Trường chuyên NGUYỄN HUỆ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA ĐỀ THỰC HÀNH SỐ 40 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (64 questions x 0.125 = points) 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 1: A advertise B existing C fascinate D nobody Question 2: A sustainable B casually C accuracy D eligible Question 3: A maximum B contribute C applicant D nursery 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 4: A deposed B evoked C engaged D informed Question 5: A comprised B inclined C cacti D bewildered 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: The driver _ his greatest ambition by winning the Grand Prix A obtained B confirmed C realized D completed Question 7: Nam has now _ to the point where his English is almost fluent A reached B advanced C arrived D approached Question 8: The little girl started crying She _ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her A has lost B had lost C was lost D was losing Question 9: Were they _ when they got the job? A satisfying B satisfied C satisfaction D satisfactory Question 10: ―Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!‖ A Certainly Do you like it, too? B I like you to say that C Yes, of course It‘s expensive D Thanks My mother bought it for me Question 11: Hardly had we started the picnic _ the rain began pouring down A that B than C and D when Question 12: If you really _, can you reach that book on the top shelf? A sprawl B stretch C lengthen D expand Question 13: People can become very _ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time A bad-tempered B nervous C stressful D pressed Question 14: All her hard work paid _ in the end and now she is very successful A off B up C out D back Question 15: Despite all the interruptions, he _ with his work A pressed on B held on C stuck at D out Question 16: _at the Isthmus of Panama, so animals were able to migrate between North and South Ameria A When a land bridge existed B A land bridge existed C A land bridge D With a land bridge Question 17: She is in _ that she has done the right thing A misgiving B distrust C doubt D reservation Question 18: Anne: ―Make yourself at home.‖ John : ― _‖ A Yes, can I help you ? B Not at all Don‘t mention it C It‘s very kind of you Thank you D Thanks Same to you Question 19: A cooperative program between China and Germany on building Yhangzhow, a famous ancient city, into a (an) _ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year A.friendly-ecological B.ecological-friendly C friendly ecology D ecology-friendly Question 20: Governments should _ international laws against terrorism A bring up B bring back C bring in D bring about Question 21: Nothing _ the ordinary ever happened here A within B about C out of D from Question 22: I can‘t possibly lend you any more money It‘s quite out of the _ A order B practice C place D question Question 23: _in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the channel at the entrance in San Francisco Bay A Completed B Completing C Being completed D To be completed Question 24: _, he did not receive respect from people A Influencing people B Influential as he was C However influential D No matter influential Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheets to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions Question 25: In some countries, language is associated with social class and education People judge one‘s level in society by the kind of language used A dissimilar to B not allowed by C separated from D connected with Question 26: Computer criminals try to cover up their crimes to avoid punishment A report B reveal C hide D leave Question 27: The value of the company‘s stock plunged after the chief executive was arrested A went down rapidly B remained stable C transformed D increased sharply Question 28: Visitors to the Church of St Menoux believed that the fallacy that they could cure their headaches by sticking their heads into a hole in a stone altar A actual fact B true belief C children‘s story D false idea Question 29: We need an immediate decision! We have to decide what to now A instant B early C delayed D alternative 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: The amount of oxygen and nitrogen in the air almost always remain stable, but the amount A B of water vapor vary considerably C D Question 31: Window treatment, furniture arrangement and color combine all contribute to the overall A B C impression of a room D Question 32: Cosmic distance is measured on light-years A B C D Question 33: No longer is a scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working A B C D Question 34: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a A B C D long time Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks Cutting the Apron Strings There is substantial evidence that students going off to college have changed over the years For one thing, studies show that they are emotionally closer to their parents and their parents to them One thing that means is that they depend on each other more for happiness It puts a burden on children for parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness — although today's young people seem complicit in this arrangement, perhaps because they've known no other way — even if it creates anxiety in the children That's one reason parents like to be involved in their children's college experiences, and colleges have had to devise novel ways of getting parents off campus when they transport their kids to school There's also evidence that students today seem to be choosing schools with reference to proximity to home The closer a student is to home, the easier it is to bring the laundry home and to land in your old bed with tea and sympathy when you have the sniffles And the easier it is for parents to visit you at university whenever the mood strikes The amount of visiting parents is far more than in generations past But in a real sense, students don't really leave their parents behind Their parents go to college right along with them — in their front pockets That is, the parents are a speed dial away by cellphone And the evidence is clear that students call parents and parents call students at an alarmingly frequent rate This, of course, significantly reduces independence A student doesn't get the chance to solve minor problems on his own — he just calls Mom or Dad A student has initial problems getting along with a roommate? A roommate doesn't laundry as often as the other roommate wishes (I'm talking about actual incidents, not hypothetical ones? A student gets a C on her first paper? Instead of absorbing the negative information and figuring out how to resolve the problem or how to better, the call gets made to home, where Mom or Dad solves the problem, often by calling the school administration This kind of behavior is, sadly, commonplace today and is a mark of the lack of coping skills among students because all the lumps and bumps have been taken out of life for them until now In addition to being tethered to parents, incoming freshmen are now very heavily connected (by cellphone) to classmates from high school, who are presumably at other colleges So there isn't the great impetus to mix and venture forth to meet new people, to get out of one's comfort zone, to get drawn into new experiences, that has traditionally marked the beginning of freshman year The laws of physics still apply, and it is difficult to be meeting new people and seeking novel experiences while you are talking to your old pals Question 35: The provision of mobile phones for children, according to the author, _ A increases positive control by parents B reduces children‘s dependence on their parents C increases children‘s dependence D increases parental interference Question 36: It can be inferred from paragraph that children and their parents _ A emotionally need each other B eternally depend on each other C only temporarily depend on each other D emotionally and physically depend on each other Question 37: Paragraph also shows that children and their parents _ A are not willing to act as a means to their parents‘ happiness B are willing to act as an agent to their parents‘ happiness C tend to cling to their parents only as a source of finance D demand a form of payment to go to college Question 38: The author remarks that students nowadays tend to _ A go to college to satisfy their parents‘ wish B choose an institution that is close to their home C choose a foreign institution rather than a domestic one D refuse to go to college that is far from home Question 39: Parents like to involve in their children‘s college experiences because _ A they are afraid of being deprived of happiness B the school often neglects their children C they find their children a source of happiness D.they ‗re worried about the school‘s carelessness Question 40: The word “vehicle” in the 1st paragraph can be replaced by _ A methods B means C ways D instruments Question 41: The phrase “in the front pocket” in paragraph depicts _from parents A an instant control and care B an efficient way of control C the way mothers carry their babies D the way some animals carry their babies Question 42: Colleges have had to devise ways of getting parents off campus because _ A children want complete freedom from their parents‘ control B the colleges want to keep parents in the dark about their activities C parents tend to get more involved in their children‘s schoolwork D teachers themselves not want to share information with the parents Question 43: By quoting the laws of physics, the author implies that _ A one should study physics whenever possible B one should care about their new relationships C one should build more relationships D one should never forget old relationships Question 44: ―Cutting the Apron Strings‖, the title of the passage can be interpreted as _ A being financially independent B parting with old relationships C standing on your own feet D looking for your own devices Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks One of the most famous concert halls in America is the Carnegie Hall in New York Initially, it was called simply the 'Music Hall', but three years after its opening it was renamed in honour of Andrew Carnegie, the man who had provided much of the finance for its building The Hall officially opened on May 5, 1891 Since then the Hall has played host to the giants of classical music, as well as those of jazz, pop, folk and rock music, and has also been used for political rallies, religious services and lectures One of the most dramatic lectures given in the Hall took place during its first year This began simply as a talk accompanied by slides of paintings of sunsets and landscapes, which was what the audience had been expecting However, as the lecture progressed, the effects became more dramatic, with thunder, rolling clouds and steam billowing over the audience's head while mechanical volcanoes exploded on stage - all to the amazement and delight of the audience In 1927 the violinist Yehudi Menuhin made his appearance at the Carnegie Hall for the first time he was aged ten In the afternoon before the performance, he was wandering around the Hall instead of practising and was fascinated by an axe which he saw on the wall The axe was for use in a fire but the boy, not knowing this, asked a security guard what it was for The guard made an impression with his reply: "That's for chopping the heads off soloists who don't play well enough Quite a few have already been chopped off." Yehudi went rushing back to practise On one occasion another famous violinist and a pianist were giving a performance together when the violinist got lost in the music He anxiously looked to the pianist for help and whispered "Where are we?" He received the less than helpful reply "In the Carnegie Hall" Rock and roll made its first appearance at the Carnegie Hall in 1955 with Bill Haley and his Comets In 1964 the British invasion arrived when the Beatles played their first concert here On the day of the concert, cars came to a halt all over the city and the crowds surrounding the building were enormous Fortunately, in all the chaos nobody was seriously injured and the Hall escaped with only minor damage In the 1950s the building was threatened with demolition but a vigorous campaign to save it was led by the conductor, Isaac Stern In 1960 the Hall was purchased by the City of New York and a few years later it was named a national landmark Over the years the most famous musicians, singers and entertainers in the world have appeared there - no doubt they will continue to so for many years to come Question 45: What we learn about Andrew Carnegie? A He gave most of his money to the Hall В Не gave most of his money to the Hall С Не renamed the Hall D He felt honoured when the name was changed Question 46: Why was the audience surprised at the lecture in the first year? A People had not been expecting to see slides B People thought that the special effects were frightening С People had expected the lecture to be rather more dramatic D People had thought they were going to hear a straightforward lecture Question 47: What would seem to be special about Yehudi Menuhin's appearance at the Hall in 1927? A Не was very young at the time B He did no practising for the concert at all С Не had played here before D He had not appeared on a stage before Question 48: Why you imagine he went to practice after speaking to the security guard? A Не believed what the guard had told him B Не thought the guard would attack him C He wanted to find out what the axe was for D He realized that he needed to practice Question 49: Why was the pianist's answer unhelpful? A The pianist was not telling the truth B The violinist had lost his music C The pianist did not know where they were D The violinist knew he was in the Carnegie Hall Question 50: The phrase ―came to a halt‖ is closest in meaning to _ A came to a conclusion B came to an end C came to nothing D came to rest Question 51: What happened as a result of the Beatles going to Carnegie Hall? A A few people were seriously injured В There were crowds in all parts of New York С Some people escaped from the Hall uninjured D There were traffic jams in New York Question 52: What happened in the 1950s? A The Hall was sold to the City of New York B There was a possibility of the Hall being pulled down C Isaac Stern stopped the demolition of the Hall D There was a campaign to demolish the Hall Question 53: The word ―vigorous‘ is closest in meaning to _ A fascinating B powerful C impossible D convincing Question 54: What does the writer seem to think about the future of the Carnegie Hall? A It will become a national landmark B The greatest entertainers in the world have appeared there C No one can tell what the future will bring D It will continue to attract great stars Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 55 to 64: Last summer, air pollution in Paris reached dangerous levels on six separate occasions As a result, the government have recently decided that public transport in French cities will be (55) ……… on days when pollution becomes a (56) ……… to people‘s health, in a(n) (57) ……… to encourage people to leave their cars at home The Mayor of Paris said that he had several other ideas to reduce the pollution problem, such as free parking on the (58) ……… of the city on hot, still days when exhaust fumes tend to accumulate He has also announced a $6 million plan for 56 km of bicycle tracks, new pedestrianised zone and a new tram line for southern Paris His most popular measure (59) ……… becoming mayor last May has been to (60) ……… traffic from several streets on Sundays Every summer, air quality is at its (61) ……… in Paris during holiday weekends, especially one weekend in July when the (62) ……… of the population leave by car for their summer holidays Condition then improve for the summer, but deteriorate again when most residents return at the end of August The free transport (63) ……… is part of the response to a new environmental regulation which says that local authorities must guarantee safe air If it is (64) ……… seriously, locals can look forward to a cleaner Paris in the future Question 55: A loose Question 56: A terror Question 57: A.effort Question 58: A.Suburbs Question 59: A then Question 60: A ban Question 61: A limits Question 62: A.most Question 63: A measure Question 64: A taken B open B damage B try B Provinces B from B expel B worst B lots B move B held C off C risk C trial C Areas C since C discharge C top C plenty C answer C formed D free D threat D pursuit D Outskirts D as D restrict D full D majority D action D thought WRITING (2 points): PART (5 questions x 0.1 = 0.5 points), PART (1.5 points) PART I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house  If I I had better get back to work  It‘s They couldn‘t trace who had supplied the information in the first place  The source Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them They had They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left  Only after a _ PART II In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computers or television, or of studying at traditional school Which would you prefer? Write a composition of about 200 words to support your opinion THE END ĐÁP ÁN THAM KHẢO ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN NĂM 2015 THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN HUỆ - THÁI BÌNH MÃ ĐỀ : 132 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Đáp án B Trọng âm từ rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ Đáp án B Trọng âm từ rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ Đáp án B Trọng âm từ rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ Đáp án B Đuôi ed sau evoke đọc /t/, sau từ lại đọc /d/ Đáp án D Chữ -i- bewilder đọc /i/, từ khác đọc /ai/ Đáp án A to obtain smt :đạt Đáp án A to reach to the point: đạt đến Đáp án B Trước ― started crying‖ hành động đánh ―to lose‖ xảy rồi, nên ta dùng khứ hoàn thành Đáp án B satisfied: cảm thấy hài lòng, thỏa mãn # satisfactory: đem lại hài lòng 10 Đáp án D Đáp lại lời khen lời cám ơn lịch 11 Đáp án D Cấu trúc ―Hardly + đảo ngữ + when…‖ : vừa … … 12 Đáp án B to stretch: duỗi ra, kiễng người; to sprawl: nằm ườn ra; to expand: mở rộng; to lengthen: kéo dài 13 Đáp án A bad-tempered: nóng tính; nervous: lo lắng; stressful: căng thẳng 14 Đáp án A to pay up: trả nợ; to pay out: trả khoản lớn; to pay off: đền đáp, trả tiền (thưởng); to pay back: trả lại tiền vay 15 Đáp án A to hang out with smb: dành nhiều thời gian với ai; to hold on to smt: bám vào gì; to press on with smt: tiếp tục làm cách kiên định; to stick at smt: tâm theo đuổi, tâm đạt 16 Đáp án B Mệnh đề 1, so + mệnh đề 2: …, nên… 17 Đáp án C to be in doubt: cảm thấy hoài nghi, không chắn 18 Đáp án C Lời cám ơn đáp lại lời mời ―Make yourself at home‖: tự nhiên nhà 19 Đáp án B ecological- friendly: thân thiện với hệ sinh thái 20 Đáp án C to bring up: nuôi dưỡng ai; to bring in smt: đưa ra, ban bố luật; to bring back: mang trả lại; to bring about smt: gây , sản xuất 21 Đáp án C out of ordinary: khác thường 22 Đáp án D out of question: chẳng có để bàn cãi; out of order: lộn xộn, hỏng hóc 23 Đáp án A Dùng phân từ nối câu bị động chủ ngữ Câu gốc : the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans… 24 Đáp án B Đây hình thức đảo ngữ Influential as he was = Although he was influential 25 Đáp án C associated with: liên hệ tới, đôi với ; trái ngược với separated from: tách rời 26 Đáp án B to cover up tương đương hide: che giấu, che đậy; trái với to reveal: lật tẩy 27 Đáp án D to plunge: giảm mạnh; ngược với to increase sharply: tăng mạnh 28 Đáp án B fallacy = false idea: quan niệm sai lầm; trái với true belief 29 Đáp án C immediate: lập tức; trái với delayed: bị trì hoãn 30 Đáp án D Sửa thành varies; chủ ngữ The amount of… : lượng  số 31 Đáp án B Sửa thành combination; động từ câu contribute ; trước and cụm danh từ ―furniture arrangement‖ nên sau and phải cụm danh từ color combination 32 Đáp án C Sửa thành in To measure smt in smt: đo đơn vị 33 Đáp án D Sửa thành working alone Trạng từ đứng sau động từ 34 Đáp án D Sửa thành as Like: tương tự (giống thực tế vậy); As: thực là, với tư cách 35 Đáp án C dòng đoạn This, of course, significantly reduces independence  increases dependence 36 Đáp án A dòng they are emotionally closer to their parents and their parents to them 37 Đáp án B dòng It puts a burden on children for parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness 38 Đáp án B dòng 8-9 students today seem to be choosing schools with reference to proximity to home 39 Đáp án C dòng 4-6 parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness… That's one reason parents like to be involved in… 40 Đáp án B means tương đương vehicles: phương tiện 41 Đáp án A parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness 42 Đáp án C dòng 6,7 : parents like to be involved in their children's college experiences 43 Đáp án C dòng cuối: difficult to be meeting new people 44 Đáp án B đoạn cuối đặc biệt câu: incoming freshmen are now very heavily connected to classmates from high school … there isn't the great impetus… 45 Đáp án A dòng 3: Andrew Carnegie, the man who had provided much of the finance for its building Lưu ý đóng góp phần nhiều kinh phí xây dựng, đóng góp gần hết tài sản cho xây dựng 46 Đáp án D dòng -11: a talk accompanied by slides …the audience had been expecting; the effects became more dramatic, … - all to the amazement and delight of the audience Khán giả nghĩ có diễn thuyết ngạc nhiên với hiệu ứng 47 Đáp án A dòng 13: he was aged ten Không chọn B sau nghe rìu, Yehudi luyện tập 48 Đáp án A Trong đoạn 4: Yehudi was wandering around the Hall instead of practicing ; sau biết rìu dùng để That's for chopping the heads off soloists who don't play well enough; Yehudi liền rushing back to practice  Yehudi sợ bị chặt đầu nên luyện tập 49 Đáp án D Đoạn 5: the violinist got lost in the music Người đánh violon đoạn nhạc đâu, biết rõ Carnegie Hall 50 Đáp án B to come to a halt tương đương to come to an end: dừng , kết thúc 51 Đáp án C dòng 23: cars came to a halt all over the city and the crowds surrounding the building were enormous 52 Đáp án C dòng 25 – 26: In the 1950s the building was threatened with demolition but a vigorous campaign to save it was led by the conductor, Isaac Stern 53 Đáp án B vigorous: tràn trề sinh lực; = powerful 54 Đáp án D dòng 28: Over the years the most famous musicians, singers and entertainers in the world have appeared there - no doubt they will continue to so for many years to come 55 Đáp án D be off: cho nghỉ hoạt động 56 Đáp án D threat to smt: mối đe dọa với; risk: nguy cơ; terror: khủng bố; damage: hư hỏng, thiệt hại 57 Đáp án A effort to smt: cố gắng để làm 58 Đáp án D in the suburbs = on the outskirts: vùng ngoại ô; province: tỉnh; area: diện tích 59 Đáp án C Động từ chia hoàn thành has been 60 Đáp án B to expel smb/smt from: trục xuất ai/cái khỏi…; to ban: cấm; to discharge: phóng thích; to restrict: giới hạn 61 Đáp án B worst: tệ hại 62 Đáp án D the majority of …: phần lớn ; plenty of: nhiều 63 Đáp án A measure (N): phương pháp, biện pháp; move(N): di chuyển; action(N): hành động; answer (N): câu trả lời 64 Đáp án A take measure, giấu measure, nói câu trước WRITING PART 1 If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house It‘s time I got back to work The source of information could not be found They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them Only after a twelve- hour waiting did they fly PART2: In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computers or television, or of studying at traditional school Which would you prefer? Example : Technology is so increasingly advanced that going to school may be unnecessary for future education However, traditional schools still offer more indispensable benefits that outweigh technology First and foremost, direct guide from lecturers can make learning more easily and seriously Teachers‘ voice, eye contact and varied teaching methods make the lesson more interesting to listen to Students can also satisfied by chances of exchanging more information and receiving greater care from teachers Besides, with teachers‘ assignment and homework, more pressure is placed on study Another advantage to mention is the development of related skills when going to school Schools are mini societies that promote communication skill as well as relationship among students through daily school- preparation and conversation Last but not least, studying at traditional school is much healthier Instead of sitting at home for hours to learn, learners have to travel and play at break Their eyes will be less affected while their body are more energetic In sum, traditional schools provide better study environment than technological study at home  ... clear that students call parents and parents call students at an alarmingly frequent rate This, of course, significantly reduces independence A student doesn't get the chance to solve minor problems... idea Question 29: We need an immediate decision! We have to decide what to now A instant B early C delayed D alternative Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined... meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions Question 25: In some countries, language is associated with social class and education People judge one‘s level in society by the