Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn: Tiếng anh - Đề 9

ing in supermarkets 	 
B. He prefers going out in disguise to avoid people
C. He has a lot of friends	
D. Although he’s always had a problem with his weight, he doesn’t care much about it.
Question 53. All of the following suggest that Elton John is basically happy with himself and his lifestyle EXCEPT
A. He enjoys his popularity	B. He is happy with the way he is at the moment
C. He never considers what he does as work	D. He’s always been a loner
Question 54. What is his future ambition?
A. to appear in a play or musical	B. to break with his present routine
C. to do a word tour	D. to play at the Hammersmith Odeon
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
MOBILE PHONES: Are they about to transform our lives?
We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned that we cannot escape their electronic reach. We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry that they are a threat to our privacy. We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services.
Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generations phones and fears over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be convinced to make use of them. Research about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile has already moved beyond being a mere practical communications tool to become the backbone of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work.
The close relationship between user and phone is most pronounced among teenagers, the report says, who regard their mobiles as an expression of their identity. This is partly because mobiles are seen as being beyond the control of parents. But the researchers suggest that another reason may be that mobiles, especially text messaging was seen as a way of overcoming shyness. The impact of phones, however, has been local rather than global, supporting existing friendship and networks, rather than opening users to a new broader community. Even the language of texting in one area can be incomprehensible to anybody from another area.
Among the most important benefits of using mobiles phones, the report claims, will be a vastly improved mobile
infrastructure, providing gains throughout the economy, and the provision of a more sophisticated location-based services for users. The report calls on government to put more effort into the delivery of services by mobile phone, with suggestion including public transport and traffic information and doctors’ text messages to remind patients of appointments. There are many possibilities. At a recent trade fair in Sweden, a mobile navigation product was launched. When the user enters a destination, a route is automatically downloaded to their mobile and presented by voiced, pictures and maps as they drive. In future, these devices will also be able to plan around congestion and road works in real time. Third generation phones will also allow for remote monitoring of patients by doctors. In Britain scientists are developing an asthma management solution using mobiles to detect early signs of an attack.
Mobile phones can be used in education. A group of teachers in Britain use third generation phones to provide fast
internet service to children who live beyond the reach of terrestrial broadband services and can have no access to online information. ‘As the new generation of mobile technologies takes off, the social potential of the vastly increase,’ the report argues.
Question 55. What does the writer suggest in the first paragraph about our attitudes to mobile phones?
A. We can’t live without them.	 B. We are worried about using them so much.
C. We have contradictory feelings about them. 	 D. We need them more than anything else to deal with modern life.
Question 56. What does “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. long-term effects 	B. new mobile technologies 	C. doubts 	D. benefits
Question 57. What is the connection between social life and mobile phones?
A. Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones
B. Mobile phones makes romantic communication easier
C. Mobile phones encourage people to make friends.
D. Mobile phones enable people to communicate while moving around
Question 58. Why do teenagers have such a close relationship with their mobile phones?
A. They use text messages more than any other group 	C. They feel independent when they use them
B. They are more inclined to be late than older people 	D. They tend to feel uncomfortable in many situations 
Question 59. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mobile phone is considered as a means for the youth to show their characters.
B. Mobile phones are playing a wide range of roles in people’s life.
C. People can overcome shyness by using texting to communicating things that make them uncomfortable.
D. There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones.
Question 60. In what sense has the impact of phones been “local” in paragraph 3?
A. People tend to communicate with people they already know.
B. Users generally phone people who live in the same neighborhood.
C. It depends on local dialects.
D. The phone networks use different systems.
Question 61. How might mobile phones be used in the future?
A. To give the address of the nearest doctor’s surgery 	B. To show bus and train timetables
C. To arrange deliveries 	D. To cure diseases
Question 62. The navigation product launched in Sweden is helpful for drivers because ________.
A. it can suggest the best way to get to a place 	B. it provides directions orally
C. it tells them which roads are congested 	D. it shows them how to avoid road works
Question 63. What is the general attitude of the report described here?
A. Manufacturers need to produce better equipment.
B. The government should take over the mobile phone networks.
C. There are problems with mobile phones that cannot be overcome.
D. Mobile phones can have a variety of very useful applications.
Question 64. The word “pronounced” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. obvious 	B. serious 	C. voiced 	D. overwhelmed
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. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known. 
( I’ve 	
Question 66. If you don’t wake up early, you can’t catch the first bus to the city center. 
( You have to 	
Question 67. Living in Sydney is strange to her.
( She’s not 	
Question 68. The doctor spent 10 minutes examining the patient. 
( It 	
Question 69. As he grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent. 
( The older 	
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about where did you go last summer vacation?
Keys: 
ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
ĐƠN VỊ: THPT TRÀM CHIM
Question 1. 	A. wilderness	
Question 2. 	B. naked 	
Question 3. 	A. associate	
Question 4. 	A. disappear 	
Question 5. 	A. environmental 	
Question 6. 	B. can now be purchased
Question 7. 	D. Had/ been done
Question 8. 	B. Since
Question 9. 	D. all are correct
Question 10.	B. had not received / might not have sailed
Question 11. 	B. could have come
Question 12. 	B. being	
Question 13. 	B. most satisfying one
Question 14.	D. Not to worry. Better late than never
Question 15.	A. to 	 	
Question 16.	B. optimistic	 
Question 17. 	C. make room for	
Question 18.	B. adventurous	
Question 19.	A. Small as the stars	
Question 20.	C. take 	
Question 21.	D. were watching
Question 22.	C. Were I 	 	
Question 23.	D. came across
Question 24.	A. feel thankful for 	
Question 25.	B. pay all attention to 
Question 26.	C. disgusting	
Question 27.	A. whisked 
Question 28.	B. sustained	
Question 29. 	C. Sure. What’s the problem? 	.
Question 30. 	B
Question 31.	C
Question 32.	C
Question 33.	C
Question 34.	D
Question 35.	D. depends
Question 36.	C. obtain 	
Question 37.	A. extremes 	
Question 38.	D. bring
Question 39.	A. dunes 	
Question 40.	C. inexperienced 	
Question 41.	B. out 	
Question 42.	A. danger 	
Question 43.	B. rate 	
Question 44.	C. sites 	
Question 45. 	D. accepts he will probably be recognized
Question 46. 	C. a person who avoids other people	
Question 47. 	C. He feels more confident	
Question 48. 	A. a person who likes being alone	
Question 49. 	C. He has learnt to control his weight	
Question 50. 	A. his playing at the theatre for 14 nights	
Question 51. 	B He hates any sort of job which means following a routine and doing the same thing day after day.
Question 52.	B. He prefers going out in disguise to avoid people
Question 53. 	D. He’s always been a loner.
Question 54.	B. to break with his present routine
Question 55.	C. We have contradictory feelings about them. 	 
Question 56. 	B. new mobile technologies 	
Question 57. 	A. Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones
Question 58. 	C. They feel independent when they use them
Question 59. 	D. There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones.
Question 60. 	A. People tend to communicate with people they already know.
Question 61. 	C. To arrange deliveries 	
Question 62.	B. it provides directions orally
Question 63. 	D. Mobile phones can have a variety of very useful applications.
Question 64.	D. overwhelmed
WRITING 
Question 65. 	I’ve never known a more warm-hearted person than my mother (was).
Question 66. 	You have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center. 
Question 67. 	She’s not used to living in Sidney.
Question 68. 	It took the doctor 10 minutes to examine the patient. 
Question 69.	The older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes.