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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following blanks.
Question 1. Let’s go for a walk, _________?
A. shan’t we	B. shall us	C. shall we	D. will we?
Question 2. I am well _________ with the problems encountered in starting a business.
A. aware	B. informed	C. acquainted	D. knowledgeable
Question 3. That news came very fast. They’ll be surprised __________.
A. hearing	B. to hearing	C. at hearing	D. to hear
Question 4. The sink in the locker room tends to _________.
A. flow	B. overflow	C. flow over	D. over flowing
Question 5. – “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 6. - “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 7. I haven’t had a ________ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. extensive	B. productive	C. enthusiastic	D. economic
Question 8. All the plans have been put _________ for the time being.
A. down	B. up	C. aside	D. low
Question 9. We found some real _________ at the market.
A. prizes	B. goods	C. bargains	D. items
Question 10. 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 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcasted _________ on TV and radio.
A. stimulatingly	B. simultaneously	C. jointly	D. uniformly
Question 15. Don’t worry! He’ll do the job as ___________ as possible.
A. economical	B. economically	C. uneconomically	D. beautifully
Question 16. If you do not want to _______ the chance, _________ a decision soon.
A. miss/makes	B. take/make	C. miss/make	D. miss/take
Question 17. Near the parked is a famous landmark __________ the Unification Palace.
A. whose named	B. called	C. is	D. is called
Question 18. The problem needs to be ______________ urgently.
A. addressed	B. dealt with	C. thought	D. cleared
Question 19. 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
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.
Question 20. A. moaned B presented C. viewed D. robbed
Question 21. A. position B. consider C. visit D. president 
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 
Question 22. A. apply 	B. persuade 	C. reduce 	D. offer
Question 23. A. different 	B. important 	C. impressive 	D. attractive
Question 24. A. familiar B. impatient 	C. uncertain 	D. arrogant
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.
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all. In vertebrates the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell.
Brains can be extremely complex. The cerebral cortex of the human brain contains roughly 15–33 billion neurons, perhaps more, depending on gender and age, linked with up to 10,000 synaptic connections each. Each cubic millimeter of cerebral cortex contains roughly one billion synapses. These neurons communicate with one another by means of long protoplasmic fibers called axons, which carry trains of signal pulses called action potentials to distant parts of the brain or body and target them to specific recipient cells.
The brain controls the other organ systems of the body, either by activating muscles or by causing secretion of chemicals such as hormones and neurotransmitters. This centralized control allows rapid and coordinated responses to changes in the environment. Some basic types of responsiveness are possible without a brain: even single-celled organisms may be capable of extracting information from the environment and acting in response to it. Sponges, which lack a central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and even locomotion. In vertebrates, the spinal cord by itself contains neural circuitry capable of generating reflex responses as well as simple motor patterns such as swimming or walking. However, sophisticated control of behavior on the basis of complex sensory input requires the information-integrating capabilities of a centralized brain.
Despite rapid scientific progress, much about how brains work remains a mystery. The operations of individual neurons and synapses are now understood in considerable detail, but the way they cooperate in ensembles of thousands or millions has been very difficult to decipher. Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us that brain operations are highly organized, while single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons, but how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown. 
Question 25. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Brain – human’s most complex part of the body.	B. Brain’s main function.
C. An overview of the most complex part of the body – Brain.	D. The brain’s complex operation.
Question 26. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. Jellyfish and starfish do not have brain.
B. The number of neurons in the cortex is about 15 – 33 billion, irrespective of age and gender.
C. The sponge has brain but not nervous system.
D. Neurons communicate with one another by targeting themselves to specific recipient cells.
Question 27. The word “linked” in the 2nd paragraph could be best replaced by______.
A. chained	B. connected	C. bundled	D. interfered
Question 28. Which the following is mentioned in the passage?
A. Sponges, which have no central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and locomotion.
B. All animals have brain protected in skull.
C. 1 cm3 in cerebral cortex contains about 1,000,000,000 synapses.
D. Neural circuitry in spinal cord can control even complex response to stimuli from external environment.
Question 29. The word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refers to:
A. the brain	B. the action of the brain	C. response	D. hormones and neurotransmitters
Question 30. Which of the following is impossible without the brain?
A. extracting information from the environment and acting in response to it.
B. generating reflex responses as well as simple motor patterns such as swimming or walking.
C. control behavior on the basis of complex sensory input which requires the information-integrating capabilities
D. coordinated body contractions and even locomotion
Question 31. The word “decipher” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. decode	B. devalued	C. observe	D. distract
Question 32. Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us______.
A. how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown.	B. the works of brain are highly organized.
C. single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons.	D. nothing.
Question 33. The word “complex” in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by______.
A. compliant	B. confused	C. complication	D. intricate
Question 34. The passage can be described as______.
A. informative	B. complicating	C. romantic	D. thrilling
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Drought, storms, and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (35) _ _ the ecosystem. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant die (36) _ _, the animals that (37) _ _ it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystem. Some pine forests need (38) _ _ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (39) _ _.
Polluting the air, soils, water can harm ecosystems. Building (40) _ _ on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems (41) _ _ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down (42) _ _ destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of (43) _ _ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (44) _ _ causing harm to ecosystems.
Question 35. A. harm	B. harmless	C. harmful	D. harms
Question 36. A. off	B. away	C. over	D. forever
Question 37. A. fed with	B. feed on	C. fed up with	D. feed
Question 38. A. flame	B. fires	C. blaze	D. burning
Question 39. A. fly	B. in	C. go	D. out
Question 40. A. moats	B. ditches	C. bridges	D. dams
Question 41. A. on	B. around	C. over	D. under
Question 42. A. hills	B. jungles	C. forests	D. woods
Question 43. A. catching	B. holding	C. carrying	D. taking
Question 44. A. avoid	B. without	C. not	D. no
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs correction.
Question 45. Isabella danced in her bare feet and wore loose-fitting clothing garments that allowed her freedom of movement. 	 	A B C D
Question 46. Most fatty acids have been founded as essential components of lipid molecules. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Question 47. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that 
ever lived.	 A	 B	 C	 D
Question 48. In seeking its representative writers, twentieth-century America seems to be searching 
	A	 B
for someone who chronicle the chaos and lack of direction reflected in some contemporary values.
	 C	 D
Question 49. The enclosing card gives details about room rates and services.
	 A	 B 	 C	 D
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.
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 50. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Japanese natural disaster – the nuclear power accident. 	C. The nuclear power accident – Japanese catastrophe.
B. Fukushima I nuclear accident – the largest nuclear power of all time. D. The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
Question 51. 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 52. The word “ongoing” in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. old-fashioned	B. onslaught	C. continuous	D. disastrous
Question 53. The word “withstand” in the second paragraph is could be best replaced by_____.
A. stand	B. stand together	C. wrestle	D. strike
Question 54. 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 55. 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 56. 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 57. The word “inoperable” in the passage could be best replaced by_____.
A. incompatible	B. impracticable	C. irrepressible	D. mysterious
Question 58. When the earthquake occurred, how many plants were inactive?
A. 3	B. 4, 5, 6	C. 5, 6	D. 5	
Question 59. 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 word that is closest meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 60. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed	B. expect more	C. do better	D. treat better
Question 61. As all of us cannot be available today, let’s put off the discussion till later.
A. present for the event	 B. scheduled for the event	 C. arranged for the event	 D. appointed for the event
Question 62: Fallout from a nuclear power station damaged in the tsunami may endanger the vegetation.
stimulate	B. harm	C. inhibit	D. benefit
Question 63. To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as some important information about yourself.
What you have experienced C. your own qualities in real life 
 Your bio data and special qualities D. what you have earned through study 
Question 64. The activists were accused of contaminating the minds of our young people. 
Providing healthy ideas C. harming 
Nurturing D. keeping in the dark
WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
65. It won’t be possible for me to come back home this week because I’m too busy.
- I’m afraid..
66. Mr Jones remembered the date, and so did his wife.
- Mr Jones didn’t..
67. The lesson was so boring that Lan fell asleep.
- It
68. Peter is my close friend. His father is a policeman.
- Peter, whose..
69. “Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?” Jean invited me.
- Jean.
Part 2: In about 120 words, write a paragraph about the advantages of computers.
ĐÁP ÁN 
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Đáp án
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Đáp án
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Đáp án
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1
C
17
B
33
D
49
A
2
C
18
A
34
A
50
C
3
D
19
D
35
A
51
B
4
B
20
B
36
A
52
C
5
B
21
B
37
B
53
A
6
B
22
D
38
D
54
D
7
B
23
A
39
D
55
A
8
C
24
D
40
D
56
D
9
C
25
C
41
B
57
B
10
A
26
A
42
C
58
A
11
B
27
B
43
A
59
C
12
D
28
A
44
B
60
C
13
A
29
B
45
C
61
A
14
B
30
C
46
B
62
B
15
B
31
A
47
B
63
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16
C
32
B
48
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64
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WRITING:
65. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back home this week because I’m too busy.
66. Mr. Jones didn’t forget the date, and neither did his wife.
67. It was such a boring lesson that lan fell asleep.
68. Peter, whose father is a policeman, is my close friend.
69. Jean invited me to come to her party the next day.