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ĐỀ THI THỬ QUỐC GIA 2015

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. laugh
B. naughty
C. slaughter
D. taught
Question 2: A. performed
B. delivered
C. interviewed
D. finished
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. appropriate
B. intimacy
C. miraculous
D. solidify
Question 4: A. preferential
B. calculation
C. conventional
D. apprehension
Question 5: A. property
B. understand
C. nitrogen
D. surgery
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: My friend Mary is a blabbermouth! She can’t resist …………… everyone what she
heard from me.
A. tell
B. to tell
C. telling
D. being told
Question 7: In the kitchen there is a ……………. table.
A. round large wooden beautiful
B. large beautiful wooden round
C. wooden round large beautiful
D. beautiful large round wooden
Question 8: I wish you wouldn’t call him …………… that insulting name.
A. by
B. with
C. in
D. under
Question 9: “How was your dentist appointment?”
-“Painless. I …………… worried.”
A. mustn’t have
B. couldn’t have
C. needn’t have
D. wouldn’t have
Question 10: Those smart phones are selling like …………… If you want one, you’d better buy
one now before they’re all gone.
A. hot cakes
B. fresh bread
C. wild oats
D. shooting stars
Question 11: By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River, …………….
were quite luxurious.

A. many of them
B. many of which C. which many
D. many of whom
Question 12: ……………, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Despite the homework was difficult
B. Thanks to difficult homework
C. As though the homework was difficult
D. Difficult as the homework was
Question 13: The doctor recommended ……………
A. that my father eat more fish and not drink wine
B. my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine
C. that my father eats more fish and not drink wine
D. that my father eat more fish and doesn’t drink wine
Question 14: "What happened to Jean's new car?" - "No sooner ……….. it than someone ran
into her."
A. she had bought B. she bought
C. did she bought D. had she bought
Question 15: - Thanh: “Lan’s the best singer in our school.” - Nadia: “…………..”
A. Yes, you tell me about it!
B. I can’t agree with you more!
C. That’s OK!
D. Yes, please.
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Question 16: My brother tried to learn Japanese at a night school, ……….. he gave up two
months later.
A. therefore
B. when
C. but

D. because
Question 17: - Cashier: “All right. Keep your receipt. If something comes up, you can show it to
us and you can get a refund.”
John:
“……………”
A. OK, I won’t use it.
B. Thank you. I’ll keep it for you.
C. You’re welcome. See you.
D. Thanks. I’ll put it in a safe place.
Question 18: His flat looks so …………… that it is difficult to believe he just had a party last
night.
A. spick and span B. by and large
C. safe and sound D. sick and tired
Question 19: Before I send this article to the editor, I’d be grateful if you could ……..…….. it
for me.
A. break through
B. go through
C. look up
D. take over
Question 20: John has a monthly bank …………… sent to him so that he knows how much
there is in his account.
A. balance
B. cheque
C. statement
D. overdraft
Question 21: Sports competition are held to ………….. cooperation and solidarity among
countries.
A. grow
B. upgrade
C. spring up

D. promote
Question 22: We couldn’t stay long, so we only wished Michael many happy …………… of his
birthday and hurried to the airport.
A. regards
B. moments
C. returns
D. days
Question 23: Politicians …………… blame the media for the fact that they don’t win the
election.
A. variable
B. invariably
C. variously
D. variety
Question 24: It is not a great achievement to us if you make money by ………… of an illegal
business.
A. means
B. works
C. process
D. sorts
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: Following the fiasco at the nuclear plant, the public protested against its reopening.
A. complete failure B. destructive fire C. partial breakdown
D. boycott
Question 26: Mother and her daughter-in-law have been on amazingly amicable terms for years.
A. equal
B. hostile
C. happy
D. friendly
Question 27: He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.

A. at the target
B. in accident
C. at stake
D. in comfort
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.
Question 28: The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks.
A. associate
B. separate
C. cooperate
D. assemble
Question 29: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at
the annual meeting in May.
A. politeness
B. rudeness
C. measurement
D. encouragement

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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: Laser discs provide images of better quality than that of either television signals or video
tapes.
A
B
C
D
Question 31: Even though they are among the smallest carnivores, weasels will attack animals that are

A
B
C
double their size.
D
Question 32: Allowing children to help plan and prepare family meals provide enjoyable learning
A
B
experiences that later encourage them to eat the foods they have prepared.
C
D
Question 33: All of NASA’s man spacecraft projects are headquartered at the Space Center in Houston.
A
B
C
D
Question 34: The WWF workers have devoted all their lives to protect all animals.
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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The elementary means of communicating with other people is (35) ……… messages by
voice. This fact is widely (36) ……… and we recognize the voice as a feature characterizing the
identity of a person. The array of voices is immeasurable as no two are exactly similar. They can
be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in (37) ……… with the individual physical (38) ……… of
the throat.
One possible implementation of the art of voice recognition is voice profiling used by

police analysts as a method of (39) ……… court evidence in trials. Every year thousands of
audiotapes with recorded interviews or casual utterances are (40) ……… to the purpose to help
identity the probable culprit. Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that people
can (41) ……… themselves away by their accents, infections or other voice attributes like pitch,
intensity and loudness. A recorded sample is usually (42) ……… into electric impulses and later
transformed into a pictorial recording which is processed by a computer program. Very
frequently voice analysts have a stab at deciphering the relevant information which may be
mingled with background noise or other interfering sounds until they (43) ……… the desired
results.
Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victim by
phone or inform about bomb planting or those who make offensive calls (44) ……… the peace
of decent citizens.
Question 35: A. commuting
B. discharging
C. informing
D. conveying
Question 36: A. reassured
B. acknowledged C. declared
D. reckoned
Question 37: A. consent
B. accordance
C. dependence
D. support
Question 38: A. tendencies
B. credentials
C. assets
D. properties
Question 39: A. substantiating
B. facilitating
C. pledging

D. withstanding
Question 40: A. used
B. put
C. employed
D. set
Question 41: A. give
B. turn
C. prove
D. tell
Question 42: A. reformed
B. exchanged
C. adjusted
D. converted
Question 43: A. attain
B. manouevre
C. elaborate
D. succeed
Question 44: A. distracting
B. dismantling
C. dispersing
D. disturbing

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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 question s from 45 to 54.
The ruined temples of Angkor
The ruined temples of Angkor are perhaps one of the most impressive Seven Wonders of
the World. Located in modern day Cambodia near Lake Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in

Asia, Angkor was the seat of power for the Khmer Empire from the ninth to the most
impressive ones in the world, rivaling the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Why this mighty
civilization died out is a question that archeologists are now only beginning to ponder. The
answer, it turns out, may be linked with the availability of fresh water.
One possible explanation for the downfall of the Khmer Empire has to do with the
inhabitants’ irrigation system. The temple and palaces of Angkor were constructed around a
series of artificial reservoirs and canals which were annually flooded to capacity by the Mekong
River. Once filled, they were used to irrigate the surrounding rice patties and farmland during
the course of the year. Farmers were completely dependent upon the water for their crucial rice
crop. Without consistent irrigation, the farmers would have been unable to maintain functional
crop production.
Scientists speculate that toward the end of the Khmer Empire the hydraulic systems of the
reservoirs and canals broke down. The construction of hundreds of sandstone temples and
palaces required an enormous amount of physical labor. In addition, as the capital of the Khmer
Empire, Angkor contained upwards of one hundred thousand people who resided in and around
Angkor. In order to feed so many people, the local farmers were driven to grow food quicker
and more efficiently. After centuries of continual use, the irrigation system was pushed beyond
its capacity. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and the loss of water led to decrease in the food
supply. With less food available, the people of Angkor slowly began to migrate to other parts of
Cambodia thus leaving the marvellous city of Angkor to be swallowed by the jungle. Therefore,
it is speculated that the Khmer Empire may have fallen victim to its own decrepit
infrastructures.
Question 45: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Modern day agricultural procedures in Cambodia.
B. A possible explanation for the, decline of a civilization.
C. The essential role water plays in farming.
D. Religious temples of the ancient Khmer Empire.
Question 46: The passage preceding the passage most likely discusses ………….
A. architecture of ancient Asian civilization
B. religious practices of the people of Angkor

C. the form of government practiced by the Khmer Empire
D. the other six wonders of the world
Question 47: According to the passage, Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia ………….
A. is an enormous fresh body of water in Asia
B was unable to supply enough fish for the people of Angkor
C. became polluted due to a population explosion
D. is one of the Seven Wonders of the World
Question 48: Why does the author mention the hydraulic systems of the reservoirs?
A. They supplied irrigation from the Indian Ocean.
B. They became non-functional due to overuse.
C. They were destroyed by nearby warrior tribes.
D. They helped transport the sandstones for constructing temples.
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Question 49: It can be inferred from the passage that the inhabitants of the Khmer Empire
………….
A. were intentionally starved by the farmers
B. lost their food source due to excess rainfall
C. supplemented their diets with 'meat hunted in the nearby jungles
D. depended upon rice as their main source of food
Question 50: All the following are mentioned as events that can affect food supply EXCEPT
……..
A. erosion of soil
B. contamination of soil
C. reduction of nutrients
D. loss of water supply
Question 51: The word “seat” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ……..
A. battle
B. summit

C. location
D. chief
Question 52: The word “artificial” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ………
A. man-made
B. numerous
C. natural
D. insincere
Question 53: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ………
A. reservoirs and canals
B. temples and palaces
C. rice paddles
D. farmland
Question 54: The word “decrepit” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………
A. incomplete
B. deteriorated
C. beneficial
D. disorganized
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 question s from 55 to 64.
All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for
some
twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own
food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a nonelective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing
that mammals -- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals -- have
in common.
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or
birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are
so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by
adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes
them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few

insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their
cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored
in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when
they hatch.
For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals
add it to
their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The
most vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself completely on its own,
when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that
moment until a young animal
has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. Young that are fed by their parents become
nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime
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those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a
species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra
effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive.
Question 55: What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The care that various animals give to their offspring.
(B) The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food.
(C) The methods that mammals use to nurse their young.
(D) The importance among young mammals of becoming independent.
Question 56: The author lists various animals in line 5 to ………………
(A) contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
(B) describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
(C) emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
(D) explain why a particular feature of mammals is non-elective
Question 57: The word "tend" in line 7 is closest in meaning to ………………
(A) sit on

(B) move
(C) notice
(D) care for
Question 58: What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding
their young?
(A) It is unknown among fish.
(B) It is unrelated to the size of the young.
(C) It is dangerous for the parents.
(D) It is most common among mammals.
Question 59: The word "provisioning" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ………………
(A) supplying
(B) preparing
(C) building
(D) expanding
Question 60: According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
(A) By storing food near their young.
(B) By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.
(C) By searching for food some distance from their nest.
(D) By gathering food from a nearby water source.
Question 61: The word "edge" in line 17 is closest in meaning to ………………
(A) opportunity
(B) advantage
(C) purpose
(D) rest
Question 62: The word "it" in line 20 refers to ………………
(A) feeding
(B) moment
(C) young animal
(D) size
Question 63: According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when ………………

(A) their parents are away searching for food
(B) their parents have many young to feed
(C) they are only a few days old
(D) they first become independent
Question 64: The word "shielded" in line 22 is closest in meaning to ………………
(A) raised
(B) protected
(C) hatched
(D) valued

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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.
Question 65: You didn’t have breakfast – that is why you are hungry now.
 If ________________________________________________________
Question 66: Because he didn’t want to miss the bus, he got up earlier than usual.
 So as not _______________________________________________________
Question 67: The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
 The film star avoided ________________________________________________
Question 68: The boy didn’t do his homework until his father came home.
 It was not until__________________________________________________
Question 69: “Remember to leave the window open when you are using the gas stove” my
mother said to me.
 My mother reminded ___________________________________________
Part II. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Corporal punishment
should be used at school”? Write a paragraph (about 120 to 150 words) to express your
personal point of view.

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ĐÁP ÁN
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. A
25. A

26. D
27. C
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. D
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32. B
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. B
37. B
38. D
39. A
40. B
41. A
42. D
43. A
44. D
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. B
49. D
50. B
51. C
52. A

53. A
54. B
55. A
56. C
57. D
58. D
59. A
60. A
61. B
62. C
63. D
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64. B
65. If you had had breakfast, you would not be hungry now.
66. So as not to miss the bus, he got up earlier than usual.
67. The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark classes.
68. It was not until the boy’s father came home that he did his homework.
69. My mother reminded me of leaving the window open when I was using the gas stove.

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