Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi thử THPT Quốc gia năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THPT Phú Cường

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	Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút
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I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently form the rest in each of the following questions..
Question 1. : A. tired	B. kind	C. child	D. signal
Question 2: A. clothes	B. closes	C tables	D. loves
Question 3: A. laughed	B. warned	C. screamed	D. accused
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the 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.
Question 4: A. widen	B. delay	C. suggest	D. repeat
Question 5: A. expression	B. expensive	D. individual	D. biologist
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
	 B: ______ There are many differences between generations.
 A. I agree with you.	B. That’s right. C. yes, that’s a great idea.	B. It’s not true.
Question 7: Good planning is one of the ________ of a successful business.
	A. character 	B. characters	C. characteristic	D. characteristics
Question 8: We need ________ information about historical places in Hanoi.
	A. farer	B. further	C. father	D. farthest
Question 9: Remember to invite other people to share the meal _______ you before you	start eating it.
	A with	B. of 	C. to	D about
Question 10: Prices are ______ than I expected
	A. little cheaper	B. more cheap	C. more cheaper	D. much cheaper
Question 11: The Vietnamese government has done a lot to ____ hunger and poverty.
	A. increase	B. force	C. eliminate	D. improve
Question 12: The TV programme I watch last night was so __________ that I turned it off.
	A : boring	B. excited	C bored	D. exciting
Question 13: Money is used __________ buying and selling goods.
	A. to	B. for	C. with	D. as
Question 14: Children should _________ not to talk with strangers.
	A. teach	B. are taught	C. be teaching	D. be taught 
Question 16: Men and women should be given the same job opportunities; __________ they should be paid equal salaries for the same work.
	A. although	B. furthermore	C. therefore	D. however
Question 17: If you work for the WWF, you can . research on rare plants and animals.
 A. carry away	B. carry on	C. carry out	D. carry off
Question 18. I hate people who .the end of a film that you haven’t seen.
	A. breaks off	B. fills in	C. gives away	D. turns up
Question 19. Stop putting words into my .! I never said opera was boring, I just said I preferred musicals, that’s all.
	A. mouth	B. brain	D. heart	D. hair ( put word into one’s mouth- mớm lời )
Question 20. you should always do your best to get along .other people.
 	A. to	B. into	C. with	D. about
Question 21. The electric failed while she ..dinner.
	A. is cooking	B. was cooking	C. has cooked	D. has been cooked
Question 22. Nam has bought a (an) car
	A. expensive red American sport	B. expensive sport red American	
	C. sport expensive red American	D. American red sport expensive
Question 23. _____Mary studied hard, she would have passed the exam
A. If 	B. Should 	C. Were 	D. Had
Question 24. Their hotel, ________ staff are very helpful, is an example to all other hotels
	A. that	B. who	C. which	D. whose
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25. A thief is going to get a nasty surprise today!
	A. an astonishing	B. a disappointing	C. a boring	D. an unpleasant
Question 26. Instead of saying that an epidemic had happened suddenly. We generally say that it has
	A. Stopped	B. burned out	C. broken out	D. burned up
Question 27.The campers heard a strange rustling in the trees.
	A. stealing	B. movement	C. pillaging	D. fight
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 28. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A.   uncomfortable      B.   warm        C.   lazy           D. dirty
Question 29. A temporary office was in place within hours and the injured were being helped.
A.   soak          B.   permanent            C.   complicated          D. guess
Question 30. Going to school is the legal right of children.
	A.   elicited     B.   irregular    C.   secret       D. illicit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 31. Linh is used to get up late at weekends.
	 A B C D
Question 32: Joyce thanked us inviting them to dinner and said that they wanted to have us over 
 A B C D 
for dinner next week.
Question 33: Hadn't he resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
 	 A B	C	D
Question 34: . Because much species of plants and animals in Hawaii are threaten with extinction within a short A B C
period of time, scientists are trying desperately to rescue them..
 D
Question 35: No sooner had the couple arrived than the priest had started the ceremony.
	 A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 46
	I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N’Djamena. Coming from a (36) ______country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had ( 37) ______. But after a few days I soon got used to (38) ______there. The people were very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.
	One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk (39) _____, and the women used to spend a long time every day ( 40)_______heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organization and arranged to (41 ) _____some pipes delivered. We built a simple pipeline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect there were a few (42) _____but it made a great difference to the villagers, (43 )______had never had running water before. And not (44 ) ____did we have running water, but in the evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been (45) ____ in the sun all day.
	All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. I would recommend it to anyone who was planning to work for a charity.
Question 36. A. rich	B. well-paid	C. comfortable	D. luxurious
Question 37. A. felt	B. planned	C. found	D. expected
Question 38: A. live	B. lived	C. living	D. lives
Question 39: A. away	B from	C. away from	D. far
Question 40: A fetching	B. wearing	C. carrying	D. holding
Question 41: A make	B. let	C. have	D. allow
Question 42: A. breaks	B. leaks 	C. splits	D. punctures
Question 43: A which	B. that 	C. they	D. who
Question 44: A. hardly	B. scarcely	C only	D. also
Question 45 A. lied	B. lay	C. laying	D. lying
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 46 to 55
Tsunami is a Japanese word which means harbour wave and is used as the scientific term for seismic sea wave generated by an undersea earthquake or possibly an undersea landslide or volcanic eruption. When the ocean floor is tilted or offset during an earthquake, a set of waves is created similar to the concentric waves generated by an object dropped into the water. Most tsunami originate along Ring of Fire, a zone of volcanoes and seismic activities, 32,500 km long that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Since 1819, about 40 tsunamis have struck the Hawaiian Islands.
A tsunami can have wave lengths, or widths, of 100 to 200 km, and may travel hundreds of kilometers across the deep ocean, reaching speech of about 725 to 800 kilometres an hour. Upon entering shallow coastal waters, the wave, which may have been only about half a metre high out at sea, suddenly grow s rapidly. When the wave reaches the shore, it may be 15mhigh or more. Tsunamis have tremendous energy because of the great volume of wave effected. They are capable of obliterating coastal settlements.
Tsunamis should not be confused with storm surges, which are domes of water that rise underneath hurricanes or cyclone and accompanying storm surge killed an estimated 500,000 people in Bangladesh in 1970. The tsunami which struck south and southeast Asia in late 2004 killed over 200 thousand people.
Question 46: Scientifically, tsunami is the term for_____
	A. seismic sea wave	B. undersea earthquake
	C. undersea landslide	D. volcanic eruption
Question 47: What does the word concentric mean ?
	A. Wavy	B. Having many centres	C. Having a common centre	D. A ring
Question 48: Which of the following may be a reason for a tsunami ?
	A. An inactive volcano.	B. A landslide on the seashore	
	C. An undersea earthquake	D. A storm
Question 49: What will happen when an object is dropped into the water ?
	A. volcanic eruption may be a consequence.
	B. Some concentric waves will be generated.
	C. there will be seismic activity.
	D. Earthquake may happen
Question 50: What is the zone of volcanoes and seismic activity in the world called ?
A. The concentric wave	B. The tsunami
	C. The Pacific Ocean	D. The Ring of Fire
Question 51: That is the greatest speed of tsunamis traveling across the deep ocean ?
	A. 200 kilometres an hour	B. 700 kilometres an hour
	C. 800 kilometres an hour	D. 150,000 kilometres an hour
Question 52 : How high is the wave of the tsunami when it reaches the shore ?
	A. 100 metres	B. 200 metres	C. Half a metre	D. Fifteen metres
Question 53: How are tsunami capable of obliterating coastal settlements ?
	A. They have tremendous energy due to the great volume of water affected.
	B. They are a metre high or more.
	C. They travel hundreds of kilometers.
	D. They can strike the shore fifteen metres high.
Question 54: What killed an estimated 500,000 people in Bangladesh ?
	A. A tsunami	B. A cyclone and accompanying storm surge
	C. A high tide	C. Flooding
Question 55: Which of the following is NOT true ?
	A. Tsunamis only occur in Asia.
	B. A cyclone along with storm surge happened in Asia in 1970.
	C. Storm surges are domes of water rising underneath hurricanes or cyclones.
	D. Storm surges cause extensive coastal flooding.
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 56 to 64
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication-having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer heath problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health. On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a loss. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree. What is it that makes mobile phone potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phone less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phone may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, its wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
Question 56: The most suitable title for the passage could be ______
	A. “ The reasons Why Mobile phones Are popular”
B. “ Technological Innovations and Their Price”
	C. “ The Way Mobile Phones Work”
	D. “ Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time”
Question 57: According to the passage, cell phones are especially popular with young people because __
	A. they are indispensable in everyday communications.
	B. they make them look more stylish.
C. they keep the users alert all the time
	D. They can not be replaced by regular phone
Question 58: The changes possibly caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with _____
	A. the mobility of the mind and the body	B. the resident memory
	C. the smallest units of the brain	D. the arteries of the brain
Question 59: The word “ means” in the passage most closely means ______
	A. meanings	B. expression	C. method	D. transmission
Question 60: The word “ potentially” in the passage most closely means _______
	A. obviously 	B. possibly	C. certainly	D. privately
Question 61: “ Negative publicity: in the passage most closely means ________
	A. information on the lethal effects of cell phones.
	B. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones
C. the negative public use of cell phones
D. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones
Question 62: Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may _____
	A. damage their users’ emotions	B. cause some mental malfunction.
	C. change their users’ temperament
	D. change their users’ social behavior
Question 63: The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often, _____
	A. suffer serious loss of mental ability	B. abandoned his family
	C. could no longer think lucidly	D. had a problem with memory
Question 64: According to the writer, people should _____
	A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases
	B. only use mobile phones regularly
C. keep off mobile phones regularly
	D. never use mobile phones in all cases.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
Question 65: Although it was cold, the children didn’t wear trousers.
Despite_________________________________________________________________________
Question 66: Most people think Mr Hoan is the best doctor in this hospital.
Mr hoan is considered_____________________________________________________________
Question 67: Would you mind not smoking here ?
I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________
Question 68: Although he tried hard, he failed.
No matter ____________________________________________________________________
Question 69: He was very sorry that he didn’t see Minh on her trip to Da Nang.
He greatly regretted ____________________________________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the advantages of personal electronic devices.
	The following prompts might be helpful to you.
helping us study better
helping people communicate with each other or relax
storing and searching information