Đề thi thử thpt quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh (12)

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 146)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
QUESTION 1 -5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others.
1. A. appropriate B. emotional C. pronounce 2 D. situation 3
2. A. cultivate B. machine 2 C. terminate 1 D. operate
3. A. prediction 2 B. judgment 1 C. intelligent D. compulsion
4. A. personal 1 B. entry 1 C. canal 2 D. sampler
5. A. accordance 2 B. understand 3 C. acupuncture D. incomplete
QUESTION 6 – 35 are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each
sentence and then identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6. Did you post that letter for me? – Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I ___ it immediately.
A. ‘m going to do B. are doing C. will do D. would do
7. What shall we have for dinner? – I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind. We ____ some fish or chicken.
A. are going to B. will have C. are having D. have
8. I think Mary ____ the present you bought for her.
A. will like B. likes C. is going to like D. liked
9. The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe. It looks as if it ____ down.
A. would fall B. falls C. is going to fall D. is falling
10. It’s 1:45 now and I have an interview at 2:00. I____ late.
A. will be B. would be C. ‘m going to be D. am
11. He ____ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working.
A. annoys B. quarrels C. damages D. interferes
12. I am ____ tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. nearly C. far too D. much more
13. I remember ____ the front door when I left home this morning.

A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. to have locked
14. There was no ____ in waiting longer than an hour so we left.
A. good B. point C. worth D. use
15. The child was told to eat all his food or____ he would get no ice-cream.
A. in case B. else C. instead D. in fact
16. ____ you have no key, you have to get back before I go out.
A. although B. provided C. as D. unless
17. The question of late payment of bills was ____ again at the board meeting
A. risen B. raised C. brought D. taken
18. ____ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. until B. in C. by D. on
19. Since his father died, his closet ____ is his cousin.
A. relative B. friend C. person D. neighbour
20. James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so ____.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. insensible D. senseless
21. Have you any objections ____ this new road scheme?
A. with B. for C. at D. to
22. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ____ and two photos.
A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card
23. The job was more difficult than I ____ expected it to be.
A .would B. had C. have D. might
24. She wrapped the small parcel in paper and tied it with ____.
A. wire B. string- dây, băng C. rope D. line
25. He just couldn’t open he jar ____ hard he tried.
A. whatever B. however C. moreover D. even
26. Their washing machine was out of ____ so they couldn’t wash any clothes.
A. activity B. work C. order D. condition
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27. Could you ____ me how to use this new telephone?
A. explain B. show C. say D. remember

28. His wife’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time ____ it.
A. get round B. come through C. go over D. get over
29. They would like to move to New York, but their children will never agree ____.
A. with going B. to go C. with go D. going
30. When she looked in her purse she found that her money had been ____.
A. broken B. thieved C. stolen D. robbed
31. I have told him never ____ here again.
A. come B. comes C. came D. to come
32. A good friend will ____ you when you’re having problems.
A. stand by B. stand out for C. stand against D. stand in
33. The fruit tasted sweet, rather ____ a peach.
A. more B. like C. as D. similar
34. Her car’s outside so I suppose she ____ have arrived.
A. must B. can C. should D. ought
35. My sister is an expert on wildlife and its ____.
A. conversation B. preservation C. reservation D.
conservation
QUESTION 36 – 45: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each
space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will know that
success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (36) ____
to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with
audiocassettes, computers or on your (37) ____ sooner or (38) ____ every language course finishes and you
must decide what to do next if you need a foreign language for your career.
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that
fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audiocassette (39) ____ of an hour – long program packed with
business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach you how to
order meals or ask for directions. It’s (40) ____ that you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an
opportunity to hear the language as it’s really spoken, they help you to (41) ____ your vocabulary and
improve your ability to use real language relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip.

The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (42)___ you to perfect your language skills
in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away
on business. No other business course is as (43)___ and the unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as
it is entertaining. In addition to the audiocassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary
and a study (44)___. The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them
separately or together, (45)____ on their ability.
36. A. exercise B. performance C. practice D. operation
37. A. self B. individual C. personal D. own
38. A. after B. then C. later D. quicker
39. A. consists B. includes C. contains D. involves
40. A. insisted B. acquired C. asserted D. assumed
41. A. prolong B. extend C. spread D. lift
42. A. allow B. let C. support D. offer
43. A. adjustable B. flexible C. convertible D. variable
44. A. addition B. supplement – phụ C. extra D. manuscript – bản thảo
45. A. according B. depending C. relating D. basing
QUESTION 46 – 50: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follow by circling
letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Every word on a label describing a food, a drug, a cosmetic or a medical device is important in
protecting you and your family from buying an inferior product, from misusing a good one, from being tricked
by dangerous quackery, or from unknowingly possessing an item harmful to health.
A label must not be misleading (lừa dối). This restriction is somewhat vague (mơ hồ) and therefore
cannot prevent all violations. Although the government tries to eliminate all misleading labels, the consumer
must nevertheless be always on guard. Just because a can of sardines has a fancy- sounding foreign name,
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don’t take for granted that the fish were imported. It is the law, too, that manufacturers must list their names
and places of their business on their labels.
Manufacturers must use common names in identifying their products so that anyone can readily
understand what he is buying. Synthetic foods must be prominently labeled as artificial. Food composed of
two or more ingredients must bear labels listing all ingredients in the order of predominance.

46. According to the article, the main purpose of a label is to ____.
A. attract the consumer B. protect the consumer C. list the ingredients D. protect the manufacture
47. Careful reading of the label will prevent ____.
A. misuse of a product B. buying an inferior product
C. buying a harmful product D. A, B and C
48. The author suggests that ____.
A. some label are misleading in spite of government inspection. B. all labels are misleading.
C. most labels are vague. D. the government does nothing about misleading labels.
49. A foreign name on a label ____. A. is never misleading B. always indicates that the product is an import.
C. may lead one to believe that the product is an import. D. is never completely truthful.
50. The most important ingredient of a product must be listed ____ .
A. first B. last C. in the middle D. as artificial
QUESTION 52 – 55: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling
letter A, B, C or D as the correct answer and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Charles Eliot, taking over at Harvard in 1869 at the age of 35, pioneered a break with the traditional
curriculum. The usual course of studies at American universities emphasized classical and humanistic (thuộc
về nhân văn) courses, classical languages, mathematics, ethics and rhetoric (hùng biện); and each institution
prescribed a rigid program of required courses. Under Eliot’s leadership, Harvard dropped most of its required
courses in favour of an elective system and increased its course offerings to stress the physical and social
sciences, the fine arts and modern languages. Soon other institutes in all sections of the country were
following Harvard’s lead. Eliot was also influential in bringing about important reforms in professional
education. He renovated the Harvard medical and law schools, raising the requirements and lengthening the
residence period, and again the Harvard model affected the other schools. Improved technical training in other
professions accompanied the advances in medicine and law. Both state and private universities hastened to
establish schools of architecture, engineering, education, journalism and business.
Although Harvard was one of the first universities to found a graduate school, the recognized center
for graduate study, based on the German system with the highest award, was John Hopkins.
51. What did Charles Eliot do at Harvard?
A. He started studies under a rigid program. B. He introduced modern studies.
C. He removed all classical studies. D. He selected students under an elective system.

52. According to the passage, after 1869 students at Harvard were ____.
A. given a wide selection of subjects to choose from. B. allowed to choose any subject at all to
study.
C. required to study physical and social sciences D. unable to follow classical and
humanistic courses
53. Under Charles Eliot’s influence at Harvard, students who wished to become doctors and lawyers had to
____ .
A. study for longer hours. B. conform to a required Harvard model
C. reach a higher academic level D. act in a professional way.
54. We understand from the passage that John Hopkins University ____ .
A. offers the best graduate prizes B. provides an excellent German education
C. was the German system with the highest award D. has the oldest established graduate school
55. The overall effect of Charles Eliot’s reforms was to ____ .
A. standardize professional education B. diminish the other universities
C. lower the prestige of classical and humanistic studies D. widen the academic
curriculum
QUESTION 56 -60: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and
D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
56. My friend has just won the first prize in perform folk dance.
A B C D
57. For welcoming my foreign friends, we are celebrating a big party.
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A B C D
58. We spent a week to preparing for our concert.
A B C D
59. I prefer to watch a live concert to listening to music on the radio.
A B C D
60. I often listen music when I have free time.
A B C D
QUESTION 61 – 70: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same

meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet.
61. She turned the radio at 7:30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9:00.
A. She has been listening to the radio at 7:30. B. She had been listening to the radio
since 7:30.
C. She has been listening to the radio after 7:30. D. She has been listening to the radio by
7:30.
62. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
A. I don’t know as mush about it as she does. B. I don’t know as mush about it as she
did.
C. I didn’t know as mush about it as she does. D. I didn’t know as mush about it as she
did.
63. The moon doesn’t have the atmosphere, neither does the planet Mars.
A. Neither the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
B. Either the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere
C. Neither the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
D. Either the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
64. The referee was being escorted from the football field by strong police guards.
A. Strong police guards were escorting the referee at the football field.
B. Strong police guards were escorting the referee into the football field.
C. Strong police guards were escorting the referee from the football field.
D. Strong police guards were escorting the referee towards the football field.
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. Mr. Holton only operated because he knew the rumour was malignant
→ Mr. Holton wouldn't_________________________________________
2. All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim's greater speed
→ But for _________________________________________
3. Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong.
→ No sooner_________________________________________

4. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
→ He was too_________________________________________
5. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us.
→ We were _________________________________________
II. Topic: Discuss the role of teachers in one’s life
Most of us can learn how to do something simple on our own with just a set of instructions. However,
to learn about something more complex, it's always best to have a teacher. Teachers bring with them varied
and useful backgrounds. They've been trained to teach individuals in different ways depending on their style.
For instance, some students learn better by discussing a topic. Others learn more by writing about it.
Teachers can help students learn in the way that's best for each student. A textbook or a manual can only give
you one way of learning something. Plus they're only as helpful as your ability to understand them. A good
teacher can
adapt her teaching to your needs.
Teachers help you focus on what you're learning. If you're learning something by yourself, it's easy to
become distracted and go on to other activities. Teachers keep your attention on the subject. They also
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approach a subject logically, taking it one step at a time. On your own, it's tempting to skip parts of the
learning process you think you don't need. That can hinder your ability to really understand the subject.
Learning a subject on your own is a very narrow way of learning. You can only use the information
you get from the textbook. With a teacher, you get the information in the written materials as well as the
teacher's own knowledge of the topic. Teachers can also provide extra materials to broaden the scope of what
you're learning.
There's nothing wrong with studying on your own, and a learner can always benefit from some quiet
study. For the best possible learning, though, a good teacher is the biggest help you can have.
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