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HỘI ĐỒNG BỘ MÔN TIẾNG ANH THPT

ĐỀ THI MẪU – KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA
NĂM 2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Đề thi gồm có 07 trang

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
Question 1: A. wounded
B. sacred
C. addicted
D. employed
Question 2: A. initiate
B. mature
C. appreciate
D. champagne
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 3: A. fragile
B. appalled
C. fertile
D. fancy
Question 4: A. affluent
B. competent
C. outstanding
D. etiquette
Question 5: A. injury

A. would have failed
B. has failed
C. has not failed
D. wouldn’t have failed
Question 12: It is essential that __________ secret.
A. this matter be kept
B. this matter is kept
C. we must keep this matter
D. she keeps this matter
Questions 13: Only if you are patient enough __________ your tests with flying colors.
A. you will pass
B. you would pass C. you won’t pass D. will you pass
Question 14: ___________, he still cannot lift that box.
A. Vigorous as he is
B. Because he is vigorous
C. On account of his vigor
D. Despite of his vigor
Question 15: Regarded as one of the greatest physicist, ____________.
A. the relationship between force and motion was first expressed by Isaac Newton
B. the first to express the relationship between force and motion was Isaac Newton
C. Isaac Newton was the first to express the relationship between force and motion
D. it Isaac Newton who was the first to express the relationship between force and motion.


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Question 16: The height of an average man is __________ an average woman.
A. higher than
B. higher than that of
C. as high as

A. occupy
B. occupying
C. occupation
D. occupied
Question 23: Jane: “I like the CD you gave me. You have a very good taste in music.”
Eric: “ __________.”
A. Neither do you
B. What a pity
C. You’re telling a lie
D. I’m glad you like it
Question 24: Lily: “How are you doing?”
Peggy: “__________.”
A. I’m reading a novel
B. Yes, I am
C. Great. Thanks
D. I’m afraid not
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:
Question 25: Son didn’t mean to be disrespectful to his teacher. He just couldn’t control his
temper.
A. showing lack of trust
B. showing nervousness
C. showing impolite behavior
D. showing lack of attention
Question 26: Thousands of workers were out of work due to economic depression.
A. invisible
B. unemployed
C. workaholic
D. appalled
Question 27: Our journey across the country was arduous; we were almost exhausted when

D
and social status.
Question 32: Tim looked so frightened and upset. He must have experienced something terribly.
A
B
C
D
Question 33: Plastics today are chief derived from petroleum. That is why their prices are
A
B
C
D
relatively cheap.
Question 34: He was Juri Gagarin that was the first human being to be in space.
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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Did you know that there is a fiber that is as (35)_________ and lightweight as nylon yet
five times stronger than steel? Did you know that this fabric is resistant to temperatures higher
than 500 degrees Fahrenheit? Did you know that a woman invented this fiber? This miraculous
fabric is called Kevlar and it (36)_________ make everything from body armor to musical
instruments.
The year was 1964. There were gasoline shortages due to (37)_________ in the Middle
East. A Polish-American chemist named Stephanie Louise Kwolek was working for DuPont, an
American chemical company. She and her group were trying to make a lightweight, yet durable
fiber to be used in tires. Lighter tires would (38)_________ vehicles to get better gas mileage,
(39)_________ the tires had to be strong (40)_________ to resist the wear and tear of the road.

C. so
D. such
Question 41: A. little
B. great
C. a number of
D. a lot
Question 42: A. in
B. by
C. with
D. about
Question 43: A. techniques
B. technology
C. technological
D. technicians
Question 44: A. amazing
B. to amaze
C. amazed
D. amaze


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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 following questions:
It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an
education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to
school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows
no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen
or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole

C. limits
D. exceptions
Question 48: The word “chance” in line 10 is closest in meaning to___________.
A. unplanned
B. unusual
C. lengthy
D. lively
Question 49: The word “an integral” in line 13 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. an equitable
B. a profitable
C. a pleasant
D. an essential
Question 50: The word “they” in line 17 refers to ____________.
A. slices of reality B. similar textbooks
C. boundaries
D. seats


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Question 51: The phrase “For example,” line 19, introduces a sentence that gives examples of
___________.
A. similar textbooks
B. the results of schooling
C. the workings of a government
D. the boundaries of classroom subjects
Question 52: The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.

Hummingbirds don't use their long beaks like straws. They have a tongue just like you.
They use their tongues for eating. They flick their tongues in and out of their mouths while inside
of flowers. They lap up nectar. Flowers give them the energy that they need.
Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen on their heads and bills when they feed.
Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to the next.
This helps flowers make more seeds. More seeds means more flowers. More flowers means more
food for hummingbirds. Isn't it nice how that works out?


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Question 55: Why are they called hummingbirds?
A. They are very light
B. They sing when they fly
C. Their wings make a humming sound
D. Their song sounds like humming
Question 56: How do hummingbirds eat?
A. They drink nectar through their beaks like a straw.
B. They chew up flower petals with their beaks.
C. They use their heads and bills to eat pollen.
D. They lap up nectar with their tongues.
Question 57: How do hummingbirds help flowers?
A. They drink nectar.
B. They eat pollen.
C. They bring pollen from one flower to the next.D. They plant seeds.
Question 58: According to the text, which does the bee hummingbird use to make nests?
A. straw
B. concrete
C. bark
D. sticks

WRITING:
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Question 65: Linda lost her passport at the airport. She also lost her purse there.
Not only _______________________________________________________________
Question 66: “Raise our wage, or we will go on strike,” said the workers.
The workers threatened ____________________________________________________


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Question 67: We haven’t seen each other for twenty years.
It is ___________________________________________________________________
Question 68: He got an accident because he did not drive his car carefully.
Had ___________________________________________________________________
Question 69: She heard the news of the death of her mother, and she fainted.
On ____________________________________________________________________
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of face-book.
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8. A 16. B 24. C
32. D 40. A

41. A
42. B
43. D
44. C
45. B
46. D
47. C
48. A

49. D
50. A
51. D
52. C
53. B
54. D
55. C
56. D

57. C
58. C
59. D
60. C
61. A
62. A
63. D
64. C