Đề thi thử quốc gia lần 2 - 2015 - Môn Tiếng anh - Trường THPT Nông Cống 1 - Thanh Hóa

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TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 12
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; không kể thời gian giao đề

Họ, tên thí sinh: Mã đề thi A101
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: By the time you come back here next year, this new plaza building__________.
A. has been completed B. will be completed
C. has completed D. will have been completed
Câu 2: The car began to make an extraordinary noise so I stopped__________what it was.
A. seeing B. to see C. saw D. for seeing
Câu 3: __________ your advice, I was able to avoid lots of trouble on my trip abroad.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. Even though D. Instead of
Câu 4: Surfing, an extreme sport that originated in Hawaii, __________more popular recently.
A. become B. has become C. are becoming D. have become
Câu 5: He worked hard __________a mechanic for ten years before being appointed manager.
A. like B. alike C. as D. same as
Câu 6: He suddenly saw Cindy_____the room, so he pushed his way_____the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across/through B. over/through C. over / over D. through/ across
Câu 7: Did you paint it yourself or did you_________ it painted?
A. make B. do C. have D. ask
Câu 8: He __________for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.

A. has been worked B. has worked C. had been working D. was working
Câu 9: Alex failed his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ________chance to pass it.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. other
Câu 10: You look exhausted. You __________ in the garden all day.
A. can‟t have worked hard B. couldn‟t have worked hard
C. should have worked hard D. must have worked hard
Câu 11: Nobody knew that Uncle Ben was coming to see us. He arrived_________.
A. unexpecting B. unexpected C. unexpectedly D. expectantly
Câu 12: Don't walk too fast. I can't keep_________you.
A. on to B. on with C. up to D. up with
Câu 13: Older people_________ a large proportion of those living in poverty.
A. comprise B. consist C. compose D. compound
Câu 14: Many people _________ that natural resources will never be used up.
A. view B. consider C. believe D. regard
Câu 15: “Good luck and have a nice weekend”. “_______bye- bye”
A. The same to you B. You have it too C. You are too D. The same as you
Câu 16: I saw him hiding something in a __________.
A. plastic small black bag B. small plastic black bag
C. black small plastic bag D. small black plastic bag
Câu 17: - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _______
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment D. I don't like your sayings
Câu 18: In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / an C. a / the D. the / a
Câu 19: I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried
C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried
Câu 20: Concern for the environment is now at the_________of many governments' policies.
A. core B. aim C. target D. purpose
Câu 21: What is minimum entrance _________for this course?

A. condition B. requirement C. certificate D. ability
Câu 22: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school”. – “__________”
A. Sorry to hear that. C. Of course
B. Thanks. It‟s certainly encouraging. D. I am glad you like it.
Câu 23: Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of _________.
A. enthusiastic B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastically D. enthusiast
Câu 24: The role of women in society has been greatly _______in the last few years.
A. overlooked B. overtaken C. overcome D. overcast
Câu 25: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _____ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. worthy

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Câu 26: I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. if I gave up B. if I wouldn‟t give up C. were I to give up D. had I not given up
Câu 27: Tom: “ Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.” -Mary: “________”
A. I have nothing to tell you. B. Oh. Poor me!
C. Never mind! D. You was absent – minded.
Câu 28: He tried to _______ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A. ingratiate B. gratify C. please D. commend
Câu 29: “Have you read that book that just came out about UFOs?” – “_______”
A. Sure, of course. B. Oh, I guess I did. C. Yeah, what a waste of time! D. I haven‟t either.
Câu 30:
The villagers strongly recommend that a new school _____immediately.
A. must be built B. is going to be built C. will be built D. be built
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in
each of the following questions.
Câu 31: A. insecticide B. fertilizer C. pesticide D. herbicide
Câu 32: A. supposedly B. curriculum C. surprisingly D. supernatural
Câu 33: A. historian B. architecture C. biography D. thermometer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the

other three words in each question.
Câu 34: A. reserved B. locked C. forced D. touched
Câu 35: A. command B. compose C. complain D. comment
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following questions:
Câu 36: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and
prisoners of war.
A. happiness B. worry and sadness C. pain and sorrow D. loss
Câu 37: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. made room for B. put in charge of C. lost control of D. got in touch with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Câu 38: Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases
A. colossal B. popular C. common D. scattered
Câu 39: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
Câu 40: In America, when a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to a woman.
A. depends on B. replies on C. waits on D. congratulates on
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 41: Can you let the students to continue with this course if he makes up all missed work?
A B C D
Câu 42: A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the relationship between historical events
A B C
and financial crises.
D
Câu 43: The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
A B C D
Câu 44: The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A B C D
Câu 45: What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the population.

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 answer to each of the
questions.
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents‟ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that
specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special „charity card
shops‟ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for
different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person‟s age
on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with
reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is „Happy Birthday‟, „Many
Happy Returns‟ or „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday‟.
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs,
spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.
Cards are produced for every „milestone‟ in a person‟s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth,
success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are „good luck‟ or „congratulations‟ cards. Others, for example
„get well‟ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.
Câu 46: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Easter Cards B. Greetings Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Birthday Cards
Câu 47: The word „some‟ in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. young children B. ages and tastes C. birthday cards D. card shops

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Câu 48: Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?
A. „Many Happy Returns‟ B. „Good luck‟
C. „Happy Birthday‟ D. „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday‟
Câu 49: The word „milestone‟ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.
A. a convenient way B. a positive view C. a special gift D. an important event
Câu 50:: It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain. B. greetings cards are for children only
C. greetings cards are used on many different occasions D. there are few choices of birthday cards

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.
Can you imagine what life would be like if there were no telephone? You could not call (51) _____your friends on the phone and talk to
them. If fire (52) ____out in your house you could not call the fire department. If somebody was sick, you could not call a doctor.
In our daily life we need to (53) ____ with one another. We need do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to (54) ___
they have to say to us, and when you are close (55) _______ them you can do this very easily. However, our voices will not travel very
far even when we shout.
The man who (56) _______ this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible
speech who later moved to Canada, (57) _____all his spare time experimenting. (58) _____enthusiastic was he in his research for a
means of sending speech (59) ____ electricity that he left much time for his day-to-day work and at one time was (60)_____ penniless.
Câu 51: A. on B. up C. for D. in
Câu 52: A. burst B. broke C. went D. got
Câu 53: A. communicate B. contact C. address D. tell
Câu 54: A. that B. this C. what D. which
Câu 55: A. from B. out C. to D. on
Câu 56: A. made B. had C. did D. brought
Câu 57: A. took B. wasted C. cost D. spent
Câu 58: A. Such B. Very C. Too D. So
Câu 59: A. with B. in C. by D. on
Câu 60: A. almost B. hardly C. most D. never
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their
homes. This method of harvesting from nature‟s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least
the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals
were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have
been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons
have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the
coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater
opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited

possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern hunter-
gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community
camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has
become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most
hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by
mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
Câu 61: What does it mean “domestication” in the first paragraph?
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
Câu 62: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ________.
A. hunter-gatherers‟ tools B. nature‟s provision C. farming methods D. agricultural products
Câu 63: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”
A. disadvantaged B. suburban C. forgotten D. abandoned
Câu 64: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ________.
A. can free themselves from hunting B. have better food gathering from nature
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D. harvest shorter seasonal crops
Câu 65: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a ________.
A. further understanding of prehistoric times B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming
Câu 66: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
C. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
Câu 67: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ________.

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A. they live in the forests for all their life B. they don‟t have a healthy and balanced diet
C. they don‟t have a strong sense of community D. they often change their living places
Câu 68: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.
B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.
D. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.
Câu 69: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter -gatherers share ________.
A. some methods of production B. some patterns of behavior
C. some restricted daily rules D. only the way of duty division
Câu 70: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies B. Evolution of Humans‟ Farming Methods
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the one in bold.
Câu 71: His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
Câu 72: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
A. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.
B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
C. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.
D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
Câu 73: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of this week.
B. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.
C. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of this week.
D. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.
Câu 74: They expect that the government will lose the election.

A. The government is expected to have lost the election. B. They expect the government to lose the election.
C. The government is expected to lose the election. D. They expect the government have lost election.
Câu 75: He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. He has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
Câu 76: Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
D. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
Câu 77: Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn‟t.
A. Unlike everyone expected, she didn‟t win the tournament
B. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.
C. To everyone‟s expectation, she won the tournament.
D. Contrary to everyone‟s expectation, she lost the tournament.
Câu 78: Their chances of success are small.
A. They will certainly be successful. B. It's possible that they will achieve success.
C. They have no chances of being successful. D. It's not very likely that they will succeed.
Câu 79: When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A. On hear the phone rang, I answered it immediately.
B. On hear the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
C. On hearing the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
D. On hearing rang, I answered the phone immediately.
Câu 80: If you don‟t wake up early, you can‟t catch the first bus to the city center.
A. You haven‟t to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
B. You don‟t have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
C. You have to not wake up early to catching the first bus to the city center.
D. You have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.

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