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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚCTRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN ĐỀ LUYỆN 131 ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: 8 điểm Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your

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(ĐỀ LUYỆN 131)

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 30.

Question 1: My cousin obviously didn't _ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting

her

Question 2: The tennis match was put off because of the heavy rain.

Question 3: He got an excellent grade in his examination _ the fact that he had not worked particularly

hard

Question 4: This ring is made of plastic so it’s not valuable.

Question 5: He denied _ there at the time.

Question 6: Out _ from its tiny cage.

A does the bird fly B flew the bird C did the bird fly D fly the bird ĐẢO NGỮ

Question 7: Have you had much experience _ computers?

Question 8: It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.

Question 9: Begin _ the beginning of the story.

Question 10: “I’m tired of the same old routine.” _ “I know how you feel I get tired of doing the same things day in _.” A and day off B and day on C and day of D and day out

Question 11: She _$ 20 out of the bank every Monday.

Question 12: The book is written by a famous anthropologist It’s about the people in Samoa _ for two

years

A that she lives B that she lives among them C among whom she lived D where she lived among

them

Question 13: Everyone in our class _ his suggestion AGREE ON/UPON/TO/THAT

Question 14: It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many people are _ in the use of

English

Question 15: The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware _ she had gone.

Question 16: What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works _ his figures never need

.”

A such efficiently that / to check C so efficient that / checking

B so efficiently that / to be checked D such an efficient that / to be checked

Question 17: John pretended _ sick yesterday PRETEND TO V

Question 18: Mary was the last applicant _ by that interviewer LAST

A to be interviewed B to interview C to be interviewing D to have interviewed

Question 19: Not until the Triassic Period _ INVERRSION

A the first primitive mammals develop B did develop the first primitive mammals

C the first primitive mammals did develop D did the first primitive mammals develop

Question 20: _ of bananas are cheap today.

A Bunches B Blocks (BIRDS) C Packages (CIGARS) D Heads (OFFICE)

Question 21: Scientists have discovered a close _ between smoking and several serious diseases.

Question 22: Which sentence is correct?

A We bought some old lovely German glasses B We bought some lovely old German glasses.

C We bought some German old lovely glasses D We bought some German lovely old glasses.

Question 23: A - You’ve got to be careful next time! B - _ SWEAR

A I will I will Trust me! B Yes, I have C Sure I have D I hope so.

Question 24: I can't bear thinking back of that time I'd rather _ equally.

Question 25: By the end of next year, George _ English for 2 years.

A would learn B will have learnt C will have D has learnt

Question 26: He was looked _ by others because of his poverty KHINH

Question 27: Neither Peter nor his parents _ going to spend the summer abroad.

Question 28: We can’t get everything we want from life; we must just make the best _ it TẬN DỤNG

Question 29: - Peter: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mike: " "

A Of course not, it is not costly B Thank you Hope you will drop in

Question 30: Mary _ lazy preparing her lesson last night TRÁCH

A should be B shouldn't be C should have been D shouldn't 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 questions

Question 31: A definition B necessity C incredible D humidity

Question 32: A computer B museum C important D visitor

Question 33: A remind B discovery C magazine D inform

Question 34: A forgettable B philosophy C humanism D objectively

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 36: She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest BEAUTY

A B C D

Question 37: Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and

1960 A B C D STUDIED

Question 38: Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted FINALLY

A B C D

Question 39: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients CLAUSE

A B C D

Question 40: I would rather she is staying at home this time yesterday STAYED

A B C D

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 41 to 50.

The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt Rain is relatively scarce, and the

summers are scorching hot (rất nóng) Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side

of the Nile is reputed (có tiếng)to be one of the most fertile places in the world Its rich black soil is the result

of accumulation (tích tụ) of silt (phù sa) deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago.

From June to October, the river overflowed its banks Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season Its rich soil led

to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians on the Nile valley more than 5000

years ago The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing along the

Nile became wealthy, they embarked (bắt tay vào) on projects of digging ditches (mương) and constructing

dams to control the floods In about 3100 BC, the whole Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes He and his descendants made up Egypt's first ruling family, or dynasty His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts Egyptian power and influence were to last for the next

2000 years The Egyptian kings had absolute powers The king possesses all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact

amount of due from the individual farmers Crops and livestock (vật nuôi) were often seen at the storehouses

surrounding the royal palaces In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for

huge irrigation projects Egypt's trade with the outside world stretches far and wide In return for gold,

copper, gemstones, and building stones, it purchases the goods that it did not have Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years It served as Egypt's most vital source of gold and slaves

Question 41: The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by _.

A Egypt's first ruling family B the rich soil of the Nile

C Egypt's trade with the outside world D the highly-developed writing, painting, architecture and crafts Question 42: Egyptian slaves came from _.

A Syria and Anatolia B Palestine C Mesopotamia D Lebanon

Question 43: The king was wealthy because _.

A he possessed all the land B huge irrigation projects were set up

C he was in absolute power D farmers paid him their tribute

Question 44: The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile _.

A needed to be controlled B led to the discovery of new mines

C caused an influx of foreign traders D helped to develop the arts

Question 45: According to the passage, the king was wise _.

A to own slaves and gold B to pay for huge irrigation projects

C to control the land D to import the things that Egypt did not have

Question 46: In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to _.

A what Egypt exported B how fast the profit came

C the respect Egypt received D the protection the Egyptian army provided

Question 47: A suitable title for this passage is _.

A The Farming Methods of the Egyptians B The Landscape of the Egypt

C The Might of the Egyptian Army D The Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians

Question 48: We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the _.

A long period it extended its power and influence B way its army fought with other invaders

C number of crops grown in one season D trade and business done with other nations

Question 49: Farm crops would be _ if there was no water for irrigation.

Question 50: From June to October, the flood plains would be _.

A open to the building of new B left to the sowing of new crops dams

C raised to a higher level D inundated with floodwaters from the Nile (tràn

ngập)

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 51 to 59.

A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the

atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetations, or materials adversely Air pollution

requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen

or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions

Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are

found in nature As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various

chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycle These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil on a global basis, nature's output

of these compounds dwarfs that resulting form human activities However, human production usually occurs

in a localized area, such as a city

In this localized regions, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural

purification scheme of the cycle The result is an increased concentration of noxious (độc) chemicals in the

air The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area For example, sulfur dioxide has

detectable (nhận thấy) health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural

level Carbon monoxide, however, as a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm

Question 51: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The economic impact of air pollution B What constitutes an air pollutant

C How much harm air pollutants can cause D The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere

Question 52: The word "adversely" in line 2 is closest in meaning to .

Question 53: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .

A water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B most air pollutants today can

be seen or smelled

C the definition of air pollution will continue to change D a substance becomes an air pollutant only in

cities

Question 54: The word "altered" in line 10 is closest in meaning to _.

Question 55 Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution for which of the

following reasons?

A They function as part of a purification process B They occur in greater quantities than other

pollutants

C They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants D They have existed since the Earth

developed

Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following is true about human-generated air pollution in localized regions? A It can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants in the localized region.

B It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants.

C It will damage areas outside of the localized regions D It will react harmfully with naturally occurring

pollutants

Question 57: The word "noxious' in line 16 is closest in meaning to _.

Question 58:According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if A the other substances in the area are known B it is in a localized area

C the naturally occurring level is also known D it can be calculated quickly

Question 59: The word "detectable" in line 21 is closest in meaning to .

A beneficial B special C measurable D separable

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 60 to 64.

It is estimated the (60)_ correct_ number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist with

a connected circulation of nearly 500 million However, the number of readers is (61)_ far_ greater-as many

as three times the circulation figure

This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and the others placed in libraries and other (62)_

public places Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies About a third of all newspapers are

published in North America, the last third in Europe, and the (63) spare_ third in the rest of the world Countries with the highest newspaper readership are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter Taking the world (64) as a whole , the average circulation

of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper

is almost ever seen

Question 60: A exact B correct C precise D right

Question 64: A as a whole B generally C on general D in all

PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)

I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.

1 “Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John

=> John suggested

2 Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded

=> Despite his

3 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before

=> This is the first

5 The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house

=> Plans

5 It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday

=> You

II Topic: Living in city or countryside makes differences to anyone What do you think about this?

I grew up in a small town and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad sides

of both I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was wrong After ten years of living in one, I can't imagine ever living in a small town again.

Small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transportation In a small town, you have to own a car to ensure a comfortable living You can't get around without one because there isn't any kind of public transportation Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transportation It's not free, but it's often cheaper than driving when you consider gas and time Especially if you don't have a car, you're better off in the city.

I love the excitement of big cities Small towns have a slow pace Large cities mean you have to adapt

to a variety of situations, like finding a new route to work or trying a new restaurant I enjoy that challenge very much Another pan of the excitement of city living is the variety of cultural activities available There is a wide assortment of theatre, music and dance performances available in big cities These things are rare in small ones.

The final thing I like about large cities is the diversity of the people The United States is made up of people of different races, religions, abilities, and interests However, you seldom find such a variety of people

in a smaller town I think that living in an area where everyone was just like me would quickly become boring.

Of course, security is a concern, and that's one area where small towns are superior to big cities Still,

I would rather be a bit more cautious and live in a large city than to feel secure but bored.

-THE