SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI 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 word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. beat B. lead C. mean D. head Question 2: A. boot B. moon C. would D. group 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. Question 3: A. profile B. surpass C. persuade D. exchange Question 4: A. preference B. obstacle C. practicing D. supporter Question 5: A. delegate B. fabulous C. external D. slippery 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: I am very afraid of ______in front of our class by my teachers. A. being asked B. to ask C. asking D. to be asked Question 7: I spend five hours ______my homework last night A. do B. doing C. to do D. did Question 8: I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember_______it. A. to lock B. to have locked C. locking D. lock Question 9: Mrs Ram was accustomed_______in this rickety house. A. by living B. to living C. with living D. living Questions 10: Neither Mary nor her two brothers_______supertitious. A. is B. was C. are D. have Question 11: If my candidate had won the election, I _______happy now. A. would have been B. was C. would be D. can be Question 12. I _______very well with my cousin now, we haven’t had any arguments. A. go on B. carry on C. get on D. put on Question 13: I’ve got to see the dentist for a check-up tomorrow. I just hope I don’t need to_______ A. have anything done B. be done something to C. let anything be done D. make something done Question 14: Last night when I _______my homework, the lights_______out. A. was doing/ go B. did/ went C. did/ was going D. was doing/ went Question 15: I can already speak three languages, but I’d like to_______to speak Chinese. A. know B. study C. learn D. teach Question 16: The _______to make quick decisions is vital in an emergency. A. ability B. knowledge C. skill D. talent Question 17: I wish he_______to me more often. A. writes B. wrote C. have written D. is writing Question 18: Will you buy a 3D television when they_______available? A. become B. became C. are becoming D. will become Question 19: Jamie prefers working at home_______working in an office. A. more B. that C. than D. to Question 20: If you are too_______, other people will take advantage of you. A. trusting B. trustworthy C. trusted D. untrustworthy Question 21: “ I left work early today, dear.” A. Why was that? B. Why did you leave? C. How was that? D. When so? Question 22: “ Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?”- “_______” A. Sorry, I haven’t got it here B. Good, I hope so C. Sure. What is the problem? D. Well. I’m not sure when. Question 23: It’s important to set yourself clear_______so you know what you are doing for. A. ambitions B. goals C. decisions D. opportunities BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Questions 24: The female birds eat very little food_______the males. A. comparing to B. compared to C. comparing with D. comparing 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. Question 25: In 1985, the Coca cola company altered the secret formula of the drink’s ingredients. A. modified B. proposed C. enriched D. restored Question 26: In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 2 years ago. A. new counselors B. first-year students C. new students D. young professors Question 27: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as some important information about yourself. A. what you have experienced B. Your big data and special qualities C. your own qualities in real life D. what you have earned through study Question 28: With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in solar system was strengthened. A. outcome B. continuation C. beginning D. expansion Question 29: Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order. A. restricted B. as well as C. unless D. instead of 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. Question 30: We did a quick count of the children on the bus and there were no missing Question 31: Under the terms of the contract the job would have been finished yesterday. Question 32: Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and even run machines. Question 33: They had an arrangement that the children will spend two weeks with each parent Question 34: I asked him whether he had done it all himself or someone had helped him. 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. Studying English abroad Just more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a (35) _______number of language schools in English-speaking countries that are (36) _______courses for younger learners. In Britain, most young learners’ courses are (37) _______to 11- years-olds and upwards, with a few that cater for children as young as seven. But is a sensible age to start sending children abroad to study? (38) _______, even adults learners find the experience of traveling to a strange country and encountering people who speak a barely comprehensible language challenging. A great deal depends on how a child has been (39) _______up. For example, if they have been exposed to new things and have already started to learn independence, then thy are (40) _______to enjoy the experience. (41) _______, children who have previously traveled abroad with their parents will be well prepared to undertake a study (42) _______in an English-speaking country on their (43) _______Getting (44) _______to the idea that other countries have different customs and cultures is an important stage in the process of learning a foreign language. Question 35: A. rising B. raising C. increasing D. growing Question 36: A. granting B. setting C. offering D. studying Question 37: A. open B. fit C. suit D. access Question 38: A. At last B. At the end C. After all D. Finally Question 39: A. turned B. brought C. put D. grown Question 40: A. about B. likely C. possibly D. easily Question 41: A. In addition B. Further on C. More of D. On the other hand Question 42: A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage Question 43: A. lonely B. self C. alone D. own Question 44: A. to know B. used C. aware D. on well 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 following questions. BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the US increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society. The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most sates, and the school year was greatly lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adults immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches and other agencies. Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population, School tried to educate young women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators considered appropriate for women was the home. Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women. American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of good, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early twentieth-century United states, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the idea American was viewed as consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating and caring for children “ efficiently” in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out of date. Question 45: The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses_______ A. the industrialization the bureaucratization of economic life the US in the nineteen century B. the formal schooling in the US in the nineteen century C. the urbanization in the US in the nineteen century D. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen century. Question 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the US was______ A. the expanding economic problems of schools B. the growing number of schools in frontier communities C. an increase in the number of trained teachers D. the increased urbanization of the entire country Question 47: The word” mean” in line 5 is closest in meaning to______ A. qualifications B. method C. advantages D. probability Question 48: The phrase “coincided with” in line 7 is closest in meaning to______ A. happened at the same time as B. ensured the success of C. was influenced by D. began to grow rapidly Question 49: According to the passage, one important change in the US education by 1920’s was that_____ A. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education C. adults and children studied in the same classes D. most places required children to attend school Question 50: “vacation schools, extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line 9 to illustrate _____ A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs B. alternatives to formal education provided by public school C. the importance of educational changes D. the increased impact of public schools on students Question 51: According to the passage, early twentieth century education reformers believed that _____ A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress C. different groups needed different kinds of education BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 D. more women should be involved in education and industry Question 52: The word “it” in line 19 refers to_____ A. education B. consumption C. production D. homemaking Question 53: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of_____ A. scarcity in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States C. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States D. overproduction in the highly industrialized in the early twentieth-century United States Question 54: Which paragraph mentions the importance of formal schooling? A. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Read the passage and choose the best answer to each questions. Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest subsistence strategy, and has been practiced for at least two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were introduced about 10000 years ago. Because hunter-gathers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments such as deserts forests or artic wasteland. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater independence on hunting, and along the coasts and waterways, on fishing. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited and possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter- gathers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from from observation of modern hunter- gathers in both Africa and Alaska that society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice a seasonal migration on pattern evolving for most hunter gathers, along with a restrict division of labor between sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period. Question 55: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned? A. the Paleolithic Period B. subsistence farming C. Hunter- gathers D. marginal environment Question 56: Which is the oldest subsistence strategy? A. migrating B. domesticating animals C. farming D. hunting and gathering Question 57: The word “ rudimentary” is closest in meaning to…. A. rough B. preliminary C. ancient D. backward Question 58: The phrase “in short” can be replaced by… A. in demand B. in want C. shortly D. to cut a long story short Question 59: The word ‘ abundance” is closest in meaning to…. A. plenty B. amount C. density D. majority Question 60: The word “mobile” is closest in meaning to…. A. transportable B. carried C. movable D. portable Question 61: When was hunting and gathering introduced? A. 1000000 years ago B. 2000000 years ago C. 10. 000 years D. 2000 years ago Question 62: What conditions exist in the lower latitude? A. greater dependence on hunting B. more coasts and waterways for fishing C. a shorter growing season D. a large variety of plant life Question 63: How can we know more about hunter-gathers of prehistoric time? A. by studying the remains of their campsites B. by studying similar contemporary societies C. by studying the prehistoric environment BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 D. by practicing hunting and gathering Question 64: Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage? A. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment B. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for gathering around their homes. C. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) Part I.Finish each of the following the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence given Question 65: “Why don’t you complain to the company Peter?” said William William suggested………………………………………………………… Question 66: He started to play the guitar five years ago. He has …………………………………………………………………… Question 67: I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold The sea is not……………………………………………………………… Question 68: She hasn’t ridden a horse before. It’s………………………………………………………………………… Question 69: Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions? Are these…………………………………………………………………… Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the person you like best in your family ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. KEY 1D 2C 3A 4D 5C 6A 7B 8C 9B 10C 11C 12C 13A 14D 15C 16A 17B 18A 19D 20A 21C 22C 23B 24B 25A 26B 27D 28C 29D 30D 31D 32A 33C 34D 35D 36C 37A 38C 39B 40B 41B 42C 43D 44B 45B 46D 47B 48A 49D 50A 51C 52D 53D 54C 55C 56D 57B 58D 59A 60C 61B 62D 63A 64A 65. William suggested that Peter should complain to the company 66. He has been playing the guitar for 5 years 67. The sea is not warm enough for us to swim in 68. It’s the first time she has ridden a horse 69. Are these the cheapest TVs you have got? BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 . SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Mark the letter. check-up tomorrow. I just hope I don’t need to_______ A. have anything done B. be done something to C. let anything be done D. make something done Question 14: Last night when I _______my homework,. practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period. Question 55: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned? A. the Paleolithic Period B. subsistence farming C. Hunter-