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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 089)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 01 to 10.
The Fukushima I nuclear accidents are a series of ongoing equipment failures and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The plant comprises six separate boiling water reactors maintained by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). This accident is the largest of the 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents arising from the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and experts consider it to be the second largest nuclear accident after the Chernobyl disaster, but more complex as all reactors are involved. 
At the time of the quake, reactor 4 had been de-fueled while 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned maintenance. The remaining reactors shut down automatically after the earthquake, with emergency generators starting up to run the control electronics and water pumps needed to cool reactors. The plant was protected by a seawall designed to withstand a 5.7 metres (19 ft) tsunami but not the 14-metre (46 ft) maximum wave which arrived 41–60 minutes after the earthquake. The entire plant was flooded, including low-lying generators and electrical switchgear in reactor basements and external pumps for supplying cooling seawater. The connection to the electrical grid was broken. All power for cooling was lost and reactors started to overheat, due to natural decay of the fission products created before shutdown. The flooding and earthquake damage hindered external assistance.
Evidence soon arose of partial core meltdown in reactors 1, 2, and 3; hydrogen explosions destroyed the upper cladding of the buildings housing reactors 1, 3, and 4; an explosion damaged the containment inside reactor 2; multiple fires broke out at reactor 4. Despite being initially shutdown, reactors 5 and 6 began to overheat. Fuel rods stored in pools in each reactor building began to overheat as water levels in the pools dropped. Fears of radiation leaks led to a 20-kilometre (12 mi) radius evacuation around the plant while workers suffered radiation exposure and were temporarily evacuated at various times. One generator at unit 6 was restarted on 17 March allowing some cooling at units 5 and 6 which were least damaged. Grid power was restored to parts of the plant on 20 March, but machinery for reactors 1 through 4, damaged by floods, fires and explosions, remained inoperable. Flooding with radioactive water through the basements of units 1–4 continues to prevent access to carry out repairs. 
Measurements taken by the Japanese science ministry and education ministry in areas of northern Japan 30–50 km from the plant showed radioactive caesium levels high enough to cause concern. Food grown in the area was banned from sale. It was suggested that worldwide measurements of iodine-131 and caesium-137 indicate that the releases from Fukushima are of the same order of magnitude as the releases of those isotopes from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986; Tokyo officials temporarily recommended that tap water should not be used to prepare food for infants. Plutonium contamination has been detected in the soil at two sites in the plant. Two workers hospitalized as a precaution on 25 March had been exposed to between 2000 and 6000 mSv of radiation at their ankles when standing in water in unit 3. 
Question 01. What is the main topic of the passage?	A. Japanese natural disaster – the nuclear power accident.
B. Fukushima I nuclear accident – the largest nuclear power of all time.
C. The nuclear power accident – Japanese catastrophe.	D. The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
Question 02. It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A. The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant is the world’s largest nuclear accident
B. The accident happened in the early part of the year 2011
C. Chernobyl is the world’s largest and most complex nuclear accident D. Reactor doesn’t involve in the accident
Question 03. The word “ongoing” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. old-fashioned	B. onslaught	C. continuous	D. disastrous
Question 04. The word “withstand” in the second paragraph is could be best replaced by_____.
A. stand	B. stand together	C. wrestle	D. strike
Question 05. All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT_____.
A. The cause of the accident is the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
B. The earthquake causes a great damage to Japan and the neighboring country
C. The tsunami struck the country after the earthquake had occurred approximately an hour
D. The reactor was barred from external assistance because of the flooding and earthquake damage
Question 06. According to the passage, which of the followings is NOT true?
A. The plant suffered a 14-metre seawall	B. The highest wave was 46 ft in height
C. The reactor 5 and 6 started overheating though they were in cold shutdown for maintenance
D. The flood with water containing radioactivity made it impossible for the machinery to be repaired
Question 07. According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred?
A. The Chernobyl disaster happened in the late 19th century
B. Food was banned from sale for fear that the country would run out of food
C. The people in Tokyo were advised not to use tap water to cook for children
D. Two workers were sent to hospital as they were exposed to radiation when standing in water in unit 3
Question 08. The word “inoperable” in the third paragraph could be best replaced by_____.
A. incompatible	B. impracticable	C. irrepressible	D. mysterious
Question 09. When the earthquake occurred, how many plants were inactive?
A. 3	B. 4, 5, 6	C. 5, 6	D. 5	
Question 10. Why does the author mention “plutonium contamination” in the last paragraph?
A. to show that the Japanese discovered plutonium mine after the nuclear accident
B. to show that plutonium was contaminated after the nuclear accident
C. to show that the soil was polluted by plutonium D. to give an example of soil containing natural resource
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question from 11 to 15.
Question 11. My father’s going to go up the wall when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys.
A. My father’s going to climb up the wall when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys.
B. My father’s going to be really angry when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys.
C. My father’s going to be really disappointed when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys.
D. My father’s going to forgive me when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys.
Question 12. People rumored that he had died in the battle.
A. He was rumored to die in the batted.	B. He was rumored to be died in the battle.
C. He was rumored to have been assassinated in the battle. 	D. He was rumored to have died in the battle.
Question 13. After 4 years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer.
A. After he studied 4 years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer.
B. After he has studied for 4 years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer.
C. After he studied 4 years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer.
D. After he had studied for 4 years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer.
Question 14. Hung said that whatever happened, it was Hoa’s fault.
A. Hung blamed Hoa at what happened.	B. Hung blamed Hoa on what happened.
C. Hung blamed Hoa for what happened.	D. Hung blamed Hoa of what happened.
Question 15. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.
A. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.	B. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.	D. Though rain was heavily, my brother went to work. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 16 to 20. 
Question 16.________ poor results but also may cause accidents.
	A. Haste does not only produce 	B. Haste had not only produced	
	C. Haste not only produces 	D. Haste produces not only 
Question 17. It is important that ________.
	A. an exact record should be kept	B. an exact record to be kept
	C. to keep an exact record	D. keeping an exact record
Question 18. Jill has received several scholarships ________ .
A. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability B. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic
C. because of his academic and artistic ability	D. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy
Question 19. The moon is not a planet______.
A. resembling the planets in many respects	B. which resembles the planets in many respects
C. but resemblance to the planets in many respects	D. although it resembles the planets in many respects
Question 20. ______, they would have had what they wanted.
A. Had they arrived at the fair early	B. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough	D. If they arrived at the fair early
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 from 21 to 22. 
Question 21: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. 
A. excess 	B. large quantity 	C. small quantity 	D. sufficiency 
Question 22: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. 
A. attraction 	B. consideration 	C. ease 	D. speculation 
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 from 23 to 25. 
Question 23. My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy. 
A. feeling embarrassed 	B. talking too much 
C. very happy and satisfied 	D. easily annoyed or irritated 
Question 24. During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people. 
A. went off accidentally 	B. fell down unexpectedly 
C. exploded suddenly 	D. erupted violently 
Question 25. We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn’t have got our task done in time. 
A. feel thankful for 	B. depreciate 	C. require 	D. are proud of 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following blanks from 26 to 45.
Question 26. Nestled along the shoreline of Hudson Bay _______________.
A. are several recently settled Inuit communities 	B. several recently settled Inuit communities are there
C. near several recently settled Inuit communities 	D. is where several recently settled Inuit communities
Question 27. – “We’ll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.” “_________ __”.
A. OK. But I’ll call you later.	B. I’ll say we will!
C. I’m tired. I’ll go home early.	D. What a wonderful idea!
Question 28. - “Excuse me. I’m trying to find the library.”	“_____________”
A. Where’re your eyes? It’s in front of you.	B. Look no further!
C. Find it yourself. I’m busy.	D. Oh, nice to meet you.
Question 29. There was a ____________________ table in the kitchen.
A. beautiful large round wooden	B. large beautiful round wooden
C. beautiful round large wooden	D. golden large beautiful round
Question 30. It was _________________ that we spent the whole day at the beach.
A. so nice a weather	B. such nice weather	C. such nice a weather	D. so a nice weather
Question 31. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, ________.
A. my education will be employed by the university	B. employment will be given to me by the university
C. the university will employ me	 	D. I will be employed by the university
Question 32. Some teachers argue that students who ____using a calculator may forget how to do mental calculation. 
A. are used to	B. are used	C. is	D. were used to
Question 33. - “________ detective stories?”	- “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about 	B. Are you fond of
C. How about 	D. What do people feel about
Question 34. If you are not Japanese, so what _______ are you?
A. nationalized 	B. nation 	C. nationality 	D. national
Question 35. The problem needs to be ______________ urgently.
A. addressed	B. dealt with	C. thought	D. cleared
Question 36. The city _________ at one time prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
A. should have been	B. was	C. may have been	D. must have been
Question 37. - “Oh, I have to leave. Bye.”	 - “___________________”
A. Bye. Nice to meet you too.	B. Good day! 	
C. Good job! See you later.	D. Please, don’t move!
Question 38. Thanks to my friends’ ______ remarks, my essays have been improved. 
A. constructive 	B. construction 	C. constructor 	D. construct 
Question 39. If you do not want to _______ the chance, _________ a decision soon.
A. miss/makes	B. take/make	C. miss/make	D. miss/take
Question 40. Don’t worry! He’ll do the job as ___________ as possible.
A. economical	B. economically	C. uneconomically	D. beautifully
Question 41. Let’s go for a walk, _________?
A. shan’t we	B. shall us	C. shall we	D. will we?
Question 42. The school boy __________down to tie his shoestring.
A. stopped	B. leaned	C. turned	D. went
Question 43. Can you recite the alphabet __________?
A. reverse	B. around	C. backwards	D. returned
Question 44. Poverty has reached _________ proportions in this country.
A. incubate	B. epidemic	C. infectious	D. transmit
Question 45. The damage was far more serious than __________ believed.
A. prior	B. precedingly	C. initially	D. primarily
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 sentence from 46 to 50.
Question 46. A. salamander	B. sanatorium	C. sanitarium	D. saturation
Question 47. A. refugee	B. decisive	 	C. catastrophe	D. committee
Question 48. A. even	B. evermore	C. euphemism	D. journey
Question 49. A. magazine	B. returnee	C. misfortune	D. monomania
Question 50. A. purview	B. promptitude	C. property	D. profound
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following blanks from 51 to 60.
Question 51. I am well _________ with the problems encountered in starting a business.
A. aware	B. informed	C. acquainted	D. knowledgeable
Question 52: You should have ______ your composition carefully before you handed it in. 
A. seen through 	B. thought of 	C. looked in 	D. gone over 
Question 53. The sink in the locker room tends to _________.
A. flow	B. overflow	C. flow over	D. over flowing
Question 54. He said he would contribute money, but later he __________ of it.
A. backed down	B. backed out	C. turned away	D. backed away
Question 55. Olympiakos ______ 0 – 0 with Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi-final in Athens.
A. drew	B. equaled	C. equalized	D. shared
Question 56. We found some real _________ at the market.
A. prizes	B. goods	C. bargains	D. items
Question 57. The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcasted _________ on TV and radio.
A. stimulatingly	B. simultaneously	C. jointly	D. uniformly
Question 58. Near the parked is a famous landmark __________ the Unification Palace.
A. whose named	B. called	C. is	D. is called
Question 59. All the plans have been put _________ for the time being.
A. down	B. up	C. aside	D. low
Question 60. I haven’t had a ________ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. extensive	B. productive	C. enthusiastic	D. economic
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from 61 to 64. 
Question 61: Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out. 
 A B C D 
Question 62: Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs. 
 A B C D 
Question 63: The first important requirements for you to become a mountain climber are your strong passion and you have good health. A B C D 
Question 64: A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the relationship between historical events and financial crises. A B C D 
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. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.
 I wish..
2. She asked Michael how she liked her new dress.
 “How..
3. A train leaves at 8 o’clock every morning.
 There is..
4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
 It
5. I would like you t help me to put the chairs away.
 Do you mind.
II. TOPIC: Write to discuss the opinion that women make better women than men.
Women for long are said to be more suited for being mothers and housewives. That means the natural roles of women for many people are child-bearing and home-making only. That is why there exists the opinion that women make better parents than men.
Naturally, many people agree that women have better intuitive intelligence than men. Women are better at reading the children’s signals, so they can easily satisfy children’s needs. They also have better emotional understanding of what the kids are going through. In addition, women have a closer bond with their children. They create that during the nine months pregnancy and the early period of child rearing. It is true that on average women spend more time than men on child rearing and care taking. Commonly, men tend to be out to work a lot and they seem to spend little time with their children. Significantly, breeding makes the relation between women and their children more close-knit.
On the contrary, there are many single fathers who can totally dedicate their lives to their children. And, according to some researches, children of single mothers tend to have more chance of crime. It is also true that no one come to parenthood and immediately knows everything. Learning and practicing can help fathers perform as well as mothers. Moreover, men and women bring different benefits to their children. People believe that fathers can teach their children better than mothers in many ways. Commonly, children regard their fathers as more energetic, strong-willed, and ambitious whereas mothers as more kind-hearted, sensitive, and emotional.
To sum up, there are different good things women and men can do for their children. It is obvious that parents who love their children can do their tasks well, and both fathers and mothers give their children good things to some extent. It will be lucky and far better for a child to be brought up by both good father and mother. Parents should join hands to give their children good life and education.
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