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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 124)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Reading 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 1 to 10:
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frame of an object, each slightly different than the proceeding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator.
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequences of pictures. These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that defines the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism involves computer techniques from three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame. It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen.
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer’s display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer computers the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is completed, it is replaced for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive and time- consuming. Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images.
Question 1: What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The production procession B. The equipment needed C. The high cost	D. The role of the artist
Question 2: According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the ____.
A. first frame B. middle frames C. last frame	 D. entire sequences of frames
Question 3: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A. formulas	B. objects	C. numbers	D. database
Question 4: According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to ______.
A. add color to the images	B. expose several frames at the same time
C. store individual images	D. create new frames
Question 5: According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by _____. A. drawing several versions	B. enlarging one frame at a lime
C. analyzing the sequence from different angles	D. using computer calculations
Question 6: The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. separates	B. registers	C. describes	D. numbers
Question 7: The word “Once” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. before	B. since	C. after	D. while
Question 8: According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings. B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They calculate high-resolutions images. D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
Question 9: The word “task” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. possibility	B. position	C. time	D. job
Question 10: Which of the following statement is supported by the passage?
A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation. B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.
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 11 to 12:
Question 11: We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested	B. unsure	C. open	D. slow
Question 12: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness	B. worry and sadness	C. pain and sorrow	D. loss
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 13 to 15:
Question 13: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy	B. comfortable	C. free	D. relaxed
Question 14: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful	B. famous	C. perfect	D. modest
Question 15: After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader. A. requesting	 B. trying	C. offering	D. deciding
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from:
Question 16: - Do you like pop music or jazz? - I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any	B. both	C. either	D. neither
Question 17: By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite luxurious.
A. which many	B. many of them	C. many of which	D. many that
Question 18: Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. needn’t	B. must	C. shall	D. will
Question 19: _______saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was C. The woman was	D. What was the woman
Question 20: If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop _______lunch.
A. for having	B. having had	C. having	D. to have
Question 21: Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness.
A. keep up with	B. come down with	C. put up with	D. catch up with
Question 22: –“Would you like another coffee?” – “____________”.
A. Willingly B. Very kind of your part C. I’d love one	 D. It’s a pleasure
Question 23: The discovery was a major _______ for research workers.
A. break-in	B. breakout	C. breakthrough	D. breakdown
Question 24: -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “_____________ .“
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please C. No I mind	 D. Yes, do as you please
Question 25: As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders	B. spectators	C. viewers	D. audiences
Question 26: My parents lent me the money. _______, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. However	B. Therefore	C. Only if	D. Otherwise
Question 27: It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary	B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent	D. my secretary sent
Question 28: - “How lovely your pets are!” – “____________”.
A. I love them, too	B. Thank you, it’s nice of you to say so
C. Can you say that again	D. Really? They are
Question 29: It is essential that Alice _______ Tom of the meeting tomorrow.
A. remind	B. must remind	C. reminds	D. will remind
Question 30: It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over	B. on	C. in	D. up
Question 31: Jack made me _______ him next week.
A. promise calling	B. to promise calling	C. to promise to call	D. promise to call
Question 32: _______ down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. No sooner had I sat	B. Scarcely I sat	C. Hardly had I sat	D. No sooner I sat
Question 33: “ I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” -“ _______”
A. All right	B. Thank you	C. Well done	D. Good luck
Question 34: - “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards” - “_____________ .“
A. It’s my pleasure	B. Good idea, thanks	C. You’ve welcome	D. Thanks, I will
Question 35: Parts of the country are suffering water _______ after the unusually dry summer.
A. shortage	B. supply	C. thirst	D. hunger
Question 36: The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it _______ warmer.
A. was	B. were	C. has been	D. had been
Question 37: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _______ last week.
A. must have done	B. can have done	C. may have done	D. should have done
Question 38: Jogging every day will_______ you good.
A. do	B. keep	C. help	D. make
Question 39: _______you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I	B. Should I be	C. If I am	D. If I had been
Question 40: They are having their house _______ by a construction company.
A. to paint	B. being painted	C. painted	D. painting
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: A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
 A B C D
Question 42: The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed, and speaking. A B C D
Question 43: If Monique had not attended the party, she never would meet her old friend Dan, whom she had not seen in years. A B C D
Question 44: A smaller percentage of British students go on to farther or higher education than any other European country. A B C D
Question 45: The proposal has repealed after a thirty-minutes discussion and a number of objections to its failure to include our district. A B C D
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 51 to 55:
Question 46: A. environment	B. satisfy	C. imagine	D. attractive
Question 47: A. biology	B. ability	C. interactive	D. inaccurate
Question 48: A. specialize	B. anxious	C. anticipate	D. tendency
Question 49: A. eliminate	B. compulsory	C. technology	D. academic
Question 50: A. medicine	B. addition	C. endanger	D. survival
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the bank from 51 to 60: 
	Why did you decide to read, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (51) ____? Common sense (52) ____ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the (53) ____ matter is interesting, and the argument clear and the (54) ____ attractive. But psychologists are trying to (55) ____ why people read – and often don’t read certain things, for example technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers.
	Even the most technically confident people often (56) ____ instructions for the video or home computer in favor of hands- on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading (57) ____ to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are (58) ____ among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; other (59) ____ that reader rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (60) ____, then reading stops.
Question 51: A. time	B. period	C. term	D. gap
Question 52: A. transmits	B. suggests	C. informs	D. advises
Question 53: A. content	B. text	C. subject	D. topic
Question 54: A. information	B. pattern	C. layout	D. assembly
Question 55: A. rate	B. value	C. determine	D. ensure
Question 56: A. ignore	B. pass	C. miss	D. omit
Question 57: A. lead	B. tend	C. undertake	D. consent
Question 58: A. contests	B. objections	C. separations	D. arguments
Question 59: A. direct	B. press	C. insist	D. urge
Question 60: A. occurs	B. establishes	C. issues	D. sets
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 questions from 61 to 64:
Question 61: While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
D. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Question 62: I’m sorry I interrupted your speech in the middle.
A. Your speech is very sorry for being interrupted in the middle.
B. I’m sorry to interrupt your speech in the middle. 
C. It’s my pity to interrupt your speech in the middle.
D. I apologized for having interrupted your speech in the middle.
Question 63: I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
A. By having failed his driving test, Harry made no surprise.
B. If Harry had not failed his driving test, I would have been surprised.
C. Harry’s having failed his driving test is not my surprise.
D. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
Question 64: She has always had a good relationship with the children.
A. She has always got on well with the children. B. She has got a lot of friend children.
C. She has always got away well with the children. D. The children have had her as their friend.
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. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 => She has....... .......................................................................
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 => I don’t know............ ...................................................................
3. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
 => My French friend isn’t............................................................................
4. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
 => The owner................. ....................................................................
5. We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money
 => If we............................ .....................................................................
II. TOPIC: Write a letter of request to UCAS to ask for information about the admission requirements to the university.
475/57 Le Thanh Ton St. District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
March 15th, 2008
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK and very impressed by the reputation of many famous universities there. I am writing now to apply for the course and to ask for the admission requirements to the university.
Now, I am in the last year of the high school and will finish secondary education in 3 months. I am very much interested in an undergraduate course in economics in Birmingham University. At school I have learnt English for 7 years now, and my English is good enough to communicate with English speaking residents. Moreover, I am rather good at natural science subjects, and I am also very much interested in social activities. My family income is absolutely good enough to pay for my life and study abroad, too. I have good health and am willing to live on my own. What my family and I want to know now is the detailed admission requirements to the university and the degrees I will be granted after finishing the course. Could you please send me some information about the admission requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation and details of the course? I am ready to supply any information about myself if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Hoang Thanh Nam.
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