Đề thi thử THPTQG lần 4 môn Tiếng Anh - THPT Yên Lạc 2 năm 2015

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ĐỀ KSCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 4

TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN LẠC 2

NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. examine

B. eleven

C. elephant

D. exact

Question 2: A. assist

B. pressure

C. possession

D. assure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. zoology

B. conquest

C. cement

D. diet

Question 4: A. relatively

B. ingredient

C. favorite

D. notice

Question 5: A. economy

B. enthusiasm

C. particular

D. photocopy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: ____ man suffering from ____ shock should not be given anything to drink.
A. A/ the

B. The/ a

C. Ø/ a

D. A/ Ø

Question 7: The water supply of our home city has failed to______ average purity requirements.
A. own

B. hold

C. meet

D. see

Question 8: Someone ____ here recently: these ashes are still warm.
A. should be

B. must have been

C. might have been

D. had to be

Question 9: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ________ he heard a loud laughter within.
A. until

B. when

C. than

Question 10: Mai: “Do you want another serving of chicken soup?
A. No thanks

B. No way

C. No comment

D. then
Scott: “______.”
D. No longer

Question 11: You can use my car ________you drive it carefully.
A. As though

B. as long as

C. though

D. in spite


Question 12: The children ran away as if they ________ a ghost.
A. would see

B. have seen

C. had seen

D. see

Question 13: No one can avoid______ by advertisements.
A. being influenced

B. having influenced

C. to be influenced

D. influencing

Question 14: He’s sometimes bad – tempered but he’s a good fellow ____.
A. in heart

B. by heart

C. at heart

D. with heart

Question 15: She has just bought ____.
A. an old interesting painting French

B. a French interesting old paint

C. a French old interesting painting

D. an interesting old French painting

Question 16: Books and magazines______ around made his room very untidy.
A. lying

B. that lie

C. which lied

D. laying

Question 17: Although they are identical twins, their teacher can easily ____ between them.
A. identify

B. select

C. differ

D. distinguish

Question 18: ____ your help, I wouldn’t have got the scholarship.
A. If I had had

B. Had not it been for

C. But for

D. Unless I had

Question 19: “What______ if the earth stopped moving?” the teacher asked his students.
A. happens

B. happened

C. would happen

D. will happen

Question 20: Her mother, ______ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.
A. who

B. whom

C. that

D. whose

Question 21: The smell of the sea ____ him ____ to his childhood.
A. brought/back

B. took /back

C. called /off

D. reminded/ of

Question 22: The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ____ immediately.
A. must be built

B. is going to be built C. be built

D. will be built

Question 23: It is______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. a so unusual

B. so an unusual

C. such unusual a

D. such an unusual


Question 24: The more she practices, ____ she becomes.
A. the more confident

B. the most confident

C. the greater confidence

D. more confidently

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. perfect

B. skillful

C. modest

D. famous

Question 26: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy

B. free

C. comfortable

D. relaxed

Question 27: It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.
A. taken off

B. sold off

C. put off

D. turned off

Question 28: The crew divided the life preservers among the twenty terrified passengers as the ship
began to sink.
A. exhausted

B. surprised

C. excited

D. frightened

Question 29: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be wellinformed.
A. popular

B. suspicious

C. easily seen

D. beautiful

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions .
Question 30: Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the
festivities.
A. her cousins

B. along with

C. to attend

D. are

Question 31: The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A. new proposals

B. made by

C. either

D. to accept

Question 32: Regarding as one of the leading figures in the development of the short story, O. Henry is
the author of many well – known American favorites.
A. the

B. favorites

C. Regarding as

D. leading figures

Question 33: The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to fall down because of the rain.
A. surrounded

B. wooden

C. to fall down

D. the rain


Question 34: Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this
semester.
A. accounting

B. Each of

C. has to type

D. their own research

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
You will make the interview process easier for the employer if you prepare relevant information about
yourself. Think about how you want to present your (35) _______, experiences, education, work style,

skills, and goals. Be prepared to supplement all your answers with examples that support the statements
you make. It is also a good idea to review your résumé with a critical eye and (36) _______ areas that an
employer might see as limitations or want further information. Think about how you can answer difficult
questions (37) _______ and positively, while keeping each answer brief.
An interview gives the employer a (38) _______ to get to know you. While you do want to market
yourself to the employer, answer each question with an honest (39) _______. Never say anything negative
about past experiences, employers, or courses and professors. Always think of something positive about
an experience and talk about that. You should also be (40) _______. If you are genuinely interested (41)
_______the job, let the interviewer know that.
One of the best ways to show you are keen on a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the
organization prior to the interview. You can also (42) _______interest by asking questions about the job,
the organization, and its services and products. The best way to impress an employer is to ask questions
that build upon your interview discussion. This shows you are interested and (43) _______close attention
to the interviewer. It is a good idea to prepare a few questions in advance, but an insightful comment
based on your conversation can make an even stronger statement. At the (44) _______of an interview, it
is appropriate for you to ask when you may expect to hear from the employer.

Question 35: A. practices

B. strengths

C. pressures

D. promotions

Question 36: A. hide

B. limit

C. identify

D. express

Question 37: A. sharply

B. accurately

C. hardly

D. rightly

Question 38: A. change

B. chance

C. practice

D. way

Question 39: A. expression

B. ability

C. response

D. respect

Question 40: A. enthusiast

B. enthusiastic

Question 41: A. with

B. on

C. for

Question 42: A. show

B. appear

C. conceal

Question 43: A. make

B. spend

C. pay

D. choose

Question 44: A. finish

B. final

C. close

D. end

C. enthusiastically D. enthusiasm

D. in
D. cover

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.
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world
except the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the
only bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other
products, and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make
honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and
vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with
storage space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee
carries nectar to hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make bees wax and
shape it into a honeycomb, which is a water-proof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen
lay eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized
eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker
eggs. During the use, the workers block the drones from the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 45: All of the following are characteristic of a honeycomb except ___________.
A. it is made of wax.

B. it is made of honey.

C. it is impermeable

D. it contains hexagonal sections.

Question 46: The author implies that _________________.
A. drones are never females

B. bees are unnecessary in the food chain

C. drones are never females

D. the queen can be a worker

Question 47: The word "lay" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. arrange table

B. throw

C. produce

D. put

Question 48: It can be inferred from the reading that beeswax is ____________.
A. pliable
C. absorbent

B. complex in structure
D. sweet

Question 49: In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
B. They make marvelous creations from wax.
C. They create storage spaces.

D. They skill the dangerous drones.
Question 50: According to the passage, the drone ______________.
A. can be male or female


B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
C. collects less money than workers.
D. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones.
Question 51: The word "unique" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. main

B. two

C. very big

D. only one

Question 52: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
except __________.
A. China

B. Antarctic

C. Europe

D. Africa

Question 53: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Useless Drone
B. The May Species of Bees.

C. Making Honey.
D. The Honeybee - its Characteristics and Usefulness
Question 54: According to the passage, people use honey _____________.
A. to make cakes

B. as handbags

C. as clothes

D. to make candles

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.
The advent of the Internet may be one of the most important technological developments in recent years.
Never before have so many people had access to so many different sources of information. For all of the
Internet’s advantages, however, people are currently becoming aware of some of its drawbacks and are
looking for creative solutions. Among the current problems, which include a general lack of reliability
and numerous security concerns, the most crucial is speed.
First of all, the Internet has grown very quickly. In 1990, only a few academics had ever heard of the
Internet. In 1996, over 50 million people used it. Every year, the number of people with access to the
Internet doubles. The rapid growth has been a problem. The computer systems which run the Internet
have not been able to keep up with the demand. Also, sometimes, a request for information must pass
through many routing computers before the information can be obtained. A request for information made
in Paris might have to go through computers in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo in order to obtain the
required information. Consequently, the service is often slow and unpredictable. Service also tends to be
worse when the Internet is busiest - during the business day of the Western Hemisphere - which is also
when companies need its service the most.
Some people are trying to harness the power of networked computers in such a way as to avoid this
problem. In 1995, a group of American universities banded together to form what has come to be known
as Internet II. Internet II is a smaller, more specialized system intended for academic use. Since it is more

specialized, fewer users are allowed access. Consequently, the time required to receive information has
decreased.


Businesses are beginning to explore a possible analogue to the Internet II. Many businesses are
creating their own “Intranets”. These are systems that can only be used by the members of the same
company. In theory, fewer users should translate into a faster system. Intranets are very useful for large
national and international companies whose branches need to share information. Another benefit of an
Intranet is an increased amount of security. Since only company employees have access to the
information on the Intranet, their information is protected from competitors. While there is little doubt
that the Internet will eventually be a fast and reliable service, industry and the academic community have
taken their own steps toward making more practical global networks.

Question 55: All of the following are advantages of business “Intranets” mentioned in the passage
EXCEPT__________
A. they move data faster.
B. they are cheaper than other alternatives.
C. they provide a higher level of security.
D. they share information with other company branches.
Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following statements was true in 1990?
A. The Internet was a secure means to gain information.
B. The Internet experienced enormous growth rates.
C. Internet data proved to be impractical.
D. Few people were using the Internet.
Question 57: The word “harness” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. block

B. utilize

C. steal

D. disguise

Question 58: With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. Companies who develop their own Intranets are limiting their information data base.
B. Fewer academic communities need to create their own Internet systems.
C. The technology used by Internet creators is too complex for computer owners to understand.
D. An Internet system with fewer users would be quicker.
Question 59: According to the passage, what benefits does Internet II have over the Internet I?
A. Internet II has fewer users and therefore is faster to access.
B. Small businesses pay higher premiums to access to the Internet.
C. Internet II contains more information than the Internet.
D. There is no governmental intervention regulating Internet II.


Question 60: The word “analogue” most nearly means__________.
A. use

B. alternative

C. solution

D. similarity

Question 61: According to the passage, which of the following is not true of the Internet?
A. It has become increasingly less popular.
B. It tends to be unreliable.
C. It is too expensive to access.
D. It has created a sense of financial security.
Question 62: The word “their” refers to __________.

A. competitors

B. company employees

C. Intranets

D. companies

Question 63: The word “obtained” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. understood

B. acquired

C. purchased

D. distributed

Question 64: According to the author, what is one reason why the Internet is sometimes slow?
A. Phone lines are often too busy with phone calls and fax transmissions to handle Internet traffic.
B. Scientists take up too much time on the Internet , thus slowing it down for everyone else.
C. Often a request must travel through many computers before it reaches its final destination.
D. Most people do not have computers that are fast enough to take advantage of the Internet.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65: They spent more money. They had to work harder.
=>The more ..............................................................................................................
Question 66: He can’t afford to buy the car.
=> The car..................................... ................................................
Question 67: It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.

=> I wish ...................................................................................................................
Question 68: People thought that the cover was made of iron.
=>The cover .............................................................................................................


Question 69: “Would you like a cup of coffee?” He said to me.
=> He ........................................................................................................................
Part II. Some people say that “Married women shouldn’t go to work”, in about 120-150 words, write a
paragraph to express your opinion about this statement.