Nor can women justly complain of any partiality in the administration
of justice. They have the sympathy of judges and particularly of juries to an extent which would warrant loud
complaint on the part of their adversaries of the sterner sex. Their appeals to legislatures against injustice are
never unheeded, and there is no doubt that when any considerable part of the women of any State really wish
for the right to vote it will be granted without the intervention of Congress. Any State may grant the right of
suffrage to women. Some of them have done so to a limited extent, and perhaps with good results. It is evident
that in some States public opinion is much more strongly in favor of it than it is in others. Your committee
regards it as unwise and inexpedient to enable three-fourths in number of the States, through an amendment to
the National Constitution, to force woman suffrage upon the other fourth in which the public opinion of both
sexes may be strongly adverse to such a change.
For these reasons, your committee reports back said resolution with a recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed.
11. The author of Passage 1 supports her argument by_____.
A. providing information about the educational levels achieved by women.
B. sharing anecdotes about women who fought in the American Revolution.
C. referring to principles already accepted by her audience.
D. describing her personal experience as a citizen of the United States.
12. The phrase learn it by heart as well as by head in line Passage 1, line 14 suggests_____.
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A. an emotional and intellectual response. B. rote memorization.
C. learning from experience rather than books. D. accepting an argument on faith.
13. In line 27 of Passage 1, anxious most nearly means_____.

A. irritable. B. neurotic. C. apprehensive. D. eager.
14. Lines 26–32 of Passage 1 portray American women as_____.
A. rebellious. B. ambitious. C. patriotic. D. uneducated.
15. Which of the following best describes the author’s strategy in Passage 2?
A. summarizing public perceptions of the issue B. anticipating opposing viewpoints and then refuting
them
C. relating an incident and describing its significance D. persuading his audience through emotional
appeal
16. As used in Passage 2, line 9, novel most nearly means
A. rare. B. original. C. untried. D. brilliant.
17. In the third paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 23–33), the author characterizes the activists of the women’s
suffrage movement as A. ardent. B. courageous. C. conformist. D. modest.
18. The author of Passage 2 cites the example of a woman’s right to her property (lines 29 and 30) in order
to_____.
A. show that women are well represented by the legislature even if they cannot vote.
B. demonstrate that if women can be responsible for property, they can be responsible voters.
C. prove that unjust laws affect the condition of women.
D. support the belief that political change should happen quickly
19. Which aspect of the topic of women’s voting rights is emphasized in Passage 2, but not in Passage 1?
A. the interpretation of the Constitution B. the contributions of American women
C. the tax-paying status of women D. how the judiciary treats women
20. The two authors would most likely agree with which statement?
A. Most women do not desire the right to vote. B. Women are not meant to be soldiers.
C. Voting is more of a burden than a privilege. D. American society is ready for female voters.
21. The approaches of the two passages to the topic differ in that only Passage 1
A. describes an incident from the author’s personal experience. B. gives a point and argues its
counterpoint.
C. cites several specific examples of laws that benefit women. D. addresses its audience in the
second person
III. Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng

trống trong các câu văn sau đây.
22. _____ the double, she took the victim to the hospital.
A. In B. for C. On D. With
23. That flowers are_____ everywhere is a sign of spring
A. Coming out B. breaking out C. Taking over D. going over.
24. The boy is hyperactive. I put it_____ wrong diet.
A. Down with B. Down to C. up against D. Up with
25. I finished my homework a few days ahead _____ the deadline
A. Of B. To C. By D. At
26. A good dictionary is indispensable_____ any English majors.
A. To B. For C. At D. With
27. These oranges are sold_____ the dozen.
A. At B. For C. By D. Of
28. Largely through the work of the World Health Organization, most developed counties have eradicated
malaria or brought it_____ control.
A. In B. below C. to D. under
29. “ Why did you move?” “ All _____ a sudden, I realized I was in a dangerous position.
A. Of B. in C. at D. by
30. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit_____ reach
A. near B. inside C. within D. at
IV. Xác định các từ/ cụm từ được gạch dưới đánh dấu A, B, C, hoặc D cần sửa để câu trở nên đúng.
31. Before television became so popular, Americans used to entertain each other in the evening by playing
games, saying stories, and singing songs. A B C D
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32. Some bumper stickers are very funny and make us laugh, yet another can make us angry because of
their ridiculousness. A B C D
33. Certain pollens are more likely to cause an allergic reaction than another.
A B C D
34. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in Detroit.
A B C D

35. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.
A B C D
36. The influence of the nation's literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
37. Despite of the fact that backgammon is easy to learn, it is as difficult to play as chess.
A B C D
38. When he was a little boy, Mark Twain would walk along the piers, watch the river boats, swimming
and fish in the Mississippi, much like his famous character, Tom Sawyer. A B C D
39. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.
A B C D
40. Edmund Hillary, a famous climber New Zealand , learned the basics of his sport on the steep cliffs
hanging over a rocky bay near his home. A B C
D
V. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi
trong số các câu theo sau.
Social parasitism involves one species relying on another to raise its young. Among vertebrates, the
best known social parasites are such birds as cuckoos and cowbirds; the female lays egg in a nest belonging to
another species and leaves it for the host to Line rear. (5). The dulotic species of ants, however, are the
supreme social parasites. Consider, for example, the unusual behavior of ants belonging to the genus
Polyergus. All species of this ant have lost the ability to care for themselves. The workers do not forage for
food, feed their brood or queen, or even clean their own nest. To compensate for these deficits, Polyergus has
become specialized at obtaining workers from the related genus (10) Formica to do these chores.
In a raid, several thousand Polyergus workers will travel up to 500 feet in search of a Formica nest,
penetrate it, drive off the queen and her workers, capture the pupal brood, and transport it back to their nest.
The captured brood is then reared by the resident Formica workers until the developing pupae emerge to add
to the Formica (15) population, which maintains the mixed-species nest. The Formica workers forage for food
and give it to colony members of both species. They also remove wastes and excavate new chambers as the
population increases.
The true extent of the Polyergus ants' dependence on the Formica becomes apparent when the worker
population grows too large for existing nest. Formica scouts locate (20) a new nesting site, return to the mixed

species colony, and recruit additional Formica nest mates. During a period that may last seven days, the
Formica workers carry to the new nest all the Polyergus eggs, larvae, and pupae, every Polyergus adult, and
even the Polyergus queen. Of the approximately 8,000 species of ants in the world, all 5 species of Polyergus
(25) and some 200 species in other genera have evolved some degree of parasitic relationship with other ants.
41. Which of the following statements best represents the main idea of the passage?
A. Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks.
B. The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica.
C. Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants belonging to the genus
Formica.
D. Poltergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies.
42. The word “raise” in line 1 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. rear B. lift C. collect D. increase
43. The author mentions cuckoos and cowbirds in line 2 because they_____.
A. share their nests with each other B. are closely related species
C. raise the young of their birds D. are social parasites
44. The word “it” in line 3 refers to_____.
A. species B. nest C. egg D. female
45. What does the author mean by stating that “The dulotic species of are the supreme social
parasites”(line5) ?
A. The Polyergus are more highly developed than the Formica.
B. The Formica have developed specialized roles.
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C. The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica.
D. The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves.
46. Which of the following is a task that an ant of the genus Polyergus might do?
A. Look for food. B. Raid another nest. C. Care for the young. D.
Clean its own nest.
47. The word “excavate” in line 17 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. find B. clean C. repair D. dig
48. The word “recruit” in line 20 is closest in meaning to_____.

A. create B. enlist C. endure D. capture
49. What happens when a mixed colony of Polyergus and Formica ants becomes too large?
A. The Polyergus workers enlarge the existing nest. B. The captured Formica workers return to their original
nest.
C. The Polyergus and the Formica build separate nests. D. The Polyergus and the Formica move to a new
nest.
50. According to the information in the passage, all of the following terms refer to ants belonging to the genus
Formica EXCEPT the _____. A. dulotic species of ants (line 5) B. captured brood (line 13)
C. developing pupae (line 14) D. worker population (line 19)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 51: In Roman numerals, ____________symbols for numeric values.
A. letters are the alphabet's B. letters of the alphabet are
C. which uses letters of the alphabet D. in which letters of the alphabet are
Question 52: _______received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. The women aren't ever D. Women who have never
Question 53: George would certainly have attended the meeting _______.
A. if he didn't get a flat tire B. if the flat tire didn't happen
C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flatten itself
Question 54: While the language barrier was once an obstacle to trade,______.
A. the technical case is now no more B. the case doesn't longer exist
C. which is no longer the case D. the technical hurdle is now the case.
Question 55: New sources of energy are constantly being looked for ______
A. although fossil fuels continue to dwindle B. as fossil fuels continue to dwindle
C. so that we continue to reduce fossil fuels D. fossil fuels continuing to dwindle
D. Having remembered the map with us, we would not miss the turning.
VI. Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng
trống trong các câu văn sau đây.
Question 56. Kendrick’s talent ______ under the tutelage of Anya Kowalonek, who as a young woman had

been the most accomplished pianist in her native Lithuania.
A. bantered B. touted C. flourished D. embellished
Question 57. The children were ______ by the seemingly nonsensical clues until Kinan pointed out that the
messages were in code. A. censured B. striated C. feigned D.
flummoxed
Question 58 The chess master promised to ______ havoc upon his opponent’s pawns for taking his bishop.
A. wreak B. warrant C. ensue D. placate
Question 59. I have always admired Seymour’s ______; I’ve never seen him rattled by anything.
A. aplomb B. confluence C. propriety D. compunction
Question 60. The soldiers received a military ______ to inspect all their vehicles before traveling.
A. allotment B. dominion C. affectation D. mandate.
VII. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
Question 61. A. triangle B. refugee C. recompense D. opportune.
Question 62. A. magnificent B. memorial C. humanism D. tobacconist
Question 63. A. candidacy B. casually C. commentary D. asymmetric
Question 64. A. commerce B. consent C. access D. advent
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I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as
the provided one.
1. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
=> She has
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
=> I don’t know
3. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
=> My French friend isn’t
4. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
=> The owner
5. We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money
=> If we

II. Topic: What do you think of the changes in life?
Everything in the universe is in constant change. And everything needs continual improvement if the
ever changing and increasing demands of humankind are to be met. If I am ever given the chance to change
one important thing about my home town, it would be internet service. Needless to say that nothing generally
revolutionized the way we live as internet in the past decade. Thus, an improvement in this vital service would
mean an even more, unheard betterment to the people in my home town.
It is said that information is power. True saying indeed! I can envision how everything in my home
town could improve dramatically if the internet service in it were made free, fast and staying out there like
electricity, telephone or water all the time. One thing, a fast free and reliable internet service could improve
in my home town is the way people work. If there is a this said service people in my home town must not
necessarily commute to a far place to do their job. This in turn would mean less traffic jams, spacious work
place, more time for family and recreation and so on.
The way people learn would be another important thing that a fast, free and reliable internet service
could better in my home town. People will have the chance to go through tremendous and different
information resources in a very small amount of time. They, apparently will also take less time to share it.
This assures a more fulfilled life for my home town people.
Since its advent, internet touched every part of our life. It in a dazzling way improved the way we do
business, learn and communicate. A change in internet service implies good way of living for everyone in my
home town.
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