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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 288)
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MễN THI: ANH VĂN 
Thời gian: 90 phỳt
PHẦN TRĂC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I. Read the following text then answer the questions that follow by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
Upon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts which the hopes for the new democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened individuals with clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of time but has also grown in importance. In this new Information Era and international economy, education is an increasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of chance. It is important to recognize, however, that we approach education today differently than in the past, partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn’t require the kind of basic education and specialized training that is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional, 20 percent as skilled; and 60 percent as unskilled. Today, our world has changed. The proportion of unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while jobs now account for at least 60 percent of the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a combination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.
01. Education is defined in this passage as a driving force of chance because _________.
A. the government of the United States wants to drive social changes in their own ways.
B. without education, no changes could have happened in American society so far.
C. any American citizen who wants to changes his driving license must be very well-educated.
D. education has helped to bring about and orient most changes in the American workforce.
02. In order to become a good American citizen today, in the author’s point of view, any individual must ____.
A. know well all his/her rights and be ready to grasp his/her opportunity of success in life.
B. move actively forward in the new Information Era and international economy with a prestigious diploma.
C. study carefully the history of American educational and vocational systems even since their creation.
D. understand thoroughly the combination of academic knowledge and practical skills.
03. Which of the following titles would be best for the passage?
A. The Significant Role of Education in American Citizens’ Careers.
B. Education and Jobs in the Past and at Present in the United States.
C. Academic Knowledge and Practical Skills in American Professions.
D. Recent Changes of Educational and Vocational Systems in America.
04. The passage shows the percentage of jobs that require higher training in the US____ between 1950s and now.
A. has changed dramatically	B. has remained the same
C. has changed slightly	D. has been reversed
05. The phrase “enlightened individuals” in the first sentence most likely means “people who _____.”
A. always appear brilliant-looking in public	
B. bring light to anywhere they go
C. have often been well-exposed to light	
D. have acquired an adequate level of education
II. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each of the gaps in the text below by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (06)_____ of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (07)_____. When there is a language (08)_____, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions (09)_____ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (10)____ to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot. Body language (11)_____ ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod (12)____ approval, while shaking the head (13)____ a negative reaction. Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be (14)____ in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. (15)_____ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
06. A. usage 	B. use	C. utility	D. employment 
07. A. speech 	B. claims	C. utterance	D. address
08. A. separation	B. barrier	C. divisions 	D. obstacles
09. A. imply	B. signify	C. stand 	D. point
10. A. resort	B. rotate	C. revolve	D. refer
11. A. progresses	B. transmits	C. remits	D. emits
12. A. presents	B. signs 	C. signifies 	D. registers
13. A. predicates	B. indicates 	C. abdicates	D. implicates
14. A. found	B. trailed 	C. explored 	D. traced 
15. A. Until	B. While	C. Because 	D. As
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
16. The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A. began 	B. last night outdoors	C. very hard	D. were playing 
17. Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner.
A. Despite	B. more sadder C. the second-place contestant 	D. smiling
18. We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature.
A. was	B. in the country	C. could spend 	D. so that 
19. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
A. The food 	B. delicious	C. is cooking	D. is smelling
20. Catherine is studying law at the university, and so does John.
A. law 	B. so does John	C. studying D. at the university 
21. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night.
A. telling and listening B. especially 	C. ghosts stories D. on Halloween night
22. The work performed by these people are not worth our paying them any longer.
A. by these people 	B. worth our paying	C. are 	D. any longer
IV. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the same group. Identify your answer by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
23. A. laughed 	B. booked 	C. washed 	D. wicked
24. A. sacred	B. hatred	C. looked	D. crooked 
25. A. forks 	B. windows 	C. beds 	D. tables 
V. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. Identify your answer by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
26. A. appear	B. anthem 	C. apply	D. attend
27. A. location 	B. scenery	C. atmosphere 	D. festival
28. A. receive	B. prevent	C. recent	D. remote
29. A. circumstance	B. community	C. considerate	D. photographer 
30. A. geography 	B. geometry	C. endanger	D. opposite 
VI. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each of the following incomplete sentences by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet. 
31. Never before ______ as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been	B. have been historical changes
C. historical have changes been 	D. historical changes have been
32. _____ but he also wants to marry her.
A. Not only does he love her,	B. Not he only loves her,
C. He not only loves her,	D. Not only he loves her,
33. She never ate or slept properly _____.
A. after her husband died.	B. at her husband’s death
C. after her husband dies. 	D. when her husband died.
34. She will be ill ______.
A. unless she takes a few days’ rest	B. in case she takes a few days’ rest
C. provided she takes a few days’ rest 	D. if she takes a few days’ rest
35. ______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. What we refer to 	B. What do we refer to
C. That we refer to it 	D. To which we refer
36. Peter asked me ______.
A. what time did the film start 	B. what time does the film start
C. what time the film starts	D. what time the film started 
37. _____, I have continued to work on my thesis.
A. In spite of there are problems.	B. Despite all these problems.
C. Although all these problems.	D. Even though there are problems.
38. ______, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. Despite he was so rich	B. Rich as he was
C. Rich as was he	D. Despite of his wealth
39. I didn’t know that _____.
A. classical music appealed to you 	B. did you appeal to classical music.
C. you appealed to classical music.	D. do you appeal by classical music.
40. The police wanted to know _____.
A. that was in the parcel.	B. what was in the parcel.
C. that in the parcel was.	D. what was into the parcel. 
VII. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) the one that is the nearest meaning to each of the given sentences by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet. 
41. The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
42. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.
A. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous. 
43. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
44. “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
B. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
45. The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics were fed up with his new book.	
B. The critics turned down his new book.
C. The critics rejected his new book. 	
D. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
VIII. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each of the following incomplete sentences. Identify your answer by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
46. I hadn’t realized she was English ______ she spoke.
A. in case	B. when	C. until 	D. only after
47. _____ provided a living for nearly 90 percent of the population of the American colonies.
A. Farming was	B. Farming was what	
C. What farming	D. What was farming
48. She was so frightened that she was shaking like_____.
A. a leaf	B. the wind	C. a flag	D. jelly
49. My father hasn't had much ______ with my family since he moved to New York.
A. contact 	B. connection	C. business	D. meeting 
50. - “Today’s my 20th birthday.” 	- “______” 
A. I don’t understand.	B. Have a good time!	
C. Many happy returns!	D. Take care!
51. An eyewitness described how ten people_____ in the fire.
A. had been killed	B. had killed	C. had been being killed	 D. were killed
52. _____ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.
A. Only with hard work	B. Not until his work hard
C. Only if he works hardly	D. No matter how does he work hardly	
53. The old houses were ______ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. knocked 	B. hit 	C. banged	D. put
54. My car is getting unreliable; I think I'll trade it ______ for a new one.
A. in 	B. off	C. up	D. away
55. Car crashes are almost always accidental, but on rare occasions they may be ______. 
A. deliberate	B. aware	C. meant 	D. determined
56. - “You look nervous! ______” 	- “This thunder scares me to death.” 
A. What’s wrong? 	B. Why’s that?	C. How are you?	D. Come on! 
57. That pipe ______ for ages - we must get it mended.
A. had been leaking	B. leaks 	
C. is leaking	D. has been leaking
58. But for their help, he_____.
A. has not failed	B. wouldn’t have failed	C. would have failed	D. has failed
59. - “Is it all right if I use your bike?” 	- “______” 
A. I don’t care.	 	B. Oh, forget it.	
C. I accept it.	D. Sure, go ahead.
60. The car had a(n) ______ tyre, so we had to change the wheel.
A. injured 	B. cracked 	C. flat	D. bent
61. You need more exercise - you should ______ jogging.
A. take up 	B. hold up	C. try on	D. carry out 
62. There’s little ______ of foreign news in today’s paper.
A. information	B. coverage	C. article	D. column 
63. “Can you ______ me a favor, Bill?” Peter said.
A. make	B. get 	C. do 	D. put
64. "______" - "What happened?" 
A. How was your day?	B. What did you do today?
C. I had a bad day.	D. Have a nice day.
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1. Mr. Holton only operated because he knew the rumour was malignant 
đ Mr. Holton wouldn't_________________________________________
2. All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim's greater speed
đ But for _________________________________________
3. Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong.
đ No sooner_________________________________________
4. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
đ He was too_________________________________________
5. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us.
đ We were _________________________________________
II. Topic: Discuss the role of teachers in one’s life
Most of us can learn how to do something simple on our own with just a set of instructions. However, to learn about something more complex, it's always best to have a teacher. Teachers bring with them varied and useful backgrounds. They've been trained to teach individuals in different ways depending on their style. For instance, some students learn better by discussing a topic. Others learn more by writing about it. Teachers can help students learn in the way that's best for each student. A textbook or a manual can only give you one way of learning something. Plus they're only as helpful as your ability to understand them. A good teacher can
adapt her teaching to your needs.
Teachers help you focus on what you're learning. If you're learning something by yourself, it's easy to become distracted and go on to other activities. Teachers keep your attention on the subject. They also approach a subject logically, taking it one step at a time. On your own, it's tempting to skip parts of the learning process you think you don't need. That can hinder your ability to really understand the subject.
Learning a subject on your own is a very narrow way of learning. You can only use the information you get from the textbook. With a teacher, you get the information in the written materials as well as the teacher's own knowledge of the topic. Teachers can also provide extra materials to broaden the scope of what you're learning.
There's nothing wrong with studying on your own, and a learner can always benefit from some quiet study. For the best possible learning, though, a good teacher is the biggest help you can have.
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