Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh số 49

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYÊN 049)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. A. opened B. played C. proved D. regarded
2. A. cook B. fool C. moon D. tool
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C, or D.
3. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
4. A. discover B. difficult C. invention D. important
5. A. acceptance B. explorer C. possibly D. refusal
III. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
6. You are going to come to the party_____?
A. aren’t you B. do you C. will you D. won’t you
7. The plane crashed into the bridge because it was flying too _____.
A. deep B. shallow C. low D. narrow
8. Her parents were very _____ because she was out so late that night.
A. responsible B. sorry C. worried D. overcome
9. From the hotel there is a good _____ of the mountains
A. vision B. view C. sight D. picture
10. Since he was a boy, one of his _____ has been stamp collecting
A. hobbies B. cares C. sports D. professions
11. Most people were no longer listening to his long _____ story
A. irritable B. boring C. tiring D. annoying
12. There’s someone at the door _____ it

A. I’m answering B. I answer C. I’ll answer D. I answered
13. If I’m tired in the evening _____ to bed early
A. I’d go B. I’d have gone C. I went D. I’ll go
14. If you require any more _____ about the holiday, please telephone us.
A. description B. information C. news D. fact
15. You will become ill _____ you stop working so hard
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
16. Oh, no! My wallet has been _____
A. robbed B. picked C. stolen D. theft
17. We watched the cat _____ the tree.
A. climbed B. climb C. had climbed D. was climbing
18. I wish you _____ stop interrupting me whenever I speak
A. will B. would C. did D. might
19. _____ the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished
A. Until B. In C. By D. on
20. He lost the race because he _____ petrol on the last lap.
A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out of
21. Is there a bank where I can _____ these pounds for dollars?
A. exchange B. turn C. alter D. arrange
22. Traveling to Paris _____ air is quicker than driving
A. by B. on C. over D. through
23. I think Sally is quite _____ her sister
A. as pretty B. as pretty than C. as pretty as D. prettier
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24. Four people were seriously ______ in an accident on the motorway
A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. wounded
25. Would you be _____ to hold the door open?
A. too kind B. kind enough C. as kind D. so kind
IV. Choose from the four underlined parts of each sentence (marked A, B, C, and D) one that needs
correcting. Identify tour answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

26. The reason why he’s not feeling very well is simple – he’s ate too much as usual.
A. he’s not feeling B. is simple C. he’s ate D. as usual
27. Mary found it hard to concentrate on her work because the noise.
A. it hard B. to concentrate C. work D. because the noise
28. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don’t have travel far.
A. Where I am B. is convenient C. for work because I don’t D. have travel far
29. She washes her hair at least six time a week
A. washes her hair B. at least six C. time D. a week
30. I’ll make some sandwiches before I‘ll leave for work.
A. I’ll make B. some sandwiches before C. I’ll leave D. for work
V. Read the following text then answer the questions that follow by circling its corresponding letter marked
A, B, C, or D.
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication.
Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a
language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters,
words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these
symbols of the whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however,
cannot. Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A
wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies (biểu thị) approval,
while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in
Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags. Morse code (mã Mooc-xơ), and smoke
signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. While verbalization is the most
common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
31. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to____.
A. tourists B. the deaf and the mute C. thoughts and feelings D. sign language motions
32. Which form other than oral speech would be most common used among blind people?
A. Picture signs B. Braille C. Body language D. Signal language
33. How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
A.5 B.7 C.9 D.11
34. The word “wink “ in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as

A. close one eye briefly B. close two eyes briefly
C. nod the head up and down D. shake the head from side to side
35. People need to communicate in order to
A. create language barriers B. keep from reading with their fingertips
C. be picturesque and exact D. express thoughts and feelings
VI. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each of the
gaps below by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
Without transportation, our modern society could not (36- exist). We would have no metal, no coal and no oil
nor would we have any (37- product). Make from these materials (38- Besides) we would have to spend most
of our time (39- raising) food and food would be (40 - limited) to the kinds that could grow in the climate and
soil of our neighborhoods. Transportation also (41 - affects ) our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed
a doctor to the (42 - side ) of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm . It can take police to
the (43 - scene ) of a crime within moments of being notified . Transportation (44 - enables ) teams of athletes
to compete in national and international sports contests. In time of (45 - disaster s ) transportation can rush aid
to person in areas stricken by floods, famines and earthquakes.
36. A. happen B. exist C. take place D. establish
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37. A. production B. producers C. productivity D. product
38. A. Besides B. However C. Although D. Even
39. A. buying B. taking C. raising D. paying
40. A. related B. limited C. focused D. connected
41. A. makes B. influences C. affects D. effects
42. A. side B. way C. body D. part
43. A. location B. scene C. place D. site
44. A. brings B. gets C. fetches D. enables
45. A. disasters B. wars C. accidents D. problems
VII. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
46. She always gets the right answer.
A. She never answers right B. She is always right.

C. She never fails to get the right answer D. She fails to get the right answer all the time.
47.I regret not booking the seats in advance
A. I wish I booked the seats in advance B. I wish I have booked the seats in advance
C. If only I booked the seats in advance D. If only I had booked the seats in advance.
48. The carpets were so expensive that we didn’t buy them
A. The carpets were such expensive for us to buy them B. The carpets were too expensive for us to buy
them
C. The carpets were too expensive for us to buy D. The carpets were very expensive for us to buy
49. No one has seen Linda since the day of the party
A. Linda has not been seen since the day of the party B. Linda is nowhere to be seen at the party
C. The party is going on without Linda D. No one has seen Linda for ages
50 Sarah didn’t attend the history lecture, and neither did George?
A. Sarah and George didn’t go to the history lecture B. Did George attend the history lecture with Sarah?
C. Did Sarah see George at the history lecture? D. Either Sarah or George attended the history lecture.
51. I haven’t got money, so I’m not going on holiday
A. Having no money made me go on holiday. B. Not having money on my holiday got me down
C. If I have money, I’ll go on holiday D. If I had money, I would go on holiday.
52. The older he grew the more forgetful he became.
A. He grew older when he became more forgetful B. He became more forgetful and older
C. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful D. He grew older and more and more forgetful
53.”John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.
A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before B. Jane said John left there an hour before
C. Jane told John to have left there an hour before D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour
before
54.”Why didn’t you follow my advice?” he said
A. He asked me to follow his advice B. He asked me not to follow his advice
C. He asked me why I did follow his advice D. He asked me why I hadn’t followed his advice
55. They had seen the man in a parking lot.
A. The man was seen in a parking lot B. The man has been seen in a parking lot
C. The man were seen in a parking lot D. The man fad been seen in a parking lot.

X. Read the following passage adapted from A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft® Student 2008, and
mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived (nhận đc, biến thể), like the
term broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to
cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture
has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the
word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the
19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists (nhà nhân chủng) and sociologists, the word
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culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of
life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values.
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive (nguyên thủy) and advanced culture and
cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between
national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a
word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes
treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism (tình trạng dã man) are pitted
(ngược) against each other in what seems to be a perpetual (bất diệt, vĩnh cửu) behavioral pattern, the use of
the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of
development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static (tĩnh học). They have twists
and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured
means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy,
and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative
focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most
recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more
civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is
no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-
problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and
medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology
we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely

wide.
Question 56: According to the passage, the word culture ______.
A. comes from a source that has not been identified B. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
C. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history D. derives from the same root as civilization does
Question 57: It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person ______.
A. does a job relevant to education B. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
C. takes care of the soil and what grows on it D. has a job related to cultivation
Question 58: The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that ______.
A. share the same word formation pattern B. do not develop from the same meaning
C. have nearly the same meaning D. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
Question 59: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century ______.
A. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
B. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
Question 60: The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means ______.
A. aspects B. skills C. fields D. qualities
Question 61: The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.
A. dense B. regular C. balanced D. unchanged
Question 62: Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people.
B. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century.
C. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture.
D. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
Question 63: It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its ______.
A. philosophical and historical meanings B. historical and figurative meanings
C. agricultural and medical meanings D. sociological and anthropological meanings
Question 64: The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. the figurative meanings of the word culture B. the derivatives of the word culture
C. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture D. the distinction between culture and civilization

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PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
SENTENCE BUILDING:
1. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
Only when A and C (had) had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house
2. You’re under no obligation to accept their offer.
 You can please yourself/yourselves about whether you accept their offer or not
3. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor health does not stop/prevent him from enjoying life
4. The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.
Each of the company’s retiring employee is represented a gold watch
5. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
 But for his command of (the) local dialect we would have been jailed/ put into jail
TOPIC: In today’s competitive world, many families find it necessary for both parents to go out to work.
While some say the children in these families benefit from the traditional income, others feel they lack support
because of their parents’ absence.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinions.
In the business-driven culture nowadays, in order to adopt all of the so-called symbols of advanced
life, in many families; both parents have to work hard all day long for their children to enjoy the best. It’s true
that those children benefit from the joint income and the same, those grew up lacking parental support, and
this practice is creating a negative feedback loop.
On the first note, one of the external influences on a child’s development is economic status; children
in impoverished or low-income families are, often times, more prone to emotional difficulties than other
children because parents have limited resources to address the children’s needs as an asset to a child’s overall
development. Therein, the income of parents is directly influential in the quality of care as well as of life a
child has. So out of the love for their children, willy-nilly, both parents have no choice but work outside.
However, gaining higher economic status does not guarantee better child development, in return to
this, something must be lost. Parents with the help of close emotional bonds with children will be able to
enhance a child’s motivation to comply with rules and requests and is associated with positive long term-
outcomes so that they will grow up more independent, emphatic, and socially competent. Secure attachments

to parents will underpin a child for positive, self-fulfilling expectations about other people which he will take
into future relationships.
In an evolving culture where parents spend more time working and less time with their child, the
child’s overall development is the one to suffer- the long-term implications of which not yet fully realized.
Yet, it is important to step back and consider the quality of the current cultural environment and the ill-
developed children it may produce, obviously this leads to the disability to handle relationships and the child
fail to function better both socially and professionally, and this may impact generation after generation.
Children need their parents to be affectionate, caring beings, whether working parent or stay-home
parent; it doesn’t matter much. What really counts is that the parent loves the child, fosters secure attachments
with her child and fathoms of what the child’s needs are. Otherwise, it is society that bears the consequences;
its citizens are all ill- developed ones.
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