Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi thử THPT Quốc - Năm học 2014-2015 - Đề số 17

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 17
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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. cleanse	B. gleam	C. creaky	D. wreath	
A. vouch 	B. crouch	C. foul	D. mousse	
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions. 
A. endeavour	B. secretarial	C. featherbed	D. hitherto
A. appetite	B. blockbuster	C. gatecrasher	D. outstanding 
A. bloodcurdling	B. consequence	C. breathtaking	D. dismantle
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The group leader recommended ________ a computer for the presentation.
	A. to use	B. use 	C. that we use	D. them to use
We had to _______ the design of the car to take account of the rough terrain.
	A. modify	B. amend	C. transfer	D. convert 	
This painting stands a good ________ of winning the prize.
	A. possibility	B. chance	C. opportunity	D. certainty
9.	I would never have _______ Jim of being the culprit.
	A. accused	B. convicted	C. suspected	D. reminded
10. _______ unprepared for the exam, I felt sure I would get a low score.
	A. Having	B. Being	C. Although	D. Because	
11. “Have you told your dad what’s bothering you?” “I’d ________ in you than my parents.”
	A. rather to confide	B. better confide
	C. rather my confiding	D. sooner confide
12. _________ imagined what would happen.
	A. Not for one minute had they	B. Never they had
	C. No minute had they	D. Not one minute had they
13.	Li has ________; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet.
	A. a sweet mouth	B. sweet lips	C. a sweet tongue	D. a sweet tooth
14. In the kitchen, there is a ________ table.
	A. beautiful large round wooden	B. large beautiful round wooden
	C. beautiful round large wooden	D. large wooden beautiful round
15. Legal matters are not my ________ - you will have to consult a lawyer.
	A. aspects	B. sector	C. prospect	D. domain
16. Mark Twain began his career on a newspaper and ________ to be a journalist.
	A. long considering himself	B. himself long considered
	C. long considered himself	D. was long himself considered
17. I can’t come to your birthday party because something has ________ .
	A. done away with	B. come off	C. cropped up	D. dropped off	
18. Four people drowned when the yacht _______ in a sudden storm.
	A. inverted	B. overflowed	C. upset	D. capsized
19. ___________ that we decided to cancel the polo match.
	A. Such was a weather	B. Such terrible weather was it
	C. So terrible a weather was it	D. The weather was such
20. Tom admitted that he couldn’t concentrate on his work __________ .
	A. in all	B. the bit least	C. in the least	D. at the least
21. Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!”
	John: “_________”
	A. In fact, I myself don’t like it.	B. You’re welcomed.
	C. I’m glad you like it.	D. But do you know how much it costs?
22. “What would you do in my situation?” – “______!”
	A. I think you should ask for a loan from the bank.
	B. I thought you would ask for a loan from the bank.
	C. I believe I will ask for a loan from the bank.
	D. I am going to ask for a loan from the bank.
23. Many student couldn’t _______, but the teacher _______ the problem by going into a detailed explanation.
	A. catch up/ cleared away	B. catch up with/ cleared off
	C. catch on/ cleared up	D. catch at/ cleared out	
24. Everything looks very positive for the company, _________ the current investors do not default on their agreements.
	A. assuming that	B. whether	C. whereas	D. as if
25. Environmental groups are locked in _________ with the council over the proposed new bypass through parts of Charmy Wood.
	A. argument	B. battle	C. debate	D. controversy
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. 	
26. Peace between the two country was only transitory.
	A. foil 	B. courageous	C. gusto	D. perpetual
27. These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
	A. antiquated	B. immune	C. obese	D. famous
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
28.	The secretary left after weeks of harassment by the manager of her department. 
	A. teasing	B. irritation	C. absence	D. goading
29. Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems.
	A. worry about	B. get angry about	C. get involved in	D. look for
30. The new amphitheater was based on the ancient Greek design.
	A. underwater theater	B. oval theater	C. sound and light theater	D. mini-theater
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. 
31. When mining for gold, you must first obtain the gold ore and then apart the gold from the ore. 
 A B C D
32. It was her, Elizabeth I, not her father, King Henry, who led England into the Age of Empire. 
 A B C D
33. Species like snakes, lizards, coyotes, squirrels, and jack rabbits seems to exist quite happily in the 
 A B C D
desert. 
34. Mercury and alcohol are widely used in thermometers because their volume increases uniform with 
 A B C D
temperature. 
35. The Commitments of Traders Report is released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
 A 
on eleventh day of each month. 
 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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
The great disaster movie
Disaster movies share many of the features typical of other types of film, such as the dramatic escapes from life-threatening situations in (36) _________ movies, or the (37) ________ events of horror films. They often involve (38) _________ natural events such as volcanoes, floods or earthquakes, or else (39) ________ man-made disasters like crashing planes or sinking ships. In some cases, an evil (40)________ is responsible, and the hero has to risk their life in an attempt to stop them. Dangerous (41) ________ , such as jumping from building to building, are not usually done by the actors themselves, and special (42) _________ created by computer are increasingly common. Like the (43)________ , with its cowboys, guns and dusty towns, the disaster film has been a recognisable type of film for a long time. The sinking of the Titanic, for instance, was first made into a (44) _________ film in 1912, although most film experts agree that disaster movies really (45) _________ in the 1970s, with classics such as Airport and The Towering Inferno.
36. 	A dance 	B drama 	C action 	D romantic
37. 	A scary 	B touching 	C frightened 	D moving
38. 	A outdoor 	B insane 	C spectacular 	D unsympathetic
39. 	A exotic 	B colourful 	C terrible 	D light-hearted
40. 	A villain 	B fan 	C cast 	D role
41. 	A acts 	B tricks 	C events 	D stunts
42. 	A results 	B effects 	C impacts 	D looks
43. 	A musical 	B western 	C comedy 	D animation
44. 	A holding 	B carrying 	C gripping 	D supporting
45. 	A took off 	B showed off 	C lifted off 	D drove off
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.
 All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for 
some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to 
find their own food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive 
Line system. It is a nonelective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the 
(5) most important thing that mammals-- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or 
placental mammals -- have in common.
 But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or 
birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their 
young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than 
(10) the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they 
have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does 
not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other 
arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have 
paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their 
(15) larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch.
 For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals 
add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for 
descendants. The most vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself 
completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that 
(20) moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. Young 
that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction 
of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries 
of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its 
young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are 
(25) removed, the young generally do no survive.
46. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The care that various animals give to their offspring.
(B) The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food.
(C) The methods that mammals use to nurse their young.
(D) The importance among young mammals of becoming independent.
47. The author lists various animals in line 5 to
(A) contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
(B) describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
(C) emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
(D) explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective
48. The word "tend" in line 7 is closest in meaning to 
(A) sit on	(B) move	(C) notice	(D) care for
49. What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding their young?
(A) It is unknown among fish.	(B) It is unrelated to the size of the young.
(C) It is dangerous for the parents.	(D) It is most common among mammals.
50. The word "provisioning" in line 13 is closest in meaning to 
(A) supplying	(B) preparing	(C) building	(D) expanding
51. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
(A) By storing food near their young.
(B) By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.
(C) By searching for food some distance from their nest.
(D) By gathering food from a nearby water source.
52. The word "edge" in line 17 is closest in meaning to 
(A) opportunity	(B) advantage	(C) purpose	(D) rest
53. The word "it" in line 20 refers to
(A) feeding	(B) moment	(C) young animal	(D) size
54. According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when
(A) their parents are away searching for food
(B) their parents have many young to feed
(C) they are only a few days old
(D) they first become independent
55. The word "shielded" in line 22 is closest in meaning to
(A) raised	(B) protected	(C) hatched	(D) valued
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.
 The origins of nest-building remain obscure, but current observation of nest-building
activities provide evidence of their evolution. Clues to this evolutionary process can be
found in the activities of play and in the behavior and movements of birds during mating,
Line such as incessant pulling at strips of vegetation or scraping of the soil. During the early
(5) days of the reproductive cycle, the birds seem only to play with the building materials. In
preparation for mating, they engage in activities that resemble nest-building, and continue
these activities throughout and even after the mating cycle. Effective attempts at construction
occur only after mating.
 Although nest-building is an instinctive ability, there is considerable adaptability in
(10) both site selection and use of materials, especially with those species which build quite
elaborate constructions. Furthermore, some element of learning is often evident since
younger birds do not build as well as their practiced elders. Young ravens, for example,
first attempt to build with sticks of quite unsuitable size, while a jackdaw's first nest
includes virtually any movable object. The novelist John Steinbeck recorded the contents
(15) of a young osprey nest built in his garden, which included three shirts, a bath towel, and
one arrow.
 Birds also display remarkable behavior in collecting building materials. Crows have
been seen to tear off stout green twigs, and sparrow hawks will dive purposefully onto a
branch until it snaps and then hang upside down to break it off. Golden eagles, over
(20) generations of work, construct enormous nests. One of these, examined after it had been
dislodged by high winds, weighed almost two tons and included foundation branches
almost two meters long. The carrying capacity of the eagles, however, is only relative to
their size ant1 most birds are able to carry an extra load of just over twenty percent of their
body weight.
56. The word "obscure" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
(A) interesting	(B) unclear	(C) imperfect	(D) complex
57. According to the passage, which of the following activities is characteristic of the early part of the reproductive cycle of birds?
(A) Selecting a mate	(B) Collecting nest-building materials
(C) Playing with nest-building materials	(D) Building a nest
58. The word "display" in line 17 is closest in meaning to
(A) communicate	(B) imitate	(C) initiate	(D) exhibit
59. The novelist John Steinbeck is mentioned in line 14 because he
(A) conducted a scientific study on the behavior of ospreys
(B) was the first to describe where ospreys built their nests
(C) described the materials ospreys can use to build their nests
(D) compared the size of osprey nests with the nests of other species
60. Which of the following birds are mentioned as those that build nests that include unusual objects?
(A) Ravens	(B) Ospreys	(C) Crows	(D) Sparrow hawks
61. According to the passage, when gathering materials to build their nests, sparrow hawks do which of the following?
(A) Hang upside down	(B) Select only green twigs
(C) Use objects blowing in the wind	(D) Collect more branches than necessary
62. The word "these" in line 20 refers to
(A) golden eagles	(B) generations	(C) winds	(D) nests
63. The word "load" in line 23 is closest in meaning to
(A) weight	(B) number	(C) section	(D) level
64. The author mentions twenty percent in line 23 to indicate that
(A) eagles are twenty percent bigger than most birds
(B) twenty percent of all nests include foundation branches
(C) the nests of eagles are twenty percent of larger than those of other birds
(D) birds can carry twenty percent of their own weight
 WRITING TASK 
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people. 
à Facing	
She and I have never been there before.
à Neither 	
18 people came although we had expected only 16. 
à Two extra	
I always see him working in the garden on Sundays. 
à He takes	
She asked John how he liked her new dress. 
à “How	
Part II. In about 140 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of using facebook.