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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 094)
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, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
 Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1)____ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (2)____ and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (3)____ to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being (4)____ lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may understand that they are in fact (5)____ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (6)____ stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (7)____ results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (8)____ into their private lives.
 After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (9)____ medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (10)____ employee or a values colleague?
Question 1:
A. reckon
B. rely
C. trust
D. estimate
Question 2:
A. manner
B. image
C. expression
D. looks
Question 3:
A. notion
B. feeling
C. view
D. reaction
Question 4:
A. successful
B. humble
C. good at
D. tactful
Question 5:
A. hesitant
B. reluctant
C. tending
D. used
Question 6:
A. psychological
B. physical
C. similar
D. relevant
Question 7:
A. reliable
B. predictable
C. faithful
D. regular
Question 8:
A. invasion
B. infringement
C. intrusion
D. interference
Question 9:
A. confidential
B. secretive
C. reticent
D. classified
Question 10:
A. laborious
B. particular
C. thorough
D. conscientious
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined pared that needs correction
Question 11: The first domesticated (A) bird in (B) earth was probably (C)the goose(D).
Question 12: The Concord can fly across (A)the Atlantic without refueling (B) and carrying (C)11 tons of freight(D)
Question13: Because not food (A) is as nutritious (B)for a baby as (C) its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast (D)feeding.
Question 14: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for (A) any settler who (B)would (C)spend five years on (D)the land.
Question 15: Despite the appearance (A) of the Mayan empire(B), there are (C) still Mayans in the region that they (D)once inhabited
Question 16: As soon as (A) 800 B. C, people (B) began to experiment with (C) methods of helping the sick (D).
Question 17: All the staff (A)in Tam’s film (B)are expected to do some overtime (C)if the need rises (D)
Question 18: The results of our marketing survey show that (A)there will be (B) quite a demand (C) for electric cars in the ahead (D)years
Question 19: That (A) cats have (B)nine lives (C) have been believed (D) for centuries
Question 20: An organ is (A) a group of tissues (B) capable to perform (C) some special functions, as, for example, the heart, the liver (D)or the lungs.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 21: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _____.
deep	B. deeply	C. deepness	D. depth
Question 22: The idea ____to nothing because I couldn’t afford to do it
went	B. came	C. turned	D. changed
Question 23: The players’ protests_____ no difference to the referee’s decision at all
did	B. made	C. caused	D. created
Question 24: Peter, Harry and Chuck were first, second, and third ______ in the school cross-country race
respectively	B. actively	C. responsively	D. tremendously
Question 25: By using all the latest technology, the yacht-man managed to cross the Atlantic in ____ time.
record	B. lightning	C. top	D. quickest
Question 26: Why ____ Peter to the party? He is always making trouble
Don’t we invite	B. don’t you invite	C. not invite	D. invite
Question 27: The speaker fail to get his message ____ to his audience
Around	B. in	C. across	D. out
Question 28: You are under no obligation _____ to accept this offer
 A. whatsoever	B. eventually	C. apart	D. indeed
Question 29: ______ no money would be wasted, we will use energy more efficiently
so that	B. in order that	C in order to	D. A and B
Question 30: Interpreting is not a mechanical process of converting a sentence in language A in to a sentence in language B. ____, it is a complex art.
But	B. In addition	C. Rather	D. However
Question 31: You can always _____Ann to give you sound advice
bank of	B. bank for	C. bank at	D. bank on
Question 32: His emotional problems _____from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think
stem	B. flourish	C. root	D. sprout
Question 33: There should be an international law encouraging_____
afforestation	B. deforestation	C. forestry	D. reforestation
Question 34: I’m not keen on _____ control of the project to a relatively newcomer
undertaking	B. charging	C. entrusting	D. allotting
Question 35: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep___ with rapidly changing technology A. speed	B. time	C. fast	 D. pace
Question 36: He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any _____ on his movements
 A. obstacle	B. veto	C. restriction	D. regulation
Question 37: He was very taken ___ by her aggressive attitude
 A. about	B. aside	C. apart	D. aback
Question 38: Most crimes that are committed are no more than ____theft
 A. slight	B. small	C. unimportant	D. petty
Question 39: John was asked to _____ before the judge
wit	B. testify	C. execute	D. prejudice
Question 40: She is extremely competent and ______.
 A. industrial	B. industrious	C. industry	D. industrialized
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 from number 41 to 50
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop. 
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word. 
The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. 
Question 41: The title for this passage could be _____ . 
A. “Desert Plants” B. “Life Underground” C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” 
D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” 
Question 42: The word “inexorable” in the passage mostly means _____ . 
A. relentless	B. full	C. demanding	D. essential
Question 43: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _____ . 
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert B. water is an essential part of his existence 
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things 
D. very few large animals are found in the desert 
Question 44: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____. 
A. water-loving animals 	B. the coyote and the bobcat 
C. moist-skinned animals 	D. many large animals 
Question 45: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _____. 
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals B. live in an accommodating environment 
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest 
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world 
Question 46: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT _____. A. they sleep during the day 	B. they dig home underground 
C. they are noisy and aggressive 	D. they are watchful and quiet 
Question 47: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means _____. 
A. wild	B. cunning	C. unmanageable	D. unhealthy
Question 48: the word “Them” means_____.
A. animals 	B. people	C. water	D. minutes 
Question 49: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means _____. 
A. “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young” 
B. “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in” 
C. “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept” 
D. “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found” 
Question 50: We can infer from the passage that _____ . 
A. living things adjust to their environment 	B. water is the basis of desert life 
C. desert life is colorful and diverse 	D. healthy animals live longer lives 
From the four words or phrases(A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentences
Question 51: ___ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system
A. The Earth being	B. The Earth is 	C. That the Earth is	D. Being the Earth
Question 52: All the way along the wind street ____
A. he came	B. came he	C. did he came	D. comes he 
Question 53: Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have ____
A. not definite shape	B. none definite shape	 C. no definite shape	 D. nothing definite shape
Question 54: Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine ______ of the ozone layer over the poles.
A. what is causing the deterioration	B. what the cause of the deterioration
C. is causing the deterioration	D. the deterioration is causing
Question 55: The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained____.
Ạ. A remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month
B. A reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following
C. To remember that the interest rates was going up next month
D. A reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others
Question 56: A. contents	B. dismal	C. discontent	D. decent
Question 57: A. hygiene	B. appointment	C. remember	D. neglect 
Question 58: A. competence	B. comfortable	C. compliment	D. companion
Question 59: A. delicious	 	B. theory	C. attractive	D. alleviate
Read the following passage and choose the right answer to each of the questions.
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods- a term whose meaning varies greatly- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the foods supply is unsafe or inadequate in the meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and formed the basic for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.
One thing that most organically grown foods products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy expensive organic foods instead.
Question 60 The “ welcome development” mentioned in paragraph 2 is an increase in 
A. interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans.
B. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet.
C. the amount of healthy foods grown in North America.
D. the number of consumers in North America.
Question 61. According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”?
A. It is accepted by most nutritionists.	B. It has been used only in recent years.
C. It has no fixed meaning	D. It is seldom used by consumers.
Question 62. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because	.
A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods.
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods.
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods.
D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops.
Question 63. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often	.
A. careless	B. mistaken	C. thrifty	D. wealthy
Question 64. What is the author’s attitude towards the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic 	B. Skeptical	C. Neutral	D. Somewhat favorable
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. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
 => The journalist wanted to know........................................................................
2. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
 => The meat was.................................................................
3. It is essential that Profesor Van Helsing is met at the airport
 => Profesor Van Helsing...... ..........................................................................
4. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
 => If you.................................................................
5. “ Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter.
 => Peter asked if.... ...................................................................
II. TOPIC: Write about the formal school education system in Vietnam.
	The current formal school education system in Vietnam, as we all know, consists of three levels; pre-school, primary and secondary educations. Secondary education is divided into lower and upper stage. Now, in some provinces especially in cities, there are two parallel school systems in pre-school, primary or even secondary education; state and private schools. Tuition fees are different very much from state to private schools. In both systems, the academic year, from early September to late May, is divided into two semesters consisting of four to five months each. 
Children usually start their pre-school at the age of three, when they go to the nurseries but this stage is not compulsory. When children reach the age of six, they must go to primary schools. The primary education lasts five years with 5 grades; from grade 1 to grade 5. After having finished primary education, children can go to lower secondary schools from grade 6 to grade 9. Children who complete lower secondary may be accepted to upper secondary schools which last three years with 3 grades; ten to twelve. It depends on the locality that children have to take the entrance examination to be upper secondary students. Children finish the school education when they finish grade 12. Often, at the end of upper secondary education, student have to take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the requirement to go to university or college, The GCSE used to take place in early June, but this year in early July.
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