SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH ĐỀ THI THỬ – KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2015 TRƯỜNG THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH ĐỀ THI THỬ – KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2015
TRƯỜNG THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest ones
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.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct one to complete each of
the following sentences
6 I regret _ that the sightseeing tour has been cancelled because of the bad weather
7 I thought about the problem but I couldn’t a solution
8 for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the
project
9 I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, _ ?
10 We bought some _
11 Jack can speak two languages One is English _ is Vietnamese
12 The girl _ is my neighbor
A talks to the lady over there B is talking to the lady over there
C was talking to the lady over there D talking to the lady over there
13 My daughter often says that she won't get married until she _ 25 years old
14 - “How lovely your pets are!” – “ ”
15 My supervisor is angry with me I didn’t do all the work that I _ last week
16 We should participate in the movement _ to conserve the natural environment
17 The more he tried to explain, we got
A the much confused B the many confusing C the more confusing D the more confused
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C As though the homework was difficult D Difficult as the homework was
20 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura " _"
A Yes, it’s an absurd idea B There’s no doubt about it
C Of course not You bet D Well, that’s very surprising
21 Tom: "I’m sorry I won’t be able to come." Mary " _"
A great B Oh, that’s annoying C Well, never mind D Sounds like fun
22 We our work before she comes back
23 No sooner _the news than she fainted
24 Within a couple of hours, a very important _ on the new tax policy will be made
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
25 Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she’ll turn up before long
26 For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity
27 He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger
A at the target B in accident C at stake D in comfort
28 The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it
29 I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news
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.
30 Because vitamins contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack most of them
A B C D
31 The proposal has repealed after a thirty-minutes discussion and a number of objections to
A B C
its failure to include our district
D
32 In spite of the tenants’ objections, the apartment manager decided to rise the rent by forty dollars
per month
33 Allowing children to help plan and prepare family meals provide enjoyable learning
A B
experiences that later encourage them to eat the foods they have prepared
C D
34 I can’t go out tonight because I have too many work to do
A B C D
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When the word "endangered" is mentioned, people usually think of particular species, like the panda or whooping crane However, we would like to encourage you to think about (35) _ in a broader context It is (36) _, the physical places where species live and interact with one another Although the development of special breeding programs, also known as captive conservation, may help some species in some cases, it is clearly not (37) _ answer to the global problem Indeed, (38) _
we are able to protect natural areas where endangered species actually live, they have no future
Species become endangered for a wide (39) of reasons By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, however, we find the same broad causes (40) _ again and again They are Habitat Destruction, Exotic Species, and Overexploitation Among other factors threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution Limited distributions are often a consequence of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat (41) _, for example, may be disastrously affected by random factors Diseases can have severe (42) _ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa Domestic animals are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild (43) _, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment Pollution has seriously done harm (44) _ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering
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 45 to 54
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in
a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child
Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers twice
a week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet
in a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling
Trang 4Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
45 One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to
C help their child to become a genius D make their child become a musician
46 Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they
C force their children into achieving success D themselves have been very successful
47 Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
48 Michael Collins is fortunate in that
A his parents help him in a sensible way B his parents are quite rich
C his mother knows little about music D his father is a musician
49 The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means .
A "completely unaware of" B "confused about"
C "extremely interested in" D "surprised at"
50 Winston’s parents push their son so much and he
51 The word "They" in the passage refers to .
52 All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _
A Winston’s mother B Michael’s mother C Winston’s father D Michael’s father
53 The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means .
A " getting ready to do something" B "eager to do something"
C " not objecting to doing anything " D " not wanting to do something "
54 The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that
A parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C parents should spend more money on the child’s education
D successful parents always have intelligent children
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
Colors and Emotions
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life I love them, and they are just as important
to me as emotions are Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions The color that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you Of course they also affect anyone who comes in contract with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day ! I even choose items around me based on their color In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are
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55 What is the main idea of the passage?
A Colorful clothes can change your mood
B Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
C Colors can help you become healthy
D Colors are one of the most exciting
56 Which of the following can be affected by color?
57 Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A The people around you are more influenced
B neither A nor C
C You are more influenced
D Both A and C
58 According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A They all affect the cells of the body B They are all forms of motion
59 According to this passage, what creates disease?
60 The term "intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
61 The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
62 Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A to show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
B Because they both affect how we feel
C to prove the relationship between emotions and color
D Because vibrations make you healthy
63 The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
64 What is the purpose of the passage?
A to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy
B to show that colors are important for a healthy life
C to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
D to prove the relationship between color and emotion
Trang 6PART II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
65 Helen didn’t have enough money for that camera
If………
If Helen had had enough money, she would (could) have bought that camera. 66 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before This is the first time………
This is the first time I have (ever) eaten this kind of food. 67 People believe he won a lot of money on the lottery He………
He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery 68 “It’s very kind of you to help me, Jane” Peter thanked………
Peter thanked Jane for helping him. 69 Your house is bigger than mine My house ………
My house is smaller than yours (your house) / My house is not as/so big as yours (your house) PART II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your daily life