Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia 2015 môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Lý Thái Tổ, Bắc Ninh (lần 2)

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ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
LẦN 2
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90phút;
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề thi 209
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
Câu 1: _________ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in it.
A. Uncertain B. Uncertainly C. Certain D. Certainly
Câu 2: We ___ _____ a lovely three weeks holiday in the south of Spain last year
A. did B. passed C. spent D. took
Câu 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in
meaning to each of the following questions
The box was too heavy for John to carry on his back.
A. Because of the weight, John couldn’t carry the box on his back.
B. John was strong enough to carry the box on his back
C. Despite of the box’s weight, John carried it on his back.
D. John didn’t carry the box on his back due to its heavy.
Câu 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is
not correct
The amount of books in the Library of Congress is more than 58 million volumes
A B C D
Câu 5: ___________ you tell me the truth, I ______________ to help you.
A. When / can’t be able B. Unless/ won’t be able
C. If/ will be able. D. In case/ should be able
Câu 6: Never / history/ humanity/ there/ be/ more people/ live/ world.
A. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.

C. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
Câu 7: I can’t find my shoes.
A. If I could have my shoes found.
B. I hope someone will know the place of my shoes.
C. I wish I knew where my shoes were
D. My shoes can’t have been found.
Câu 8: If a match has extra time, a single goal decides the result – this is called a _____goal.
A. bronze B. gold C. golden D. silver
Câu 9: We talked about ________books. Charles had just finished _______ last volume of Proust.
A. B. - the C. the – a D. the-the
Câu 10: Only when we heard the good news of Patrick _________ relieved
A. did we feel B. that we felt C. we felt D. had we felt
Câu 11: 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
That afternoon at the railway station I was surprised and made happy by the unexpected arrival of
Miss Margaret and her mother, from Oakland.
A. supposed B. anticipated C. presumed D. informed
Câu 12: It was not until she had arrived home _____________ remembered her appointment with the
doctor.
A. when she had B. she C. that she D. and she
Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is
not correct
A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminal
A B C D
Câu 14: They didn’t find __________ in a foreign country.
A. it easy to live B. it to live easy C. easy to live D. it easy live
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the other words
Câu 15: A. school B. raccoon C. cooking D. ooze

Câu 16: A. slope B. short C. salt D. water
Câu 17: Some people don’t like curry from India or Thailand; they say it’s too ________but I love it.
A. hot and spicy B. sour and sweet. C. sweet and sour D. spicy and hot
Câu 18: I wish I had gone there with her.
A. I hadn’t gone there with her which makes me feel bad.
B. I regret not having gone there with her.
C. If only I went there with her.
D. If I had gone there with her, I wouldn’t have felt bad now.
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 from 19 to 28
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the
crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And
since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can
scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand
its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are
found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert
country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its
population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not
emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the
word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter
of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the
ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-
baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60
degrees.
Câu 19: The title for this passage could be .
A. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment”
B. “Desert Plants”

C. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”
D. “Life Underground”
Câu 20: The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means .
A. “the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own”
B. “the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants”
C. “collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants”
D. “very small living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants”
Câu 21: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as .
A. water is an essential part of his existence
B. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
C. very few lager animals are found in the desert
D. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
Câu 22: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. many large animals
B. water-loving animals
C. moist-skinned animals
D. the coyote and the bobcat
Câu 23: According to the passage, creatures in the desert .
A. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
B. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
C. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest
D. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest
Câu 24: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT .
A. they dig home underground
B. they sleep during the day
C. they are watchful and quiet
D. they are noisy and aggressive
Câu 25: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means .
A. “living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm”

B. “large and strong, difficult to control or deal with”
C. “thin and weak because of lack of food and water”
D. “able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating”
Câu 26: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
C. they live in an accommodating environment
D. they are less healthy than animals living in other places
Câu 27: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means .
A. “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found”
B. “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in”
C. “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
D. “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept”
Câu 28: We can infer from the passage that .
A. desert life is colorful and diverse
B. living things adjust to their environment
C. healthy animals live longer lives
D. water is the basis of desert life
Câu 29: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is
not correct
My parents were always busy on the farming, so we didn’t get the help with school work
A B C
any things like that children get today
D
Câu 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
The notice was declared such a long time ago that it can't be seen now.
A. is unvisible B. is unnoticed C. is blind D. is invisible
Câu 31: The ____________ carefully you write, the fewer mistakes you will make.
A. many B. more C. much D. most

Câu 32: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best sentence which is made up
from the given words
Sahara/ world/ largest/ hot/ desert.
A. The Sahara was the world’s largest hot desert.
B. The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert.
C. The Sahara is world’s largest hot desert.
D. Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert.
Câu 33: They sat down to a __________meal.
A. five courses B. five-course C. five course’s D. five-coursed
Câu 34: There were a few small villages____________, but no major city for miles around.
A. here and there B. on and off C. back and forth D. up and down
Câu 35: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has different
stress from the rest
A. dynamic B. electric C. emphatic D. electronic
Câu 36: They / leave/ early/ not/ catch/ traffic.
A. They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic.
B. They left early to avoid being caught in the traffic.
C. They left early so as to not get caught in the traffic.
D. They left early so that not to catch in the traffic.
Câu 37: Wind/ carry/ many/ seed/ island.
A. Winds carry many the seed to an island B. Winds carry many seeds to islands.
C. Wind carries many seeds to the islands. D. Wind carry many of seeds to the islands.
Câu 38: A full scholarship to Harvard and you’re worried about leaving your job? Get real! You’d be a
fool to ……………. up a chance like that .
A. turn B. pass C. brush D. cast
Câu 39: The wolf ran …………… the forest and reached her grandmother’s cottage before her.
A. through B. over C. across D. along
Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to decide which
answer best fits each space from 40 to 49
Language learning advice

A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (40) of
second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those (41)______ a language
course.
One suggestion is that you (42)______whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language
or not. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a
language? The main (43)______will be your own time and effort. Therefore you must make sure that
the course on offer leads to a (44)______qualification.
Also, be realistic in your (45)______. If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up.
Do not be deceived (46)______thinking that the most expensive courses are the best.
(47)______around to get the best possible value for money.
You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it.
Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (48)______ course.
Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of
(49)______progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake
was not to build on her previous studies. "I should have consolidated what I'd learnt by continuing to
study, even if it were by myself."
Câu 40: A. field B. area C. branch D. domain
Câu 41: A. looking B. thinking C. considering D. wondering
Câu 42: A. review B. balance C. assess D. survey
Câu 43: A. charge B. valuation C. cost D. price
Câu 44: A. recognized B. valued C. regarded D. understood
Câu 45: A. sights B. goals C. objects D. ends
Câu 46: A. by B. into C. about D. in
Câu 47: A. nose B. push C. run D. shop
Câu 48: A. quick B. rash C. fast D. rapid
Câu 49: A. making B. achieving C. doing D. gaining
Câu 50: This is a very cheap radio. It ………. cost 200 pounds.
A. needn’t B. mightn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
Câu 51: She ___________ with her brother when he broke her favorite toy
A. got out B. fell out C. got on D. fell in

Câu 52: When both parents went to prison, social workers took the children ________ care.
A. with B. for C. into D. to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is not
correct
Câu 53: The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal
A B C D
Câu 54: Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a
A B C
person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.
D
Câu 55: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
“Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the teacher
said.
A. eligible B. visible C. audible D. edible
Câu 56: I did not come to your party due to the rain.
A. It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party.
B. Even though it rained, I came to your party.
C. Suppose it did not rain, I would come to your party.
D. If it did not rained, I would come to your party.
Câu 57: A species that faces ____________ is one that may become severely endangered or even
extinct.
A. overexploitation B. exploit C. exploiter D. exploitation
Câu 58: “Why wasn’t your boyfriend at the party last night?”
“ He ___________ the lecture at Show Hall . I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker”.
A. should have attendedB. was to attend C. can have attend D. may have attended
Câu 59: Her training in accountancy provided a sound ___________ for work in the financial world.
A. basis. B. ground C. base D. footing
Câu 60: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has different
stress from the rest

A. engineer B. comprehend C. understand D. religion
Câu 61: They got success since they took my advice.
A. My advice stopped them took my advice.
B. If they did not take my advice, they would not get success.
C. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
D. They took my advice, and failed.
Câu 62: I ‘ m not going to take the car to a garage because I think I can ________ it myself.
A. renew B. renovate C. repair D. do up
Câu 63: The error on my taxes was made by my accountant.
A. My tax accountant found the mistake that I make.
B. I made an error because I did not have a tax accountant.
C. Tax accountants always make errors.
D. My accountant made a mistake.
Câu 64: 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
She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. divorced B. married C. separated D. single
Câu 65: I need an assistant – I’m up to _______with work.
A. my ears B. my eyes C. All are correct. D. here
Câu 66: The order must be delivered by Tuesday; ___________we will have to look for another
supplier
A. excepting B. unless C. maybe D. otherwise
Câu 67: This is the author________________ works have awarded many prizes.
A. whom B. whoever C. which D. whose
Câu 68: By Christmas, I _______________ for the BBC for five years.
A. worked B. have been working C. would work D. was working
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 from 69 to 78
Robert Capa
1 Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.

2 Born in Hungary in 1913 as Friedmann Endre Ernő, Capa was forced to leave his native country
after his involvement in anti-government protests. Capa had originally wanted to become a writer, but
after his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later left Germany and moved to
France due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance journalist and it was here that he
changed his name to Robert Capa, mainly because he thought it would sound more American.
3 In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here over the
next three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in 1936 that he took
one of his most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of Capa’s most famous quotes
was 'If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.' And he took his attitude of getting
close to the action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example
of this as Capa captures the very moment the soldier falls. However, many have questioned the
authenticity of this photograph, claiming that it was staged.
4 When World war II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe covering
the war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944 when he
swam ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Capa, armed
only with two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the landing, but a
mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight frames. It was the images
from these frames however that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie
‘Saving Private Ryan’. When Life magazine published the photographs, they claimed that they were
slightly out of focus, and Capa later used this as the title of his autobiographical account of the war.
5 Capa’s private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywood’s directors, actors
and actresses. In 1943 he fell in love with the wife of actor John Austin. His affair with her lasted until
the end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He was at one time lover to actress
Ingrid Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946 when he refused to settle in Hollywood and
went off to Turkey.
6 In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos. This was a
co-operative organisation set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of the
copyright to their work.
7 Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorise war though, but to
record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business."

8 Capa died as he had lived. After promising not to photograph any more wars, he accepted an
assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war. On May 25th 1954 Capa was
accompanying a French regiment when he left his jeep to take some photographs of the advance and
stepped on a land mine. He was taken to a nearby hospital, still clutching his camera, but was
pronounced dead on arrival. He left behind him a testament to the horrors of war and a standard for
photojournalism that few others have been able to reach.
9 Capa’s legacy has lived on through and in 1966 his brother Cornell founded the International
Fund for Concerned Photography in his honor. There is also a Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is
given to the photographer who publishes the best photographic reporting from abroad with evidence of
exceptional courage. But perhaps his greatest legacy of all is the haunting images of the human
struggles that he captured.
Câu 69: Why did Capa change his name?
A. Because he had to leave Hungary B. To hide his identity
C. To sound more American D. Because he had been involved in protests
Câu 70: Capa originally wanted to be
A. American B. a writer C. a protestor D. a photojournalist
Câu 71: Capa went to Spain to
A. build his reputation. B. fight in the civil war.
C. take photographs. D. have a holiday.
Câu 72: Capa’s famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier
A. cannot be proven genuine or staged. B. was definitely genuine.
C. was taken by someone else. D. wasn’t even taken in Spain
Câu 73: When World War II broke out Capa.
A. swam ashore on Omaha Beach. B. went to New York.
C. went to Normandy. D. went to Europe
Câu 74: A mistake meant that.
A. Capa lost both of his two cameras.
B. Capa’s images inspired an Oscar winning movie.
C. only one hundred of Capa’s photographs were published.
D. Most of Capa’s images of the D-Day landing were destroyed.

Câu 75: Capa’s private life was
A. very glamorous B. spent in Turkey.
C. less dramatic than his professional life. D. spent mostly in Hollywood.
Câu 76: Capa wanted his work to
A. be very famous. B. make lots of money.
C. show how glamorous war can be. D. show the true horror of war.
Câu 77: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 5?
A. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
B. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he could move into the
movie industry.
C. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa always put his work first.
D. Capa’s private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two women he loved,
so he went off to work in Turkey.
Câu 78: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 4?
A. Capa only kept the best eight D-Day photographs as the others were out of focus. These inspired
the visual style of a Hollywood film.
B. Capa left Europe when the war broke out and went to take his most famous photographs of the
D-Day invasion.
C. Capa never tried to avoid danger. He risked his life to take photographs of the D-Day invasion,
but then destroyed most of them.
D. Capa took some of his most famous photographs during the D-Day invasion, but most were
tragically destroyed in an accident.
Câu 79: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has different
stress from the rest
A. penalty B. personal C. vertical D. defensive
Câu 80: “Could I speak to Ann?” “ ”
A. Just a moment. I’m coming. B. Can I take a message?
C. This is Daisy speaking. D. I’m sorry. Ann’s not in.

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