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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
LÝ TỰ TRỌNG - CẦN THƠ
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 2015 ĐỢT 1
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) I. ( ID: 88326 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction.
Question 1.A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and early
death.
A: smoking B: A lot of C: early death D: are
Question 2. He has hardly never given a more impressive performance than this.
A: has hardly B: performance C: more D: this
Question 3. A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the
relationship between historical events and financial crises.
A: between B: financial crises C: developed D: economy
Question 4.After analyzing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced that your
analyses were correct.
A: it was B: analyses were correct C: the steep rise D: according to
Question 5.Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his class. A:
about average B: in C: with other D: his
II. ( ID: 88332 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 6. Fiona has been typing the report for an hour.
A: Fiona will finish the report in an hour.
B: It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report.
C: Fiona finished the report an hour ago.
D: It took Fiona an hour to type the report.

C: The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
D: The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
Question 12.“We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us.
A: John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.
B: John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
C: John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion.
D: John cordially invited us to a reunion.
Question 13. Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet.
A: Peter found it hard to live on very little money.
B: Peter could hardly live on little money.
C: Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet.
D: Peter got by on very little money.
Question 14.The film didn’t come up to my expectations.
A: The film fell short of my expectations.
B: The film was as good as I expected
C: I expected the film to be more boring
D: I expected the film to end more abruptly.
Question 15.She has lost her appetite recently.
A: She hasn’t had any food recently.
B: She has gone off food recently.
C: She hasn’t eaten a lot of food recently.
D: Her appetite has been very good.
III. ( ID: 88343 ) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that
human tears are (16) _____ of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the
moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that
they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (17) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental
attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (18) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity

A: strongly condemned
B: publicly supported
C: publicly said
D: openly criticized
V. ( ID: 88357 ) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.
A fold culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous
in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals. Order is
maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family, and interpersonal relationships are strong.
Tradition is paramount, and change comes infrequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of
labor into specialized duties. Rather, each person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though
duties may differ between the sexes. Most goods are handmade, and a subsistence economy prevails.
Individualism is weakly developed in folk cultures, as are social classes. Unaltered folk cultures no longer
exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern
equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the
products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as
a local transportation device, and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles. The Amish’s central
religious concept of Demut, “humility”, clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so
typical of folk cultures, and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the
Amish marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal
mechanism for maintaining order.

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By contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group, often highly individualistic and constantly
changing. Relationships tend to be impersonal, and a pronounced division of labor exists, leading to the
establishment of many specialized professions. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army
take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because
of these contrasts, “popular” may be viewed as clearly different from “folk”.
The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations, Folk- made
objects give way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is more quickly or cheaply

A: provides B: dominates C: develops D: invests
Question 37. Which of following is NOT given as a reason why folk-made objects are replaced by mass-
produced objects?
A: prestige B: cost C: quality D: convenience

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VI. ( ID: 88369 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
Question 38.The sky was cloudy and foggy. We went to the beach, _____.
A: however B: yet C: so D: even though
Question 39.The village was _____ visible through the dense fog.
A: only B: hard C: mostly D: barely
Question 40.Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _____?
A: can’t you B: do you C: don’t you D: will you
Question 41.There was nothing they could do _____ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken
down.
A: but B: unless C: than D: instead of
Question 42.He _____ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
A: didn’t have to go B: couldn’t go
C: must have gone D: should have gone
Question 43.“I will never go mountaineering again.”
“Me _____.”
A: too B: either C: so D: neither
Question 44.It’s imperative that _____ what to do when there is a fire.
A: everyone knows about B: everyone know
C: everyone knows D: everyone knew
Question 45. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times _____ my country,” he said.
A: as many as that in B: more than
C: as much as D: as high as that in

A: out B: in C: back D: off
Question 59.Why don’t you sit down and _____?
A: make it your own home
B: make yourself at rest
C: make yourself at peace
D: make yourself at home
Question 60.“Do you mind if I turn on the fan?”
“_____”
A: Not for me. B: Not at all. C: Not enough. D: Never mind.
Question 61.“Can I have another cup of tea?”
“_____”
A: Be yourself. B: Do it yourself. C: Allow yourself. D: Help yourself.
Question 62. “Are you ready, Kate? There’s not much time left.”
“Yes, just a minute. _____!”
A: I’m coming. B: No longer C: I won’t finish D: I’d be OK
Question 63.“Can you help me with my essay?”
“_____”
A: Not completely. B: I think that, too. C: Yes, I’m afraid not. D: Why not?
Question 64.“Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.”
“_____”
A: It’s my pleasure. B: Thanks. I will.
C: You’re welcome. D: Good idea. Thanks.
VII. ( ID: 88397 ) 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 65.
A: facility B: characterize C: irrational D: variety
Question 66.

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A: majority B: electrician C: traditional D: appropriate

release gases that trap heal in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased this century by
about 6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees by 2100.
Dr. Leemans said China’s reliance on coal-fired power for its industrial growth did not bode well for the
world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater than the
environmental powers, and [greenhouse gas emissions] could accelerate,” Dr. Leemans said. “China is
not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of research to see what
is going to happen.”
The climate change repot, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David Melville of
WWF-Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory. Food supplies, for
instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Maybe we could afford to import food from elsewhere
but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in southern China will take place
elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher temperatures expanded
the size of the oceans, threatening much of developed Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land.

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Current projections are that sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimetres by 2100, depending on
whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on that, not
only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation -
the whole lot,” Mr. Melville said, adding that sea walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water supplies
would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels. Mr. Melville said the
general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and encouraged energy
efficiency to reduce fuel-burning. He also called on the West to help China improve its efficiency.
Question 71.Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future effects of global warming?
A: on balance things are going to be satisfactory
B: potentially disastrous
C: relatively optimistic
D: disastrous
Question 72.What is this passage?
A: a preview of a report

A: critical B: mainly favorable
C: admiring D: supportive in theory
Question 79.In paragraph 2, “negated” is closest in meaning to _____.
A: made ineffective B: made possible
C: reduced D: paid for
Question 80.In paragraph 7, “depleted” could be replaced by which of the following?
A: poor B: reduced C: decaying D: decimated
17.C
18.D
19.B
20.C
21.B
22.D
23.D
24.A
25.D
26.C
27.B
28.C
29.C
30.C
31.C
32.D
33.C
34.A
35.B
36.B
37.C
38.A
39.D
40.D
41.A
42.D
43.D
44.B
45.D
46.A

77.A
78.A
79.A
80.B

I/
1. Đáp án đúng là C. early death => early dead. Ta phải dùng tính từ sau “be”
2. Đáp án là has hardly => has . Vì đã có “never” mang nghĩa phủ định
3. Đáp án là D => economy > economics . economy: nền kinh tế, còn economics: môn kinh tế
4. Đáp án là Sai ở A vì: Phía trước có hiện tượng rút gọn dùng phân từ, nên cần nghĩ trước tiên đến việc
hai mệnh đề phải cùng chủ ngữ. Ở đây, IT mà làm chủ ngữ cho ANALYZING thì không ổn, đổi IT WAS
thành PEOPLE/THEY WERE
5. Đáp án là C. the other thay vì other bởi vì the trong đây ám chỉ số học sinh còn lại trong lớp, tức là số
đó xác định nên phải dùng the.

II/
6. Câu đã cho: Fiona đã đánh máy bản thông báo được 1 tiếng rồi.
Đáp án là B. Đã là một tiếng kể từ khi Fiona bắt đầu đánh máy bản thông báo.
7. Dựa vào nghĩa để chọn: Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly. - Sự xói mòn đất
là hậu quả của việc chặt phá rừng.
=> Đáp án là D. That forests are being cut down carelessly leads to soil erosion. - Chính việc chặt phát
rừng dẫn đến sự xói mòn đất. “That + clause”, mệnh đề danh ngữ có thể đóng vai trò làm chủ ngữ trong
câu, động từ theo sau chia ở dạng số ít.
8. Đáp án là D. blame someone for something: đổ lỗi cho ai về …
9. Đáp án là D. advise sb to do sth và advise sb again sth
10. Đáp án là A. criticize someone for ( doing ) something: phê bình ai về .…
11. Đáp án là D. discourage someone from doing something: can ngăn ai làm gì
12. Câu này thuộc dạng câu tường thuật. We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come? –
Chúng tôi sẽ có cuộc gặp mặt vào cuối tuần này. Bạn đến nhé! – Đây là câu lời mời => Đáp án là D.
invite someone to …. : mời ai tới …


V/
28. Đáp án là C. Đoạn đầu nói về characteristics of “folk” culture: small, isolated, cohesive,
conservative… Đoạn sau nói về “popular” culture: … a large heterogeneous group, often highly
individualistic and constantly changing
29. Đáp án là C. homogeneous = uniform: đồng đều
30. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài : Tradition is paramount, and change comes infrequently and slowly.
31. Đáp án là C. Dựa vào các ý: Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as
the United States and Canada , có nghĩa là nền văn hóa của họ không phải là “folk cultures” => ngụ ý là
“popular cultures”
32. Đáp án là D. largely renounces = generally rejects: phần lớn bác bỏ
33. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: The Amish’s central religious concept of Demut, “humility”, clearly
reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures,…
34. Đáp án là A. Ý trong bài: In Amish areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as a local transportation
device, and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles.
35. Có thể dễ dàng chọn được đáp án B. A banker: một chủ ngân hàng, vì văn hóa dân gian chưa xuất
hiện ngân hàng

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Các từ còn lại: farmer: nông dân ; carpenter: thợ mộc; weaver: thợ dệt
36. Đáp án là B. prevail = dominate: chiếm ưu thế
37. Đáp án là C. quality: chất lượng
Ý trong bài: Folk- made objects give way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is
more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or time saving to use, or lends more prestige to the owner

VI/
38. Hai mệnh đề chỉ sự tương phản “ trời nhiều mây và sương mù” nhưng “ chúng tôi vẫn đi biển. Hơn
nữa ở vị trí cuối trước nó là một dấu phẩy => Đáp án là A. However: tuy nhiên. Các đáp án khác không
dùng được ở vị trí này.
39. Đáp án là D. barely: hầu như không. Dịch: Ngôi làng hầu như không nhìn thấy được qua màn sương

55. Đáp án là A. dependable :có thể tin tưởng được.
56. Đáp án là D. make an excuse/ excuses : xin lỗi
57. Đáp án là D. come infor :hứng chịu

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Nghĩa các từ còn lại: come over : vượt (biển), băng (đồng ); come off: bong ra, bật ra
58. Đáp án là A. drop out : biến mất, mất hút, bỏ học nửa chừng
- drop off : lần lượt bỏ đi
- drop in : tạt vào thăm, nhân tiện ghé vào thăm
Dịch : Cô ấy đã bắt đầu khóa học cách đây 2 tháng nhưng bỏ học chỉ sau một tháng
59. Đáp án là D. Cụm "make yourself at home" thường được dùng để nói một người khách có thể cư xử
bớt nghi thức hơn.
60. Đáp án là B. Bạn có phiền không nếu mình bật quạt? - Không đâu, không phiền chút nào.
61. A. Be yourself : trấn tĩnh lại
B. Do it yourself : tự làm đi
C. Allow yourself
D. Help yourself : cứ tự nhiên
=> Đáp án là D.
Dịch : Tom : Tôi có thể uống thêm một tách trà không? - Christy : Bạn cứ tự nhiên.
62. Đáp án là A. Dựa vào nghĩa: Harry: "Sẵn sàng chưa, Kate? Không có nhiều thời gian còn lại đâu." -
Kate: "Ừ, một chút nữa thôi. Tớ ra ngay đây."
63. Can you help me with my essay? – Bạn có thể giúp xem bài viết của mình được không?! => Đáp án là
D. "Why not?" = "OK!"
64. Đáp án là B. Thanks , I will ( SEND YOUR REGADS TO MY PARENTS ) - Cảm ơn, tôi nhất định
sẽ gửi lời hỏi thăm của bạn tới ba má tôi

VII/
65. Đáp án là B. Từ characterize nhấn âm thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai
66. Đáp án là B. Từ electrician nhấn âm thứ ba, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai
67. Đáp án là A. Từ intimacy nhấn âm thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai

would reduce levels.
78. Đáp án là A, critical: phê phán
79. Đáp án là A. negated= made ineffective : không hiệu quả
80. Đáp án là B. depleted = reduced: giảm