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BỘGIÁO DỤC VÀĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 ---------------------------- Môn: Tiếng Anh

ĐỀ THI THỬ Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể phát đề)

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.AN UNWELCOME GUEST

Of the one in seven people in the UK who claim to have seen a ghost, the majority areThis may be because women have far more association with the spirit world. Women temotions and are generally better able than men to cope with the unexpected.

Housewife Fiona Blair describes herself as very practical anddown-to-earth , and never believedthe idea that a house could be haunted. That all changed when she and her family movmanor house in the Midlands. Although the surveyor reckoned that the house requiredattention and was somewhat damp, they thought it wasstunning . They could just afford it anwould be a good investment, so they took the plunge and decided to buy it.

Nonetheless, right from the start, Fiona had a strange sense that they were not alone in tOne of her teenage daughters had left a towel over the back of a chair in the kitchen. Fiothe garden, and when she returned to the house, the towel was over the kitchen tabtablecloth. On other occasions the family would find that objects such as glasses and v been turned upside-down.

This was only the start of the peculiar happenings. A particularly strange incident happenFiona’s birthday. Fiona’s husband, Mark, came home from work and went into the living immediately came rushing out to ask who had bought her the beautiful flowers – but nogiven Fiona flowers and her daughters had not put the flowers there. It remained a mysthey had miraculously appeared.

Fiona was curious and decided to find out about the history of the house. What she discorather alarming. Apparently a young girl, servant to a previous generation of owners, found dead in peculiar circumstances in the attic. Fiona and her family inevitably begaclaustrophobic and trapped in the house, and eventually decided that they would have to m

Unfortunately, things were not as simple as that. Each time they attempted to show the potential buyers, Fiona would of course ensure beforehand that everything was neat anorder to make a good impression. But by the time anyone arrived, the entire house woucomplete mess, and visitors complained of an unpleasant atmosphere. Eventually, afmonths, an American couple viewed the house, and decided it had a certain attraction.

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reason, the ghost did not play its usual tricks, and Fiona was able to sell what had been hhome.

Now living in a spacious modern apartment in London, Fiona wants to forgetit all and move onwith her life. ‘At one point I thought I might be going out of my mind, it was all so frighWe can almost laugh about it all now, but I hope we never experience anything like that a

Question 1. According to the passage, why did the writer and her husband want to move house in the Midlands?

A. They were eager to find out if it had a ghost.B. They were attracted by the appearance of it.C. They knew someone important had lived there.D. They were looking for a house to modernize

Question2. The phrase 'down-to-earth' in the passage is closest in meaning to ................A. beautiful B. brave C. sensible D. strong

Question 3. The word 'stunning' in the passage could be best replaced by which of the follA. beautiful and attractive B. cheap and largeC. cheap and old D. beautiful and new

Question 4. After they moved in, they …………..A. began to hear strange noises in the attic.B. realized that the house was incredibly cold.C. discovered that objects were being moved.D. broke a lot of glasses.

Question 5. Which of the following can be best replaced the word “ peculiar ”?A. unreal B. strange C. pleasant D. imaginary

Question 6. What happened on Fiona’s birthday?A. Her daughters bought her flowers.B. There was an unexplained occurrence.C. A burglar broke into the living room. D. Mark forgot to buy a present.

Question 7. According to the fifth paragraph, what had happened to the servant girl?A. She had killed herself in the attic. B. She was murdered by the owners.C. She had been locked in the attic. D. She died in the house.

Question 8 What did the ghost do when they decided to sell the house?A. It disappeared immediately. B. It made people viewing it feel unwelcome.C. It tidied the house. D. It made horrible noises.

Question 9. What does ‘it’ refer to?A. the house she lived in B. the modern apartmentC. the experience she had D. the sale of the house

Question 10. Which of the following could you find this passage from?A. a magazine article B. a textbook C. a funny story book D. a non-fiction book


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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions.

The brain of the average human weighs approximately 1.4 kilograms and consists of th parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum isby far the largest of th

three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, thcortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells ……….. The various sthe cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decodingmessages from throughout the body: the motor cortex, which sends action instructioskeletal muscles: and the association cortex, which receives, monitor and processes inforis in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take placerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, the section of the controls balance and posture . The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the spinal cord. It various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat.

Question 11. What is the author’s main purpose?A. To describe the functions of the parts of the brainB. To explain how the brain processes informationC. To demonstrate the physical compositions of the brainD. To give examples of human body functions

Question 12. The passage states that the most massive part of the brain is theA. cerebrumB. cerebellum C. cerebral cortex D. brain stem

Question 13. How does the passage describe the appearance of the cerebral cortex?A. As smooth B. As 85% of the brain by weightC. As a layer of the cerebellum D. As ridged

Question 14. According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information?A. The sensory cortex B. The association cortexC. The cerebellum D. The brain stem

Question 15. The sensory cortexA. senses that messages should be sent out to the musclesB. provides a surface covering for nerve cellsC. is where the human process of thinking occursD. receives and processes information from the senses

Question 16. Which of the following is true about the cerebellum?A It is located above the cerebrum B. It controls breathingC. It is responsible for balance D. It is outside layer of the cerebrum

Question 17. What shape does the brain stem most likely have?A. Small and round B. Long and thinC. Large and formless D. Short and flat


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Question 18. The phrase “by far” meansA. by a small amount B. by a great mountC. not later than D. a long distance

Question 19. Which one is closest in meaning to the word “posture”?A. personal opinion B. quick movementC. position of body D. speech

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 20.. ……… 90% of Asia’s people live in the eastern and southern parts of the cwhich contain some of the most …….. regions in the world.

A. Most/thick-populated B. Most/thickly-populatedC. Almost/thick-populated D. Almost/thickly-populated

Question 21. Fish …………… on earth for ages.A. has existed B. have existed C. has been existed D. have been existed

Question 22. With this microwave oven, it’s ………….. to heat food.A. time-consumingB. useful C. warm D. convenient

Question 23. Nobody is absent today, ……………?A. is he B. is she C. are they D. is it

Question 24. I have been looking for this book for months, and ……… I have found it.A. in the end B. in time C. at the end D. at present

Question 25. “Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ……… for at least tminutes.”

A. are boiling B. boil C. have been boiledD. have been boilingQuestion 26. Alan ……… loud rock music for three hours when her friends arrived.

A. was listening B. had been listening C. has been listening D. listenedQuestion 27. Pop music has become ……… in our country in the last few decades. Most y people like it.

A. favorable B. interesting C. popular D. enjoyableQuestion 28. Tuan painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ……… a diffecolor.

A. had to choose B. should have chosenC. must have chosen D. could have chosen

Question 29. Many students found it very difficult to keep______ all the recent developmthe subject.

A. touch with B. in touch with C. touch of D. in touch of Question 30. Unlike most birds, _______

A. the heads and necks of vultures lack feathersB. vultures do not have feathers on their heads and necksC. feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures


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D. there are no feathers on vultures’ heads and necks.Question 31. In order to grow vegetable properly, gardeners must know_____

A. what the requirements for each vegetable areB. That the requirements for each vegetableC. what are each vegetable’ s requirements.D. that is required by each vegetable.

Question 32. The African killer bees could not be handled safely, nor _____ A. their honey could be harvested B. harvested could their honey beC. could not their honey be harvested D. could their honey be harvested

Question 33. Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personali _______

A. well established extremely by the age of fiveB. by the age of five it is extremely establishedC. extremely well established by the age of fiveD. by the age of five and extremely well established

Question 34. _____ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its em powers.

A. Should B. Did C. Were D. HadQuestion 35. David is a captain of the school basketball team, _____ his father before him

A. similar to B. just like C. such as D. as well asQuestion 36. Look! The yard is wet. It _____ last night

A. must rain B. couldn’t have rainedC. must have rained D. should have rained

Question 37. _____ electricity plays such an important part in our life?A. why was it that B. why is it thatC. why is it D. why it is that

Question 38. Her eyes are ______ A. the same colour as her mother’s B. the same colour as her mother C. John studied art in Florence D. having same colour as her mother

Question 39. She has two sons,A. none of them work near her house.B. none of whom work near her house.C. neither of whom works near her house.D. neither of them works near her house.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaningto the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.Question 40. The company lures workers with high salaries and good working conditions

A. organizes B. fires C. attracts D. angers


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Question 41. In the United States, the transition from one President to the next one is genesmooth.

A. payment B. understanding C. search D. change Question 42. The swimmer dived into the pool at one end and swam under water to the otwhere she emerged from the water.

A. came out B. dried off C. sank to the bottom D. injured herself

Question 43. Gary is being paid more than $400,000 per annum. This yearly salary allowslive very well.A. in cash B. for his services C. during the summerD. each year

Question 44. The company president’s veracity has been questioned, but we do not doubt truthfulness.

A. honesty B. ability C. luck D. finances

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needscorrection in each of the following questions.

Question 45. Most funitures in the house is not in a good condition. A B C DQuestion 46. Founded in the 12th century, Oxford University is ranked among the world’s ol

A B Cuniversities.

DQuestion 47. Although smokers are aware of that smoking is harmful to their health,

A B Cthey can’t get rid of it . DQuestion 48. Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality. A B C DQuestion 49. Today the most popular method of pasteurization, called ‘flash pasteurization

Ainvolves several step, which include heating milk for 15 seconds and then immediately co B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indcorrect word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

In recent years there have (50) _______ many articles on air pollution in newspamagazines. Scientists all over the word have warned that our atmosphere is (51) ______


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more contaminated, and that Man, through his carelessness, may run (52) _____ of pu breathe.

Automobiles and industries mainly account (53) air pollution in most citie pour into the air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, (54) ___very harmful (55) ____ humans. (56) _____ still, these gases, a series of chemical chan

into toxic acids. They fall down in “acid rains”, (57) _______ the acidity in the air, soil ato dangerous levels and affecting not only tress but also fish and other wildlife. Many countries in Europe and North America have suffered bad effects (58) ______ those “rainSurely, Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival. Scientiorganizations and governments should sit down together to solve the air (59) __________Question 50. A. had B. be C. been D. becomeQuestion 51. A. got B. become C. becoming D. changingQuestion 52. A. up B. out C. away D. over Question 53.A. for B. about C. of D. with

Question 54. A. that B. which C. they D. andQuestion 55. A. for B. with C. on D. toQuestion 56. A Badly B. Worst C. Worse D. MostQuestion 57. A. rise B. rising C. raise D. raisingQuestion 58. A. with B. from C. about D. for Question 59. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined partdiffers from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 60. A. bound B. sound C. county D. poultryQuestion 61. A. examine B. determine C. valentine D. heroine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from theother three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.Question 62. A. animal B. pyramid C. career D. habitatQuestion 63. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employer Question 64. A. desert B. common C. hotel D. temple

WRITING: Do write your answer in your answer sheet.

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as thesentence printed before it.

Question 65: You should take a map because you might get lost in those mountains.In case ____________________________________________________________


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Question66: Temperature is measured by a thermometer.A thermometer is ____________________________________________________

Question 67: Mr. Brown mended the bike for me.I had ______________________________________________________________

Question 68: Pat is the tallest girl in our class. No one ____________________________________________________________

Question69: I have never seen such man here before. Never before _______________________________________________________

Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the university you would like to enterafter you finish your high school.

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PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm)I (0,5 điểm)65. In case you get/In case of getting lost in those mountains, you should take a map.66. A thermometer is used to measure temperature.67. I had Mr. Brown mend the bike / I had the bike mended by Mr. Brown.68. No one in our class is as tall as Pat.69. Never before have I seen such man here.II. (1,5 điểm)1. Bố cục: 0,40 đ

o Câu đề dẫn chủ đề mạch lạco Bố cục hợp lí rõ ràng phù hợp yêu cầu của đề bàio Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận

2. Phát triển ý: 0,25 đo Phát triển có trình tự logic


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o Có dẫn chứng, ví dụ, đủ để bảo vệ kiến của mình.3. Sử dụng ngôn từ 0,30 đ

o Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp nội dungo Sử dụng ngôn từ đúng văn phong/ thể loạio Sử dụng từ nối câu cho bài viết uyển chuyển

4. Nội dung 0,30 đo Đủ thuyết phục người đọco Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luậno Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 5%

5. Ngữ pháp, dấu câu, và chính tả: 0,25 đo Sử dụng đúng dấu câuo Chính tả: Viết đúng chính tả _ Lỗi chính tả gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch . sẽ bị tính một lỗi (trừ 1% điểm của bài viết) _ Cùng một lỗi chính tả lặp lại chỉ tính là một lỗio Sử dụng đúng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu đúng ngữ pháp. (Lỗi ngữ pháp gây hiểu nhầm/

sẽ bị trừ 1% điểm bài viết.)Tổng 1,50

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