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ĐỀ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 
SECTION A (8 points) 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part 
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
 (): A. cover B. home C. lovely D. money 
 (): A. hates B. hopes C. lives D. takes 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the 
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
(): A. habitat B. industry C. religion D. sacrifice 
(): A. refund B. regret C. result D. respect 
(): A. academy B. imaginary C. manufacture D. proficiency 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
(): Her eyes were bright and ______ . They always looked active and energetic. 
A. alive B. live C. lively D. liveliness 
(): He tried his best and finally he ______ to persuade all the club members. 
A. defeated B. managed C. succeeded D. won 
(): We all agree that ______ small, the kitchen is well designed. 
A. despite B. although C. in spite of D. yet 
(): On the top of the letter, it reads,” To ______ it may concern.” 
A. who B. whose C. whom D. however 
(): You should wave as ______ as you can to attract someone’s attention. 
A. fast B. far C. hard D. well 
(): When they opened the door of the fridge, what they saw was ______ ice. 
A. almost B. most C. mostly D. most of 
(): ______ inventions and discoveries have been made by accident. 
A. Plenty B. A large number of C. A great deal of D. Lots 
(): The billionnaire says that a thousand dollars for a meal______ not too expensive. 
A. is B. are C. has D. were 
(): The English people have a saying about the weather that it rains ______ . 
A. apples and pears B. cats and dogs C. water and ice D. winds and storms 
(): Many people are dying ______ various types of cancer. 
A. by B. in C. for D. of 
(): Some experienced firefighters and rangers say that in late Autumn, forests may easily ______ fire. 
A. become B. catch C. get D. turn 
(): According to some optimistists, by the end of the 21st century, our astronauts ______ on Mars. 
A. will land B. have landed C. will be landing D. will have landed 
(): I must go to ______ post office to buy some stamps to send this important letter on time. 
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 
(): He was feeling bad. He went to work, ______, and tried to concentrate. 
 A. although B. but C. however D. therefore 
(): ______ anyone call, please tell them I’m busy. 
A. Will B. Shall C. Should D. Might 
(): In the 17th century, Galileo Galilei proved that the earth ______around the sun. 
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. will go 
(): Her husband was always there and she just took him _____ . 
A. as usual B. for granted C. in regard D. off side 
(): Mike and Laura are at home. They are talking about TV programme. 
Laura: “So, darling , ______” Mike: “Oh, there’s a football match at 8!” 
A. What will we have? B. What’s on TV tonight? 
C. What will they show tonight? D. What’s in the channel? 
(): Tom: “Your hairstyle is terrific!” Sue: “______” 
A. You are doing well. B. Thanks. I am glad you like it. 
C. I did it quite well! D. Why not so terrific? 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
(): Most bear species are omnivorous, but individual diets can range from almost exclusively herbivorous to almost 
exclusively carnivorous, depending on what food sources are available locally and seasonally. 
A. concerning easily attacking passers-by B. involving sleeping in winters 
C. relating to eating meat and plants D. having to do with hunting food near and all year 
(): “ I could have eaten a horse,” Bob said. 
A. was very hungry B. hated horses very much 
C. ran much faster than a horse D. could win a horse races game 
(): She is a couch potatoe while he is a fitness freak. 
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A. a person who avoids eating potatoes B. a person who likes keeping fit 
C. a person who is frightened of fitness D. a person who fits all-size clothes 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
(): According to scientists who study birds, upon hatching, ducklings have already known to swim. 
 A B C D how to swim 
(): Below are some advices that can help interviewees reduce the feeling of pressure and create 
 A B advice C D 
a good impression on your interviewer. 
(): All of the principles that are collected here serve to make up a system of checking and evaluating 
 A B C for 
security issues. 
D 
(): The life span of a domestic cat at home is said to be far shorter than a wild tiger in the jungle. 
 A B C D that of a wild tiger 
(): Our ideal world would be a peaceful one where there are no peace or conflicts between nations, and 
 A B war C 
where people won’t have to live under the threat of terrorism but all live together in harmony. 
 D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from {} to {}. 
The term civilization basically means the () __________ of development at which people live together 
peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first () __________ and stable communities 
that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires. 
The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest () __________ of the much broader subject 
called ancient history. The () __________ of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC 
and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Humankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of 
a historical record () __________. 
The first ancient societies () __________ in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley 
region of () __________ are now Pakistan and India, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island 
of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain () __________ in common. 
They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created 
fairly complex social structures with class systems. 
() __________ written records and carved inscriptions, the knowledge about ancient peoples is derived 
from the work of archaeologists. Most of the significant archaeological () __________ have been made in the past 
200 years. The Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia was discovered in the 1890s, and some of the most important 
archaeological digs in China were made after the late 1970s. 
(From Encyclopedia Britanica Library) 
(): A. level B. line C. rank D. step 
(): A. governed B. occupied C. settled D. sectioned 
(): A. patches B. segments C. spots D. villages 
(): A. expanse B. extent C. span D. width 
(): A. able B. capable C. potential D. possible 
(): A. arose B. aroused C. raised D. rose 
(): A. what B. where C. which D. that 
(): A. features B. qualities C. styles D. types 
(): A. Apart from B. Instead of C. In regard to D. In view of 
(): A. discoverings B. findings C. inventions D. researches 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning 
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
(): The victims on Flight MH370 were thought to be in desperate hours before the airplane might have disappeared 
into nowhere. 
A. anxious B. distressed C. resilient D. useless 
(): Americans like to be simple in how they wear, so American students choose to wear casual clothes when they go 
to school. 
A. comfortable clothes B. informal clothes C. protective wears D. uniforms 
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 {} to {}. 
The dream of a canal across the Isthmus of Suez had existed since the time 4,000 years ago when the pharaohs 
built Egypt's first canal. (It linked the Nile River with the Great Bitter Lake, which then opened onto the Gulf of Suez.) 
This canal, however, was filled in, and for centuries trade with the Far East was carried overland across Asia. Eventually 
ships began to sail around the southern tip of Africa to reach the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea. 
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Then in 1858 a French engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps, acquired the rights from his friend, Saʾid Pasha, viceroy 
of Egypt, to organize a company and build a canal. On Nov. 17, 1869, the Suez Canal was opened with great ceremony 
at the northern terminus, Port Said, which was named for Saʾid Pasha. The 12,400-mile (19,950-kilometer) voyage from 
London around South Africa to Bombay, India, was shortened to 7,250 miles (11,670 kilometers). 
The Suez Canal is 101 miles (163 kilometers) long, or about twice the length of the Panama Canal. The Suez was easier 
to construct because it crosses flat, sea-level terrain and requires no locks. About 24 miles (39 kilometers) of the canal 
are channels dredged through lakes. Most of the banks of the other 77 miles (123 kilometers) are reinforced with stone, 
cement, or steel to help prevent erosion. 
The main channels of the canal are dredged to a depth of about 66 feet (20 meters), and the navigational width 
between buoys is set at 596 feet (180 meters). Double channels, where ships traveling in opposite directions can pass 
without stopping, have been constructed at four locations and cover a little more than 41 miles (67 kilometers). The 
largest ships allowed to pass through the canal may have a beam of up to 210 feet (64 meters) wide and a draught 
(below-water depth) of up to 53 feet (16 meters). 
Ships move through the canal under their own power, but large ships must be accompanied by a tugboat. The trip 
takes roughly 12 to 18 hours. To prevent accidents, vessels must travel in convoys at fixed speeds, fixed intervals, and 
fixed distances between passing ships. Convoys going in opposite directions are usually timed so they will pass each 
other in the Great Bitter Lake where there is a long double channel. 
Each day two convoys from south to north and one convoy from north to south sail through the canal, with a 
maximum total of 80 vessels a day. Yearly traffic numbers about 20,000 ships carrying between 300 million and 400 
million net tons. Tankers and cargo ships account for nearly all canal traffic, but occasionally passenger liners and 
warships use the waterway. Northbound cargo is chiefly oil from the Persian Gulf headed for Western Europe. 
Southbound cargo consists mainly of manufactured goods and grain from Europe and North America destined for the 
Far East and southern Asia. 
From Encyclopedia Britanica Library 
(): People dreamt of a canal like the Suez Canal now ______. 
A. in the year 4000 BC B. 4000 years before 
C. in the time of the first pharaoh D. when the pharaohs built the Gulf of Suez 
(): According to paragraph 1, Egypt’s first canal ______. 
A. was no longer deep nor empty, but was solid again. 
B. has helped trade with the Far East by sea ever since then. 
C. was an important waterway to connect the Mediterranean Sea for many centuries. 
D. acted as a way for ships to sail around the southern tip of Africa. 
(): Which of the following is not surely true of Ferdinand Le Sesseps? 
A. He came from France. B. He worked in engineering 
C. He and his company built the Canal D. He named Port Said after his friend’s name 
(): After the digging of the Suez Canal, the whole voyage from London to India was ______. 
A. 12,400 miles B. 19,950 kilometers C. 7,250 miles D. reduced by 11,670 kilometers 
(): It can be infered from the passage that ______. 
A. the Suez Canal is half the length of the Panama Canal. 
B. the Suez Canal was more difficult to dig than the Panama Canal. 
C. the Panama Canal went up a steep hill or mountain or something like that. 
D. The Panama Canal requires no locks. 
(): According to the passage, ships that pass the Suez Canal ______. 
A. can always travel in opposite directions all the way along the Canal 
B. are big and cover an area of over 41 miles 
C. can’t have a beam of more- than -210 -feet width. D. do not need any help . 
(): The word “tugboat” in line 1 of paragraph 4 most probably means ______. 
A. a traveler boat B. a life boat C. a fishing boat D. a pulling boat 
(): Which of the following is TRUE of the passage? 
A. The trip through the Canal takes ships less than half a day. 
B. Fixed numbers in speeds, intervals, distances can cause accidents in the Canal. 
C. “Convoys” mean groups of ships or boats going together. 
D. the Grea Bitter Lake is a narrow part of the Canal where accidents happen easily. 
(): Which of the following kinds of ship is not mentioned to pass the Canal in the passage? 
A. Tankers B. Cargo ships C. Passenger liners D. Aircraft carriers 
(): What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. The Suez Canal, the fast and convenient way from Western Europe to Asia 
B. The Suez Canal or the Panama Canal, which is the more wonderful? 
C. The Suez Canal and Ferdinand Lesseps’ life 
D. The Suez Canal the greatest building ever made by mankind 
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 55 to 64. 
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The English universities 
While the University of Paris became the model for French universities north of the Loire and for those of central 
Europe and England, Oxford would appear to have been the earliest. Certain schools, opened early in the 12th century 
within the precincts of the dissolved nunnery of St. Frideswide and of Oseney Abbey, are supposed to have been the 
nucleus around which it grew. But the beginning may have been a migration of English students from Paris about 
1167 or 1168. Immediately after 1168, allusions to Oxford as a studium and a stadium generale begin to multiply. In 
the 13th century, mention first occurs of university “chests,” which were benefactions designed for the assistance of 
poor students. Halls, or places of licensed residence for students, also began to be established. Against periodic 
vicissitudes such as student dispersions and plagues, the foundation of colleges proved the most effective remedy. 
The earliest colleges were University College, founded in 1249, Balliol College, founded about 1263, and Merton 
College, founded in 1264. 
The University of Cambridge, although it came into existence somewhat later than Oxford, may reasonably be held to 
have had its origin in the same century. In 1112 the canons of St. Giles crossed the River Cam and took up their 
residence in the new priory in Barnwell, and their work of instruction acquired additional importance. In 1209 a body 
of students migrated there from Oxford. Then about 1224 the Franciscans established themselves in the town and, 
somewhat less than half a century later, were followed by the Dominicans. At both the English universities, as at Paris, 
the mendicants and other religious orders were admitted to degrees, a privilege that, until the year 1337, was extended 
to them at no other university. Their interest in and influence at these three centres were consequently proportionately 
great. 
In 1231 and 1233 royal and papal letters afford satisfactory proof that the University of Cambridge was already an 
organized body, with a chancellor at its head. 
Universities elsewhere in Europe 
From the 13th to the 15th centuries, studia generalia or universities proliferated in central and northern Europe and 
were usually modeled on the University of Paris. Although the earliest was Prague, which existed as a studium in the 
13th century and was chartered by Pope Clement VI in 1348, perhaps no medieval university achieved a more rapid 
and permanent success than Heidelberg. The University of Heidelberg, the oldest in the German realm, received its 
charter in 1386 from Pope Urban VI as a stadium generale and contained all the recognized faculties—theology, canon 
law, medicine, and the arts, as well as civil law. In the subsequent 100 years, universities were founded at Cologne, 
Erfurt, Leipzig, Rostock, Freiburg, Tübingen, Ofen (Budapest), Basel, Uppsala, and Copenhagen. 
Spain was also an important scene of developments in higher education. Valladolid received its charter in 1346 and 
attained great celebrity after it obtained the rank of stadium generale and a universitas theologiae by a decree of Pope 
Martin V in 1418. Salamanca was founded in 1243 by Ferdinand III of Castile with faculties of arts, medicine, and 
jurisprudence, to which theology was added through the efforts of Martin V. The College of St. Bartholomew, the 
earliest founded at Salamanca, was noted for its ancient library and valuable collection of manuscripts. Other important 
early Spanish and Portuguese schools were Sevilla, Alcalá, and Lisbon. 
(From Pierre Riché James Bowen, Encyclopedia Britanica Library) 
(): According to paragraph 1, Which of the following universities or colleges is thought to be the oldest? 
A. University of Paris B. University of Oxford C. University College D. Balliol College 
(): The word “it” in line 3 of paragraph 1 refers to ______. 
A. St.Frideswide B. Oseney Abbey C. University of Paris D. Oxford 
(): Which event(s) was likely to give Oxford a start in its recognition? 
A. a migration of English students from Paris B. a studium generale 
C. the assistance of poor students D. periodic vicissitudes 
(): The phrase “the canons” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced with ______. 
A. the strong big guns B. the university students C. the priests of a church D. the governements 
(): It can be infered from the passage that “the mendicants” in line 6 of paragraph 2 means ______. 
A. the persons of medicine B. the persons of religion C. the residents D. the persons who migrate 
(): Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? 
 A. The mendicants’ influence at the 3 universities was small. 
 B. Until 1231 and 1233 Cambridge University was disorganized. 
 C. Starting from 1276, those who liked the recognition as a scholar had to pass a 15-day exam. 
 D. The first English universities, in their origin, partly copyed the Parisian model. 
(): The word “charter” in paragraph 5 probably means ______. 
A. chapter B. diagram C. document D. character 
(): Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage? 
A. “studia generalia” are universities . 
B. The University of Prague was chartered the earliest in central and northern Europe. 
C. The University of Heidelberg was the oldest one in Europe. 
D. The University of Heidelberg taught all the recognized faculties then. 
(): Which of the following was not a faculty in Spanish universities? 
A. arts B. medicine C. geology D. theology 
(): Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? 
A. Universities in Europe B. Early times of Universities in Europe 
C. University of Paris, the earliest D. University of Oxford, the most successful 
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SECTION B (2 points) 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence 
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 
(): You didn’t send it on time, so they didn’t call you for an interview. 
If _____________________________________________________. 
IF YOU HAD SENT IT ON TIME, THEY WOULD/COULD/MIGHT HAVE CALLED YOU FOR ANTERVIEW. 
 (): “You’d better go on holiday for a time” he said to me. 
He advised __________________________________________________. 
HE ADVISED ME TO GO ON HOLIDAY FOR A TIME. 
 (): They spent half an hour washing the car this afternoon. 
This afternoon it ____________________________________ . 
THIS AFTERNOON IT TOOK (THEM) HALF AN HOUR TO WASH THE CAR. 
 (): The doctor is going to check my eyes. I want to go to see the doctor. 
The doctor whom _____________________________________________. 
THE DOCTOR WHOM I WANT TO GO TO SEE IS GOING TO CHECK MY EYES. 
 (): Somebody has already fixed the computer. 
The computer _____________________________________________. 
THE COMPUTER HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED. 
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the place you like best to travel 
to. Write yourparagraph on your answer sheet. 
The following prompts might be helpful to you. 
- the beautiful sights there 
- the people there 
- the food (and drinks) there 
- the weather 
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