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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 213)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I. Phonetics: Choose the word with different stress pattern:
A luggage 1	B increase 2	C benefit 1	D argument 1
A satisfaction 3	B disappointed 	3	C ancestry 1	D reassure 3
A democracy 2	B committee 2	C. proficiency 2	D television 1
A energy 1	B primary 1	C facilities 2	D pleasure 1
A contemporary 2	B geometry 2	C trigonometry 	3	D succession 2
II. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one in italics:
Would you like to go out for a drink?
Do you feel like going out for a drink? 	C. Is going out for a drink to your liking?
Do you like going for a drink? 	D. Would you mind going out for a drink?
 Anyone who misses more than fifty percent of the classes deserves to fail.
More than fifty percent is too much for one class.
Fifty percent of the classes have failed the exams.
People who fail must make up fifty percent of the classwork.
These who are absent more than half the time should fail. 
 She’s bound to see Harry at the meeting.
She’s obliged to see Harry at the meeting. 	C. She’s on her way to see Harry at the meeting.
It’s certain that she will see Harry at the meeting. 	D. She’s too busy to see Harry at the meeting.
According to some people, the sinking of the Titanic was the captain’s fault.
According to some people, the captain was to blame for the sinking of the Titanic.
According to some people, the captain blamed for the sinking of the Titanic.
According to some people, the sinking of the Titanic made the captain blameful.
According to some people, it was the sinking of the Titanic that the captain was blamed.
 Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the lecture.
The lecture was held so late that few people attended it.
More people came late to the lecture because of the late announcement.
The late announcement helped make the lecture well – attended.
Few people came to the lecture because the announcement was not made earlier.
III. Choose the word that best fits each gap of the sentence:
 Latin music is very --------- in countries where people speak Spanish and Portuguese.
A common 	B usual 	C often 	D frequent
 This sort of behaviour will not be ----------.
A tolerate 	B tolerated CHỊU ĐỰNG	C tolerance 	D tolerant
 Farmers can enrich the soil by using ------------ .
A fertile 	B fertilize 	C fertility 	D fertilizers
 ------------ for government posts are always thoroughly investigated before being admitted.
A apply 	B applying 	C applied 	D applications
 Nowadays, chemicals are ----------- into some fruits to reduce decay.
A injection 	B injecting 	C inject 	D injected
 The most important thing is to keep yourself ------------.
A occupation 	B occupied 	C occupant 	D occupational
 The soil must be kept damp at all times or the plant will die.
A moist ẨM ƯỚT	B wet 	C dry 	D arid
 Our grandfather is buried in that graveyard.
A morgue 	B churchyard 	C cemetery 	D both B & C
 A great --------- of people in this country nowadays own a TV set.
A part 	B majority 	C unit 	D mass
 My sister is an expert in wildlife and its ------------.
A conversation 	B preparation 	C reservation 	D conservation
. Grammar: Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the sentence:
 My brother -------- trouble with his motorbike, so he has to take the bus to work these days. 
A have 	B had 	C was having 	D is having
 A fortune-teller predicted ----------- inherit a lot of money before the end of the year. 
A. that I would 	B. that I 	C. that I will 	D. that I did
 Ben and his brother are ------ hard – working carpenters that I am sure they will -------- a success of their business. 
A so/ do 	B so/ make 	C such/ do 	D such/ make
 I wouldn’t feel better now if you ---------- to me about it last night. 
A hadn’t told 	B hadn’t talked 	C didn’t tell 	D didn’t talk
 No sooner ----------- recovered from flu than he had a stomachache. 
A had he 	B he 	C he was 	D was he 
 It is difficult to tell identical twins ---------------. 
A. on 	B out 	C apart 	D over
 I’d rather you --------- something more formal to work. 
A wore 	B wear 	C should 	D worn
 When Peter first went abroad to study, he ----------- in a dormitory before. 
A had never lived 	B have never lived 	C never lived 	D never lives
 John’s mother has more than two ---------- workers under ----------. 
A hundreds/ her 	B hundreds/ hers 	C hundred/ hers 	D hundred/her
 My sister claimed never to ---------- so hard in her life. 
A work 	B working 	C having worked 	D have worked
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.
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today. 
Question 31: The main subject of the passage is _______.
A. Melville's travels	B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background	D. Moby Dick
Question 32: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were ________.
A. published while he was traveling	B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships	D. based on his travel experience
Question 33: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 	B. 1841	 	C. 1847 	D. 1849
Question 34: The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______
A. background 	B. message	C. bottom 	D. dissertation
Question 35: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because ______
A. he had unofficially left his ship	B. he was on leave while his ship was in port
C. he had finished his term of duty	D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Question 36: A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_ ___________.
A. an office 	B. a ship	C. a troop	 D. a fishing boat
Question 37: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.	B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.	D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Question 38: According to the passage, Moby Dick is _______.
A. a romantic adventure	B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale	D. symbolic of humanity fighting the universe
Question 39: The word "metamorphosis" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. circle 	B. change 	C. mysticism 	D. descent
Question 40: The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ________.
A. nineteenth-century novels 	B. American history C. oceanography 	D. modem American literature
IV. Use of English: A/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting:
 A farmer’s tractor is like a powerful horse as it plows field, pulls trailers and moves heavy loads.
 A B C FIELDS D 
 Harvey seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does, too. DOESN’T
 A B C D 
 The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club. THEIR
 A B C D 
 The pilot and the crew divided the life preservers between the twenty frantic passengers. INTO
 A B C D 
 The instructor advised the students for the procedures to follow in writing the term paper. 
	 A B C D 
V. Reading comprehension: 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty – two that the Earth began to flower. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man – like apes became ape – like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just six seconds ago. During the short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
The passage tells us that_____.
A. A great deal is known about how the Earth was created. B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.
D. scientists are well–informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
 We are informed by the author that_____. A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period 
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time
C. there were more than forty – five kinds of great reptiles	D. ape -like man appeared before the last Ice Age.
 The author is mainly interested in______.
the time when man first evolved from apes. 	C. the effects of farming.
what has happened since the Industrial Revolution 	D. the period before the last Ice Earth
It would appear that the main danger ahead is that_____.
man will destroy everything on earth 	C. there will be a population explosion
man will use up all the fuels 	D. more species of animal may die out
The author’s general view of man seems to be that____.
he has no right to be so destructive. 	C. he will be able to control the environment
he has been the most successful animal 	D. he has learnt a lot from past mistakes 
2. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little or no rainfall, but this is hardly true. Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to stark (trơ cứng), jagged (lởm chởm) cliffs, and most deserts have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not receive a high amount of rainfall – to be classified as a desert, an area must get less than twenty five centimeters of rainfall per year – there are many plants that thrive on only small amounts of water, and deserts are often full of such plant life.
Desert plants have a variety of mechanisms for obtaining the water needed for survival. Some plants, such as cactus, are able to store large amounts of water in their leaves or stems; after a rainfall these plants absorb a large supply of water to last until the next rainfall. Other plants, such as the mesquite, have extraordinarily deep root systems that allow them to obtain water from far below the desert’s arid surface.
What is the main topic of the passage?
Deserts are dry, flat areas with few plant. 	C. Many kinds of vegetation can survive with little water.
There is little rainfall in the desert. 	 	D. Deserts are not really flat areas with little plant life.
The passage implies that ____.
A. the typical conception of a desert is incorrect.	B. All deserts are dry, flat areas.
C. Most people are well – informed about deserts. D. The lack of rainfall in deserts causes the lack of vegetation.
According to the passage, what causes an area to be classified as a desert?
The type of plants 	C. The amount of precipitation
The geographical formations 	D. The source of water
The word “source” in bold in the passage means____.
A . supply 	B storage space	 	C need 	D lack
55. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about cacti?
A. They have deep root systems.	B. They retain water from one rainfall to the next.
C. They survive in the desert because they do not need water. D. They get water from deep below the surface of the desert.
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Clean freshwater resources are essential for drinking, bathing, cooking, irrigation, industry, and for plant and animal (56) survival. Unfortunately, the global supply of freshwater is (57) distributed unevenly. Chronic water shortages (58) exist in most of Africa and drought is common over much of the globe. The (59) sources of most freshwater supplies - groundwater (water located below the soil surface), reservoirs, and rivers - are under severe and (50) increasing environmental stress because of overuse, water pollution, and ecosystem degradation. Over 95 percent of urban sewage in (61) developing countries is (62) discharged untreated into surface waters such as rivers and harbors; 
About 65 percent of the global freshwater supply is used in (63) farming and 25 percent is used in industry. Freshwater (64) conservation therefore requires a reduction in wasteful practices like inefficient irrigation, reforms in agriculture and. industry, and strict pollution controls worldwide. 
A. survive 	B. survived 	C. surviving 	D. survival 
A. delivered 	B. distributed 	C. provided 	D. given 
A. exist 	B. lie 	C. show 	D. l:itay 
A. resources 	B. springs 	C. sources 	D. starting 
A. increasing 	B. growing 	C. climbing 	D. ascending 
A. growing 	B. miserable 	C. poverty 	D. developing 
A. recharged 	B. discharged 	C. charged 	D. discharging 
A. farming 	B. planting 	C. agriculture 	D. growing 
A. reservation 	B. conservation 	C. preservation 	D. retention 
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. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 In spite of_________________________________________
2. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
 I wish_________________________________________
3. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
 The streets_________________________________________
4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Apples are not_________________________________________
5. I advice you to put your money in the bank.
 You’d_________________________________________
II. TOPIC: Write about measures to take to protect endangered animals.
	We now all know clearly that our environment is worsening day by day. Although countless efforts have been made to better the situations, the matter seems not to be much improved. Thousands of species have been vanishing, many other thousands are being threatened to be extinct. To solve the problems, or even to slower the process of extinction, there are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals.
	The first problem is that people do not know much about the need to rare and endangered animals. Therefore, people should be taught about the importance of the wildlife and rare animals in the ecosystem. It also seems that projects to save endangered animals do not have sufficient funds, and that our mission is to raise enough funds to run these plans efficiently.
	Another bad thing is that the habitats for wild animals are being seriously damaged or polluted. To better homes for the wildlife we should protect their habitats from being degraded and then help build up good habitats for all species to live in. Sometimes, people who live in or near the endangered species’ habitats have poor living conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. Urgently, governments should raise these people’s living standards by providing them with jobs, and help them to live well with the nature.
	The other reasons are that some countries do not have laws to protect the vulnerable animals, people keep buying fashionable wildlife products, and there are not enough wildlife habitat reserves. To deal with these challenges, governments all over the world had better soon pass and enforce laws to protect the nature, to make the purchasing products related to wild species and to build up more and more natural reserves for endangered ones to survive and develop.
	Protecting the environment today is offering us and the next generations more prosperous future. To save the endangered species means to save the earth and to save ourselves.
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