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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 118)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 1: ____________ Betty, I’m not surprised she won the prize. 
	A. Knowing	B. To know	C. To be knowing	D. To have known
Question 2: ____ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve. 
	A. At the bottom	B. At the height	C. On the top	D. In the end
Question 3. Mr.Black: “What a lovely house you have!”	Mr. John: “__________.”
	A. No problem	B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
	C. Of course not, it’s not costly	D. I think so
Question 4: My mother was the last person __________ about the accident.
	A. to know	B. known	C. have known	D. knew
Question 5: John: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Mary: “________”
I don’t agree, I’m afraid	B. That would be great	
 You’re welcome	 	D. I feel very bored
Question 6: How long does the play_________?
	A. prolong	B. extend	C. stretch	D. last
Question 7: In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large _________ from his bank.
	A. loan	B. finance	C. capital	D. debt
Question 8: Give me a word ___________ with C.
	A. beginning	B. begins	C. began	D. begin
Question 9: ________ had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
	A. Never	B. Scarcely	C. No sooner	D. Just
Question 10: The lake contained ______________ thousands of fish.
	A. much	B. one	C. many	D. few
Question 11: You’d better stop spending money, _________ you’ll end up in debt.
	A. unless	B. otherwise	C. in case	D. if not
Question12: A: I'd like to change some money	B: __________.
	A. Five tens, please	B. Which currency? C. You haven't signed it. D. What's your account number?
Question 13: The company’s __________ were well managed.
	A. incomes	B. finances	C. economics	D. wages
Question14: Mr. Smith is a __________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do.
	A. dependent 	B. independent	C. depending	D. dependable
Question15. A: “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?” B: “_______”
	A. Sorry, I don’t know	B. Yes, it was	C. I don’t think that	D. Not yet
Question16: He arrived late, _________ was annoying.
	A. it	B. that	C. what	D. which
Question17: Customer: “Can I have a look at that pullover, please?”	Salesgirl: “__________”
	A. It's much cheaper	 B. Which one? This one? C. Sorry, it is out of stock.	D. Can I help you?
Question18: “Don’t worry. I have ________ tire at the back of my car”.
	A. other	B. others	C. the other	D. another
Question19: Only when you grow up ___________ the truth.
 A. will you know	B. you will know 	C. do you know 	D. you know
Question 20: It had been announced that the proposed new office block _________ because of the current economic situation. A. will not be now built	B. will now not be built
	C. will not now be built	D. now will not be built
Question 21: Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father ________ late for lunch, weighed down with presents for the family. 	A. would arrive	B. had arrived	C. was arriving	 D. was used to arriving
Question 22: Dick put _____ ball in ______ net in ______ second half but _____ goal was disallowed.
	A. a/a/a/a	B. the/the/the/the	C. a/a/the/the	D. the/the/a/a
Question 23: I promise not to disturb you. I’ll just sit here and I’ll be as quiet as a ____________.
	A. sheep	B. fish	C. mouse	D. dog
Question 24: The President has made many visits to Japan, _________ began today.	
	A. whose recent one	B. the most recent of which C. which	D. the most recent one
Question 25: The captain as well as the passengers__________ very frightened by the strange noise.
	A. have been	B. was	C. is	D. were
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(from 26 to 30).
Question 26. 	A. company	B. atmosphere	C. customer	D. employment
Question 27. 	A. animal	B. bacteria	C. habitat	D. pyramid
Question 28. 	A. economy	B. communicate	C. unemployment	D. particular
Question 29. 	A. reduce	B. offer	C. apply	D. persuade
Question 30. 	A. potential	B. volunteer	C. understand	D. recommend
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 40 TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (31) ___ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (32)_____ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (33) ____, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common.
(34) ____ traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three - color signals, operated (35) _____ hand from a tower in the (36) _____ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (37) ____ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (38) ____ year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (39) _____ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (40) ____ by standard models which are universally adopted.
Question 31. 	A. outside	B. out	C.out of	D. outdoors
Question 32. 	A. resembled	B. looked	C. showed	D. seemed
Question 33. 	A. However	B. Therefore	C. Although	D. Despite
Question 34. 	A. New	B. Recent	C. Modern	D. Late
Question 35. 	A. by	B. with	C. through	D. in
Question 36. 	A. middle	B. heart	C. focus	D. halfway
Question 37. 	A. show	B. appear	C. happen	D. become
Question 38. 	A. a	B. in the	C. in a	D. the
Question 39. 	A. rise	B. raise	C. wake	D. get up
Question 40. 	A. reproduced	B. replaced	C. removed	D. remained
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction (from 41 to 45).
Question 41. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the plane
	 A	B	 C	 D
Question 42. Heathrow is a very busy airport. You always see aeroplanes landing and take off.
	 A B	 C	 D
Question 43. In this hospital they have the best staff and equipments in the whole province. It’s really high standard. A	 B	 C	 D
Question 44. My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
 A B C D
Question 45. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
	 A	 B	 C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 54.
	Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (46)_____ it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea. A special room was built and lowered (47) ____ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived (48) ____ a depth of 40 feet. At a (49) ____ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house”. On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (50) _____ many interesting scientific observations. The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (51) ____ the seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world.
 The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (52) _____ the bottom of the sea. On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (53) ____ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (54)_____ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found out that it was posible to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”.
Question 46. A. what	B. which	C. how	D. whether
Question 47. A.down	B. into	 	C. below	D. underneath
Question 48. A. at	B. in	C. on	D. from
Question 49. A. some	B. more	C. any	D. much
Question 50. A. exercised	B. made	C. caught	D. done
Question 51. A. cultivating	B. transplanting	C. implanting	D. growing
Question 52. A. exploring	B. enquiring	C. inquiring	D. imploring
Question 53. A. breeds	B. forms	C. castes	D. systems 
Question 54. A. pack	B. flock	C. school	D. herd
Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
DON’T WORRY IN SILENCE
	When we are young, sometimes the hardest thing about feelings is actually sharing them with others, though, I realise now, it is certainly worth making the effort to do so. Sharing with others helps us to share the load, as it were.
 It was not until much later, looking back over my childhood, that I realised that the first step in sharing was to identify what feelings I actually had! Making a list of them seemed to help. Was I happy or was I sad? Was it all emotion experienced only at that particular time or did I tend to feel like that all the time?
	My problem was that I had not realised that some fears are quite acceptable and even helpful at times, while others can actually get in the way of enjoying everyday things such as learning, playing with a friend or experiencing for the first time the change from Primary to Secondary level. This is when I really should have had a chat with my parents instead of holding it all inside, as they would have been able to lessen my anxiety about moving up.
	There were times when my anxiety would also be accompanied by a headache, a stomachache or dizziness. My grandmother used to tell me that there is a certain part of the brain that controls that fight or flight feeling. Not that I had any idea what she was talking about as I must have been only about knee-high at the time!
	I recall a small group of us feeling uncomfortable at the idea of meeting new teachers or moving up to the “big” school. That kind of discomfort at such an age is natural when faced with something new. Better late than never, I realised that being shy is not such a bad thing. Nobody actually sets out to be like that, it just happens naturally. I understood quite quickly that the key to shyness is just to be yourself. No matter the age, it’s healthy to get things off your chest! In fact, I quickly found that some of my friends had the same feelings and became quite happy to share their secrets. Sometimes, just inviting a shy child to join in a game a couple of times helped them to get over their feelings of shyness.
	There were other times when I felt sad about leaving Primary school, but then again, it was one of the many normal emotions or moods we have all experienced during that period of change. Unhappiness was the emotion I felt when I had to say goodbye to certain dear friends. It made me feel like crying, though even crying made me feel better as tears slowly washed away the negative emotions. When the sadness started to disappear, it felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
	I now realise at the tender age of twenty- eight that, even though, there might sometimes seem to be no reason to look on the bright side of life, for every bad there is a good. Also, having friends who think optimistically can help you get on your feet again and move forward onto a more positive path.
Question 55. What do youngsters find most difficult to do? A. to make an effort	 B. to realise that life is hard.
	C. to tell others how they feel.	D. to accept help from others.
Question 56. What was the writer’s first move towards sharing her feelings?
	A. to decide which particular feelings she had 	 	B. to finish writing her lists of feelings
	C. to look back over the years	D. to ask people questions about her feelings
Question 57. What the writer finally realised about fears is that ____________.
	A. they all get in the way	B. they can happen every day
	C. some are more helpful than others	D. it is better to hold them inside
Question 58. What does the writer mean by “knee-high”?
	A. too short	B. too young 	C. too high	D. too tall
Question 59. According to the writer, what is the best way to handle shyness?
	A. to realise that it is uncomfortable	B. to realise that age matters
	C. to understand that it is unhealthy	D. to be your usual self
Question 60. When the writer’s sadness began to disappear, she felt ______ .
A. she had lost weight	 B. she was heavier C. more positive about life	 D. more emotional about life
Question 61. The writer realises now for the first time that ______________.
	A. there is always a reason to look on the bright side 	B. she has optimistic friends
	C. you can get on your feet again yourself 	D. it’s difficult to tell good from bad
Question 62. One can infer from the passage that one reason why so many lives were lost in the cyclone was because ____.	A. the area struck was one of the most overcrowded in the world
	B. the Bangladesh government had failed to foresee such a disaster
	C. most of the population had no decent housing	D. the people were not prepared
Question 63. We can understand from the passage that the official figures given regarding the death toll ___________.
	A. were much higher than the authorities expected	B. overestimated the number of victims
	C. didn’t reflect the actual extent of the tragedy	D. included only those drowned
Question 64. The passage aims to impress on the reader ______.
	A. the extent of suffering experienced by the people in Bangladesh
	B. the magnitude of the cyclone’s destructive force
	C. the inadequacy of the relief work sent in	D. the extent of the poverty and misery in Bangladesh
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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