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ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG - NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1: If you _____ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. dip into
B. put away
C. pick up
D. digest
Question 2: I will have my wedding dress __________ by the most famous tailor in the city.
A. to make
B. be made
C. made
D. to be made
Question 3: This successful businessman is said _________ school at the age of thirteen.
A. that left
B. to leave
C. to have left
D. that having left
Question 4: I have lost one of my gloves. I _________it somewhere.
A. should have dropped
B. may have dropped
C. had dropped
D. must have dropped
Question 5: Remember to __________ your shoes when you come to a Japanese house.
A. take after

B. put in
C. take off
D. put on
Question 6: The more you practise your English, ________ .
A. faster you will learn
B. you will learn faster
C. the faster will you learn
D. the faster you will learn
Question 7: The computer needs __________. It's broken.
A. to repair
B. repairing
C. repaired
D. be repaired
Question 8: __________ we move into the new house, we will have a party.
A. During the time B. While
C. As soon as
D. Until
Question 9: _________here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter

B. If were Peter

C. Unless were Peter

D. Unless Peter were

Question 10: At first sight I met her. I was impressed with her _______
A. big beautiful round black eyes
B. beautiful black big round eyes
C. beautiful big round black eyes

D. beautiful round big black eyes
Question 11: The exercise was ___________ for the pupils to do.
A. very difficult
B. so difficult that
C. too difficult
D. such a difficult
Question 12: She didn’t tell me why she_______to school the day before.
A. didn’t come
B. hadn’t come
C. doesn’t come
D. hasn’t come
Question 13: I have had such important decisions_______for the last three months.
A. to do
B. to make
C. to give
D. to put
Question 14: Never before _______ such a wonderful child.
A. I have seen
B. I had seen
C. have I seen
D. I saw
Question 15: David: “Thanks for your help, Mary”.
Mary: “__________”
A. With all my heart
B. It’s my pleasure
C. Never remind me D. Wish you
Question 16: Jimmy was late this morning, _______was unusual for him.
A. which
B. who
C. whom

D. what
Question 17: I passed the test . I ______it without your help.
A. would not pass
B. wouldn't have passed
C. didn't pass
D. had not passed
Question 18: My lillte children _________to the water park every Sunday.
A. enjoy taking
B. enjoy to be taken
C. enjoy being taken D. are enjoyed to take
Question 19: Luckily , by the time we got there , the painting ______
A. didn't sell
B. hadn't sold
C. wasn't sold
D. hadn't been sold
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 20: The pupils haven’t done their homework, what is too bad.
A
B
C
D
Question 21: Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A
B
C
D
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Question 22: It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting
A
B
C
to pass the exam.
D
Question 23: To attract someone's attention we can use either verbal and non- verbal forms of
A
B
C
communication.
D
Question 24: Vietnam exports a lot of rice is grown mainly in the south of the country.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from others.
Question 25: A. trained
B. proved
C. impressed
D. performed
Question 26: A. punch
B. synchronized
C. March
D. touching
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 27: A. tendency B. difference

C. importance
D. incidence
Question 28: A. police
B. between
C. student
D. discuss
Question 29: A. experience B. certificate
C. enthusiasm
D.interviewer
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.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an
employee? The schools teach a (30)___ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician.
Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps
most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (31)___ it. This basic is the
skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an
employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (32)___ your own thoughts and
ideas to them so they will (33)___ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (34)___ itself. You must have something to say in the
first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (35)___ your ability to make other people understand your
work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (36)___ teach. The foundations for skill in
expression have to be (37)____ early: an interest in and an ear (38)___ language; experience in organizing
ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay
these foundations (39)___ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Question 30:
Question 31:
Question 32:
Question 33:
Question 34:

Question 35:
Question 36:
Question 37:
Question 38:
Question 39:

A. lots
A. learn
A. give out
A. as well
A. in
A. much on
A. hardly
A. lay
A. if
A. when

B. large
B. with learning
B. present
B. either
B. on
B. most on
B. quite
B. laid
B. in
B. of

C. far
C. learning

C. interpret
C. not
C. for
C. on most
C. truly
C. lain
C. for
C. during

D. great
D. to learn
D. transfer
D. both
D. by
D. on much
D. really
D. lied
D. by
D. for

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 following the questions.
Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also
contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases. One egg yolk, in fact,
contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has caused egg
sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has brought about the development of several alternatives to
eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat substitute eggs. These egg substitutes are not really eggs, but
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they look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They have the advantage of having low cholesterol
rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage, however, is that they are not good for
frying, poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of egg, sometimes called
‘designer’ eggs. These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-fat diets consisting of ingredients such as
canola oil, flax, and rice bran. In spite of their diets, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same
amount of cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not
raise the blood cholesterol in humans.
Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back up
their claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought
mixed results. It may be that it is not the type of egg that is the main determinant of cholesterol but the
person who is eating the eggs. Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than
other people. In fact, there is evidence that certain dietary fats stimulate the body’s production of blood
cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one’s intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it
seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
Question 40: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level.
B. To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol.
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To convince people to eat ‘designer’ eggs and egg substitutes.
Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?
A. minerals
B. cholesterol
C. canola oil
D. vitamins
Question 42: Which of the following could best replace the word ‘somewhat’?
A. in fact
B. a little
C. indefinitely
D. a lot
Question 43: What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?

A. increasing price
B. decreased production
C. dietary changes in hens
D. concerns about cholesterol
Question 44: According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested
daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol?
A. ¾
B. 2/3
C. ½
D. 1/3
Question 45: The word ‘portrayed’ could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. studied
B. destroyed
C. tested
D. described
Question 46: What is the meaning of ‘back up’?
A. reverse
B. advance
C. block
D. support
Question 47: What is meant by the phrase ‘mixed results’?
A. The results are blended.
B. The results are a composite of things.
C. The results are inconclusive.
D. The results are mingled together.
Question 48: According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of following types of
eggs EXCEPT?
A. boiled
B. poached
C. scrambled

D. fried
Question 49: According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. reducing egg intake but not fat intake
B. increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. decreasing egg intake and fat intake
D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake
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 following the questions.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions.
This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them.
Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But
does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in
Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially
the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of
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universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles,
for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as
Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New
Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people
everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness,
and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of
emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to
control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to
express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to
some degree , in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that
communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial

expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces.
This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of
human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions
seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional
responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might
be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can
signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just
as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Question 50: According to the passage, we respond to others by _________.
A. observing their looks
B. watching their actions
C. observing their emotional expressions
D. looking at their faces
Question 51: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether ______.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
Question 52: The word “ evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. reduced
B. increased
C. simplified
D. developed
Question 53: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ____________.
A. lacked many main ingredients
B. researchers on universal language
C.researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D.investigators on universal emotional expressions
Question 54: Smiles and frowns __________.
A. are universal expressions across cultures

B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere
D. have different meanings in different cultures
Question 55: The biggest difference lies in __________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed
B. how intensive emotions are expressed
C. how emotional responses are controlled
D. how often positive emotions are shown
Question 56: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______.
A. control their emotions
B. display their emotions openly
C. conceal their positive emotions
D. change their behaviour
Question 57: Young children _______.
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions
D. take time to control their facial expressions
Question 58: The phrase “ this evidence” in line 24 refers to _________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
B. human facial expressions
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C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children can control their feelings
Question 59: The best title for the passage is ________________.
A. cultural universals in emotional expressions
B. ways to control emotional expressions
C. review of research on emotional expressions

D. Human habit of displaying emotions
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 60: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the
ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted
B. as well as
C. unless
D. instead of
Question 61: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.
A. destroy
B. drain
C. endanger
D. discover
Question 62: Thanh Hoa is well-known for its beautiful beaches and seafood.
A. honest
B. rich
C. famous
D. successful
Question 63: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as
some important information about yourself.
A. what you have experienced
B. your bio data and special qualities
C. your own qualities in real life
D. what you have earned through study
Question 64: The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed
B. expect more
C. do better
D. treat better

WRITING
Part 1.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
Question 65: Helen didn’t have enough money for that camera.
gIf Hellen ..........................................................................................................................
Question 66: I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
gThis is the first time ............................................................................................................................
Question 67: The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him.
gThe film star avoided .................................................................................................................................
Question 68: “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
gThe boy apologized ........................................................................................................
Question 69: Even though the team played well, they lost
g Despite …………………………………………………………………………………
Part2. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a person that you admire most.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
----------THE END---------Question 65: If Helen had had enough money, she would (could) have bought that camera.
Question 66: This is the first time I have (ever) eaten this kind of food.
Question 67: The film star avoided being recognised by wearing dark classes.
Question 68: The boy apologized for not finishing the assignment
Question 69: Despite of the fact that the team played well, they lost / Despite the team ‘s good performance,
they lost
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