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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES
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. parameter B. speedometer C. thermometer D. conscious
Question 2: A. production B. deficient C. ancient D. sufficient
Question 3: A. endangered B. humidity C. necessary D. incredible
Question 4: A. secretary B. necessary C. classifies D. vocabulary
Question 5: A. biology B. accordance C. incomplete D. putridity
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is not received the
tress or unstressed words)
Question 6: Those of us who smoke should are liable to die of cancer.
A B C D
Question 7: Would you like to have a drink with me tonight, John?
A B C D
Question 8: Jenny must have been suffered after her husband’s death.
A B C D
Question 9: Never in his whole life has he forgotten what happened to his wife.
A B C D
Question 10: You remember the words if you write them down in your notebook.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
pronunciation in each of the following Questions
Question 11: A. question B. presentation C. industrialization D. modernization
Question 12: A. accompany B. application C. apologize D. admire
Question 13: A. theme B. ethnic C. honey-mouthed D. thunder

Question 14: A. will B. we’ll C. weal D. wheel
Question 15: A. I ’d B. AIDS C. played D. paid
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following Questions
Question 16: “What a new nice style of hair you have it cut!” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ”
A. Yes, please B. It’s from Italy
C. Thank you D. No, I think it’s suitable for me.
Question 17: “You’d better help your mother do the household chores.” “ _ _ _ _ _ __ ”
A. I’d love to B. Thank for your advice C. It’s rubbish D. I have no clue.
Question 18: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
”
A. sorry, for this inconvenience B. I have no clue
C. not at all D. sorry, I’m the new comer here.
Question 19: “More coffee, sir?” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, do it yourself
C. All right, self-service D. Make yourself at home
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Question 20: “May I come in?” “_______”
A. Yes, no problem B. Feel free C. You’re welcome D. Sorry, let’s wait.
Question 21: Tom “Sorry, I don’t know where the nearest post office is.”
Stranger: “ _ _ _ __ _ _ ”
A. Thank you B. Thank you anyway C. Not at all D. Don’ t mention it
Question 22: “What do you think of this shirt?” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”
A. It fits you B. Nonsense C. It’s up to you D. No money
Question 23: “What do you want me to cook for your dinner? “ __ _ _ __ _ ”
A. Yes, give up B. Yeah, your meal is great C. It’s up to you D. Let me go
Question 24: As the patient was still too weak the surgeon postpones the operation.
The word postpone is the nearest meaning with:
A. put in B. put on C. put off D. put over
Question 25: John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a

thank-you.
A. must have completed B. should have completed
C. could have completed D. may have completed
Question 26: It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had been
Question 27: _ _ __ _ _ _ had my teacher arrived than he gave us exercises.
A. Hardly B. Not until C. When D. No sooner
Question 28: Actually, I not only read the stories about princes or princesses in the great castles in
the school library_______ in the public library.
A. or B. whether C. but also D. either
Question 29: _ _ __ _ _ _ furniture needs supplying for the schools in the whole country will slow
down the process of the reform of education.
A. Few B. A few C. Little D. That little
Question 30: It was not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Micheal Jackson’s death, people around the world understood
his contribution in music.
A. since B. when C. until D. result
Question 31: Although David was _ _ _ _ _ _ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his
wife the household chores.
A. exhaustion B. exhausted C. exhausting D. exhaustive
Question 32: _ _ __ _ _ _ studying in faculty of Love and Happiness in Japan for 5 years, he wrote
the books of how to live and to be lived.
A. After had been B. After he has C. Having been D. Before he had been
Question 33: If you are a typewriter, you will be accustomed to Microsoft word, this program
allows you to save your _______ with many types.
A. files B. documents C. documentaries D. documentary files
Question 34: Juliet, remember shammed death when Romeo appears, _ _ __ _ _ _.
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t he C. do you D. will you
Question 35: Although they are poor and hard, they are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to their children’s success.
A. content B. proud C. satisfied D. boastful
Question 36: In 1879, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department

at Wellesley College.
A. twenty-four years B. at the age of twenty-four
C. age twenty-four D. of twenty-four years
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Question 37: The United States spends more money on the economic crisis _ _ _ _ _ __ country in
the world.
A. other B. other than C. than any other D. while other
Question 38: Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they both emit hot from
below the Earth’s surface.
A. due to B. because C. in spite of D. regardless of
Question 39: “Bless you.” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ”
A. You’re welcome B. Sorry C. Thank you D. That’s all right
Question 40: Vladimir Putin said that he loved his wife and two daughters as well as his dog, _ _ _ _
_ __ also a female, so much.
A. which was B. that were C. all of whom were D. which were
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50.
The PBT is a pencil and (41) _______ test that is offered for two purposes. One purpose of the PBT
is for (42) _______ and process evaluation. Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their
students. The scores are not valid outside of the place where they are (43) _______, but the college
or institution accepts the PBT that they administered as an official score. This PBT is also (44)
_______ an Intitution TOEFL. The (45) _______ purpose of the PBT is (46) _______ the official
Computer-Based TOEFL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible. The scores are
usually valid outside of the place where they are administered. This PBT is also called a Supplement
TOEFL.
The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written
Expression, and Reading. (47) _______, the TEST of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is
required to provide a (48) _______ score. The PBT is a (49) _______ test, which means that
everyone who takes the TOEFL during the same administration will see and answer the same
questions. The (50) _______ score is based on a scale of 310-677.

Question 41: A. note-paper B. letter C. draft D. paper
Question 42: A. place B. placing C. placement D. placeability
Question 43: A. administered B. managed C. controlled D. protected
Question 44: A. called B. seemed C. considered D. appeared
Question 45: A. some B. other C. another D. main
Question 46: A. supplement B. to supplement C. supplementing D. supplemented
Question 47: A. In other words B. On the other hand C. Besides D. In addition
Question 48: A. reading B. speaking C. listening D. writing
Question 49: A. style B. form C. standard D. linear
Question 50: A. total B. final C. whole D. all
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 51 to 55
Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in
the world. Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water. We live in a
world of water. But almost all of it - about 97%-is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used
for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh. Most of this
water is not easily available to man because it is locked in
glaciers and icecaps. There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most
of the water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back
to the earth as rain.
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Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has
plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the earth.
Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A. region that usually gets enough rain may
suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain.
Question 51. All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT
A. We need more and more water.
B. The population of the world is increasing every year.
C. Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. Factories also need more water.

Question 52. Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water?
A. The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water.
B. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing.
C. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. The percentage of fresh water is very small.
Question 53. What can be inferred about water?
A. The amount of water on earth is always the same.
B. Water will probably be exhausted.
C. Water can be used once only.
D. Most of the water we use is not rain water.
Question 54. It can be inferred from the text that ______
A. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water.
B. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth.
C. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water.
D. a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell.
Question 55. The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to.
A. sell B. prove to be C. switch off D. produce
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 56 to 60
It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get as
education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school.
The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds.
It can take place where, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It
includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal
learning. The agents of education can range from a reserved grandparent to the people debating
politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has certain
predictability, education quite often produce surprise. A change conversation with a stranger may
lead a person to discover how little is know of other religions.
People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive

term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school and one that should
be an integral part of one’s entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process,
whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive
at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar
textbook, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learnt, whether
they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited
by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are
not likely to find out in their class the truth about political problems in their communities or what
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the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the
formalized process of schooling.
Question 56: What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their
education to go to school”?
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C. Summer school makes the school year too long.
D. All of life is an education.
Question 57: the word “bounds” is closest in meaning to
A. rules B. experiences C. limits D. expectation
Question 58: the word “they” refers to
A. slices of reality B. similar textbooks C. boundaries D. seats
Question 59: The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
D. Education involves many years of professional training.
Question 60: The passage is organized by
A. listing and discussing several educational problems
B. contrasting the meanings of two related words
C. narrating a story about excellent teachers

D. giving examples of different kinds of schools
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction
Question 61: From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her
A B
writing career, publishing of her three most famous novels.
C D
Question 62: Because of its vast tracts of virtually uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one
A B C
of the lowest population density in the world.
D
Question 63: Every child in Great Britain between the old year of five and fifteen must attend
school. A B C D
Question 64: It is the high time John understands how to behave properly towards the old men.
A B C D
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as
the provided one.
65. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
=> The journalist wanted to know_________________________________________
66. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
=> The meat was_________________________________________
67. It is essential that Professor Van Helsing is met at the airport
=> Professor Van Helsing_________________________________________
68. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
=> If you_________________________________________
69. “ Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter.
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=> Peter asked if_________________________________________
II. Topic: What would you like to change about your hometown?

If I could change one important thing about my hometown, it would be air pollution problem, and I
will give the following reasons to explain why I want to solve the problem.
The first and most important reason is that I hope that my hometown can become a beautiful city. As
an old industrial city, my hometown has made a great deal of contribution for the country’s economic
development. At a result, the natural environment of the city has been badly damaged. The forest has
disappeared; the mountains have become bald, and the most awful thing is that the air quality becomes
worse and worse. People seldom see the blue sky during most time of year.
Another reason why I want to change my hometown’s air pollution situation is that the city’s
development needs clean and tidy environment to attract investors. Nowadays people have come to know
that the city’s environment, which is so called “software facility of the city”, plays an important role in the
city’s future. For example, due to the fact that the environment of the city is very poor, many local students
who pursue their study out of the city would rather find themselves a job in other cities than coming back to
their hometown after they graduated.
In addition, nowadays people have paid more and more attention to their health. If air pollution
problem cannot be solved as quickly as possible, people’s requirement for a healthy body will never be
realized.
In my mind, changing air pollution will apparently be my first choice if I can change one important
thing about my hometown. Fortunately people in my hometown are gradually aware of the serious problem.
THE END
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