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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 3 NĂM 2015

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MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI D, A1
Thời gian: 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

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Mã đề 175
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.
There can be no (1)...........at all that the internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are
worried that children spend too much time playing on the internet, hardly (2).......... doing anything else in
their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out why the internet is so attractive, and they want
to know if it can be harmful to their children. (3)........... parents worry if their children are spending that
much
time
staring
at
their
computer?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4)............in some game, instead of
doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the
child should (5). ..........of the internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won't interfere
(6)............homework. If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parents can take more drastic
(7)............. Dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort
of
bargain

C. make

B. on
B. regulations
B. heavily
B. discuss

B. passing

D. motive
D. ever
D. Did
D. absorbed
D.

C. with
C. methods
C. seriously
C. talk

C. walking

D.
D. steps
D. broadly
D.

D. traveling

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual
misunderstanding may arise.
Question 11. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture
B. To describe cultural diversity.
C. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Question 12. The word "deliberately" in bold in paragraph I is Closest in meaning
to ________
A. slowly
B. accurately
C. intentionally
D. randomly
Question 13. The phrase "the tip of the iceberg" in bold in paragraph 1 means
that ________
A. other cultures seem cold to us
B. visible aspects of culture are learned in institutions
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. most cannot be seen
Question 14. Which or the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible
culture?
A. What topics to avoid in conversation
B, What food to eat in a courthouse
C. How late is considered impolite
D. How people express interest in what others are saying
Question 15. The word "those" in bold in 2 refers to________
A. people from a different culture
B. invisible assumptions
C. people who speak a different language
D. topics that should be avoided

D. Strange behavior from someone speaking our language
( ID: 105323 ) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word
whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.

Question 21. A. washed
Question 22. A. adventure

B. worked
B. mature

C. corrected
C. figure

D. crossed
D. procedure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 23. City developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle
with the water of the Atlantic Ocean.
A. associate
B. socialize
C. mix
D. part
Question 24. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry
tomato plants.
A. promoted
B. assisted
C. realized

Question 29. The pollution problems in town have been _______by mass in the
summer.
A. exacerbated
B. developed
C. augmented
D.
contributed
Question 30: One of the tenets of New Criticism is that a critic need not tell
readers ________ about a story.
A. which thinking
B. What to think
C. that thinking
D. to
think what


Question 31: As neither of us would ________ , the bargain come to nothing.
A. give off
B. give out
C. give
away
D. give in
Question 32: David: “Would you like to join our volunteer group in this summer?”
Peter: “________”
A. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks.
B. I wouldn’t. Thank you.
C. Do you think I would?
D. Yes, you're a good friend.
Question 33: Such _______that the firelighters could not get near it.
A. the fire was hot

in a musical.
A. lately
B. currently
C.
recently
D. actually
Question 39: She was unemployed three years ago, I don't know _______she is living
on nowaday.
A.How
B. Why
C.
what
D. where
Question 40: When ________ is not known.
A. it was invented the wheel
B. was the wheel
invented
C the invention or the wheel
D. the wheel was
invented
Question 41: When a fire broke out in the Louvre ,at least twenty ________
paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. priceless

B. valueless
C. worthless
D. worthy
Question 42: Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam” - Nam:
“_____”.
A. Oh, I don’t know.


B. confirm
B. prediction
B. ambitious

C. highland

D.

C. disastrous

D.

C. essential

D.

Mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs
correcting

Question 48. The number of wild condors, an endangered species of (A) bird, have
been(B) increasing steadily(C) because of (D) the work scientists and
environmentalists.
Question 49. Children’s games(A), which are amusements involve(B) more than one
individual, appear to be(C) a cultural universal (D)
Question 50. Woody Gutlvrie wrote thousands of songs (A) during his lifetime(B),
many of whom(C) became classic folk(D) songs.
Question 51. If you caught driving(A) without a licence(B), you risk to be(C)
heavily fined(D)
Question 52. Tree squirrels are active, noisy(A), and lively(B) animals that(C)

think small. Every spoonful of ocean water life, on the order of 100 to 100,000
bacteria cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of
organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much more.

Question
A.

53. What
Humans

is
are

the
main
destroying

point
of
thousands

the
of

passage?
species


B.
There

A.
They
are
approximately
the
same
size
B.
They
share
many
similar
species
C.
Most
of
their
habitats
require
water
D.
Both
have
many
different
forms
of
life
Question
56. The

C.
It
contains
a
vast
majority
of
life
on
Earth
D.
It
occupies
one-third
of
the
Earth'
surface
Question 58. The passage suggests that most rain forests species are_______
A.insects
B.
bacteria
C.
mammals
D.
birds
Question
59. The
word
"there"

make
meaningful
distinctions
C. many insect species too small to divide into categories
D.
marine
life-form
reproduce
at
a
faster
rate
Question 61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of microscopic sea life?
A.
Sponges
B.
Coral
C.
Starfish
D.
Shrimp
Question 62. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the passage?
A.Ocean
life
is
highly
adaptive
B. More attention needs to be paid to preserving ocean species and habitats
C.
Ocean

Question
Question

65. As
The
66. "You

he

grew
older,
he
became
more
forgetful
.....................................................................................................................
really
must
stay
with
us
this
weekend!"
Laura
said,


Laura
insisted......................................................................................................
Question 67. He couldn't come to the party because of his serious illness.


9. Đáp án là B. discuss something: thảo luận cái gì
Các động từ khác cầầ
n có giới từ theo sau. Speak to; talk to/about; debate: suy nghĩ
cân nhắc
10. Đáp án là A. go through: xem xét tỉ mỉ, kỹ lưỡng
11. Đáp án là A. Có thể dựa vào những câu đầu đoạn:
- Invisible elements of culture are important to us.
- Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations.
12. Đáp án là C. deliberately: có tính toán, suy nghĩ thận trọng = intentionally
Các từ còn lại: slowly: một cách chậm chạp; accurately: một cách chính xác;
randomly: một cách ngầẫ
u nhiên


13. Đáp án là D. Chú ý đến từ chỉ sự tương phản “although – mặc dù” đầu câu và cụm
these visible ( hữu hình ) expressions of culture, …., are only the tip of the
iceberg or culture
14. Đáp án là B.
A, C, D được đề cập: how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we
should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening
behavior, ….
15. Đáp án là B. those = invisible assumptions . Ta thấy cùng trong một câu so sánh
không ngang bằng : When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions
differ from those we have learned implicitly….
16. Đáp án là A. Ý trong bài: Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize
others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal.
17. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài, từ mấu chốt là “ without” : We tend to misinterpret
other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without
realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.

The Greens : gia đình Green, chỉ số nhiều => Đáp án là A.
27. Đáp án là B. Ta thấy câu có hai động từ “are” và

“has been” => C và D loại

A cũng loại , về hình thức thiếu dấu phẩy sau “carbon”
=> Đáp án là B. That + S + V – mệnh đề danh từ, đóng vai trò như một danh từ, có thể
đứng đầu câu làm chủ ngữ, và động từ theo sau chia ở dạng số ít.


28. Với động từ “regret” có hai cấu trúc:
Regret + V-ing: hối hận vì đã làm gì ; Regret + to V: rất lấy làm tiếc khi phải làm
….
=> Đáp án là B. Dịch: Chúng tôi rất lấy làm tiếc phải nói cho anh biết rằng anh đã
bị sa thải.
29. Câu này hỏi về nghĩa từ vựng. Đáp án là A. exacerbate: làm tăng, làm trầm trọng
Các từ còn lại: develop: phát triếở
n; augment: tăng lên ( nội động từ ); contribute:
phân phát
30.Đáp án là B. What

+ to V ( cái để làm ): đóng vai trò như danh từ

31. Đáp án là D. give in: nhượng bộ
Các từ còn lại: give out: chia, phân phốế
i; give off: tỏ
ởa ra, bốế
c ra; give away:
trao, phát
32. Would you like + to V? – Cấu trúc đề nghị gợi ý



41. Đáp án là A. priceless: vô giá, không định đoạt được bằng giá cả, rất giá trị.
Các từ còn lại: worthless: vô giá trị, vô dụng ; worthy: có giá, đáng giá; valueless: không có giá trị, vô
dụng
42. I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone – Tớ chưa bao giờ nhìn thấy chiếc điện thoại đẹp như vậy. =>
lời khen
=> Đáp án là B. Cám ơn. Tớ rất vui khi cậu thích nó.
Các đáp án khác không hợp ngữ cảnh:
A. Ồ. Tớ không biết.
C. Câu đáp lại lời cám ơn của ai đó.
D. Tớ đồng tình với cậu.
43. Đáp án là D. Cấu trúc bị động với prefer: prefer + something + to be done
44. Đáp án là C. By + mốc thời gian tương lai => thì tương lai hoàn thành
45. Đáp án là B. Từ comfirm trọng âm rơi âm tiết thứ hai, các từ còn lại trọng âm
rởi âm tiếế
t thứ nhầế
t
46. Đáp án là D. Từ compliment trọng âm rơi âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại trọng
âm rởi âm tiếế
t thứ hai
47. Đáp án là A. Từ applicant trọng âm rơi âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại trọng âm
rởi âm tiếế
t thứ hai
48. Đáp án là B. have been => has been. The number + Ns chỉ số lượng, động từ theo
sau chia ở dạng sốếít
49. Đáp án là B. involve => involving, rút gọn đại từ quan hệ
50. Đáp án là C. whom => which, thay thế cho “songs”
51. Đáp án là C. to be => being. Ta có : risk+ V-ing: liều lĩnh…
52. Đáp án là D. its => their,

và môi trường sống của chúng

63. Đáp án là B. postponed: bị hoãn >< continued : được tiếp tục
Các từ còn lại: cancelled: bị hủy; spoiled: bị hư hỏng; damaged: bị phá hủy
64. Đáp án là A. standardized: được chuẩn hóa >< different: tách ra, khác rõ rệt
Các từ còn lại: made the same : làm giống; expensive: đắt; lacking : thiếu

WRITING
Part 1.
1.

The older he grew, the more forgetful he became

2.

Laura instead on my staying with them that weekend

3.

Had he not been seriously ill, he could have come to the party

4.
There was a sharp contrast between the writer’s writing style and his spoken
language
5.
Not only developed countries but also third-world countries are effected by
the financial
Part 2:
It is said that reading books is important in our life. Indeed, without reading, we
can have many troubles in the future. Firstly, book is an endless source of