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MOON.VN	
  
–	
  CÔ	
  VŨ	
  MAI	
  PHƯƠNG	
  -­‐	
  
ĐỀ	
  THI	
  THỬ	
  KỲ	
  THI	
  THPTQG	
  NĂM	
  2015	
  
MÔN:	
  TIẾNG	
  ANH	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  LỚP:	
  12	
  
Thời	
  gian	
  làm	
  bài:	
  90	
  	
  phút,	
  không	
  kể	
  thời	
  gian	
  phát	
  đề	
  
Đề	
  thi	
  có	
  6	
  trang,	
  gồm	
  64	
  câu	
  trắc	
  nghiệm	
  và	
  phần	
  tự	
  luận	
  	
  Mã	
  đề	
  thi:	
  175	
  	
  	
  
Mark	
  the	
  letter	
  A,	
  B,	
  C,	
  or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
  sheet	
  to	
  indicate	
  the	
  word	
  that	
  differs	
  from	
  
the	
  rest	
  in	
  the	
  position	
  of	
  the	
  main	
  stress	
  in	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  questions.	
  
Question	
  1.	
  	
  A.	
  disorder	
   	
   B.	
  description	
   C.	
  threatening	
   D.	
  linguistics	
  
Question	
  2.	
  	
  A.	
  hazardous	
   B.	
  prosperous	
   C.	
  dangerous	
  	
   D.	
  courageous	
  
Question	
  3.	
  	
  A.	
  property	
   	
   B.	
  nitrogen	
   	
   C.	
  surgery	
   	
   D.	
  furthermore	
  
Đ/á:	
  1.	
  C	
  2.	
  D	
  
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	
  4.	
  	
  A.	
  celebration	
   B.	
  celebrity	
   C.	
  celebrate	
   	
   D.	
  ceremony	
  
Question	
  5.	
  	
  A.	
  confine	
   	
   B.	
  conceal	
   C.	
  convention	
   D.	
  concentrate	
  	
  	
  
4.	
  B	
  5.	
  D	
  
Mark	
   the	
   letter	
  A,	
  B,	
   C	
   or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
   sheet	
   to	
   indicate	
   the	
  underline	
  part	
   that	
  
needs	
  correcting.	
  
Question	
  6.	
  We	
  call	
  her	
  as	
  ‘Auntie	
  Flo’,	
  though	
  she	
  is	
  not	
  really	
  any	
  relation	
  to	
  us.	
  A:	
  any	
  	
   	
   	
   B:	
  though	
   	
   	
   C:	
  as	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  to	
  us	
  
Question	
  7.	
  A	
  light	
  year	
  is	
  the	
  distance	
  that	
  light	
  travels	
  in	
  one	
  year	
  calculated	
  by	
  using	
  the	
  speed	
  of	
  186,284	
  miles	
  the	
  second	
  as	
  a	
  base.	
  A:	
  travels	
   	
   	
   B:	
  the	
  	
   	
   	
   C:	
  calculated	
  	
   	
   D:	
  distance	
  
Question	
   8.	
  A	
   1971	
   U.S	
  government	
  policy	
   not	
   only	
   put	
  warnings	
  on	
   cigarette	
   packs	
   but	
  also	
  ban	
  television	
  advertising	
  of	
  cigarettes.	
  A:	
  ban	
  	
   	
   B:	
  advertising	
   	
   	
   C:	
  government	
   	
   D:	
  warnings	
  
Question	
  9.	
  Louis	
  Braille	
  designed	
  a	
  form	
  of	
  communication	
  enabling	
  people	
  to	
  convey	
  and	
  preserve	
  their	
  thoughts	
  to	
  incorporate	
  a	
  series	
  of	
  dots	
  which	
  were	
  read	
  by	
  the	
  finger	
  tips.	
  A:	
  enabling	
   	
   	
   B:	
  were	
  read	
  	
   	
   	
  C:	
  to	
  convey	
   	
   	
   D:	
  to	
  incorporate	
  
Question	
  10.	
  Marta	
  being	
  chosen	
  as	
  the	
  most	
  outstanding	
  student	
  of	
  her	
  campus	
  made	
  her	
  parents	
  very	
  happy.	
  A:	
  most	
  outstanding	
   B:	
  Marta	
   	
   	
   C:	
  made	
  her	
  parents	
   D:	
  chosen	
  	
  
1	
   C	
  
2	
   B	
  
3	
   A	
  
4	
   D	
  
5	
   B	
  	
  
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Mark	
  the	
  letter	
  A,	
  B,	
  C,	
  or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
  sheet	
  to	
  indicate	
  the	
  correct	
  answer	
  to	
  each	
  of	
  
the	
  following	
  questions.	
  
Question	
  11.	
  The	
  population	
  of	
  India	
  is	
  already	
  nearly	
  ___________	
  China’s,	
  and	
  with	
  its	
  much	
  higher	
   birth-­‐rate,	
   will	
   almost	
   certainly	
   become	
   the	
   world’s	
   ___________	
   populous	
   country	
  within	
  this	
  century.	
  A:	
  so	
  large	
  as	
  –	
  so	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  large	
  enough	
  –	
  more	
  C:	
  as	
  large	
  as	
  –	
  most	
   	
   	
   D:	
  too	
  large	
  for	
  –	
  very	
  
Question	
  12.	
   A	
   ___________	
   of	
   dancers	
   from	
  Beijing	
   is	
   one	
  of	
   the	
   leading	
   attractions	
   in	
   the	
  festival.	
  A:	
  packet	
   	
   	
   B:	
  herd	
   	
   	
   C:	
  troop	
   	
   	
   D:	
  troupe	
  
Question	
  13.	
  Some	
  of	
  our	
  volunteers	
  would	
  ___________	
  for	
  teachers	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  of	
  a	
  strike.	
  A:	
  act	
  up	
   	
   	
   B:	
  fit	
  in	
   	
   	
   C:	
  fill	
  in	
   	
   	
   D:	
  work	
  out	
  
Question	
  14.	
  I	
  applied	
  for	
  the	
  job	
  ___________	
  the	
  off	
  chance,	
  but	
  I	
  didn't	
  seriously	
  expect	
  to	
  get	
  it.	
  A:	
  with	
   	
   	
   B:	
  on	
   	
   	
   	
   C:	
  by	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  for	
  
Question	
  15.	
  I	
  couldn’t	
  understand	
  what	
  made	
  them	
  all	
  ___________	
  at	
  the	
  reception.	
  A:	
  sound	
  so	
  formal	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  sound	
  so	
  formally	
  C:	
  sounding	
  very	
  formally	
  	
   	
   D:	
  to	
  sound	
  so	
  formal	
  	
  
C	
  
D	
  
C	
  
B	
  
A	
  	
  
Question	
   16.	
   In	
   Europe	
   ___________	
   people	
   are	
   getting	
   married	
   these	
   days	
   and	
   ___________	
  people	
  are	
  living	
  together	
  outside	
  marriage.	
  A:	
  so	
  many	
  –	
  less	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  such	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  –	
  such	
  many	
  C:	
  too	
  many	
  –	
  so	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  far	
  fewer	
  –	
  more	
  
Question	
   17.	
   The	
   company	
   had	
   sent	
   the	
   advertisement	
   to	
   the	
   newspaper	
   when	
   they	
  realized	
   they’d	
   mistyped	
   the	
   salary	
   they	
   were	
   offering	
   for	
   the	
   position.Luckily,	
   they	
  ___________	
  the	
  newspaper	
  to	
  correct	
  their	
  mistake	
  before	
  they	
  printed	
  it.	
  A:	
  were	
  able	
  to	
  ask	
  	
   	
   	
   B:	
  might	
  have	
  asked	
   	
  C:	
  could	
  have	
  asked	
   	
   	
   D:	
  must	
  have	
  asked	
  
Question	
   18.	
   They	
   agreed	
   to	
   the	
   changes	
   _______________	
   that	
   they	
   would	
   be	
   introduced	
  gradually.	
  A:	
  with	
  the	
  conditions	
   	
   	
   B:	
  by	
  the	
  comprehension	
  C:	
  for	
  the	
  interpretation	
   	
   	
   D:	
  on	
  the	
  understanding	
  
Question	
  19.	
  The	
  robbers	
  packed	
  the	
  diamonds	
  into	
  a	
  suitcase	
  and	
  ___________	
  in	
  a	
  van	
  that	
  waited	
  for	
  them	
  in	
  the	
  street.	
  A:	
  rolled	
  over	
   	
   B:	
  made	
  off	
   	
   	
   C:	
  carried	
  away	
   	
   D:	
   put	
  through	
  
Question	
   20.	
   It	
   seems	
   that	
   you	
   have	
   to	
   cope	
   with	
   the	
   stresses	
   and	
   strains	
   of	
   the	
   job,	
  ___________?	
  A:	
  doesn’t	
  it	
   	
   	
   B:	
  don’t	
  you	
   	
   	
   C:	
  isn’t	
  it	
   	
   	
   D:	
   haven’t	
  you	
  	
  
D	
  
A	
  
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D	
  
B	
  
B	
  	
  	
  	
  
Question	
  21.	
  The	
  wine	
  ___________	
  for	
  dinner	
  last	
  night	
  really	
  had	
  a	
  delicious	
  fruity	
  flavor.	
  A:	
  we	
  had	
   	
   	
   B:	
  which	
  we	
  had	
  it	
   	
   C:	
  we	
  had	
  it	
   	
   	
   D:	
  that	
  had	
  
Question	
   22.	
   Nowadays,	
   quite	
   a	
   few	
   internet	
   courses	
   can	
   offer	
   an	
   effective	
   ___________	
   to	
  classroom	
  teaching.	
  A:	
  alternating	
   	
   B:	
  alternative	
   	
   C:	
  alternatively	
   	
   D:	
  alternation	
  
Question	
  23.	
  Deep	
  sea	
  diving	
   should	
  always	
  be	
  carried	
  out	
   in	
  pairs.	
   In	
   this	
  way,	
   another	
  source	
  of	
  oxygen	
  is	
  available	
  ___________	
  one	
  system	
  fails.	
  A:	
  only	
  when	
   	
   B:	
  as	
  if	
   	
   	
   C:	
  otherwise	
  	
   	
   D:	
  in	
  case	
  
Question	
  24.	
  Well,	
  if	
  I	
  ___________it	
  several	
  times,	
  I	
  might	
  still	
  believe	
  he	
  has	
  good	
  intentions.	
  A:	
  hadn’t	
  heard	
  Dino	
  to	
  be	
  saying	
   B:	
  heard	
  not	
  Dino	
  as	
  saying	
  C:	
  didn’t	
  hear	
  Dino	
  say	
   	
   	
   D:	
  hadn’t	
  heard	
  Dino	
  say	
  
Question	
  25.	
  This	
   is	
  Mrs.	
  Belinda	
   ___________	
  book	
   the	
  chapters	
  were	
  prepared	
  and	
  edited	
  perfectly.	
  A:	
  in	
  whose	
   	
   	
   B:	
  in	
  which	
   	
   	
   C:	
  whose	
   	
   	
   D:	
   from	
  whose	
  	
  
A	
  
B	
  
D	
  
D	
  
A	
  	
  	
  
Question	
  26.	
  Police	
  are	
  warning	
  the	
  public	
  to	
  be	
  on	
  the	
  ___________	
  for	
  suspicious	
  packages.	
  A:	
  guard	
   	
   	
   B:	
  care	
   	
   	
   C:	
  alert	
   	
   	
   D:	
  alarm	
  
Question	
  27.	
  	
  Peter:	
  “Do	
  you	
  mind	
  if	
  I	
  put	
  the	
  television	
  on?”	
  	
  Susan:	
  “___________.”	
  A:	
  No,	
  not	
  in	
  the	
  least	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  Not	
  mention	
  it.	
   	
   	
  C:	
  You	
  are	
  welcome	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  It’s	
  no	
  matter	
  to	
  me	
  
Question	
  28.	
  Most	
  of	
  us	
   found	
   the	
  Mayor’s	
   idea	
   ___________	
   their	
  own	
  candidates	
   for	
  royal	
  honors	
  a	
  little	
  awkward,	
  but	
  he	
  was	
  right,	
  of	
  course.	
  A:	
  to	
  let	
  the	
  local	
  people	
  for	
  nominating	
   B:	
  of	
  having	
  the	
  local	
  people	
  to	
  nominate	
  C:	
  of	
  getting	
  the	
  local	
  people	
  nominate	
   	
   D:	
  of	
  having	
  the	
  local	
  people	
  nominate	
  
Question	
  29.	
  If	
  you	
  refuse	
  to	
  do	
  it,	
  the	
  bosses	
  will	
  have	
  no	
  difficulty	
  ___________	
  the	
  job.	
  A:	
  getting	
  one	
  of	
  those	
  ambitious	
  young	
  men	
  do	
   	
  B:	
  to	
  get	
  one	
  of	
  those	
  ambitious	
  young	
  men	
  to	
  do	
  C:	
  with	
  getting	
  one	
  of	
  those	
  ambitious	
  young	
  men	
  do	
  D:	
  in	
  getting	
  one	
  of	
  those	
  ambitious	
  young	
  men	
  to	
  do	
  	
  
C	
  
A	
  
D	
  
D	
  
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Mark	
  the	
  letter	
  A,	
  B,	
  C,	
  or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
  sheet	
  to	
  indicate	
  the	
  word	
  or	
  phrase	
  that	
  is	
  
CLOSEST	
  in	
  meaning	
  to	
  the	
  underlined	
  part	
  in	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  questions.	
  
Question	
  30:.	
  Stacy	
  couldn’t	
  stand	
  it	
  anymore.	
  She	
  decided	
  to	
  speak	
  her	
  mind.	
  A:	
  say	
  exactly	
  what	
  she	
  thought	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  say	
  a	
  few	
  words	
  C:	
  have	
  a	
  chat	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  make	
  up	
  her	
  mind	
  
Question	
  31:	
  Before	
   submitting	
   the	
  document,	
   I	
   had	
   to	
   check	
  whether	
   all	
   the	
   sources	
   of	
  information	
  are	
  valid.	
  A:	
  available	
   	
   	
   B:	
  legitimate	
  	
   	
   C:	
  understandable	
   	
   D:	
  clear	
  
Question	
  32:	
  You	
  should	
  keep	
  an	
  eye	
  out	
  for	
  that!	
  A:	
  look	
  at	
   	
   	
   B:	
  take	
  care	
  of	
   	
   C:	
  maintain	
  awareness	
  of	
   D:	
  control	
  
30	
  A	
  
31B	
  
32C	
  
Mark	
  the	
  letter	
  A,	
  B,	
  C,	
  or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
  sheet	
  to	
  indicate	
  the	
  word	
  or	
  phrase	
  that	
  is	
  
OPPOSITE	
  in	
  meaning	
  to	
  the	
  underlined	
  part	
  in	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  questions.	
  
Question	
  33:	
  Teachers	
  are	
  still	
  getting	
  used	
  to	
  the	
  latest	
  upheavals	
  in	
  the	
  education	
  system.	
  
A:	
  alterations	
  	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  stagnation	
  	
   	
  
C:	
  disruptions	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  inappropriateness	
  
Question	
  34:	
  Tired	
  of	
  being	
  a	
  tiny	
  cog	
  in	
  a	
  vast	
  machine,	
  he	
  handed	
  in	
  his	
  resignation.	
  	
   A.	
  an	
  important	
  person	
   	
   B.	
  a	
  large	
  piece	
  of	
  equipment	
  	
   C.	
  a	
  small	
  group	
  of	
  people	
  	
   D.	
  a	
  significant	
  instrument	
  
33.B	
  
34.	
  A	
  
Read	
   the	
   following	
  passage	
  and	
  mark	
   the	
   letter	
  A,	
  B,	
   C	
  or	
  D	
  on	
  your	
  answer	
   sheet	
   to	
  
indicate	
  the	
  best	
  option	
  for	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  blanks.	
  
	
  The	
   joys	
  and	
  tribulations	
  of	
  being	
  a	
  pet	
  owner!	
  During	
  our	
   lifetime	
  most	
  of	
  us	
  have	
  some	
  experience	
   of	
   either	
   owning	
   a	
   pet	
   or	
   being	
   in	
   (35)	
   ___________contact	
   with	
   someone	
   who	
  does.	
  Is	
  there	
  such	
  a	
  thing	
  as	
  “the	
  ideal	
  pet”?	
  If	
  so,	
  what	
  characterizes	
  the	
  ideal	
  pet?	
  Various	
  (36)	
   ___________	
   influence	
   one’s	
   choice	
   of	
   pet,	
   from	
   your	
   reasons	
   for	
   getting	
   a	
   pet	
   to	
   your	
  lifestyle.	
   For	
   example,	
   although	
  quite	
   (37)	
   ___________	
   pets	
   are	
   relatively	
   cheap	
   to	
   buy,	
   the	
  cost	
  of	
  upkeep	
  can	
  be	
  considerable.	
  Everything	
  must	
  be	
  (38)	
  ___________	
   into	
  account,	
   from	
  food	
   and	
   bedding,	
   to	
   vaccinations	
   and	
   veterinary	
   bills.	
   You	
   must	
   be	
   prepared	
   to	
   (39)	
  ___________	
  time	
  on	
  your	
  pet,	
  which	
  involves	
  shopping	
  for	
  it,	
  cleaning	
  and	
  feeding	
  it.	
  Pets	
  can	
  be	
  demanding	
  and	
  a	
  big	
  responsibility.	
  Are	
  you	
  prepared	
  to	
  exercise	
  and	
  (40)	
  ___________	
  an	
  animal	
  or	
  do	
  you	
  prefer	
  a	
  more	
  independent	
  pet?	
  How	
  much	
  spare	
  room	
  do	
  you	
  have?	
  Is	
  it	
  right	
  to	
  lock	
  an	
  energetic	
  animal	
  into	
  a	
  detained	
  space?	
  Do	
  you	
  live	
  near	
  a	
  busy	
  road	
  which	
  may	
  threaten	
  the	
  life	
  of	
  your	
  pet?	
  Pets	
  (41)	
  ___________	
  as	
  turtles	
  and	
  goldfish	
  can	
  be	
  cheap	
  and	
  convenient,	
  but	
  if	
  you	
  prefer	
  affectionate	
  pets,	
  a	
  friendly	
  cat	
  or	
  dog	
  would	
  be	
  more	
  (42)	
  ___________.	
  People	
  get	
  pets	
  for	
  a	
  number	
  of	
  reasons,	
  (43)	
  ___________	
  com¬pany,	
  security	
  or	
  to	
  teach	
  responsibility	
  to	
  children.	
  Pets	
  can	
  be	
  affectionate	
  and	
  loyal	
  and	
  an	
  excellent	
  source	
  of	
  company	
  as	
  long	
  as	
  you	
  know	
  what	
  pet	
  (44)	
  ___________	
  you	
  and	
  your	
  lifestyle.	
  
Question	
  35.	
  A:	
  tight	
   	
   B:	
  near	
   	
   C:	
  narrow	
   	
   D:	
  close	
  
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Question	
  36.	
  A:	
  elements	
  	
   B:	
  factors	
   	
   C:	
  points	
   	
   D:	
  facets	
  
Question	
  37.	
  A:	
  a	
  many	
   	
   B:	
  a	
  lot	
   	
   C:	
  a	
  few	
   	
   D:	
  a	
  bit	
  
Question	
  38.	
  A:	
  taken	
   	
   B:	
  considering	
   C:	
  held	
   	
   D:	
  kept	
  
Question	
  39.	
  A:	
  take	
   	
   B:	
  waste	
   	
   C:	
  spend	
   	
   D:	
  occupy	
  
Question	
  40.	
  A:	
  housetrain	
   B:	
  household	
   C:	
  housework	
   D:	
  housekeep	
  
Question	
  41.	
  A:	
  for	
   	
   B:	
  so	
   	
   	
   C:	
  much	
   	
   D:	
  such	
  
Question	
  42.	
  A:	
  appropriate	
   B:	
  likely	
   	
   C:	
  comfortable	
   D:	
  close-­‐knit	
  
Question	
  43.	
  A:	
  for	
   	
   B:	
  with	
   	
   C:	
  in	
   	
   	
   D:	
  by	
  
Question	
  44.	
  A:	
  suits	
   	
   B:	
  matches	
   	
   C:	
  fits	
  with	
   	
   D:	
  attaches	
  to	
  	
  
1	
   D	
  
2	
   B	
  
3	
   C	
  
4	
   A	
  
5	
   C	
  
6	
   A	
  
7	
   D	
  
8	
   A	
  
9	
   A	
  
10	
   A	
  	
  	
  
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.	
  A	
   fold	
   culture	
   is	
   small,	
   isolated,	
   cohesive,	
   conservative,	
   nearly	
   self-­‐sufficient	
   group	
  that	
   is	
  homogeneous	
  in	
  custom	
  and	
  race,	
  with	
  a	
  strong	
  family	
  or	
  clan	
  structure	
  and	
  highly	
  developed	
   rituals.	
   Order	
   is	
  maintained	
   through	
   sanctions	
   based	
   in	
   the	
   religion	
   or	
   family,	
  and	
   interpersonal	
   relationships	
   are	
   strong.	
   Tradition	
   is	
   paramount,	
   and	
   change	
   comes	
  infrequently	
   and	
   slowly.	
   There	
   is	
   relatively	
   little	
   division	
   of	
   labor	
   into	
   specialized	
   duties.	
  Rather,	
  each	
  person	
  is	
  expected	
  to	
  perform	
  a	
  great	
  variety	
  of	
  tasks,	
  though	
  duties	
  may	
  differ	
  between	
   the	
   sexes.	
   Most	
   goods	
   are	
   handmade,	
   and	
   a	
   subsistence	
   economy	
   prevails.	
  Individualism	
   is	
   weakly	
   developed	
   in	
   folk	
   cultures,	
   as	
   are	
   social	
   classes.	
   Unaltered	
   folk	
  cultures	
  no	
   longer	
  exist	
   in	
   industrialized	
   countries	
   such	
  as	
   the	
  United	
  States	
   and	
  Canada.	
  Perhaps	
  the	
  nearest	
  modern	
  equivalent	
  in	
  Anglo-­‐America	
  is	
  the	
  Amish,	
  a	
  German	
  American	
  farming	
  sect	
  that	
  largely	
  renounces	
  the	
  products	
  and	
  labor	
  saving	
  devices	
  of	
  the	
  industrial	
  age.	
  In	
  Amish	
  areas,	
  horse-­‐drawn	
  buggies	
  till	
  serve	
  as	
  a	
  local	
  transportation	
  device,	
  and	
  the	
  faithful	
   are	
   not	
   permitted	
   to	
   own	
   automobiles.	
   The	
   Amish’s	
   central	
   religious	
   concept	
   of	
  Demut,	
  “humility”,	
  clearly	
  reflects	
  the	
  weakness	
  of	
  individualism	
  and	
  social	
  class	
  so	
  typical	
  of	
   folk	
  cultures,	
  and	
   there	
   is	
  a	
   corresponding	
  strength	
  of	
  Amish	
  group	
   identity.	
  Rarely	
  do	
  the	
  Amish	
  marry	
  outside	
  their	
  sect.	
  The	
  religion,	
  a	
  variety	
  of	
  the	
  Mennonite	
  faith,	
  provides	
  the	
  principal	
  mechanism	
  for	
  maintaining	
  order.	
  	
  By	
   contrast,	
   a	
   popular	
   culture	
   is	
   a	
   large	
   heterogeneous	
   group,	
   often	
   highly	
  individualistic	
   and	
   constantly	
   changing.	
   Relationships	
   tend	
   to	
   be	
   impersonal,	
   and	
   a	
  pronounced	
   division	
   of	
   labor	
   exists,	
   leading	
   to	
   the	
   establishment	
   of	
   many	
   specialized	
  professions.	
   Secular	
   institutions,	
   of	
   control	
   such	
   as	
   the	
   police	
   and	
   army	
   take	
   the	
  place	
   of	
  religion	
  and	
  family	
  in	
  maintaining	
  order,	
  and	
  a	
  money-­‐based	
  economy	
  prevails	
  .	
  Because	
  of	
  these	
  contrasts,	
  “popular”	
  may	
  be	
  viewed	
  as	
  clearly	
  different	
  from	
  “folk”.	
  	
  The	
  popular	
  is	
  replacing	
  the	
  folk	
  in	
  industrialized	
  countries	
  and	
  in	
  many	
  developing	
  nations,	
   Folk-­‐	
   made	
   objects	
   give	
   way	
   to	
   their	
   popular	
   equivalent,	
   usually	
   because	
   the	
  
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popular	
  item	
  is	
  more	
  quickly	
  or	
  cheaply	
  produced,	
  is	
  easier	
  or	
  time	
  saving	
  to	
  use,	
  or	
  lends	
  more	
  prestige	
  to	
  the	
  owner.	
  	
  
Question	
  45.	
  What	
  does	
  the	
  passage	
  mainly	
  discuss?	
  A:	
  Two	
  decades	
  in	
  modern	
  society	
  B:	
  The	
  specialization	
  of	
  labor	
  in	
  Canada	
  and	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  C:	
  The	
  influence	
  of	
  industrial	
  technology	
  D:	
  The	
  characteristics	
  of	
  “folk”	
  and	
  “popular”	
  societies	
  
Question	
  46.	
  The	
  word	
  “homogeneous”	
  is	
  closest	
  in	
  meaning	
  to	
  _____.	
  A:	
  primitive	
   	
   	
   B:	
  uniform	
   	
   	
   C:	
  traditional	
   	
   D:	
  general	
  
Question	
  47.	
  Which	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  is	
  typical	
  of	
  folk	
  cultures?	
  A:	
  Social	
  change	
  occurs	
  slowly	
   	
   	
   	
  B:	
  There	
  is	
  a	
  money-­‐based	
  economy.	
  C:	
  Each	
  person	
  develops	
  one	
  specialized	
  skill.	
  D:	
  Contact	
  with	
  other	
  cultures	
  is	
  encouraged.	
  
Question	
  48.	
  What	
  does	
  the	
  author	
  imply	
  about	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  and	
  Canada?	
  A:	
  They	
  do	
  not	
  value	
  individualism.	
   	
   	
   B:	
  They	
  have	
  no	
  social	
  classes.	
  C:	
  They	
  value	
  folk	
  cultures.	
   	
   	
   	
   D:	
  They	
  have	
  popular	
  cultures.	
  
Question	
  49.	
  The	
  phrase	
  “largely	
  renounces”	
  is	
  closest	
  in	
  meaning	
  to	
  _____.	
  A:	
  generally	
  rejects	
  	
   B:	
  loudly	
  declares	
   	
   C:	
  often	
  criticizes	
   	
   D:	
   greatly	
  modifies	
  
Question	
  50.	
  What	
  is	
  the	
  main	
  source	
  of	
  order	
  in	
  Amish	
  society?	
  A:	
  The	
  government	
  	
   B:	
  The	
  economy	
   	
   C:	
  The	
  religion	
   	
   D:	
   The	
   clan	
  structure	
  
Question	
   51.	
   Which	
   of	
   the	
   following	
   statements	
   about	
   Amish	
   beliefs	
   does	
   the	
   passage	
  support?	
  A:	
  People	
  are	
  defined	
  according	
  to	
  their	
  class.	
  B:	
  Individualism	
  and	
  competition	
  are	
  important.	
  C:	
  Pre-­‐modern	
  technology	
  is	
  preferred.	
  D:	
  A	
  variety	
  of	
  religious	
  practices	
  is	
  tolerated.	
  
Question	
  52.	
  Which	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  would	
  probably	
  NOT	
  be	
  found	
  in	
  a	
  folk	
  culture?	
  A:	
  A	
  banker	
   	
   	
   B:	
  A	
  farmer	
   	
   	
   	
  C:	
  A	
  weaver	
   	
   	
   D:	
  A	
  carpenter	
  
Question	
  53.	
  The	
  word	
  “prevails”	
  is	
  closest	
  in	
  meaning	
  to	
  _____.	
  A:	
  develops	
   	
   	
   B:	
  invests	
   	
   	
   C:	
  dominates	
   	
   D:	
  provides	
  
Question	
   54.	
   Which	
   of	
   following	
   is	
   NOT	
   given	
   as	
   a	
   reason	
   why	
   folk-­‐made	
   objects	
   are	
  replaced	
  by	
  mass-­‐produced	
  objects?	
  A:	
  cost	
   	
   	
   B:	
  convenience	
   	
   C:	
  prestige	
   	
   	
   D:	
  quality	
  
1	
   D	
  
2	
   B	
  
3	
   A	
  
4	
   D	
  
5	
   A	
  
6	
   C	
  
7	
   C	
  
8	
   A	
  
9	
   C	
  
10	
   D	
  
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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	
  questions.	
  
The	
  Battle	
  of	
  Chancellorsville	
  
	
  	
   The	
  Battle	
  of	
  Chancellorsville,	
  one	
  of	
   the	
  most	
   famous	
  battles	
  of	
   the	
  Civil	
  War,	
   took	
  place	
  in	
  Virginia	
  in	
  the	
  spring	
  of	
  1863.	
  For	
  months,	
  the	
  two	
  armies	
  had	
  been	
  staked	
  out	
  on	
  opposite	
   banks	
   of	
   a	
   narrow	
   river.	
   The	
   Confederate	
   troops	
  were	
   led	
   by	
   perhaps	
   the	
  most	
  revered	
  military	
   tactician	
   in	
  American	
   history,	
   General	
   Robert	
   E.	
   Lee.	
   The	
  Union	
   soldiers	
  were	
  led	
  by	
  "Fighting"	
  Joe	
  Hooker.	
  In	
   appearance,	
   personality,	
   and	
   lifestyle,	
   these	
  men	
  were	
   nearly	
   perfect	
   opposites.	
  Lee,	
   an	
   older	
  man	
   in	
   poor	
   health	
  with	
   a	
   gray	
   beard,	
   had	
   a	
   somber,	
  measured	
   demeanor.	
  Hooker	
  was	
  a	
  blond,	
  strapping	
  young	
  man	
  whose	
  vanity	
  over	
  his	
  appearance	
  was	
  but	
  one	
  aspect	
  of	
  his	
  egotism.	
  Whereas	
  Lee	
  was	
  devout	
  and	
  principled,	
  Hooker	
  was	
  known	
  for	
  his	
  rollicking	
  enjoyment	
  of	
  both	
  women	
  and	
  whiskey.	
  	
  	
  Despite	
   the	
   fact	
   that	
   the	
   Confederacy	
   had	
  won	
   the	
   last	
   four	
  major	
   battles	
   and	
   the	
  Union	
  soldiers	
  were	
  famished,	
  exhausted,	
  and	
  demoralized,	
  Hooker	
  proclaimed,	
  "My	
  plans	
  are	
  perfect.	
  And	
  when	
   I	
   start	
   to	
  carry	
   them	
  out,	
  may	
  God	
  have	
  mercy	
  on	
  Bobby	
  Lee,	
   for	
   I	
  shall	
   have	
   none."	
  Why,	
   aside	
   from	
   a	
  propensity	
  for	
   narcissism,	
  was	
  Hooker	
   so	
   confident?	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Hooker	
  had	
  used	
  spies,	
  analysts,	
  and	
  even	
  hot	
  air	
  balloons	
  to	
  compile	
  a	
  vast	
  amount	
  of	
  intelligence	
  about	
  Lee’s	
  army.	
  He	
  had	
  discerned,	
  for	
  example,	
  that	
  Lee	
  had	
  only	
  61,000	
  men	
  to	
  Hooker’s	
  own	
  134,000.	
  Buoyed	
  by	
  his	
  superior	
  numbers,	
  Hooker	
  covertly	
  moved	
  70,000	
  of	
  his	
  men	
  fifteen	
  miles	
  up	
  and	
  across	
  the	
  river,	
  and	
  then	
  ordered	
  them	
  to	
  sneak	
  back	
  down	
  to	
   position	
   themselves	
   behind	
   Lee’s	
   army.	
   In	
   effect,	
   Hooker	
   had	
   cut	
   off	
   the	
   Confederate	
  soldiers	
   in	
   front	
   and	
   behind.	
   They	
   were	
   trapped.	
   Satisfied	
   with	
   his	
   advantage,	
   Hooker	
  became	
  convinced	
  that	
  Lee’s	
  only	
  option	
  was	
  to	
  retreat	
  to	
  Richmond,	
  thus	
  assuring	
  a	
  Union	
  victory.	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Yet	
   Lee,	
   despite	
   his	
   disadvantages	
   of	
   both	
   numbers	
   and	
   position,	
   did	
   not	
   retreat.	
  Instead,	
   he	
   moved	
   his	
   troops	
   into	
   position	
   to	
   attack.	
   Union	
   soldiers	
   who	
   tried	
   to	
   warn	
  Hooker	
  that	
  Lee	
  was	
  on	
  the	
  offensive	
  were	
  dismissed	
  as	
  cowards.	
  Having	
  become	
  convinced	
  that	
   Lee	
   had	
   no	
   choice	
   but	
   to	
   retreat,	
   Hooker	
   began	
   to	
   ignore	
   reality.	
  When	
   Lee’s	
   army	
  attacked	
  the	
  Union	
  soldiers	
  at	
  5:00	
  p.m.,	
   they	
  were	
  eating	
  supper,	
  completely	
  unprepared	
  for	
  battle.	
  They	
  abandoned	
   their	
   rifles	
   and	
   fled	
   as	
  Lee’s	
   troops	
   came	
   shrieking	
  out	
  of	
   the	
  brush,	
   bayonets	
   drawn.	
   Against	
   all	
   odds,	
   Lee	
   won	
   the	
   Battle	
   of	
   Chancellorsville,	
   and	
  Hooker’s	
  forces	
  withdrew	
  in	
  defeat.	
  
Question	
   55.	
   Based	
   on	
   information	
   in	
   the	
   text,	
   it	
   can	
   be	
   concluded	
   that	
  Hooker	
   lost	
   the	
  Battle	
  of	
  Chancellorsville	
  mostly	
  because	
  of	
  his	
  	
  A:	
  ignorance	
  	
   B:	
  overconfidence	
   	
   	
  C:	
  vanity	
   	
   D:	
  faulty	
  information	
  
Question	
  56.	
  The	
  contrast	
  drawn	
  between	
  Lee	
  and	
  Hooker	
  in	
  paragraph	
  2	
  is	
  intended	
  to	
  A:	
  prove	
  that	
  two	
  men	
  with	
  very	
  different	
  values	
  could	
  end	
  up	
  in	
  similar	
  positions	
  of	
  power	
  B:	
   provide	
   support	
   for	
   the	
   idea	
   that	
   Lee	
   was	
   a	
   more	
   virtuous	
   person	
   than	
   Hooker,	
   and	
  therefore	
  a	
  better	
  military	
  commander	
  C:	
   imply	
   that	
   these	
  men	
   fundamentally	
   differed	
   in	
   their	
   approaches	
   to	
   nearly	
   everything,	
  including	
  battle	
  D:	
  showcase	
  the	
  different	
  backgrounds	
  and	
  personal	
  histories	
  of	
  these	
  two	
  enemy	
  soldiers	
  
Question	
  57.	
   In	
   paragraph	
  3,	
   the	
   author	
   quotes	
  Hooker	
   as	
   saying,	
  “My	
  plans	
   are	
   perfect.	
  And	
  when	
   I	
   start	
   to	
   carry	
   them	
  out,	
  may	
  God	
   have	
  mercy	
   on	
  Bobby	
   Lee,	
   for	
   I	
   shall	
   have	
  none.”	
  The	
  author	
  most	
  likely	
  includes	
  this	
  quote	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  
 Trang 8/10 
A:	
  provide	
  an	
  example	
  of	
  the	
  way	
  language	
  has	
  changed	
  since	
  1863	
  B:	
  foreshadow	
  Hooker’s	
  defeat	
  at	
  the	
  hands	
  of	
  Lee’s	
  army	
  C:	
  reveal	
  that	
  Hooker	
  was	
  a	
  deeply	
  religious	
  man	
  in	
  spite	
  of	
  his	
  lifestyle	
  D:	
  demonstrate	
  Hooker’s	
  belief	
  in	
  his	
  own	
  infallibility	
  
Question	
  58.	
  Based	
  on	
  its	
  use	
  in	
  paragraph	
  3,	
   it	
  can	
  be	
  inferred	
  that	
  the	
  word	
  propensity	
  belongs	
  to	
  which	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  word	
  groups?	
  A:	
  tendency,	
  inclination,	
  predisposition	
  B:	
  distaste,	
  aversion,	
  dissatisfaction	
  C:	
  flaw,	
  fault,	
  shortcoming	
  D:	
  fondness,	
  partiality,	
  affection	
  
Question	
  59.	
  How	
  many	
  men	
  did	
  Hooker	
  position	
  behind	
  Lee's	
  army?	
  A:	
  134,000	
   	
   	
   B:	
  61,000	
   	
   	
   	
  C:	
  73,000	
   	
   	
   D:	
  70,000	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Question	
  60.	
  As	
  used	
  in	
  paragraph	
  4,	
  buoyed	
  most	
  nearly	
  means	
  A:	
  heartened	
  	
   	
   B:	
  floated	
   	
   	
   	
  C:	
  anchored	
   	
   	
   D:	
  strengthened	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Question	
   61.	
   According	
   to	
   the	
   author,	
   Hooker’s	
   advantages	
   going	
   into	
   the	
   Battle	
   of	
  Chancellorsville	
  included	
   	
  A:	
  numbers	
  and	
  position	
  only	
   	
   	
   	
   B:	
  position	
  only	
  C:	
  numbers,	
  position	
  and	
  strategy	
   	
   	
   D:	
  position	
  and	
  strategy	
  only	
  
Question	
  62.	
  As	
  use