ĐỀ MINH HỌA THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2016

ĐỀ MINH HỌA - THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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.
1. A. completed
B. happened
C. expected
D. reminded
2. A. clear
B. deal
C. seat
D. appeal
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 the position of the primary stress in each of the
following questions.
3. A . government
B. agency
C. benefit
D. diversity
4. A. notice
B. decay
C. common
D. spelling
5. A. interview
B. shortage
C. applicant
D. supportive
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following sentences.
6. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ________ lunch.

A. having
B. to have
C. having had
D. for having
7. This ___________ looks perfect for a young couple.
A. new nice flat
B. nice new flat
C. flat new nice
D. flat nice new
8. The bomb went________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. on
B. down
C. over
D. off
9. Jane often wears beautiful clothes. She _______be very rich.
A. must
B. could
C. might
D. needn’t
10. Although her father is in the film, she got the job_______________.
A. on her own
B. on herself
C. of her own
D. in herself
11. My mother, ______ ,enjoys hill walking.
A. whom is in her seventies
C. that is in her seventies
B. which is in her seventies
D. who is in her seventies
12. ______ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.

A. That Philip Glass
B. Philip Glass, who C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
13. ___________ I arrived when trouble started.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner had
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
14. _______, can you tell him that I have a book for him, please?
A. When you will see Jason
C. When do you see Jason
B. When will you see Jason
D. When you see Jason
15. - Mary: “I’ve got an interview for a job today.”
Peter: “__________”
A. Thank you.
B. The same to you!
C. Good luck!
D. See you!
16. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite
B. Even though
C. In spite of
D. Despite of
17. - Mary: You look beautiful today. I like your new hairstyle.
- Daisy: ___________
A. Shall I? Thanks.
B. It’s nice of you to
C. Oh, Well done! D. I feel interesting to
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say so.
hear that.
18. This book is _______________ the best on the subject.
A. by far
B. by rights
C. by all means
D. by the way
19. The fact is, doctor, I can not ____________ this dreadful cough.
A. get out of
B. get round to
C. get down to
D. get rid of
20. Many children are under such a high ___ of learning that they do not feel happy at school.
A. recommendation
B. interview
C. pressure
D. concentration
21. Jack ___________ the map for several minutes, unable to believe his eyes.
A. watched
B. glanced at
C. stared at
D. glimpsed
22. All the countries of the area have ___ to protect their wildlife but they are rarely enforced.
A. efforts
B. laws
C. results
D. reserves
23. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it’s ___________.
A. confidence

B. confident
C. confidential
D. confidentially
24. He still kept looking ______ his missing watch even though he knew it was no use.
A. on
B. after
C. for
D. out
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.
25. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water and fertile soil
for agriculture.
A. destruction
B. contamination
C. fertilizer
D. variety
26. Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.
A. vanishing
B. damaging
C. polluting
D. destroying
27. In the future, many large corporations will be wiped out.
A. companies
B. services
C. supermarkets
D. farms
28. Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.
A. . compete
B. participate
C. experience

D. support
29. In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers,
civilians and prisoners of war.
A. mounted
B. excited
C. devoted
D. interested
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.
30. Air pollution, together with (A ) littering, are (B) causing (C) many problems. (D)
31. If I are (A) you, I would travel (B) to (C) Hai Phong city in this (D) summer.
32. We didn’t (A) want to swim (B ) in the sea, that (C ) looked very dirty (D) .
33. The environment where (A ) wild animals are living (B) is now badly (C) destroying.(D)
34. Fred, who usually (A ) conducts the choir rehearsals (B), did not show up last
night because he had (C)) an accident on his way to the practice(D).
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.
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which
was (35) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (36) _____ each other.
Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never
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been much peaceful and constructive (37) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials.
A neutral forum was, (38) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries.
ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (39) _____ of 1967 and initially had five
members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (40) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (41)
_____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the
seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (42) _____ several years of

negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia,
joined in 1999. The only (43) ______ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of
ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (44) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to
participate for the foreseeable future.
35. A. created
36. A. in
37. A. interflow
38. A. nevertheless
39. A. Entitle
40. A. a
41. A. subsequently
42. A. Before
43. A. dependent
44. A. enough

B. made
B. on
B. interaction
B. moreover
B. Requirement
B. an
B. fortunately
B. After
B. independent
B. either

C. done
C. for
C. interference
C. therefore

C. Independence
C. the
C. approximately
C. Since
C. independently
C. also

D. discovered
D. with
D. intercommunity
D. however
D. Declaration
D. Ø
D. surprisingly
D. While
D. independence
D. too

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 45 to 54.
ORGANIC FOODS
Are organically grown foods the best choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of
organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products
are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical
North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been
sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional
needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the
preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general

public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of
organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have
become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and
other wonder foods.There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are
superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that
untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.One thing that most organically
grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally
grown foods.But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods
can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown
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foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes,
distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
45. The word “Advocates “ is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Proponents
B. Inspectors
C. Consumers
D. Merchants
46. In the first paragraph, the word “others” refers to ___________?
A. advocates
B. products
C. advantages
D. oganic foods
47. Which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”
A. It has been used only in recent years
B. It is seldom used by consumers
C. It has no fixed meaning
D. It is accepted by most nutritionists

48. The “welcome development” mention is an increase in_________.
A. the amount of health food grown in North B. interest in food safety and nutritional
America.
quality of the typical North America diet.
C. the number of consumers in North
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North
America.
America diet.
49. The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to___________.
A. uncontested
B. unbelievable
C. unverified
D. unpopular
50. The word “maintain ” is closest in meaning to___________.
A. preserve
B. retire
C. improve
D. monitor
51. Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods?
A. Advocated of
B. Wealthy people
C. Concerned
D. Low income
oganic foods
consumers
consumers
52. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods instead of conventionally grow foods because ________________.
A. too many farmers will stop conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally

grow foods
C. conventionally grow foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are more often no better than
conventionally grow foods
53. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally grow foods are often _____________.
A. wealthy
B. mistaken
C. thrifty
D. careless
54. What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of organic foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral
C. Skeptical
D. somewhat favorable
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 54 to 64.
HOLLYWOOD
The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous
landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted, 50-foot-high, sheet mental letters
can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

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The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a means of
celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in
1923 as means of advertising homes for sale in a 500-acre-housing subdivision in a part of
Los Angeles called “Hollywood land”. The sign that was constructed at that time, of course,
said “Hollywood land”. Over the years, people began referring to the area by the shorten
version “Hollywood” and after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last

four letters were removed.
The sign suffered for years of disrepair, and in 1973, it needed to be completely replaced,
at a cost of $ 27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise
needed funds. Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an O in memory of Groucho
Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the
Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
55. What is the topic of passage?
A. A famous sign B. A famous city C. World landmarks D. Hollywood versus
Hollywood land
56. The expression “the world over” in line 2 could best be replaced by __________
A. in the northern
B. on top of the world C. in the entire world D. in the skies
parts of the world
57. It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that Hollywood sign was first
constructed by __________.
A. an advertising
B. the movie industry C. a construction
D. the city of Los
company
company
Angeles
58. The pronoun “it” in line 5 refers to __________.
A. the sign
B. the movie business
C. the importance of D. this industry
Hollywood
59. According to the passage, the Hollywood sign was first built in____________.
A. 1923
B. 1949
C. 1973

D. 1978
60. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywood land?
A. It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles.
B. It was formerly the name of the sign in the hills.
C. There were houses for sale there.
D. It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles.
61. The passage indicates that the sign suffer for years of_____________.
A. being damaged B. not being fixed C. the bad weather D. being poorly constructed
62. How old was the Hollywood sign when it was necessary to replace it completely?
A. Ten years old B. Twenty – six years old C. Fifty years old D. Fifty - five years old
63. The word “replaced” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Moved to a news location B. Destroyed C. Found again D. Exchanged for a newer one
64. According to the passage, how did celebrities help with new sign?
A. They played instruments
B. They raised the sign
C. They help get the money
D. They took part in work parties to build the sign.

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WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
65. If you hear anything about her, let me know.
=> Should …………………………………………………………………………….
66. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.
=> It was not until ..............................................................................................
67. This is the most boring story I have ever read.
=> I have never ……………………………………………………………………

68. "It was nice of you to give me the present. Thank you," Miss White said to Peter.
=> Miss White thanked ……………………………………………………………………
69. Football is more exciting than volleyball.
=> Volleyball…………………………………………………………
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the measures for protecting
endangered animals.
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- THE END -

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ĐÁP ÁN – THANG ĐIỂM
ĐỀ MINH HỌA - THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
Môn: Tiếng Anh (Nhóm 1)

PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (0,125x 64= 8 pts)
Câu số
Đáp án
Câu số
1
B
23
2
A
24
3
D
25
4
B
26
5
D
27
6
B
28
7
B
29

8
D
30
9
C
31
10
A
32
11
D
33
12
A
34
13
A
35
14
D
36
15
C
37
16
C
38
17
B
39

18
A
40
19
D
41
20
C
42
21
C
43
22
B
44

Đáp án
C
C
D
A
A
B
C
B
A
C
D
C
A

D
B
C
D
C
A
B
B
D

Câu số
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

64

Đáp án
A
B
C
B
C
A
D
D
B
C
A
C
B
A
A
D
B
C
D
C

PHẦN VIẾT (2 pts)
+ Part I (5x 0,1= 0,5 pt)
65. Should you hear anything about her, let me know.
66. It was not until 2.30 that everyone could leave the stadium.
67. I have never read such a boring story before.
68. Miss White thanked Peter for giving her the present.

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69. Volleyball is not as exciting as football.
+ Part II (1,5 pts) In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the measures for protecting
endangered animals.
There are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals.
First, people should organize different activities to raise people's awareness of the urgent
needs to protect these animals. For example, they hold international conferences, seminars and
forums about the great importance of ecology and biodiversity. At the same time, they should
appeal for government agencies in the world to contribute to the programmes of protecting
and preserving plants and animals that are driven to the verge of extinction. In addition,
people should contribute to the fund of preserving the earth's valuable natural resources for the
future generations. Besides these, governments should enact laws to ban activities that can
damage or destroy the nature. If these measures are taken, our planet might be a peaceful and
beautiful place for all kinds of beings to live in.

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