Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Luyện thi THPT Quốc gia 2015-2016 - Đề số 25 - Lê Quốc Bảo

GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 1 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
ĐỀ SỐ 25 
SECTION A: MULTIPLE –CHOICE QUESTIONS (8 points) 
Mark the letters A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 
in each of the following questions 
Question 1: To remove stains (A) from permanent press clothing, (B) carefully soaking in cold water (C) 
before washing with (D) a regular detergent 
Question 2: So far this term, (A) the students in writing class (B) have learnt how (C) to write the 
statements, organize their material, and (D) summarizing their conclusion 
Question 3: (A) Crime invention is as (B) crucial in the work place (C) like it is in the home or (D) 
neighborhood 
Question 4: (A) Because of the expense of (B) traditional fuels and the concern that they (C) run out, 
many countries have been (D) investigating alternative sources of power 
Question 5: (A) In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes (B) by eating less, drinking (C) more liquids, 
wearing lighter clothing, and (D) experience a darkening of the skin 
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 question. 
In addition to providing energy, fats have other functions in the body. The fat-soluble vitamins, A, 
D, E, and K, are dissolved in fats, as their name implies. Goof source of these vitamins have high oil or fat 
content, and the vitamins are stored in the body’s fatty tissues. In the diet, fats cause food to remain longer 
in the stomach, thus increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten. 
Fats add variety, taste and texture to foods, which accounts for the popularity of fried foods. Fatty 
deposits in body have an insulating and protective value. The curves of the human female body are due 
mostly to strategically located fat deposits. Whether a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human 
health is not definitely known. When rats are fed a fat-free diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin 
becomes inflamed and scaly and their reproductive systems are damaged. Two fatty acids, linoleic and 
arachidonic acids, prevent these abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids. They are also 
required by a number of other animals, but their roles in human beings are debatable. Most nutritionists 
consider linoleic fatty acid an essential nutrient for humans 
Question 6: The passage probably appears in which of the following? 
A. A diet book B. A book on basic nutrition 
C. A cook book D. A popular women magazine 
Question 7: The word “fictions” is closest in meaning to .. 
A. forms B. jobs C. needs D. sources 
Question 8: All of the following vitamins are stored in the bodies fatty issues except  
A. vitamin B B. vitamin A C. vitamin D D. vitamin E 
Question 9: The phrase “stored in” is the closest meaning to .. 
A. manufactured in B. attached to C. accumulated in D. measured by 
Question 10: The author states that fats serve all of the following body functions except to .. 
A. control weight gain B. insulate and protect the body 
C. provide energy D. promote the feeling of fullness 
Question 11: The word “essential” is closest in meaning to  
A. required for B. desired for C. similar to D. beneficial to 
GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 2 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
Question 12: Which of the following is true for rats when they are fed a fat-free diet? 
A. They have more babies. B. They stop growing 
C. They lose body hair. D. They require less care. 
Question 13: Linoleic fatty acid is mention as .. 
A. more useful than arachidonic acid B. a nutrient found in most foods 
C. an essential nutrient for humans D. prevent weight gain in rats 
Question 14: The phrases “abnormalities” refers to . 
A. a condition caused by fried foods B. end of growth, bad skin, and damaged reproductive 
systems 
C. strategically located fat deposits D. curves of the human female body 
Question 15: That humans should all have some fat in our diets is .. 
A. a commonly held view B. not yet a proven fact 
C. only true for women D. proven to be true by experiments on rats 
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. 
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION 
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the (16) 
__________ classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (17) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, 
who thought that it was a sinful thing to (18) __________. It was not until the late 18th century, when 
Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. 
Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (19) 
__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 (20) __________ that among the 387 men 
(21) __________there were 1,333 designs. 
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because 
tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (22) __________ about (23) __________ a blood 
disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (24) __________ of getting one 
is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (25) __________ the pain. 
Question 16: A. upper B. greater C. high D. extreme 
Question 17: A. blamed B. exported C. banned D. finished 
Question 18: A. be B. create C. do D. make 
Question 19: A. gained B. won C. earned D. made 
Question 20: A. declared B. showed C. explained D. said 
Question 21: A. questioned B. inquired C. demanded D. spoken 
Question 22: A. danger B. concern C. trouble D. threat 
Question 23: A. gaining B. infecting C. having D. catching 
Question 24: A. progress B. system C. pace D. process 
Question 25: A. worth B. due C. owed D. deserved 
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 question. 
The ocean bottom – a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth – is a vast 
frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted, until about century ago, the deep-ocean floor 
was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without 
light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, the deep-ocean 
GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 3 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer 
space. 
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, 
the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the 
beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first 
developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP’s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to 
maintain a steady position on the Ocean’s surface and frill in very deep waters, extracting samples of 
sediments and rock from the ocean floor. 
The Glomar challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in 
November in 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core 
samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the word. The Glomar Challenger’s core 
sample have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years 
ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the 
strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on 
the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape 
the Earth. 
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to 
understanding the world’s past climates. Deep-ocean sediment provide a climatic record stretching back 
hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense 
chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record 
had already provided insights into patterns and causes of past climatic change information that may be used 
to predict future climates. 
Question 26: The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” in line 2 because it __________. 
A. is not a popular area for scientific research B. contains a wide variety of life forms. 
C. is an unknown territory D. attracts courageous explorers 
Question 27: The word “inaccessible” in line 3 is closest meaning to ____________. 
A. unrecognizable B. unreachable C. unusable D. unsafe 
Question 28: The author mentions outer space in line 7 because __________. 
A. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space 
B. rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor 
C. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment D. 
D. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration 
Question 29: Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger? 
A. It is a type of submarine B. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968 
C. It is an ongoing project D. It has gone on over 100 voyages 
Question 30: The word “extracting” in line 13 is closest in meaning to __________. 
A. breaking B. locating C. removing D. analyzing 
Question 31: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ___________. 
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas B. composed of geologists from all over the world 
C. funded entirely by gas and oil industry D. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom 
Question 32: The word “strength” in line 21 is closest in meaning to ____________. 
A. discovery B. purpose C. basis D. endurance 
Question 33: The word “strength” in line 26 refers to _____________. 
A. years B. endurance C. core D. sediments 
GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 4 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
Question 34: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea 
Drilling Project? 
A. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen. 
B. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago. 
C. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists. 
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes. 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 35: Who did you invite to dinner? – No one .. than Frank and his family. 
A. rather B. except C. besides D. other 
Question 36: .air to man, so is water to fish 
A. Like B. Since C. As D. Just 
Question 37: Ms. Moor has had years of experience dealing with students’ problem. .. , she is 
sometimes confused by the problem that she cannot handle by herself. 
A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. On the other hand D. Likewise 
Question 38: ..ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat 
A. If you hadn’t arrived B. Were you arrived C. If you arrived D. Had you 
arrived 
Question 39: ..unprepared for the exam, I felt sure I would get a low score 
A. Being B. Having C. Because D. Upon 
Question 40: John . this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a thank-you. 
A. must have completed B. may have completed 
C. could have completed D. should have completed 
Question 41: I hurried to railway station, only  the train was gone 
A. found B. finding C. to have found D. to find 
Question 42: “Do you think John is smart?” – “He is  he looks”. 
A. cleverer B. so clever as C. more clever than D. A and B 
Question 43: Jane was pleased that she had been accepted by a/an  university 
A. recognizable B. magnanimous C. prestigious D. infamous 
Question 44: On being told about her sack, . . 
A. Her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Marry was shocked 
C. Mary’s face turned pale D. all are correct 
Question 45:  down to dinner than the telephone rang again. 
A. No sooner had I sat B. No sooner I sat C. Not only I sat D. Not only had 
I sat 
Question 46: Did the mountains ... far below? 
A. lay B. laid C. lain D. lie 
Question 47: We can .. the difficulty very easily. 
A. get off B. get through C. get away D. overcome 
Question 48: Not until late 1960s  on the moon. 
A. did Americans walk B. that Americans walked 
C. when did Americans walk D. when Americans walked 
Question 49: The police  a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration. 
A. brought about B. opened up C. came in for D. went down with 
GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 5 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
Question 50: Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? – Sure. By then I . my exam. 
A. will finish B. will have finished C. finished D. have finished 
Question 51: Can you . your papers with you when you come to see me. Please? 
A. get B. take C. bring D. collect 
Question 52: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school!”. – “..” 
A. Sorry to hear that B. I’m glad you like it. 
C. Of course D. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging. 
Question 53: After a difficult childhood, Jeannie bounced  when she was adopted by a caring 
family. 
A. up B. back C. off D. over 
Question 54: Paul’s been in Alice’s bad .. ever since he offended her at the party 
A. books B. eyes C. likes D. treats 
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 question 
Question 55: A. inability B. personality C. territorial D. potentially 
Question 56: A. contaminate B. artificial C. encouragement D. intelligent 
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 57: A. predator B. recollect C. restore D. preface 
Question 58: A. stopped B. warned C. walked D. washed 
Question 59: A. health B. humour C. honest D. happy 
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 60: He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week 
A. fresh B. disobedient C. understanding D. obedient 
Question 61: I am afraid I haven’t allowed him enough initiative, said Father Payne; that’s a bad habit of 
mine. 
A. determination B. encouragement C. beginning D. cowardice 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the 
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 62: : Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by 
the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order. 
A. instead of B. as well as C. unless D. restricted 
Question 63: With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may 
be unique in the solar system was strengthened. 
A. outcome B. beginning C. continuation D. expansion 
Question 64: This tapestry has a very complicated pattern. 
A. intricate B. obsolete C. ultimate D. appropriate 
SECTION B: WRITING (2 points) 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as the sentence printed 
before it. 
Question 1: We started out for California. It started to rain right after that. 
 No sooner . 
GV: Lê Quốc Bảo Đề Luyện Thi THPT Quốc Gia 2016 
 6 
Fb.com/quocbao153 – tuankiet153@gmail.com – 0909 533 258 
Question 2: He’d rather that you paid him immediately. 
 He’s prefer . 
Question 3: She strikes me as a very efficient teacher. 
 My impression .. 
Question 4: No matter how hard he tried, Mike could not make sense of his economic textbook. 
 In spite of .. 
Question 5: Choosing a suitable job is really important to adolescents. 
 It is of .. 
II. Topic writing: In about 150 words, write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of using 
computer technology in our life.