Đề thi minh họa - Kỳ thi thpt quốc gia năm 2015 môn: Tiếng anh thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA - KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 
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. 
Question 1: A. drought B. fought C. brought D. bought 
Question 2: A. builds B. destroys C. occurs D. prevents 
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. include B. achieve C. replace D. comment 
Question 4: A. comfortable B. attractive C. secretive D. necessary 
Question 5: A. appearance B. telephone C. government D. leadership 
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: By the time their babies arrive, the Johnsons hope _______ painting the nursery. 
A. have finished B. finished C. to finish D. finish 
Question 7: This is a picture of a _______ bus. 
A. red bright London B. bright red London C. London bright red D. London red bright 
Question 8: Young people have become increasingly committed ______ social activities. 
A. of B. to C. in D. at 
Question 9: He ______ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead. 
A. must have gone B. needn’t have gone 
C. shouldn’t have gone D. should have gone 
Question 10: While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working ______. 
A. on herself B. on her own C. of her own D. in herself 
Question 11: Marie Curie, ______, was awarded a Nobel Prize for her work. 
A. was the scientist who discovered radium B. whose scientific discovery of radium 
C. the scientist discovered radium D. the scientist who discovered radium 
Question 12: ______ about gene-related diseases has increased is welcome news. 
A. Scientific knowledge B. It was scientific knowledge 
C. Though scientific knowledge D. That scientific knowledge 
Question 13: ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came. 
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had 
Question 14: _______, the young mother appeared visibly very happy after the birth of her child. 
A. Tired as she was B. She was tired C. As tired D. Despite tired 
Question 15: John was in Hanoi and wanted to send a parcel to his parents. He asked a local 
passer-by the way to the post-office. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the 
following exchange. 
- John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest post office, please?” 
- Passer-by: “_______” 
A. Not way, sorry. B. Just round the corner over there. 
C. Look it up in a dictionary! D. There’s no traffic near here. 
Question 16: I knew they were talking about me ______ they stopped when I entered the room. 
A. because B. so that C. despite D. therefore 
Question 17: Lora has just bought a new skirt that she likes very much. Choose the most suitable 
response to fill in the blank in the following exchange. 
 - Jane: “You look great in that red skirt, Lora!” 
- Lora: “_______” 
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A. No, I don't think so. B. Oh, you don't like it, do you? 
C. Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s. D. Thanks, my mum bought it. 
Question 18: This is ______ the most difficult job I have ever tackled. 
A. by rights B. by all means C. by far D. by the way 
Question 19: He ______ till the early hours of the next morning listening to pop music. 
A. took me up B. kept me up C. caught me up D. held me up 
Question 20: His answer was so confusing that it hardly made ______. 
A. meaning B. interpretation C. intelligibility D. sense 
Question 21: My father sometimes ______ the washing up after dinner. 
A. washes B. takes C. makes D. does 
Question 22: Waste paper can be used again after being ______. 
A. produced B. recycled C. wasted D. preserved 
Question 23: Since ______has been so poor, the class has been closed. 
A. attendance B. attendant C. attending D. attendee 
Question 24: He was too sure of himself to pay ______ to the warnings against the danger. 
A. notice B. attention C. respect D. recognition 
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: The rains of 1993 causing the Missouri river to overflow resulted in one of the worst 
floods of the 20th century. 
A. stopped B. lessened C. caused D. overcame 
Question 26: I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice. 
A. being considerate of things B. remembering to do right things 
C. forgetful of one’s past D. often forgetting things 
Question 27: Many young children are spending large amounts of time watching the TV without 
being aware of its detriment to their school work. 
A. harm B. advantage C. support D. benefit 
Question 28: Ms Stanford is an unusually prolific author. She has written a large number of books 
these years, some of which are best-sellers. 
A. reflective B. productive C. exhausted D. critical 
Question 29: As the enemy forces were so overwhelming, our troops had to retreat to a safer position. 
A. powerful B. dreadful C. overflowing D. outgrowing 
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: The collecting of postage stamps is a hobby that interest people of all ages and all 
 A B C 
walks of life. 
 D 
Question 31: Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extreme concerned about the 
 A B C 
changes to our climate which are taking place. 
 D 
Question 32: Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the 
 A B 
poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, that Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter. 
 C D 
Question 33: It is thought that the unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by so-called 
 A B 
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, being emitting into the atmosphere by car engines and 
 C 
factories. 
 D 
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Question 34: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have 
 A B 
become extinct have increased. 
 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. 
Higher Education in the UK 
Students who have successfully completed an A-level course may go to university to do (35) 
______ three- or four-year course leading to a first degree such as Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of 
Science (BSc), etc. They apply to several universities which then (36) ______ an offer of a place 
specifying the minimum grades the student needs to obtain in the A level subjects studied. Higher 
education is not (37) ______. In principle, students have to pay a contribution to the cost of teaching 
(tuition fees) and have also to pay their living costs (maintenance). The government provides (38) 
______ to help them pay for university education which have to be paid back from earnings once their 
income reaches a certain (39) ______. In recent years government policy has been to (40)______ the 
percentage of 18-year olds (41)______ go to university, which is now, at 40%, double the 1990 
figure, but this growth has been at the (42) ______ of the amount of financial support given to 
individual students. 
Universities receive money (43) ______ the state for each student and are responsible for 
employing staff and deciding which courses to offer. The head of a university, who is (44) ______ for 
its management, is called a vice-chancellor. 
Question 35: A. that B. a C. this D. the 
Question 36: A. create B. do C. make D. get 
Question 37: A. permitted B. allowed C. compulsory D. free 
Question 38: A. loans B. hires C. shares D. rents 
Question 39: A. grade B. level C. mark D. rank 
Question 40: A. rise B. remain C. increase D. decrease 
Question 41: A. who B. which C. whose D. whom 
Question 42: A. fee B. suspense C. charge D. expense 
Question 43: A. of B. from C. to D. in 
Question 44: A. liable B. responsible C. answerable D. chargeable 
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. 
Early peoples had no need of engineering works to supply their water. Hunters and nomads 
camped near natural sources of fresh water, and populations were so sparse that pollution of the water 
supply was not a serious problem. After community life developed and agricultural villages became 
urban centres, the problem of supplying water became important for inhabitants of a city, as well as for 
irrigation of the farms surrounding the city. Irrigation works were known in prehistoric times, and before 
2000 BC the rulers of Babylonia and Egypt constructed systems of dams and canals to impound the 
flood waters of the Euphrates and Nile rivers, controlling floods and providing irrigation water 
throughout the dry season. Such irrigation canals also supplied water for domestic purposes. The first 
people to consider the sanitation of their water supply were the ancient Romans, who constructed a vast 
system of aqueducts to bring the clean waters of the Apennine Mountains into the city and built basins 
and filters along these mains to ensure the clarity of the water. The construction of such extensive 
water-supply systems declined when the Roman Empire disintegrated, and for several centuries local 
springs and wells formed the main source of domestic and industrial water. 
The invention of the force pump in England in the middle of the 16th century greatly 
extended the possibilities of development of water-supply systems. In London, the first pumping 
waterworks was completed in 1562; it pumped river water to a reservoir about 37 m above the level 
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of the River Thames and from the reservoir the water was distributed by gravity, through lead pipes, 
to buildings in the vicinity. 
Increased per-capita demand has coincided with water shortages in many countries. South-
east England, for example, receives only 14 per cent of Britain's rainfall, has 30 per cent of its 
population, and has experienced declining winter rainfall since the 1980s. 
In recent years a great deal of interest has been shown in the conversion of seawater to fresh 
water to provide drinking water for very dry areas, such as the Middle East. Several different 
processes, including distillation, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, and direct-freeze evaporation, have 
been developed for this purpose. Some of these processes have been used in large facilities in the 
United States. Although these processes are successful, the cost of treating seawater is much higher 
than that for treating fresh water. 
From A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft® Student 2008 
Question 45: Early peoples didn’t need water supply engineering works because ______. 
A. their community life had already developed 
B. natural sources of fresh water nearby were always available 
C. there was almost no dry season in prehistoric times 
D. they had good ways to irrigate their farms 
Question 46: The word “impound” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. supply B. irrigate C. provide D. drain 
Question 47: Clean water supply was first taken into consideration by ______. 
A. the English people B. the ancient Romans C. the Egyptians D. the US people 
Question 48: For several centuries after the disintegration of the Roman Empire, the main source of 
water supply was from ______. 
A. springs and wells B. systems of aqueducts 
C. dams and canals D. water pipes 
Question 49: The word “mains” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by “______”. 
 A. lands B. areas C. pipes D. rivers 
Question 50: Which of the following is NOT true about London’s water supply in the middle of the 
16th century? 
A. Water was pumped from the River Thames. B. Water was stored in a reservoir. 
C. Water ran from the reservoir to buildings. D. Water was conducted through canals. 
Question 51: The word “vicinity” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. 
A. the cities in South-east England B. the areas along the River Thames 
C. the neighborhood around a reservoir D. the region where industry developed 
Question 52: One of the causes of water shortages in South-east England is ______. 
A. water pollution B. increased demand 
C. water-supply system decline D. water evaporation 
Question 53: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a process of conversing seawater to 
freshwater? 
A. Steaming and cooling. B. Water evaporation. 
C. Dissolving chemicals. D. Purification method. 
Question 54: In the passage, the author mainly discusses ______. 
A. the development of water supply B. the results of water shortages 
C. the water pumping systems D. the fresh water storage 
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 55 to 64. 
Sleep is a natural process, and although a lot have been written about the subject, it is still 
surrounded by mystery. It is used by some as an escape from the world, and regarded by others as 
an irritating waste of time: some people get by on very little, others claim they cannot exist without 
at least ten hours, but nobody can do without sleep completely. 
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Our night’s sleep does not just consist of a steady phase of gradually deepening sleep. It 
alternates between two stages: Non-dreaming or ordinary sleep, and REM (rapid eye movement) or 
dreaming sleep. As soon as we fall asleep, we go straight into non-dreaming sleep for an hour or so, 
then into REM sleep for about 15 minutes, then back into non-dreaming sleep. It alternates in this 
way for the rest of the night, with non-dreaming sleep tending to last longer at the beginning of the 
night. Non-dreaming sleep occupies three-quarters of our night’s sleep, about a quarter of it deep 
and the rest fairly light. 
It is widely believed that sleep repairs the body and makes good the damage caused by being 
awake. However, its main function is to refresh the brain. Experts believe that probably only about 
two-thirds of our sleep is necessary for repairing and refreshing the brain, with the most valuable 
sleep coming in the first few hours of the non-dreaming period, the last few hours of sleep are not so 
essential. The brain can manage quite well with reduced sleep as long as it is uninterrupted sleep. 
The quality of sleep is important. A study conducted in the USA looked at short sleepers, who 
slept for 5.5 hours on average, and long sleepers, who had 8.5 hours or more. It is discovered after a 
variety of tests that the long sleepers were poor sleepers, had twice as much REM sleep as the short 
sleepers, appeared to sleep longer to make up for poor sleep, and did not wake up in the morning 
refreshed. Similarly, people who sleep deeply do not necessarily get a better quality of sleep than 
shallow sleepers. Deep sleepers can feel tired the following day, so six hours of good sleep is worth 
more than eight hours of troubled sleep. 
From Awakening to Sleep – American Psychological Association 
Question 55: It can be concluded from the first paragraph that ______. 
A. people need equal time of sleep 
B. sleep remains a puzzle 
C. sleep is among the processes of the nature 
D. everything about sleep has been brought to light 
Question 56: The word “irritating” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. calming B. soothing C. annoying D. comforting 
Question 57: All the following statements are true, EXCEPT for ______. 
A. our night’s sleep occurs in a straight line of only two phases 
B. all sleeps are similar in the alternatives of the two stages during the night 
C. we spend only 25 percent of our night’s sleeping time dreaming 
D. we often have no dreams right after we fall asleep 
Question 58: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. 
A. our night’s sleep B. the ordinary sleep 
C. the REM D. the night 
Question 59: The word “occupies” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ______. 
A. accounts for B. takes care of C. works out D. goes up 
Question 60: Unlike the common belief, sleep helps ______. 
A. not to be awake C. us to fix the damage happening by day 
B. us to repair our body D. our brain to rest and recover 
Question 61: The study discussed in the reading passage suggests that ______. 
A. the fewer hours we sleep, the more we dream 
B. deep sleep means better sleep 
C. the type of sleep is more important than its length 
D. six hours of sleep is better than eight hours 
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Question 62: Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage? 
A. The role of the sleep . B. Sleepless people’s problems. 
C. Types of sleep. D. The circle of a sleep. 
Question 63: It can be inferred from the reading passage that ______. 
A. if we can sleep uninterruptedly, it is not necessary to sleep the whole night 
B. REM makes good our brain 
C. nearly 70 % of our sleep is invaluable 
D. dream enables our body to refresh when we can sleep uninterruptedly 
Question 64: This passage is the most likely taken from ______. 
A. a doctor’s description B. a health magazine 
C. an advertisement D. a fashion magazine 
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: This is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read. 
I have never ___________________________________________. 
Question 66: I can’t cook as well as my mother can. 
My mother ___________________________________________. 
Question 67: The noise next door did not stop until after midnight. 
It was not ____________________________________________. 
Question 68: You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty. 
Should _______________________________________________. 
Question 69: “I didn’t break the vase of flowers,” the boy said. 
The boy denied ________________________________________. 
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the kind of job you would like to do 
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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
ĐÁP ÁN-THANG ĐIỂM 
ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA - KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 
Môn: Tiếng Anh 
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (8 điểm) 
Câu số Đáp án Câu số Đáp án Câu số Đáp án 
1 A 23 A 45 B 
2 D 24 B 46 D 
3 D 25 C 47 B 
4 B 26 D 48 A 
5 A 27 A 49 C 
6 C 28 B 50 D 
7 B 29 A 51 C 
8 B 30 C 52 B 
9 D 31 B 53 C 
10 B 32 C 54 A 
11 D 33 C 55 B 
12 D 34 D 56 C 
13 A 35 B 57 A 
14 A 36 C 58 A 
15 B 37 D 59 A 
16 A 38 A 60 D 
17 C 39 B 61 C 
18 C 40 C 62 B 
19 B 41 A 63 A 
20 D 42 D 64 B 
21 D 43 B 
22 B 44 B 
PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm) 
I (0,5 điểm) 
Câu 65: I have never read such an interesting novel before. 
Hoặc: I have never read a more interesting novel than this (one/ novel). 
Câu 66: My mother can cook better than I can/ me. 
Câu 67: It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped. 
Câu 68: Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this number. 
Hoặc: Should any difficulty arise, you can ring this number. 
Câu 69: The boy denied having broken/ breaking the vase of flowers. 
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II. (1,5 điểm) 
 Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá Điểm tối đa 
1. Bố cục 0,40 
 o Câu đề dẫn chủ đề mạch lạc 
o Bố cục hợp lí rõ ràng phù hợp yêu cầu của đề bài 
o Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận 
2. Phát triển ý 0,25 
 o Phát triển ý có trình tự logic 
o Có dẫn chứng, ví dụ,  đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến của mình 
3. Sử dụng ngôn từ 0,30 
 o Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp nội dung 
o Sử dụng ngôn từ đúng văn phong/ thể loại 
o Sử dụng từ nối các ý cho bài viết uyển chuyển 
4. Nội dung 0,30 
 o Đủ thuyết phục người đọc 
o Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận 
o Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 
5% 
5. Ngữ pháp, dấu câu, và chính tả: 0,25 
 o Sử dụng đúng dấu câu 
o Chính tả: Viết đúng chính tả 

 Lỗi chính tả gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị tính một 
lỗi (trừ 1% điểm của bài viết) 

 Cùng một lỗi chính tả lặp lại chỉ tính là một lỗi 
o Sử dụng đúng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu đúng ngữ pháp. (Lỗi 
ngữ pháp gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị trừ 1% điểm bài 
viết.) 
 Tổng 1,50 
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