Tuyệt Đỉnh Luyện Đề Tiếng Anh THPT Quốc Gia 2015 1

MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
from 1 to 24.
Câu 1: _______, the young woman was visibly very happy after the birth of her child.
A. Tired although she was B. She was tired
C. Though tired D. Despite tired
Câu 2: The teacher recommended that Tom _______ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finished writing B. finish writing
C. should finish to write D. finishes writing
Đáp án B. finish writing
Câu 3: “Shall we eat out tonight?” – “_______.”
A. That‟s understandable B. That‟s a great idea
C. It is very kind of you to invite me D. You are very welcome
Câu 4: He was unreasonable _____ his friends _____ asking for more money without paying back.
A. of – to B. about – of C. of – about D. to – about
Câu 5: “You have a wonderful garden!” – “_______”
A. I can‟t believe it! B. It‟s my pleasure.
C. Yours is great too! D. Don‟t mention it!
Câu 6: I don‟t want to excuse _____ my absence, but please excuse me _____ cleaning the board in three months.
A. for – of B. of – for C. for – from D. from – of
Câu 7: _______ they offer him a partnership will the young architect stay with this firm.
A. Even if B. Unless C. Only if D. In case
Câu 8: The ministry didn‟t expect _____ quite such a negative reaction from farmers.
A. there was to be B. there to be C. there being D. there be
Câu 9: In my _______, freedom of the press must be maintained.
A. sight B. thought C. view D. mind

evenings and on weekends.
A. but B. due to C. now that D. even though
Câu 22: The number of learners _______ not large; therefore, a number of headphones _______ available to them in the
lab.
A. is – is B. are – are C. are – is D. is – are
Câu 23: No doubt _____ us a key.
A. will he give B. he will give C. gives he D. giving he
Câu 24: _______ pack can have as big an impact on your holiday as your destination.
A. How did you B.However you C. How do you D. How you
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part from
25 to 27.
Câu 25: Trees have to be pruned seasonally or annually to ensure that they continue to bear fruit.
A. harvested B. trimmed C. weeded D. fertilized
Câu 26: In rural Midwestern towns of the USA, the decisions that affect most residents are made atgeneral assemblies in
schools and churches.
A. gatherings B. public libraries C. concerts D. prayer services
Câu 27: Dissemination of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or nationalTV networks.
A. Dedication B. Dispersal C. Compilation D. Condensing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that isOPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions from 28-30.
Câu 28: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover B. conserve C. presume D. reveal
Câu 29: Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.
A. agree B. addmission C. refusal D. confirmation
Câu 30: I can‟t stand people who treat animals cruelly.
A. cleverly B. gently C. reasonably D. brutally
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to
questions from 31 to 40
NATONAL FLAGS
1 The flag, the most common symbol of national identity in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. The

shields, the number of prominent families was also increasing. They required an ever greater number of combinations of
stripes, crosses, flowers, and mythical animals to distinguish themselves. These survived as the basic components of flag
design when small regional kingdoms were later combined into larger nation-states. They remain such for many European
countries today.
7 Some nations, particularly those whose colors and emblems date back several hundred years, have different flags for
different official uses. For example, the flag of Poland is a simple rectangle with a white upper half and red lower half.
The colors themselves have been associated with Polish nationalism since the 1700s. They originated as the colors of the
Piast family, which during its rule displayed a crest bearing a white eagle on a red field. Homage is paid to the Piast
Dynasty in the Polish ensign, the flag officially used at sea. Unlike the familiar plain flag flown on land, the ensign has a
red shield with a white eagle centered on its upper white stripe.

Câu 31. Paragraph 1 of the passage describes the design of the typical flag as _____.
A. unfamiliar to people from other countries
B. likely to change as technology improves
C. suited to many different uses
D. older than the country it represents
Câu 32.In paragraph 1, the word „miniaturized‟ is closest in meaning to _____.
A. publicized B. colored C. made brighter D. made smaller
Câu 33. In paragraph 2, the word „primitive‟ is closest in meaning to _____.
A. ancient B. unsophisticated
C. identifiable D. replaceablef
Câu 34. The earliest ancestors of the flag were associated with divine power because _____.
A. they were flown as high in the sky as people could reach
B. they were woven from valuable field grasses
C. they moved with the wind
D. tribes that flew them always won battles
Câu 35. In paragraph 3, the word „fix‟ is closest in meaning to _____.
A. create B. respect C. attach D. blow
Câu 36.According to paragraph 4 of the passage, the first known national flag in history _____.
A. was not carried into battle B. is still used in China today

questions 46 to 55.
Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about300 million cubic miles of
water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere each year by evaporation
and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the
continents. This vastamount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and
fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence.
The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of anyother liquid. One
anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling. For this
reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen
solidly, except for a thin layer ofsurface melt water during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed
and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent.
Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest of all liquids and
solids except ammonia. This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat, thereby often
preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It is this characteristic
which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been washed down from the continents. In several
areas of theworld these minerals are being commercially exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practiced,potash is
extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along theAmerican Gulf Coast.

Câu 46: The author‟s main purpose in this passage is to _______.
A. explain how water is used in commerce and industry
B. compare water with other liquids
C. illustrate the importance of conserving water
D. describe the properties and uses of water
Câu 47: According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because _______.
A. they do not need oxygen
B. ice floats
C. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle
D. there are currents in the oceans
Câu 48: The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. exceptionallygood B. special C. important D. amusing

C. His three daughters have graduated from university.
D. His daughter, who is the eldest, has graduated from university.
Câu 57: Nobody at all came to the meeting.
A. Only a few people came to the meeting. B. Not a single person came to the meeting.
C. There was almost nobody at the meeting. D. Not many people came to the meeting.
Câu 58: The original version of that song sounds much better.
A. That version of the song doesn‟t sound as well as the original one.
B. No other song sounds as good as the original version of that song.
C. That version of the song doesn‟t sound as good as the original one.
D. The last version of the song sounds the best.
Câu 59: I like most sports except baseball.
A. I like most sports including baseball. B. Baseball is the sport I don‟t like.
C. I don‟t like any sports but baseball. D. The only sport I like is baseball.
Câu 60: “You should have returned the book to me before I asked you to,” the girl said to her
younger brother.
A. The girl blamed her brother for returning the book late.
B. The girl advised her brother to return the book early.
C. The girl told her brother to return the book when she asked.
D. The girl wanted to have the book returned to her brother soon.
Câu 61: Tony used to play the guitar in a band.
A. Tony has stopped to play the guitar in a band.
B. Tony does not play the guitar in a band no more.
C. Tony doesn‟t like to play the guitar in a band any longer.
D. No longer does Tony play the guitar in a band.
Câu 62: By being absent so often Paul failed the examination.
A. Being absent so often caused Paul fail his examination.
B. Paul failed his examination although he was absent quite often.
C. Paul‟s failure in his examination accounted for his frequent absences.
D. Paul‟s frequent absences cost him his chance of passing the examination.
Câu 63: The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.

The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools
teach a (71)______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of
value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to
know. But very few students bother (72)______ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing
and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people
and to (73)______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (74)______ understand what you are driving at and
be persuaded. Of course, skill in expression is not enough (75)______ itself. You must have something to say in the first
place. The effectiveness of your job depends (76)______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they
do on the quality of the work itself.Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (77)______ teach. The
foundations for skill in expression have to be (78)______ early: an interest in and an ear (79)______ language; experience
in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not
lay these foundations (80)______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Câu 71.A. lots B. large C. far D. great
Câu 72.A. learn B. with learning C. learning D. to learn
Câu 73.A. give out B. present C. interpret D. transfer
Câu 74. A. as well B. either C. not D. both
Câu 75.A. in B. on C. for D. by
Câu 76. A. as much on B. as most on C. on as most D. on as much
Câu 77. A. hardly B. quite C. truly D. really
Câu 78. A. lay B. laid C. lain D. lied
Câu 79.A. if B. in C. for D. by
Câu 80. A. when B. of C. during D. for

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT VÀ ÔN TẬP

Câu 1: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp
Đáp án C. Though tired
Giải thích
Các cấu trúc rút gon hoặc viết khác của “although + S + to be + adj, mệnh đề”
 Though + adj, mệnh đề: Though poor, I feel happy

“yours is great too”
 Don‟t mention it: dùng để bày tỏ sự không thích thú khi người khác đề cập đến vấn đề bạn không muốn nghe nữa
(dùng với người thân quen)
Eg: “I heard that you were going to sell your house”
“oh, don‟t mention it.”
Câu 6:.( dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án C. for – from
Giải thích
 Excuse for sth/doing sth: viện cớ cho cái gì
 Excuse sb from sth/doing sth: miễn cho ai cái gì/việc gì
e.g: we are excused from studying today. Let‟s go eating.

Câu 7: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án C. Only if
Giải thích
 Trong câu có đảo ngữ “will the young architect stay…”, đáp án chỉ có “only if” mới dùng đảo ngữ
 Only if: để nhấn mạnh mệnh đề vế điều kiên: chỉ có điều kiện này thì mới thế nào
Eg: Only if you stop coming here shall I not call the police.

Câu 8: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án B. there to be
Giải thích
Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh
 Bình thường diễn đạt có cái gì dó tòn tại thì là “there is/are ….” Nhưng khi nhấn mạnh đế sự tồn tại của nó trong
nhận thức của người khác
Eg: I don‟t expect there to be a good chance for me to get this job.

Câu 9: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án C. view
Giải thích


Câu 13: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án B. far better
Giải thích
 Far adj (so sánh hơn) than …: nhấn mạnh về mức độ hơn nếu không dùng “far” trước tình từ
Eg: he is far more generous than you who are stubborn and selfish.
Câu 14: (dạng 2: từ vựng)
Giải thích
 Roughly: xấp xỉ, khoảng
 Crudely: so sài, qua loa.
 Previously: trước đây
 Fairly: công bằng/kha khá

Câu 15: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án A. Had he been
Giải thích
 Đảo ngữ câu điều kiện loại 3: If + S1 + had + VpII, S2 + would/might/could… + have + VpII => Had + S1 +
(not) + VpII, S2 + would/might/could… + have + VpII
 Cấu trúc “were S + to V” dùng khi câu điều kiện ở loại 2 có dạng “If + S + were + to V”
Eg: if I were to say (Were I to say) something, I would tell you to stop complaining.

Câu 16: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án C. go in for
 Giải thích
 Deal with sb: giải quyết , đối phó với ai
Deal with sb/sth: có quan hệ, dính dáng tới
eG: I don‟t want to deal with a guy like him.
 Face up to: đương đầu với cái gì
eG: she cannot face up to the fact that he has left her.
 Go in for sth: dự thi, tham gia cái gì/chọn cái gì làm nghề

Eg: the bulb is out of my reach so I stand on a chair.
 Out of hand: không nằm trong sự kiểm soát
Eg: we can help destroying this machine. It is out of our hands
 Out of place: không ở đúng vị trí thông thường/không thích hợp, không đúng chỗ
Eg: Your comments in this situation is out of place.

Câu 20: (dạng 2: từ vựng)
Đáp án B. disillusioned
Giải thích
 Trong câu có by sau chỗ trống => loại A đầu tiên
 Disillusion: làm cho vỡ mộng, làm cho hết ảo tưởng
 Contemptuous of sth: khinh thường, khinh bỉ
 Disinterest: làm hết hứng thú, gây tụt cảm hứng
 Cynicism: lời nhạo báng, lời chỉ trích

Câu 21: (dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án C. now that
Giải thích
 Now that + mệnh đề,: vì rằng
Eg: Now that you mention it, I do remember I gave you my key yesterday.
 Due to + danh từ/phrase: vì
Eg: Due to the rain we will hold the party insides.
 Even though + mệnh đề: mặc dù
Câu 22: ( dạng 3: ngữ pháp)
Đáp án D. is – are
Giải thích
 the number of + danh từ số nhiều: chia động từ theo chủ ngữ số ít
 a number of +danh từ số nhiểu: chia theo chủ ngữ số nhiều
eg: the number of accidents in the cities is increasing rapidly.
A number of students in our shool are absent due to the flue.

Giải thích
 Assembly: cuộc họp. hội đồng
 Gathering: sự tụ tập, sự hội họp
 Concert: buổi hòa nhạc
 Prayer: sự cầu nguyện, lễ cầu nguyện
Câu 27
Đáp án B.Dispersal
Giải thích
 Dissemination: sự gieo rắc, sự phát tán
 Dispersal : sự rải rác, sự gieo vãi, sự lan truyền
 Complication : sự phức tạp
 Condensing : sự nén, sự ngưng tụ

(dạng 2: từ vựng: từ trái nghĩa)
Câu 28
Đáp án D.reveal
Giải thích
 preserve: bảo tồn, lưu giữ
 cover: che phủ, bao phủ/giấu, che giấu
 conserve: giữn gìn, duy trì
 presume: cho là, coi như là
 reveal : tiết lộ, công khai

Câu 29:
Đáp án C.refusal
Giải thích
 acceptance: sự đồng ý, sự chấp thuận

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affiliation, but its visual design makes it adaptable for other roles as well.”

Câu 32
Giải thích
 Miniaturize: tiểu họa (từ bức tranh lớn vẽ lại thành cỡ nhỏ). thu nhỏ
 Publicize: quảng bá, công khai
 Color : tô màu
 Make brighter: làm cho sáng hơn

Câu 33.
Đáp án B. unsophisticated
Giải thích
 Primitive: nguyên thủy, thô sơ
 Ancient: cổ đại, cổ xưa
 Unsophisticated: cơ bản, đơn giản, chưa nâng cấp, tối tân
 Identifiable: có thể nhận dạng
 Replaceable: có thể thay thế được

Câu 34.
Đáp án C. they moved with the wind
Giải thích
G “Ascertaining the direction of the wind using a simple strip of cloth tied to the top of a post was more reliable than
earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire or the swaying of field grasses. The association of these
prototypes of the flag with divine power was therefore a natural one.”

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Câu này hiểu là dùng nhiều phương pháp để xác định hướng gió trong đó dùng vải buộc lên đỉnh cột là đáng tin cậy hơn
những pp khác.


Giải thích
 Component: thành phần, cấu tạo
 Style: kiểu cách
 Maker: vật dùng đề đánh dấu, pháo sáng
“They required an ever greater number of combinations of stripes, crosses, flowers, and mythical animals to
distinguish themselves. These survived as the basic components of flag design…”

Câu 40
Đáp án D. one does not have a crest
Giải thích
“Homage is paid to the Piast Dynasty in the Polish ensign, the flag officially used at sea. Unlike the familiar plain
flag flown on land, the ensign has a red shield with a white eagle centered on its upper white stripe.”
Câu này hiểu là có hai cờ, một cái trên biển thì có biểu tượng là con đại bàng trắng, cái trên đất liền thì chỉ nguyên một
màu trắng.

(dạng 1: phát âm)
Câu 41
Đáp án A.cultural
 Cultural: /ˈkʌltʃərəl/
 Advantage: /əd'vɑ:ntidʤ/
 Priority: /prai´ɔriti/

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 Occurrence: /ə‟kʌrəns/

Câu 42
Đáp án B.circulate
 Alternative: /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv /, ælˈtɜrnətɪv/
 Circulate: /'sə:kjuleit/ (hầu hết từ kết thúc đuôi “-ate” đầu trọng âm thứ 3 đếm từ đuôi lên”


Câu 46
Đáp án D. describe the properties and uses of water
Giải thích
 Property: đặc điểm, thuộc tính
Dựa vào các câu topic sentences: “Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life.”
“The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because…”
“Another outstanding characteristic of water is that…”

Câu 47
Đáp án B. ice floats
Giải thích
“If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of
surface melt water during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and
cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent.”
 Aquatic life: sinh vật sống dưới nước

Câu 48

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Đáp án B.special
Giải thích
 Outstanding: nổi bật, đáng chú ý
 Exceptionally good: đặc biệt tốt
 Special: đặc biệt
 Amusing: có tính gây cười

Câu 49
Đáp án D. in danger of freezing over

Đáp án B. Water has the ability to erode land.
Giải thích
 Erode: xói mòn
 Magnesium: magiê (hóa học)
 metallurgical processe: quá trình luyện kim.
 A,C : chủ đề cả đoạn văn là “water-hydrosphere” với những đặc tính và giá trị của nó, không phải “ice”, cũng
không phải các loại tai họa tự nhiên
 Mặc dù câu cuối đoạn 3 nhắc đến “magie”, và thông thường nội dung đoạn tiếp theo thường dựa vào cách này để
phỏng đoán, nhưng tổng thể cả bài không tập trung vào các hóa chất hay vai trò của magiê.
Câu 54
Đáp án C. general statements followed by examples
Giải thích
 Juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas: đặt các ý kiến đúng và không đúng cạnh nhau
 Hypothesis and proof: giả thuyết và chứng minh
 General statements followed by examples: nhận định chung và ví dụ chứng minh

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 Comparison and contrast: so sánh đối chiếu
Câu 55
Đáp án A. . Water contracts on cooling.
Giải thích
 A, D: contract on cooling – co lại khi lạnh là đặc trưng của các chất lỏng khác “One anomaly is that water upon
freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling”còn nước thì nở ra khoảng 9% khi
đông đá
 B: This characteristic enable-es the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat
 C: It is this characteristic which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals ”
 Solvent: khả năng hòa tan
(dạng 4: tìm câu gần nghĩa)
Câu 56

Giải thích
 B: advised chỉ dùng khi câu trực tiếp là “should +V”
 Blame sb for doing sth: buộc tội ai đó làm gì
 “should have returned”: đáng nhẽ phải trả lại trước khi nhắc nhở => thực tế đã không làm vậy

Câu 61
Đáp án D. No longer does Tony play the guitar in a band.
Giải thích
 Used to + V: đã từng làm gì nhưng hiện tại không còn làm nữa
 A: sai ngữ pháp, sửa thành “stop playing thì đúng
 B: sai ngữ pháp, sửa thành “any more” thì đúng
 C: sai nghĩa, không phải là “doesn‟t like”

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 No longer: không…nữa
 Cấu trúc: No longer + Aux + S + V = S + Aux + not + V any longer.

Câu 62
Đáp án D. Paul‟s frequent absences cost him his chance of passing the examination
Giải thích
 A: sai ngữ pháp: cause sb to do sth
 B: sai ngữ pháp, sửa thành “Being absent so often accounted for Paul‟s failure in his examination”
Account for sth: giải thích cho cái gì, là nguyên nhân của cái gì

Câu 63
Đáp án C. In no way can the bus driver be held responsible for the accident.
Giải thích
 To be blamed for: có lỗi, chịu trách nhiệm về cái gì
 In any way: theo bất kì cách nào

Đáp án A.are
Giải thích: => is
 The SEA Games là tên một cuộc thi đấu, chia theo chủ ngữ số ít
 Under regulation: theo quy định của…
 Supervision: sự giám sát
Câu 69
Đáp án C.more than
Giải thích: => more
Đây không phải cấu trúc so sánh hơn giữa cái này với cái khác

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Câu70
Đáp án C.in
Giải thích: => under
 To be under risk of sth/doing sth: có nguy cơ
Eg: our planet is under the risk of greenhouse effect.

(dạng 8: điền đoạn văn)

Câu 71:Đáp án D. great
Giải thích
A good/great many + N(đếm được): rất rất nhiều
Câu 72:Đáp án D.to learn
Giải thích
 Bother + to V: dành thời gian/chịu khó làm gì
Eg: do you bother to have a talk with me?
Câu 73:B. present
Giải thích
 Give sth out: phân phát cái gì/tỏa ra, phát ra cái gì

 have an ear for sth: có khả năng nghe/phân biệt âm thanh
eg: I have an ear for music.
Câu này hiểu là những nền tảng cần thiết cho kĩ năng biểu đạt là sự yêu thích đối với ngôn ngữ và khả năng nghe tốt (chỗ
này bỏ “language” sau “interest in” tránh lặp từ‟‟
Câu 80: C.during
 when + mệnh đề ( có thể là cụm động từ nếu cùng chủ ngữ)

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 during + N = while + mệnh đề: trong khi, trong suốt (khoảng thời gian)
eg: during meal = while S + to be + having meal…

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Dạng 2: Vocabulary
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14, 20, 25-30
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