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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 011)
ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (8 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part
pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.
Question 1. A. language B. aviation C. attraction D. applicant
Question 2. A. nervous B. birthday C. worry D. third

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 3. A. accomplish B. establish C. abolish D. acronym
Question 4. A. companion B. comfortable C. compliment D. competence
Question 5. A. mechanic B. memorial C. mechanism D. machine
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting.
Question 6. Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual,
A
appear to be culturally universal.
B C D
Question 7. When I came back I realized that my camera had been disappeared
A B C D
Question 8. If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.
A B C D
Question 9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons.
A B C D
Question 10. Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

questions.
Question 11. Question 41.My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she …………….one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
Question 12. He thought the talk was fascinating. His friend, _______, fell asleep halfway through it.
A. although B. nevertheless C. however D. B or C
Question 13. Have you really got no money_______the fact that you've had a part-time job this term?
A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. in case
Question 14. The doctor gave the patient examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. a thorough B. a whole C. an exact D. a universal
Question 15. Her book is about the_______between women and men.
A. unequality B. disequality C. inequality D. non-equality
Question 16. This section of the car park is_______for visitors.
A. private B. reserved C. given D. put
Question 17. The role of women in society has been greatly _______in the last few years.
A. overlooked B. overtaken C. overcome D. overcast
Question 18. Only 40 % of 5-year-olds have_______ to pre-school children.
A. access B. approach C. denial D. recognition
Question 19. He has been_______from running a political office for five years.
A. missed B. avoided C. made D. barred
Question 20. Delegates will meet with_______from industry and the government.
A. represented B. representative C. representatives D. representers
Question 21. Sports drinks have caught _______ as consumers have become more health- conscious.
A. in B. at C. out D. on
Question 22. He was teacher!
A. how good a B. so good a C. so a good D. what a good
Question 23. It's a program that give some insight into the _______ life of the Victorians.
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A. household B. inner C. house D. domestic
Question 24. _______having a good salary, he also has a private income.
A. What's more B. Furthermore C. Apart from D. From

Question 25. “ How long is the seminar ?”
“ knowledge, it takes about three hours.”
A. To my best B. To the best of my C. In my best of D. In my best
Question 26. Question 45. Not until home that he had taken someone else's bike.
A. he got/ he realized B. he got/ did he realize
C. did he get/ he realized D. he got/ he did realize
Question 27. - Did your brother go to France ?
- No, our parents suggested that we there at night.
A. not go B. not going C. not to go D. won’t go
Question 28. - Why not open the windows to let clean air in ?
- I’d rather you didn’t . air in our town is quite polluted ?
A. 0 (nothing)- 0 B. 0- The C. a- The D. The- 0
Question 29. at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
Put a suitable word in the blank by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know that an “ intranet” is? It is this : just as the Internet
connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (30) company. In fact, intranets make
use of the same software programs as the Internet to (31) computers and people. This (32) that you do not
have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service. If your intranet is working properly, it can
link together a huge amount of (33) which is stored in different places in the company. In this way, people
can get the information they need, regardless (34) where it comes from. A company intranet can , of course,
be used for unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (35)
important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The intranet is
(36) to share their information with other people. (37) , many departments don’t want to share their
specialist knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (38) top managers like to use the
intranet to “ communicate down” rather than to “ communicate across”. That is, they use the intranet to give
orders, not to (39) information between themselves and others working in the same organization.
Question 30. A. large B. jointed C. single D. branch
Question 31. A. contact B. introduce C. distinguish D. compare

Question 32. A. is B. is said C. indicates D. means
Question 33. A. parts B. information C. elements D. properties
Question 34. A. on B. with C. of D. to
Question 35. A. bring B. provide C. give D. take
Question 36. A. likely B. willing C. going D. happened
Question 37. A. Luckily B. Consequently C. However D. Unfortunately
Question 38. A. that B. what C. which D. it
Question 39. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transit
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 40 to 49.
In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a
greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily available,
renewable resources that are both cost- effective and earth – friendly. Two such resources are solar power and
geothermal power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of
worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of
photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In the US alone, more than 100, 000 homes are equipped
with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the world,
including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily.
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Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal
power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam that are
trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which is produces
electricity. Geothermal energy is 50, 000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel
resources. And as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A
prime example of effective geothermal use in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity where over 80
percent of private homes are heated by geothermal power.
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy
sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on global scale.
Question 40. What is the main topic of this passage ?

A. The benefits of solar and wind power over conventional energy sources.
B. How energy resources are tapped from nature.
C. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized.
D. Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide.
Question 41. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources ?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available.
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
C. Because they are free and available worldwide.
D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage.
Question 42. Which of the following words could best replace the word “ harnessing”
A. Capturing B. Harassing C. Depleting D. Exporting
Question 43. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries.
B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity.
C. They are more expensive than solar panels.
D. They contain photovoltaic cells.
Question 44. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy
production ?
A. They both require the use of a generator.
B. They both use heat from the earth’s surface.
C. They both require fairly simple technology.
D. They are both conventional and costly.
Question 45. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence:
“ Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar capacity to
generate geothermal power”
A. after the phrase ” earth-friendly”
B. after the phrase “ growing steadily”
C. after the phrase “ by geothermal power”
D. after the phrase “ global scale”
Question 46. According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power ?

A. There is very little of it available in Iceland.
B. It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide.
C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels.
D. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world.
Question 47. What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland?
A. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes.
B. Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses.
C. It is not effective for use in private homes.
D. It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy.
Question 48. What does the author imply about alternative energy sources ?
A. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
B. Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use.
C. Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce.
D. Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power
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Question 49. What best describes the author’s purpose in writing the passage ?
A. To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use.
B. To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use.
C. To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources.
D. To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming.
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 50 to59.
Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very
different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the
sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to
form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “ the
right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are
bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “ taller” than they
are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the
water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their

bellies- However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was
effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “ moving” around the other side.
We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life
swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened , but then the skull starts to grow in a
strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head
upwards, an old Picasso- like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on
the left, and others on either side.
Question 50. The passage is mainly concerned with:
A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish
C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish
Question 51. The phrase “ hugging the contours” in the line 1 means:
A. swimming close to the seabed
B. hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea.
C. Floating just below the surface.
D. Lying still on the sea bottom.
Question 52. In lines2 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that:
A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly
C. have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks
Question 53. It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish:
A. have one eye each side of the head
B. have one eye underneath the head
C. have two eyes on top of the head
D. have eyes that move around the head
Question 54. The word “conversely” in line 5 is closest in meaning to:
A. Similarly B. Alternatively C. Inversely D. Contrarily
Question 55. According to the passage, fish such as plaice:
A. have difficulties in swimming B. live near the surface
C. have poor eyesight D. have distorted heads
Question 56. The word “ undulate” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Sway B. Flutter C. Flap D. Leap

Question 57. In line 10, the word “ this” refers to
A. the migration of the ancestors
B. the practice of lying on one side
C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards
D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful
Question 58. According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is:
A. average B. weak C. excellent D. variable
Question 59. It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is:
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A. often confusing B. pretty normal C. very difficult D. full of danger.
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, questions 38 - 40
60. In certain types of poisoning immediately give large quantities of soapy or salty water in order to induce
vomiting.
(A) control (B) clean (C) cause (D) stop
61. He was mystified by the look on the stranger's face.
(A) perplexed (B) shocked (C) upset (D) excited
62. I was horrified to see the child about to cross the expressway alone.
(A) ashamed (B) shocked (C) nervous (D) surprised
63. The secretary left after weeks of harassment by the manager of her department.
(A) teasing (B) irritation (C) absence (D) goading
64. It is very discourteous to intrude during someone's conversation.
(A) find fault (B) disagree (C) be in the way (D) leave quickly
WRITING: (2 điểm)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
 You don’t
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
 Sally finally succeeded
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.

 I certainly
4. “I advised you to take a holiday” The doctor said.
 “You’d
5. If you don’t rest your self you really will be ill.
 Unless
TOPIC: What is your favorite place to visit on weekends? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite
place to go.
The end
KEY
1. You don’t have to finish the work today
2. Sally finally succeeded in getting the job
3. I certainly will never go to that restaurant
4. “You’d better take a holiday” – the doctor said
5. Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill
1 B 21 D 40 C 60 C
2 C 22 B 41 D 61 A
3 D 23 D 42 A 62 B
4 A 24 C 43 D 63 B
5 C 25 B 44 C 64 C
6 A 26 B 45 C
7 D 27 A 46 D
8 B 28 B 47 D
9 D 29 B 48 A
10 D 30 C 49 C
11 A 31 A 50 C
12 D 32 D 51 A
13 B 33 B 52 C
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14 A 34 C 53 C
15 C 35 B 54 D

16 B 36 B 55 D
17 A 37 D 56 A
18 A 38 A 57 B
19 D 39 B 58 C
20 C 59 B
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