SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH TRƯỜNG THPT TÂY NINH ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 03 (Đề gồm 06 trang) Họ Tên thí sinh: SBD: I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm) 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 Question 1: A wedding is a meaningful event A sad B sorrowful C important D unimportant Question 2: She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students A polite B lazy C honest D dedicated Question 3: The Rev Dr Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States A integration B education C torture D separation Question 4: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari A played B divided C invented D bought Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 5: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose A B C D Question 6: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday A B C D Question 7: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a A B regularly daily basis C D Question 8: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his A B C leaders express their views D Question 9: All of the book were very interesting I am surprised you didn’t like it A B C D 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 10: A refuse B musician C history D mechanic Question 11: A museum B destroy C threatened D economy Question 12: A computer B communicate C comfortable D flamingo 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 The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900 On November of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages.” It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S president to ride in a car Page The automobile was not invented in the United States That distinction belongs to Germany Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876 Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horsedrawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered The rest ran on steam or electricity After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel None of them was equipped with an automatic starter These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable They were basically toys of the well-to-do In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production—the assembly line Its lower costs made it available to the mass market Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n) _ A chance to buy automobiles at low prices B formal social occasion C chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers D opportunity to learn how to drive Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car? A William McKinley B Nikolaus Otto C Henry Ford D Karl Benz Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900? A 4,000 B 8,000 C An unknown number D 10 million Question 16: The phrase “by happenstance ” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A By design B Coincidentally C For example D Generally Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered? A 1,000 B 2,000 C 4,000 D 32 Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph _ A designed B initiated C joined D anticipated Question 19: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph was to _ A hide strong smells B make engines run more efficiently C increase the speed of cars D make cars look better Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel? A A Gasmobile B A Duryea C A Franklin D An Orient Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars _ A were more formal B involved less expensive cars Page C involved fewer manufacturers D were more spectacular Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time? A $300 B $21,000 C $14,000 D $1,500 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 Books which give instructions on how to things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these How-to books are useful In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to” One book may tell you how to earn more money Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing” One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life Question 23: What is the passage mainly about? A How to succeed in love every minute of your life B How to turn failure into success C How to make a millionaire D How-to books Question 24: The word “it” in paragraph refers to A advice B instruction C how-to books D career Question 25: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers? A “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” B “How to Live on Nothing” C “How to Make a Millionaire” D “How to Turn Failure into Success” Question 26: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A little by little B gradually C slower and slower D A and B Question 27: It can be inferred from the passage that A Today people are more bored with the modern life B Modern life is more difficult to deal with C Today people have fewer choices to make D Today people are more interested in modern life 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 28: A opens B stops C cooks D wants Question 29: A started B decided C looked D needed Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (30) many collectors want his paintings But unfortunately, when he was (31) Page , he did not have a happy life Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) his life at home He lived a rather sad and (33) life He drew things that he could see (34) around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window This is why he painted things (35) the sky, his room and even himself Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself He cut it off to (36) the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct It was very (37) him to such a thing Van Gogh was also (38) a crazy man He really (39) become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37 Question 30: A because B for Question 31: A live B alive Question 32: A almost of B mostly Question 33: A lone B alone Question 34: A both B either Question 35: A likely B alike Question 36: A show B reveal Question 37: A unfortunate that B unfortunate to Question 38: A referred B known Question 39: A couldn’t B did C because of C living C most of C loneliness C neither C like C illustrate C unfortunate of C named C does D although D lively D the most of D lonely D all D as such D prove D unfortunate D called D didn’t Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 40: Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight A No sooner had the plane taken off than B It was not until the plane had taken off that C Only after the plane had taken off D Not until the plane had taken off did Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy. _, we went to the beach A However B In spite of C Even though D Consequently Question 42: I don’t mind _ much homework A did B to C D doing Question 43: Nadine: “ ” Monica: “Good luck” A I don’t like rock music B How you do! C Have a nice day! D I’m taking a test this afternoon Question 44: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots I keep A falling off B falling back C falling over D falling out Question 45: Old people are often looked by their children when they get older A for B after C up D into Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational _ A experience B reform C system D resources Question 47: The plan was developed _by a team of experts A system B systematical C systemized D systematically Question 48: All of the food sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant A has been B had been C was D was being Question 49: It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry A what B that C when D how Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person into space A travelling B has travelled C to travel D travelled Page Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life A ups and downs B ins and outs C safe and sound D odds and ends Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _winning the match A for B in C on D into Question 53: He came when I _ the film “Man from the star” A has watched B watched C was watching D am watching Question 54: Peter _football when he was younger A used to playing B is used to playing C is used to play D used to play Question 55: with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains not seem high at all A A comparison B Compare them C If you compare D When compared Question 56: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?” Lisa: “ _” A Yes, I don’t mind B No, I don’t think so C Yes, go ahead D No, go right ahead Question 57: Bill asked Tom _ A where is he going B where he is going C where he was going D where was he going Question 58: This is Sen village _Uncle Ho was born A where B what C which D who Question 59: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening Mary: “ ” A I don’t B So I C I am, too D No, I am not Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, _ and cure diseases A prevented B to prevent C prevent D preventing Question 61: : It’s a big country with a _population A rare B sparse C scarce D few Question 62: You will have to _if you want to pass the final exam A pull up your socks B work miracles C take the trouble D keep your hand in Question 63: If I were you, I _ that English course A will take B would take C take D took Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, seem suitable for the position A none of them B none of these C none of which D none of whom II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN : WRITING SKILL (2 điểm) Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same Steve found it difficult to feed the dolphins at the aquarium -Steve had………………………………………………………………………………………… Tony demanded to complain to the hotel manager personally -Tony insisted……………………………………………………………………………………… I haven’t gone to the cinema for over three years -I last ……………………………………………………………………………………………… I did not think Lee Min Ho handsome until I watched his second film -It was not until……………………………………………………………………………………… Nutritionists encourage people to eat more vegetables for meals - Nutritionists think that…………………………………………………………………………… Part 2: Write a paragraph (140 words) about your future job ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Composed by teachers: Phan Thị Thu Thảo Lê Cẩm Bình Page KEY I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm) Questions 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Answers C D D C B A C A B C C C B D B B A B A B D D D D A D B A C A B C D B C A C D B D A D D C B B D Page 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 B B C A C C D D D C A B C B A B C II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN : WRITING SKILL (2 điểm) Part 1: (0.5 điểm) Steve had difficulty (in) feeding the dolphins at the aquarium Tony insisted on making his complaint to the hotel manager personally I last went to the cinema over three years ago It was not until I watched Lee Min Ho’s second film that I thought him handsome Nutritionists think that people should eat more vegetables for meals Part 2: (1.5 điểm) Composed by teachers: Phan Thị Thu Thảo Lê Cẩm Bình Page