Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia, lần 1 năm 2015 môn Tiếng anh - Trường THPT chuyên Đại học Vinh

ghest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $300	B. $1,500	C. $14,000	D. $21,000
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks. 
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (16)________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (17) __, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (18) ________ his life at home. He lived a 
rather sad and (19) ________life. He drew things that he could see (20) ________around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (21) ________the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (22) ________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (23)________him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (24) ________ a crazy man. He really (25) ________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 16: A. for	B. because	C. although	D. because of
Question 17: A. living	B. live	C. alive	D. lively
Question 18: A. most of	B. the most of	C. almost of	D. mostly
Question 19: A. alone	B. lonely	C. loneliness	D. lone
Question 20: A. both	B. neither	C. either	D. all
Question 21: A. like	B. alike	C. likely	D. as such
Question 22: A. prove	B. reveal	C. illustrate	D. show
Question 23: A. unfortunate that	B. unfortunate to	C. unfortunate	D. unfortunate of
Question 24: A. referred	B. known	C. named	D. called
Question 25: A. did	B. couldn’t 	C. does	D. didn’t
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 26: A. refuse	B. musician	C. history	D. mechanic
Question 27: A. museum	B. destroy	C. threatened	D. economy
Question 28: A. communicate	B. computer	C. comfortable	D. flamingo
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 29: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.
 	 	 A B C	 D
Question 30: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday.
 	 	 A	 B	 C	 D
Question 31: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a 
A	 	 B
regularly daily basis. 
 C D
Question 32: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his	 	 	A B	 C	
leaders express their views. 
 D
Question 33: All of the book were very interesting. I am surprised you didn’t like it.
 	 A	 B	 C D
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 34: A. cooks	B. opens	C. wants	D. stops
Question 35: A. decided	B. needed	C. looked	D. started
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 36: ________Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than	B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Only after the plane had taken off	D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 37: The sky was grey and cloudy._________, we went to the beach.
A. However	B. In spite of	C. even though	D. Consequently
Question 38: I don’t mind _________ much homework.
A. did	B. to do	C. do	D. doing
Question 39: Nadine: “__________”. 	Monica: “Good luck”
A. I don’t like rock music.	B. How do you do!
C. Have a nice day!	D. I’m taking a test this afternoon.
Question 40: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep________.
A. falling off	B. falling back	C. falling over	D. falling out
Question 41: Old people are often looked ________ by their children when they get older.
A. for	B. up	C. after	D. into
Question 42: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational ___________.
A. experience	B. reform	C. system	D. resources
Question 43: The plan was developed _________by a team of experts.
A. system	B. systematical	C. systemized	D. systematically
Question 44: All of the food ________sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.
A. has been	B. was being	C. was	D. had been
Question 45: It was not until 1915 _________ the cinema became an industry.
A. what	B. that	C. when	D. how
Question 46: Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space. 
A. travelling	B. has travelled	C. to travel	D. travelled
Question 47: Like everyone else, Sue has her________of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs	B. ins and outs	C. safe and sound	D. odds and ends
Question 48: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _______winning the match.
A. for	B. in	C. on	D. into
Question 49: He came when I _______ the film “Man from the star”
A. has watched	B. was watching	C. watched	D. am watching
Question 50: Peter _________football when he was younger.
A. used to playing	B. is used to playing	C. is used to play	D. used to play
Question 51: ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A. A comparison	B. Compare them	C. If you compare	D. When compared
Question 52: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?”	 Lisa: “ _________”
A. Yes, I don’t mind	B. No, I don’t think so	C. Yes, go ahead	D. No, go right ahead
Question 53: Bill asked Tom _________.
A. where is he going	B. where he is going	C. where he was going	D. where was he going
Question 54: This is Sen village _________Uncle Ho was born.
A. where	B. what	C. which	D. who
Question 55: Linda: “I enjoy watching films in the evening.”	 Mary: “________”
A. I don’t	B. So do I	C. I am, too	D. No, I am not
Question 56: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control,________ and cure diseases.
A. prevented	B. to prevent	C. prevent	D. preventing
Question 57: It’s a big country with a_________population.
A. rare	B. sparse	C. scarce	D. few
Question 58: You will have to _________if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks	B. work miracles	C. take the trouble	D. keep your hand in
Question 59: If I were you, I _________ that English course.
A. will take	B. would take	C. take	D. took
Question 60: They have considered all the 100 applications, ________seem suitable for the position. 
A. none of them	B. none of these	C. none of which	D. none of whom
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 61: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. important	B. unimportant	C. sad	D. sorrowful
Question 62: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. played	B. bought	C. invented	D. divided
Question 63: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States.
A. integration	B. education	C. torture	D. separation
Question 64: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.
A. honest	B. dedicated	C. lazy	D. polite
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN  (2 điểm)
A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (0,5 điểm)
Question 1: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years.
Jenny 	
Question 2: “ You are wearing a beautiful dress today!” , Susan said to Mary.
Susan paid 	
Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep.
The documentary film 	
Question 4: “I am sorry for coming late”, said Alice to her teacher.
Alice apologized 	
Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
No one 	
B. Write a paragraph about the free time activity you like best. (1,5 điểm)
You should write at least 80 words.
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ĐÁP ÁN
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (0,125 x 64 câu = 8 điểm )
 1. A 
 2. C 
 3. B 
 4. D 
 5. B 
 6. A 
 7. A 
 8. B 
 9. C 
 10. B 
 11. D 
 12. B
 13. D 
 14. B 
 15. B 
 16. B 
 17. C 
 18. A 
 19. B 
 20. C 
 21. A 
 22. D 
 23. D
 24. D 
 25. A 
 26. C 
 27. C 
 28. C 
 29. B 
 30. A 
 31. C 
 32. A 
 33. B 
 34. B 
 35. C 
 36. D 
 37. A 
 38. D 
 39. D 
 40. C 
 41. C
 42. B 
 43. D
 44. D 
 45. B 
 46. C 
 47. A 
 48. C 
 49. B 
 50. D 
 51. D 
 52. D 
 53. C 
 54. A
 55. B 
 56. C 
 57. B 
 58. A 
 59. B 
 60. C 
 61. A 
 62. C 
 63. D
 64. B 
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm) 
A. Rewriting (0,1 x 5 = 0,5 điểm) 
Question 1: Jenny is said to have lived in Texas, America for 8years. 
Question 2: Susan paid Mary a compliment on her (beautiful) dress (that day). 
Question 3: The documentary film was so boring that she fell asleep. 
Question 4: Alice apologized (to her teacher) for coming/having coming late. 
Question 5: No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. 
	 (No one paid attention to /took notice of what the politician was saying last night). 
B. Write a paragraph about the free time activity you like best. (1,5 điểm) 
Criteria for marking: 
1. Đáp ứng được yêu cầu của đề bài: Đúng dạng là đoạn văn (chứ không phải bài luận), độ dài (ít nhất là 80 từ), miêu tả về hoạt động ưa thích nhất vào thời gian rỗi (ví dụ: xem tivi, nghe nhạc) 
2. Sự liên kết và mạch lạc (cấu trúc của một đoạn văn: câu chủ đề, câu phát triển ý, câu kết.., sử dụng phương tiện từ liên kết giữa các ý với nhau.) 
3. Từ vựng: đa dạng, tránh sự lặp đi, lặp lại, đúng ngữ cảnh; chính tả, sự kết hợp giữa các từ.
4. Ngữ pháp: đa dạng cấu trúc ngữ pháp, đúng thời, sự hòa hợp chủ - vị.