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TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 12
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; không kể thời gian giao đề

Họ, tên thí sinh: Mã đề thi A101
Số báo danh:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: By the time you come back here next year, this new plaza building__________.
A. has been completed B. will be completed
C. has completed D. will have been completed
Câu 2: The car began to make an extraordinary noise so I stopped__________what it was.
A. seeing B. to see C. saw D. for seeing
Câu 3: __________ your advice, I was able to avoid lots of trouble on my trip abroad.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. Even though D. Instead of
Câu 4: Surfing, an extreme sport that originated in Hawaii, __________more popular recently.
A. become B. has become C. are becoming D. have become
Câu 5: He worked hard __________a mechanic for ten years before being appointed manager.
A. like B. alike C. as D. same as
Câu 6: He suddenly saw Cindy_____the room, so he pushed his way_____the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across/through B. over/through C. over / over D. through/ across
Câu 7: Did you paint it yourself or did you_________ it painted?
A. make B. do C. have D. ask
Câu 8: He __________for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.

A. condition B. requirement C. certificate D. ability
Câu 22: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school”. – “__________”
A. Sorry to hear that. C. Of course
B. Thanks. It‟s certainly encouraging. D. I am glad you like it.
Câu 23: Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of _________.
A. enthusiastic B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastically D. enthusiast
Câu 24: The role of women in society has been greatly _______in the last few years.
A. overlooked B. overtaken C. overcome D. overcast
Câu 25: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _____ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. worthy

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Câu 26: I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. if I gave up B. if I wouldn‟t give up C. were I to give up D. had I not given up
Câu 27: Tom: “ Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.” -Mary: “________”
A. I have nothing to tell you. B. Oh. Poor me!
C. Never mind! D. You was absent – minded.
Câu 28: He tried to _______ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A. ingratiate B. gratify C. please D. commend
Câu 29: “Have you read that book that just came out about UFOs?” – “_______”
A. Sure, of course. B. Oh, I guess I did. C. Yeah, what a waste of time! D. I haven‟t either.
Câu 30:
The villagers strongly recommend that a new school _____immediately.
A. must be built B. is going to be built C. will be built D. be built
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.
Câu 31: A. insecticide B. fertilizer C. pesticide D. herbicide
Câu 32: A. supposedly B. curriculum C. surprisingly D. supernatural
Câu 33: A. historian B. architecture C. biography D. thermometer
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

A B C D
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.
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents‟ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that
specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special „charity card
shops‟ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for
different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person‟s age
on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with
reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is „Happy Birthday‟, „Many
Happy Returns‟ or „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday‟.
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs,
spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.
Cards are produced for every „milestone‟ in a person‟s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth,
success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are „good luck‟ or „congratulations‟ cards. Others, for example
„get well‟ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.
Câu 46: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Easter Cards B. Greetings Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Birthday Cards
Câu 47: The word „some‟ in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. young children B. ages and tastes C. birthday cards D. card shops

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Câu 48: Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?
A. „Many Happy Returns‟ B. „Good luck‟
C. „Happy Birthday‟ D. „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday‟
Câu 49: The word „milestone‟ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.
A. a convenient way B. a positive view C. a special gift D. an important event
Câu 50:: It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain. B. greetings cards are for children only
C. greetings cards are used on many different occasions D. there are few choices of birthday cards

possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern hunter-
gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community
camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has
become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most
hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by
mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
Câu 61: What does it mean “domestication” in the first paragraph?
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
Câu 62: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ________.
A. hunter-gatherers‟ tools B. nature‟s provision C. farming methods D. agricultural products
Câu 63: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”
A. disadvantaged B. suburban C. forgotten D. abandoned
Câu 64: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ________.
A. can free themselves from hunting B. have better food gathering from nature
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D. harvest shorter seasonal crops
Câu 65: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a ________.
A. further understanding of prehistoric times B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming
Câu 66: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
C. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
Câu 67: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ________.

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A. The government is expected to have lost the election. B. They expect the government to lose the election.
C. The government is expected to lose the election. D. They expect the government have lost election.
Câu 75: He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. He has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
Câu 76: Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
D. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
Câu 77: Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn‟t.
A. Unlike everyone expected, she didn‟t win the tournament
B. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.
C. To everyone‟s expectation, she won the tournament.
D. Contrary to everyone‟s expectation, she lost the tournament.
Câu 78: Their chances of success are small.
A. They will certainly be successful. B. It's possible that they will achieve success.
C. They have no chances of being successful. D. It's not very likely that they will succeed.
Câu 79: When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A. On hear the phone rang, I answered it immediately.
B. On hear the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
C. On hearing the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
D. On hearing rang, I answered the phone immediately.
Câu 80: If you don‟t wake up early, you can‟t catch the first bus to the city center.
A. You haven‟t to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
B. You don‟t have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
C. You have to not wake up early to catching the first bus to the city center.
D. You have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.