Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question In most discussions of culture diversity, attention has focus on visible explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dre
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(ĐỀ LUYỆN 265)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question
2 A disappoint B stressful C candidate D suitable
3 A application B congratulation C responsibility D qualification
5 A diversity B disappear C governmental D generation
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
6 A future system of solid waste managements should begin with reduction in the amount of waste
7 The tongue is the principal organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed , and speaking
A swallowed B of taste C principal D is
8 In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, as well as the seasonal distribution of the rain A rely to B of C as well as D seasonal distribution
9 There is a widespread belief that the economical situation will improve
10 He promised he comes on time but he forgot about the heavy traffic at that time of the morning
Choose the best answer from the four options (A, B, C or D)
11 It is widely believed that _ human beings are descended from one common ancestor
12 Today _ seems more expensive than usual
A almost everything B almost of everythings C most of everything D almost everythings
13 Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much _ apples
A less expensive than B most expensive than C expensive than D lesser expensive than
14 The more you talk about the matter, _
A the worse the situation seems B the situation seems worse
C the worse seems the situation D the situation seems the worse
15 Only during the early twentieth century _ in the United States
A was liquor prohibited B liquor was prohibited then
C When liquor was prohibited D that liquor was prohibited
16 “Did you study last night?” “No, but if I _, I would have done better on today’s test.”
17 Those ceramic vases are interesting We saw _ at the art fair
18 Remember to go _ your test paper to check for grammar and spelling mistakes
19 Venice, _was built on water, is a city in Italy
20 In recent years, more and more people _ for things with credit cards
21 I can’t do whatever I want because I am still financially _ on my parents
22 Mr Thornton was obliged to pay damages to his neighbours in _ for the devastations his pet dogs made in their gardens A compensation B reparation C reward D penalty
23 “Can’t we just order a nice bit of cod?” “Don’t be ridiculous! We _ all this way to eat fish and chips.”
A haven’t come B aren’t coming C haven’t been coming D hadn’t come
24 It was _ to mark that he’d better withdraw from the game in case his knee injury got worse
25 “Mary has difficulty in fitting in.” “Well, I guess she _ to this type of work.”
A isn’t used B didn’t use C hasn’t been used D doesn’t get used
26 The inarticulate information _ us into thinking that it was a half-price flight to Chicago
Trang 227 Franklie has always been held in high _ among his workmates because of his exceptional skill at handling the most difficult tasks A esteem B admiration C prestige D respect
28 In order to _ our high standards we have to be very strict on quality control
29 She’s got exams at the moment and _ that she’s working very long hours
A on top of B more than that C what is more D besides
30 Lucy found the missing dog She was given $100 as a _
31 “I’m afraid I can’t come with you.” “ ”
A What a shame! B What a pity C Patience D that’s shame
32 “Who did you invite to our party? “No one _ than Mike and his wife
33 Peter’s grandfather has just passed away.’ -“ _”
A I’m sorry to hear that B I apologise C how terrific D it’s amazing
34 “Do you have the time?” - “ ”
A Sorry, I left my watch at home B yes, please C yes, I do D How can I help you?
35 “We’re from London” - “ ”
A How interesting B I don’t know C Not at all D yes, please
Read the passage then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each space
The extinction of many species of birds has (36) _ been hastened by modern man; (37) _ 1600
it has been (38) _ that approximately 100 bird species have become extinct (39) _ the world In North America, the first species (40) _ to completely disappear was the great Auk, a flightless bird that (41) _ as an easy source of food and bait for Atlantic fishermen through the beginning of the nineteenth century Shortly after the great Auk’s extinction, two other North American species, the Carolina parakeet and
the passenger pigeon, began decreasing noticeably in (42) _ The last Carolina parakeet and the last
passenger pigeon in captivity both died (43) _ September 1914 In addition (44) _ these extinct species, several others such as the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, and the California condor are today recognized as endangered; steps are being taken to (45) _ their extinction
Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question
In most discussions of culture diversity, attention has focus on visible explicit aspects of culture, such
as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals Although they are important, these visible
expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learnt consciously, are on the tip of the iceberg of
culture Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness Thus, neither culture insiders
nor outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us For example, How long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly These are all aspects of culture that we learn and we use without
being aware of it When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have
learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-culture relations Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize other’s behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal We tend
to misinterpret other people’s behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal systems are collection sites for invisible cultural differences If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding For example, if we meet a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that
Trang 3he understood ours Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise
46 What is the main purpose of the passage?
A To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture B To describe cultural diversity
C To point out that much of culture is learned consciously D To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs
47 The word “deliberately” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.
48 The word “invisible” means _.
A cannot be seen B cannot be mistaken C easily misunderstood D unable to be captured
49 The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in bold in paragraph 1 means that _.
A most aspects of culture cannot be seen B visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions
C we usually focus on the highest form of culture D other cultures seem cold to us
50 Which of the following was not mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A What food to eat in a courthouse B what topics to avoid in a conversation
C How late is considered impolite D How people express interest in what others are saying
51 The word “those” in bold in paragraph 2 refers to _.
A Invisible cultural assumptions B people from a different culture
C people who speak a different language D Topics that should be avoided
52 It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict result when _
A people think cultural differences are personal B people compete with those from other cultures
C One culture is more invisible than another culture
D Some people recognize more cultural differences than others
53 The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces _
A reinforce invisible cultural differences B teach their employees about cultural differences
C are aware of cultural differences D share a common culture
54 Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A Strange behavior from someone speaking our language B Unusual food being cooked by foreign
visitors
C Strange behavior from someone speaking a foreign language D learning about our own culture in schools
55 Which sentence is TRUE?
A Misunderstanding often results from different cultural behavior towards the same things.
B Cultural diversity has nothing to do with such aspects as language, religion and food
C Schools are one of the places where the invisible cultural differences hardly cause problems
D Behavioral differences should be considered something personal and subjective
Read the passage then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each space
Learning how to learn.
There is usually one important (56) missing from most school (57) Very few students are taught how to organise their learning, and how to (58) the best use of their time Let’s take some simple (59) Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contain? Can you (60) notes quickly, and can you understand them (61) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (62) with these matters Teachers ask students to (63) pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (64) to do it Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject You can waste a lot of time memorizing books without understanding anything about the subject
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
Trang 4I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there
It is such _
2 I’ll pick the children up if you like
Would you _
3 He objected to the fact that his secretary came to work late
He was annoyed _
4 Tom is the most industrious pupil
No other pupil _
5 She isn’t accustomed to life in London
She’s not used to _
II Topic: Which is more important, knowledge from books or experiences from life?
We gain our knowledge about the world and our life from two sources: from experience and from books These two resources are both important, but which of them is more important?
Knowledge from books forms a very important part of our knowledge structure In schools and colleges, we learn knowledge which is fundamental to our future career We learn knowledge from books in order to make our contributions to this society in the future A student learns mathematic equations and other scientific knowledge and become a scientist or engineer We will be illiterate and ignorant without learning knowledge from books Moreover, we acquire knowledge about life and the world by reading books, magazines and newspapers This is also very important as we cannot experience everything all by ourselves Therefore books are a very important source of knowledge.
On the other hand, we can't learn everything from a book “Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from our participation in situations We learn how to get along with others or how to have self-respect from our experience, not from books We cannot learn emotional feelings, such as love and care, through books; they come from our real life experience Knowledge from experience is also a very important supplement to knowledge from books.
Needless to say both learning sources, books and experience, are very important to us But in my opinion knowledge from experience is more important, because without knowledge from experience, it is impossible to get a real understanding of knowledge from books, and how to apply this knowledge to real world situations.
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