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ĐỀ THI THỬ- KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 1. A. systems
B. goods
C. letters
D. groups
Question 2. A. dream
B. breathe
C. threat
D. reason
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
Question 3. A. install
B. subject
C. confide
D. secure
Question 4. A. intervention B. minority
C. biologist
D. compulsory
Question 5. A. optimist
B. confident
C. medical
D. experience
Mark the letter A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or has a close
meaning to the original one.
Question 6. What are the entry ________ at this university?

A. require
B. required
C. requirement
D. requirements
Question 7. The Italian Foreign Minister will have official talks with his ____ in the French
government.
A. counterpart
B. companion
C. comrade
D. counter-espionage
Question 8. I am well-qualified and have completed a ______ in graphic design.
A. lesson
B. curriculum
C. course
D. timetable
Question 9. Most people agree that Christmas has become too _______.
A. commercial
B. commercialized
C. commercialism
D. commercially
Question 10. Alice: "What shall we do this evening?" - Carol: "_____________"
A. Let’s go out for dinner. B. Oh, that’s good!
C. No problem.
D. I went out for dinner.
Question 11. We had already finished work __________.
A. after our boss arrives
B. as soon as our boss will arrive
C. since our boss arrive
D. by the time our boss arrived
Question 12. He hates __________.

A. people making fun of him
B. being made fun of
C. to make fun of him
D. Both A and B are correct
Question 13. I interviewed several of the men ______ contracts had been terminated by the
company at short notice.
A. their
B. who
C. whose
D. what
Question 14. People have always had difficulty ______ the future.
A. to predict
B. predicting
C. predicted
D. being predicted
Question 15. Neither you nor I ____________ responsible for the bad result.
A. are
B. be
C. am
D. is
Question 16. I was talking _____ Richard yesterday ____ the election. He insisted ___ telling
me whom he was voting _____.
A. to; about; on; for
B. with; on; on; about
C. about; for; in; for
D. over; about; with; on
Question 17. The company is committed _____ raising salaries and improving conditions.
A. about
B. to
C. with

D. on
Question 18. ______ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived B. If you hadn’t arrived
C. Were you arrived
D. If you arrived
Question 19. These are the fire fighters ____ rescued the three children from the burning house.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. when
Question 20. We regret ________ you that your application has been unsuccessful.
A. inform
B. informing
C. to inform
D. to informed


Question 21. My brother is working for a foreign company. He ___ there since he graduated
from college.
A. worked
B. was working
C. has been working
D. had worked
Question 22. 16. John asked me____ in English.
A. what does this word mean
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what that word meant
Question 23. Laura: “What a lovely house you have!”
– Mary: “_________”

A. Of course not. It’s not costly.
B. I think so.
C. Thank you. I hope you will drop in.
D. No problem.
Question 24. They get ________ to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult
B. more difficult than
C. difficult more and more
D. more and more difficult
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25. They encouraged me to go in for the singing contest but I refused.
A. take part in
B. enter
C. get into
D. bring out
Question 26. Hopefully more diseases will be eradicated in the near future.
A. wiped out B. cleared up C. reduced
D. extinguished
Question 27. She is foolish girl in this village. She is always made fun of.
A. dump
B. brainy
C. wise
D. idiotic
Question 28. The removal of cataracts in the eyes by laser has become a common procedure.
A. method
B. belief
C. improvement
D. regulation
Question 29. When people are angry, they seldom act in a rational way.

A. polite
B. friendly
C. reasonable D. considerate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 30. Susan stopped to write her letter because she had to leave for the hospital
A
B
C
D
Question 31. My best friend, that we see every day, always has something new to tell me.
A
B
C
D
Question 32. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.
A
B
C
D
Question 33. Having punished twice this week, Kate feels ashamed of her bad behavior.
A
B
C
D
Question 34. Different efforts have been made so that to save many species which are in danger
A
B
C
D
of extinction.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE FUTURE OF TALL BUILDINGS
Architects who are responsible for the construction of many skyscrapers believe that a
tall building must always have a certain minimum (1)_____ but that there is no limit to its
absolute (2)_____. This means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even taller.
Engineers agree with this, but there is (3) _____ over the best shape for very tall, slim buildings.
The effects of wind (4) _____ mean that cylindrical designs have enjoys some (5) ______ in
recent years, and these are quite pleasing to the eye (6)_____, however, the ideal shape is an ugly
square with heavily rounded corners.
Would these tall building of the future offer more than a (7) _______ view? Some
believe tall towers could contain all the (8) ________ for modern living. The (9) _________ of
these vertical villages would travel up and down between their home and work zones and would
(10) _______ need to journey to ground level.
Question 35. A. width
B. wide
C. widely
D. wider
Question 36. A. long
B. high
C. height
D. short


Question 37. A. disagreement
B. disagree
C. agree
D. agreement
Question 38. A. press
B. unpressure

C. pressure
D. express
Question 39. A. population
B. popular
C. populate
D. popularity
Question 40. A. Unfortunately
B. Unfortunate
C. Fortunate
D. Fortunately
Question 41. A. wonderful
B. careful
C. hopeful
D. meaningful
Question 42. A. requiring
B. require
C. requirements
D. requirement
Question 43. A. habit
B. inhabitants
C. habits
D. habitants
Question 44. A. sometimes
B. often
C. rarely
D. usually
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.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States
increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and

cities. Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new
emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic
and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of
integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of
the century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By
1920 schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year
was greatly lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and
vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of
students, many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes
for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches,
settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit
the needs of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to
educate young women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy,
and one place many educators considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women,
American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies,
homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly
included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly
industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however, overproduction rather than
scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a
consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking,
shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic
necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these
notions seem quite out-of-date.
Question 45: The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses _____.
A. the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the
nineteen century.
B. the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century.

C. the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century.
D. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen
century.
Question 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing
importance of education in the United States was _____.
A. the expanding economic problems of schools
B. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
C. an increase in the number of trained teachers
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country


Question 47: The word "means" in line 5 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. qualifications
B. method
C. advantages
D. probability
Question 48: The phrase "coincided with" in line 8 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. happened at the same time as
B. ensured the success of
C. was influenced by
D. began to grow rapidly
Question 49: According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the
1920's was that _____.
A. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
C. adults and children studied in the same classes
D. most places required children to attend school
Question 50: “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line 10 to
illustrate __.
A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs.

B. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
C. the importance of educational changes
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
Question 51: According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed
that _____.
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C. different groups needed different kinds of education
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
Question 52: The word "it" in line 21 refers to _____.
A. education B. consumption
C. production
D. homemaking
Question 53: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____.
A. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Question 54: Which paragraph mentions the importance of abilities and experience in formal
schooling?
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 4
C. Paragraph 1
D. Paragraph 3
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.
Entertainment is an important part of everyone's life because it helps them survive the
daily monotonous routine and adds a breath of fun to the list of necessary tasks. Entertainment
can take a number of forms because its definition is somewhat nebulous: entertainment is
anything that entertains and i1 completely depends on personal preferences. Most people, locked

into the daily schedule of the workplace, try to fit a little entertainment into any of their quickly
fleeting free time, while other people, such as actors, singers, and writers, actually fashion a
career out of entertainment. However, whether entertainment is your daily work or just a
diversion, it is extremely important to the maintenance of our sanity.
There are undeniably some people who incorporate entertainment into their lives more
than others. Some people get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the daily to-do list that they
forget the importance of a little fun. Fun keeps us fresh, keeps us inspired, and keeps us ready for
the next day. The exact form of entertainment that you choose is up to you and it can be
something that requires only a few minutes here and there or an entire day every now and then.
Watching movies or television, playing sports, reading, watching sporting events,
painting, or dancing, the list of hobbies or entertainment options can go on and on, we would like
to help you learn more about the world of entertainment so that you can make it more an integral
part of your life. We will talk about sports, theater, movies, video production, getting tickets, and


much more. Hopefully, all the information will inspire you to quit complaining about how you
never have any fun and cause you to go find the entertainment that suits you. Entertainment is
what you make and you are the one in control. What entertains you?
Question 55. The text is about ________.
A. the importance of entertainment in our life
B. our busy daily life
C. working without entertainment
D. entertainers
Question 56. Entertainment _________
A. is human life
B. make people survive·
C. offers people a monotonous routine
D. is crucial for our life
Question 57. it completely depends on personal preferences means _________
A. entertainment is no considered as our preference

B. each person has his own kind of entertainment
C. human beings completely depend on entertainment
D. entertainment completely depends on people
Question 58. Pronoun it in it completely depends on personal preferences refers to ____.
A. entertainment
B. preference
C. individual
D. everyone's life
Question 59. locked into the daily schedule of the workplace means _________.
A. living in the work place everyday
B. going to work everyday
C. busy working everyday
D. are caught in the work place everyday
Question 60. According to the second paragraph, ____________________.
A. all people have their own entertainment
B. people have the same entertainment
C. some people are so busy that they have no time for entertainment
D. everybody has a little fun
Question 61. Which sentence is true?
A. The form of entertainment you choose is up to you
B. All forms of entertainment needs only a few minutes.
C. All forms of entertainment require an entire day.
D. Entertainment has bad effect on our mind.
Question 62. Entertainment does not bring us ____________.
A. freshness
B. tiredness
C. inspiration
D. readiness
Question 63. Which is not listed in the last paragraph?
A. Reading B. Seeing films

C. Singing
D. Drawing
Question 64. In the last paragraph, the writer _____________.
.
A. helped to control entertainment
B. was talking about sports
C. advised not choosing the forms of entertainment that he listed
D. listed several forms of entertainment so that other people can choose one to take up
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first
one.
Question 65. They don’t clean the windows so the room looks rather dark.
Were they………………………………………………………..
Question 66. If you worry, you’ll find it difficult to get to sleep.
The more…………………………………………………………
Question 67. On receipt of your cheque, we shall send the goods to you.
As soon ………………………………………………………….
Question 68. He’ll settle down. Then his performance will improve.
Once………………………………………………………………
Question 69. Although she was tired, she agreed to help me with my homework.
Tired as ………………………………………………………………
Part II. In about 140 to 150 words, write a paragraph about your recent summer vacation.


ĐÁP ÁN
1.D

2.C

3.B


4.A

5.D

6.D

7.A

8C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.B

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.A


20.C

21.C

22.D

23.C

24.D

15.C

25. A 26.B 27.D 28.C 29.C 30.A 31.B 32.A 33.A 34.B
35.A

36.C

37.A

38.C

39.D

40.A

41.A

42.C


43.B

44.C

45. B 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. D 54. C
55.A

56.D

57.B

58.A

59.C

60.C

61.A

62.B

63.C

64.D

WRITING
PART I.
1. Were they to clean the windows, the room would look brighter.
2. The more you worry, the more difficult you’ll find it to get to sleep.
3. As soon as we receive your cheque, we shall send the goods to you.

4. Once he has settled down, his performance will improve.
5. Tired as she was, she agreed to help me with my homework.