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KỲ THI TRIUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
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SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. supported B. finished C. noticed D. approached
Question 2: A. teach B. break C. deal D. clean
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.
Question 3: A. oceanic B. advantageous C. compulsory D. influential
Question 4: A. instrument B. recipe C commitment D. candidate
Question 5: A. contain B. conquer C conserve D. conceal
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: The receptionist... answered the phone, told me that the director was out.
A. who B. whose C. that D. whom
Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they......their student cards.
A. don’t produce B. didn’t produce C. produced D. hadn’t produced
Question 8:......the salesman promised to exchange the detective CD player for a new one, they
insisted on getting a refund.
A. And B. But C. Although D. Despite
Question 9: Changes have been made in our schooling program. As a result, young children......
do homework any more.
A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. oughtn’t D. haven’t
Question 10: Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreeds through close contact
with sick people, not through the air, many people still avoid.....to crowded places.
A. having gone B. going C. to go D. gone
Question 11: A large number of inventions and discoveries have been .....accident.
A. in B. by C. at D. on
Question 12: The headmaster has decided that three lecture halls......in our school next semester.
A. will be building B. will build C. are being built D. will be built
Question 13: After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced ......cars in 2014 as
the year before.
A. twice as many B. twice many as C. as many twice D. as twice many
Question 14: It is.....of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. familiar B. ordinary C. common D. typical
Question 15: John has finally found a new job after being.....for three months.
A.out of reach B. out of order C. out of work D. out of mind
Question 16: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m
butterfly that none of her rivals could.....her.
A. look up to B. come up to C. catch up with D. put up with
Question 18: Jane really loves the......, jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.
A. wooden brown nice B. nice wooden brown
C. brown wooden nice D. nice brown wooden
Question 19: When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in
favour......science fiction.
A. with B. of C. in D. for
Question 20: Global warming will result......crop failures and famine.
A. in B. from C. of D. to
Question 21:......at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden
power cut.
A. We have hardly arrived B. We had arrived hardly
C. Hardly we had arrived D. Hardly had we arrived
Question 22: Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely.......
A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imagining D. imaginable
Question 23: Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will
meet. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Ken: "Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?" Tom: “………..”
A. Studying in a group is great fun. B.We are too busy on weekdays.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. The library would be best.
Question 24: Mike and Lane are university students. They are talking about Lane's upcoming
high-school reunion. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Mike: "So, you have your fifth high-school reunion coming up?” Lane: “………..”
A. Oh, the school reunion was wonderful. B. No. You're in no mood for the event
C. The food at the reunion was excellent. D. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She
prepared a feast – a huge selection of dishes that were simply mouth-watering.
A. relating to medical knowledge B. involving hygienic conditions and diseases
C. concerning nutrition and health D. having to do with food and cooking
Question 26: “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”
A. a book that is never opened B. an object that I really love
C. a subject that I don’t understand D. a theme that I like to discuss
Question 27: Suddenly, it began to rain heavily, so all the summer hikers got drenched all over.
A. very tired B. completely wet C. refreshed D. cleansed
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 from 28 to 37.
Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for
reading, study, or reference. The word library comes (28)......liber, the Latin word for "book”. (29)......,
library collections have almost always contained a variety of materials. Contemporary libraries
maintain collections that include not only printed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers,
and magazines, (30)...... audio visual and online databases. In addition (31)......maintaining collections
within library buildings, modern libraries often feature tele-communications links that provide users
with access to information at remote sites.
The central mission of a library (32)......to collect, organise, preserve, and provide access to
knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture
that can be passed down to (33)......generations. Libraries are an essential link in this communication
between the past, present, and future. Whether the cultural record is contained in books or in electronic
formats, libraries ensure (34)......the record is preserved and made available for later use.
People use library resources to gain information about personal (35)......or to obtain recreational
materials such as films and novels. Students use libraries to supplement and enhance their classroom
experiences, to learn (36)..... in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and
study habits. Public officials use libraries to research legislation and public policy issues. One of the
most valued of all cultural institutions, the library (37).....information and services that are essential to
learning and progress.
From “Library (institution)” by Richard S. Halsey et al.
Question 28: A. to B. in C. from D.out
Question 29: A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Despite
Question 30: A. but also B. as well C. only if D. or ebe
Question 31: A. in B. on C. from D. to
Question 32: A. has B. are C. is D. have
Question 33: A. success B. succeeding C. succeed D. successful
Question 34: A. that B. which C. what D. who
Question 35: A. appeals B. interests C. profits D. attractions
Question 36: A. skills B. talents C. capabilities D. abilities
Question 37: A. relates B. digests C. supplies D. apohes
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 from 38 to 47.
Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effects of global warming.
Scientists have already observed shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animats, such as flowers
blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring. Many species have begun shifting where they
live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures.
With further warming, animals will tend to migrate towards the poles and up mountainsides towards
higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old habitats grew
too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts. Species that find
cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct. Species living in unique
ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountaintop regions, are especially at risk because
migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and marine mammals in the Arctic
are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere farther north to go.
Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists have
estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees
of further wanning. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely important for plants and
animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types of forest, may not be able to
adjust quickly enough and may disappear.
Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reek, will also be affected by global warming,
warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to "bleach", a state which if prolonged will lead to the
death of the coral. Scienists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming could lead to
widespead bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also, increasing carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This acidification further
stresses ocean ecosystems.
From “Global Warming” by Michael Mastrandrea and Stephen H. Schneider
Question 38: Scientists have observed that warmer temperatures in the spring cause flowers to.....
A. bloom earlier B. lose color C. die instantly
D. become lighter
Question 39: According to paragraph 2, when their habitats grow warmer, animals tend to move.....
A. south-eastwards and down mountainsides towards tower elevations
B. north-westwards and up mountainsides towards higher elevations
C. towards the North Pole and down mountainsides towards tower etevattorts
D. towards the poles and up mountainsides towards higher elevations
Question 40: The pronoun “those” in paragraph 2 refers to.....
A. species B. ecosystems C. habitats D. areas
Question 41: The phrase "
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