ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ - KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 (THPT NGUYỄN DU) 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 in each of the following questions Question 1: A Centered B rugged C hatred D sacred Question 2: A plough B laugh C rough D cough 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 the following question Question 3: A memorial B memorable C memoir D memorize Question 4: A extremity B example C exercise D Existence Question 5: A computer B competent C competitor D commuter 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: They got lost in the forest, and _made matters was that night began to fall A that B what C which D it Question 7: We drove our car _the store A to B on C into D at Question 8: The Lake District, _was made a national parl in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every year A which B that C where D what th Question 9: Computer is one of the most important of the 20 century A inventings B inventories C inventions D inventors Question10: If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go A poor B bankrupt C penniless D broken Question 11: “Would you mind lending me your bike?”-“ _” A Yes, let’s B Yes Here it is C Great D Not at all Question 12: “I can’t speak English well enough to apply for that post”-“ _” A Me neither B Me too C Me etheir D Me also Question 13: He always _the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast A writes B makes C works D does Question 14: The youths nowadays have many things to in their _time A leisure B entertaiment C fun D amusement Question 15: An excellent hairstylist can make a man seem to have more hair A as has actually me B than he actually has C than it actually is D as is it actually Question 16: Yesterday my mother bought A Italian some beautiful cotton hats B some hats beautiful Italian cotton C some beautiful Italian cotton hats D beautiful Italian some cotton hats Question 17: Why is everybody _him all the time? A criticizing B criticize C critical D criticism Question18: “Can you _me a favor, Bill?” Peter said A put B C make D get Question 19: The police are going to look the disappearance of the child A around B into C through D after Question 20: That cannot be a true story He _it up A can have made B must have made C would have made D should have made Question 21: Parts of the country are suffering water _after the unusually dry summer A shortage B supply C thirst D hunger Question 22: College students are becoming less dependent their teachers A on B with C of D to Question 23: Switch off all the lights A by the time you enter the room B until you enter the room C after you will leave the room D before you leave the room Question 24: _that she does not want to stay any longer A A little homesick does Beth feel B Beth feels such homesick C Homesick though Beth may feel D So homesick does Beth feel Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 25: My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy A feeling embarrassed B talking too much C very happy and satisfied D easily annoyed or irritated Question 26: During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people A went off accidentally B fell down unexpectedly C exploded suddenly D erupted violently Question 27: We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn’t have got our task done in time A feel thankful for B depreciate C require D are proud of Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 28: His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn’t want to hire him any more A respect B rudeness C obedience D agreement Question 29: The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures A.physical B severe C beneficial D damaging Mark the letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 30: He average adult get two to five colds each year A B C D Question 31: Moby Dick is a novel that telling the story of a ship captain’s single- minded A B C hatred of a huge white whale D Question 32: Some jellyfish make daily journeys from deep surface and back, while other A B C migrate horizontal D Question 33: Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the ferry A B C D Question 34: The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop star 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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks Children in (35) _ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (36) _ primary education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (37) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age (38) _ Primary school is free of charge In most schools, children are grouped by (39) _ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects Primary school (40) _ of groups, thus schooling (41) _ for years During the first two years, which (42) _ kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (43) _, during the last years children receive an average of 25 hours per week Schools are open days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (44) by the Central Institute for Test development 35 a a b an c the d Ø 36 a afford b enter c come d run 37 a although b despite c in spite d due to 38 a of b on c in d for 39 a old b elderly c aging d age 40 a includes b contains c consists d composes 41 a spends b lasts c lengthens d takes 42 a also called b is also called c is called also d is also calling 43 a educate b educative c educator d education 44 a develop b to develop c developed d developing Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions Family Life in the United States Family life in the United States is changing Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife” She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children The husband earned the money for the family He was usually out working all day He came home tired in the evening, so he did not much housework And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends These days, however, more and more wemen work outside the home They cannot stay with the children all day Thet, too, come home tired in the evening They not wnt to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up They not have time to clean the house and the laundry So who is going to the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children? Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it In these families, the husband and wife agree to different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights Then there is a question of the children In the past, many Fmilies got help with child care from grandparents Noe families usually not live near their relatives The grandparents often are to far away to help in a regular way More often, parents have to pay for child care help The help may be a babysister or a day-care center The problem with thjis kind of help is the high cost It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for Many companies now let people with children work part-time That way, parents can spend more time with their children Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children For these men there is a new word: They are called “househusband” In the United States more ans more men are becoming househusband every year Tahese changes in the home mean changes in the family Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage They, too, may have a better understanding of each other 45 This article is about A housewives in America B American men as househusbands C how more American women are working D how family life in America is changing 46 Forty years ago, most women A had no children B worked C were not housewives D were housewives 47 In those days, men _ A did not see their children very much B spent a lot of time with their children C worked with the children all day D never saw the children 48 Today there are A more housewives B more women working outside the home C not as many women working D no jobs for women 49 The word “ laundry” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A place where clothes are washed B washing and ironing C shopping D cooking and washing up 50 Day-care centers help A working parents with their children B housewives C with cooking and cleaning D men become househusband 51 Some parents work part-time _ A so they can be with their children B so they can earn more money C because they have no time B because they not like their work 52 The word “ they” in paragraph refers to _ A parents who work part-time B grandparents C fathers who spend more time with their children D husbands who stop working to stay with the children 53 Househusbands A earn a lot of money B not any housework C the housework and take care of the children D marry housewives 54 These changes in the Amercan home may A not change the children at all B cause problems for a marriage C not happen D help families 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 45 to 54 Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied Question 55: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because A people relied on reading for entertainment B silent reading had not been discovered C there were few places available for private reading D few people could read to themselves Question 56: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “ ” A for everybody’s use B most preferable C attracting attention D widely used Question 57: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated A an increase in the average age of readers B an increase in the number of books C a change in the nature of reading D a change in the status of literate people Question 58: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of A the decreasing need to read aloud B the development of libraries C the increase in literacy D the decreasing number of listeners Question 59: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of A a decline of standards of literacy B a change in the readers’ interest C an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes D an improvement of printing techniques Question 60: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph mostly means “ ” A a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge B a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge C a reading volume for particular professionals D a status for readers specialised in mass media Question 61: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ” A is good at public speaking B practises reading to an audience C takes part in an audition D is interested in spoken language Question 62: All might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT _ A the inappropriate reading skills B the specialised readership C the diversity of reading materials D the printed mass media Question 63: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today B Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud C The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect D The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes Question 64: The writer of this passage is attempting to A explain how reading habits have developed B change people’s attitudes to reading C show how reading methods have improved D encourage the growth of reading Writing I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it 65 As I get older, I want to travel less (The older _ 66 A house in that district will cost you at least $ 100,000 (You won’t be able 67 The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday (According 68 Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made (No sooner 69 Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness (Alan’s illness II Paragraph writing: Computers have become increasingly important and popular in Vietnam nowadays Could you describe some useful ways in which computers have so far contributed to our modern life? Write a paragraph about 150 words to express your idea ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 2015 ĐƠN VỊ THPT NGUYỄN DU -PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (0.25/CÂU) A C 17 A 25 D 33 C 41 B 49 B 57 C A 10 B 18 B 26 B 34 A 42 B 50 A 58 C A 11 D 19 B 27 A 35 C 43 D 51 A 59 B C 12 A 20 B 28 A 36 B 44 C 52 D 50 B B 13 D 21 A 29 C 37 A 45 D 53 C 61 A B 14 A 22 A 30 B 38 A 46 D 54 D 62 C A 15 B 23 D 31 B 39 D 47 A 55 D 63 A A 16 C 24 D 32 D 40 C 48 B 56 D 64 A I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it The older I get, the less I want to travel You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less that $100,000 According to the salesman, my new car would be delivered next Wednesday No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining Alan’s illness resulted from his working too hard at the office II Paragraph writing: The impression mark given to the assignment is based on the following scheme: Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students  ... modern life? Write a paragraph about 150 words to express your idea ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 2015 ĐƠN VỊ THPT NGUYỄN DU -PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (0.25/CÂU) A C 17 A 25 D 33 C 41 B 49 B 57 C... education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (37) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age (38) _ Primary school is free of charge In... group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (44) by the Central Institute for Test development