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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT)
ĐỀ THI THỬ THQG NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ 082
Thời gian: 90 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 1. Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it affects millions of people worldwide, and is an impediment to
social progress A B C. D
Question 2. The union insisted on an increase in their

members’

starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if
the company refused to

meet the demand. A B C D
Question 3. My father saw how much Uncle Tom was enjoying

his early retirement, and so he decided to do
the same A B C

D.
Question 4. If you are sure that you are in the right, you would not mind an independent examination of the
case. A B C. D
Question 5. Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more productive.
A B C. D
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 6. A. accessible B. anticipate C. fundamental D. discriminate

B. If only we were not so deeply in debt, we would be much more content now.
C. We owed so much money that we couldn't even imagine how we would be able to pay it all back.
D. Now that we have paid back most of our debts, we do not owe as much money as we once did.
Question 17. Andy, who was in search of a change in his life, didn't really know what he wanted.
A. Andy was aware of what he wanted from life, but he just didn't know how to achieve it.
B. Looking for a way to alter his life, Andy was unsure of what he wanted to do.
C. Andy was not happy with the way he was leading his life, so he was searching for a change.
D. Feeling that he was in need of a change in his life, Andy started to look for a way to alter it.
Question 18. Ethiopia, which had been isolated from the rest of the world for centuries by both enemies and
geography, has retained unique traditions.
A. Cut off for hundreds of years from other civilizations by a combination of enemies and the landscape,
Ethiopia has kept traditions found nowhere else in the world.
B. Ethiopia has traditions quite different from those found elsewhere because its hostile geography has not
allowed it to develop the way the rest of the world did.
C. Because Ethiopia had so many enemies in their land for hundreds of years, it has developed and kept a
number of customs found nowhere else in the world.
D. Ethiopia has customs and traditions found nowhere else in the world because no one has been able to go
there for such a long time.
Read the following passage adapted from RESUND BRIDGE and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 19 to 28.
RESUND BRIDGE
Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund
Bridge, one of the (19)____ bridges in the world, (20)____ so far ahead into the distance that you can't even
tell where the blue of the water (21)____ the blue of the sky. The 0resund Bridge is an amazing example of
modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometres
long and was (22)____ in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (23)____ the two
countries. At one stage the bridge turns (24)____ a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in
its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near
the Danish coast that (25)____ to support part of the bridge structure , as well as being the point at which the
road disappears (26)____, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The bridge, which was

A. Many school-leavers had little of knowledge the job of their choice.
B. Many school-leavers had knowledge little of the job of their choice.
C. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of their choice of the job.
D. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of the job of their choice
Question 33. the /teacher/ a/ large/ number/found/ of/ mistakes/ in/his/ students'/ writing.
A. The teacher found a large number of mistakes in his students' writing.
B. The teacher found of a large number mistakes in his students' writing.
C. The teacher found in his students' writing a large number of mistakes.
D. The teacher found his students' a large number of mistakes in writing.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 34. Nancy concurred with her boss about the new direction the company was taking.
A. disagreed B. agreed C. surrendered D. confessed
Question 35."We strongly believe that he's innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it."
A. clean B. guilty C. faultless D. crimeless
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 36 to 45.
The Native American peoples of the north Pacific Coast created a highly complex maritime culture as they
invented modes of production unique to their special environment. In addition to their sophisticated technical
culture, they also attained one of the most complex social organizations of any nonagricultural people in the
world. In a division of labor similar to that of the hunting peoples in the interior and among foraging peoples
throughout the world, the men did most of the fishing, and the women processed the catch. Women also
specialized in the gathering of the abundant shellfish that lived closer to shore. They collected oysters, crabs,
sea urchins, mussels, abalone, and clams, which they could gather while remaining close to their children. The
maritime life harvested by the women not only provided food, but also supplied more of the raw materials for
making tools than did the fish gathered by the men. Of particular importance for the native tool kit before the
introduction of metal was the wide knife made from the larger mussel shells, and a variety of cutting edges
that could be made from other marine shells. The women used their tools to process all of the fish and marine
mammals brought in by the men. They cleaned the fish, and dried vast quantities of them for the winter. They
sun-dried fish when practical, but in the rainy climate of the coastal area they also used smokehouses to

Question 43. The word "They" in the passage refers to____.
A. women B. tools C. mammals D. men
Question 44. The Native Americans of the north Pacific Coast used smokehouses in order to
A. store utensils used food preparation B. prevent fish and shellfish from spoiling
C. have a place to store fish and shellfish D. prepare elaborate meals
Question 45. The wore "peculiar" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. strange B. distinctive C. appealing D. biological
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 46. "______" "Oh, but it's boring!"
A. Would you prefer news to films? B. I often watch the news at night.
C. Don't you like the news? D. I think you should watch the news
Question 47. "Would you say that Mary is lazy?" "______"
A. Yes, she's never lazy. B. No, she's not hard-working at all.
C. Yes, she's dead boring. D. Yes, she stays idle all day.
Question 48. "I think the new resort will ruin the environment." "______"
A. I'm afraid so. B. Yeah, you will. C. I agree. That sounds nice. D. Don't you think so?
Question 49. "Would you mind sending those flowers to Mr. Carlos?" "______"
A. He wouldn't mind. B. No, I can handle it myself.
C. I would if I were you. D. Sure, I'll do it now.
Question 50. "______" "Yes, alright. But could you clean your room first?"
A. Would you like to go to David's party this weekend?
B. Will you go to David's party this weekend? C. Can I go to David's party this weekend?
D. What time does David's party begin?
Question 51. It may be necessary ____ a new car.
A. for her buying B. that she had bought C. for her buy D. that she buy
Question 52. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He ____ be exhausted after such a long
flight. A. must B. had better C. can D. shall
Question 53. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan
____ for us for more than two hours. A. are getting/ had waited B. got/waited

Question 68."I had a hard time taking notes on the lecture" "I did too. The professor speaks_____".
A. exceeding fast B. exceedingly fastly C. exceedingly fast D. with exceedingly fastness
Question 69. My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks like ____
A. a duck out of water B. mutton dressed as lamb C. sheep from goats D. she has a flea in her
Question 70. Not a penny___________ me.
A. did he give B. he gave C. he has given D. he has gave
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 71 to 80.
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to the
decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed in a
great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family, Winterthur has been a private
estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the
house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum.
The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a
short while ago whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can
be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture and
architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the
house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor, has changed over the years. The
changes have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increased knowledge on the part of
collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room
displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private
house.
The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an
effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them more
meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room
represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble
objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
Question 71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned
B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum