Đề thi thử Đại học đợt 3 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1, D năm 2015 - Trường THPT Chu Văn An (Có đáp án)

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT 3 NĂM 2015 
Môn: Tiếng Anh Khối A1, D 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút 
I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each 
question. 
1. A. here B. hollow C. honour D. heat 
2. A. missed B. washed C. hoped D. removed 
3. A. bough B. bought C. thought D. sought 
4. A. freight B. height C. weight D. eight 
II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each 
question. 
5. A. disaster B. prisoner C. agency D. family 
6. A. international B. federation C. society D. dedication 
7. A. catastrophe B. emergency C. conventional D. vulnerable 
III. Circle A, B, C or D to choose the most suitable word or phrase for each bank to complete each 
of the following sentences. 
8. The BBC tries to ____ for all tastes with its four national programmes. 
A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater 
9. All three TV channels provide extensive ____ of sporting events. 
A. vision B. coverage C. broadcast D. network 
10. Once again I had to abandon the route I had _________ planned 
A. formally B. originally C. generally D. strongly 
11. A group of birds standing by the water ______ when they heard a loud noise. 
A. scared B. scattered C. flew D. fluttered 
12. The __________ earthquake left 3000 homeless. 
A. violent B. extensive C. endless D. furious 
13. When I was young, I ________ always walk to school in the morning. 
A. would B. could C. will D. did 
14. My tooth isn‘t aching at the moment, but the unpleasant feeling of stiffness still ________ on in my 
mouth. 
A. remains B. lasts C. continues D. lingers 
15. The is a (n) ___ view of the whole valley from my bedroom window. 
A. windingB. imposing C. bustling D. quaint 
16. He wanted to get to the town centre but he got ___ the wrong bus and ended up at the station. 
A. in B. out of C. off D. on 
17. About two hundred illegal immigrants have been _________ from the country this year. 
A. expelledB. enforced C. evicted D. expired 
18. Mr. Smith ate his breakfast in great ___ so as not to miss the bus to Liverpool. 
A. speed B. haste C. rush D. pace 
19. I was ____ to believe that she was a representative of the Labour Party. 
A. declared B. carried C. explained D. led 
20. We don‘t want my father to know about the trip. Please, don‘t give us ___. 
A. off B. in C. on D. away 
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21. The rebels ________ the police station, killing twenty-three police officers and freeing about fifty 
prisoners. 
A. ran over B. took over C. came across D. got by 
22. - I‘m going to set up the equipment in a minute. 
- ___________ give you a hand? 
A. Shall I B. Will I C. Would I D. Do I 
23. - You must be Jane‘s sister. Glad to meet you. 
- _____________________ 
A. I am, either B. So I am. I‘m glad. 
B. C. What do you do? D. Me too 
24. - Goodbye, Susie! 
- ______________ ! 
A. So so B. The same C. Yeah D. So long 
25. Contrary to popular belief, present-day historians see the Renaissance as an economic ___ and agree that 
a lot of peasants and urban poor, the majority of the population, worsened during this period. 
A. regression B. progression C. evolution D. flexibility 
26. Due to ___ a lack of production ___ increasing housing prices, Liverpool is now ranked as one of the 
least affordable cities countrywide. 
A. neither/nor B. scarcely/before 
B. C. hardly/when D. both/and 
27. As I have just had a tooth ________, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours. 
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on 
28. ―What would you like to order, Sir?‖ ―I ________ the lamb.‖ 
A. have B. am going to have 
 C. will have D. am having 
29. The surface of the moon was shaped by meteorites ______ craters of all sizes. 
A. that impact formed B. which forming 
C. whose impact formed D. are forming 
30. ________ the children have been left in the cold is anybody‘s guess, although it appears that they will all 
be brought back to health. 
A. How long B. That C. It is D. While 
31. _______ of smell, might, without our realizing it, affect who we choose as friends has been suggested. 
A. That our sense B. Sense 
C. For out sense D. Because our sense 
32. The Board of Directors determined, after having tried to enter several related business arenas, ___ 
concentrate on its core business. 
A. that the company should B. should 
C. that D. company 
33. _________ with their surroundings, or hide in crevices for protection. 
A. Lobsters B. Lobsters blend 
C. Lobsters blending D. Because lobsters blend 
34. I‘m surprised to hear that Wendy and Harry have _______. They seemed very happy together when I 
saw them last in Munich. 
A. ended up B. finished up C. split up D. separate 
35. Please cut my hair __________ the style in this magazine. 
A. the same length as B. the same length like 
C. the same long like D. the same long as 
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IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer which is SIMILAR in 
meaning to the underlined part. 
36. The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to 
buy a house. 
A. economical B. wasteful C. interested D. careless 
37. I‘m looking for a unique gift for my boyfriend, he appreciates unusual things. 
A. stunning B. phenomenal 
C. one of a kind D. astonishing 
38. Expecting that his license would be renewed, the pilot was surprised when it was revoked instead. 
A. accepted B. finalized C. rescinded D. stolen 
39. The company makes every effort to respond to customer queries and will reply to them via email within 
two business clays. 
A. complaints B. questions C. agreements D. reservations 
40. After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense. 
A. questioning B. beating him C. threating D. teaching him 
V. 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. 
41. A number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations. 
 A B C D 
42. Peter couldn‘t understand what had decided because too many people 
 A B 
were talking at once. 
 C D 
43. I managed to talk to Carol just while she was leaving. 
 A B C D 
44. Transplanting organs such hearts and kidney has proved easier than 
 A B C 
transporting muscles. 
 D 
45. Not until much later did she realize her long-known partner had been lying her 
 A B C D 
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from your choices (A, B, C, D ) 
given. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
Description: The Emperor Penguin is the world's largest and tallest penguin. It is also the heaviest 
penguin, with some individuals recorded at nearly 100 pounds. Adults have a black head, back, tail, and 
black wings. The underparts are dingy white. The sides of the neck are marked with a large golden or yellow 
stripe. In addition, there is a varying amount of gold on the upper breast. Like most penguins, the Emperor 
Penguin has thick, waterproof feathers that cover the entire body except for the bill and feet. Emperor 
Penguins normally live about 20 years in the wild, though some individuals have been recorded at 40 years 
of age. 
Diet: Crustaceans, krill, and small fish. Emperor Penguins will dive to depths of 800 feet in search of 
food. Most dives last 3-6 minutes. 
Predators: Sharks, Leopard Seals, Orcas. Chicks are vulnerable to predation from South Polar Skuas. 
Range: The Emperor Penguin is found throughout the Antarctic perimeter. It is the only species of 
penguin to breed during the Antarctic winter. Breeding takes place about 60 miles from the coast in the 
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Antarctic interior, where temperatures regularly drop to -40 degrees Celsius. The trek from the Antarctic 
coastline to the breeding grounds was the inspiration for "March of the Penguins" 
Nesting: Female Emperor Penguins lay a single egg in May or June. After the egg has been laid, the 
female must immediately feed in the ocean. First, the egg is carefully transported to the male, who incubates 
the egg under a brood patch that rests above the feet. Occasionally, the transfer is unsuccessful and the egg 
rolls onto the ice and instantaneously freezes. 
The male will incubate the egg for up to 65 days! During this time, he will not eat a single meal. On 
particularly cold days, hundreds of male penguins may gather together in a compact huddle to warm 
themselves in the pounding Antarctic winds. In about two months, the female returns and locates her mate and 
chick by sound. She regurgitates food stored in her stomach to feed the growing chick. The male then takes his 
turn feeding in the ocean and returns after about a month, at which point both parents tend to the chick by 
regurgitating food and keeping it off the ice. Once the chick is about seven weeks old, it joins other chicks in a 
creche to keep warm. 
Status: Populations of Emperor Penguins are thought to be stable. Estimates indicate about 200,000 
breeding pairs. 
46. What color is the tail of the Emperor Penguin? 
A. black B. orange C. white D. yellow 
47. Which of the following animals only preys on Penguin chicks? 
A. seals B. skuas C. sharks D. orcas 
48. Which of the following statement is true? 
A. The female locates her chick by smell 
B. After the egg is laid, the male ventures off to the sea first 
C. Both parents will feed chicks by regurgitating food. 
D. The female locates her chick by sight. 
49. At the end of the passage, a line reads ―Population of Emperor Penguins are thought to be stable. 
Estimates indicate about 200,000 breeding pairs.‖ What does ―stable‖ mean? 
A. Staying the same B. Uncertain 
C. Decreasing D. Increasing 
50. How many eggs are laid by the female Emperor Penguin? 
A. 2 B. 0 C. 1 D. 3 
51. What happens third? 
A. The male feeds in the ocean while the female tends to the chick. 
B. The young penguin joins a creche. 
C. The female feeds in the ocean while the male incubates. 
D. The egg transfer. 
52. Which of the following is NOT true? 
A. The female lays an egg during the Antarctic winter. 
B. After the female lays the egg, the male must immediately feed in the ocean. 
C. Sometimes, the egg transfer from the female to male results in the egg freezing 
D. The male incubates for more than two months without eating 
53. Where to Emperor Penguins breed? 
A. the Antarctic interior B. In the water 
C. Along the coast D. South America 
54. Which of the following is NOT part of the diet of the Emperor Penguin? 
A. krill B. crustaceans C. insects D. fish 
55. Which of the following scenarios is unlikely? 
A. Finding an Emperor Penguin that is about 20 years old. 
B. Finding an Orca that has just eaten an Emperor Penguin. 
C. Finding an Emperor Penguin after it has been underwater for 10 minutes. 
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D. Finding an Emperor Penguin that weighs 80 pounds. 
VII. The words in italics below a cues. Make sentences expressing an imaginary situation by 
choosing from the alternatives A, B, C and D the best way to make a meaningful sentence. Identify 
your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 
56. Intense/ heat/ searing/ sun/ lack/ water/ be/ just/ a few/ challenges/ faces/ desert animals. 
A. Intense in heat, the searing sun, and the lack of water are just a few of the challenges facing deserts 
animals. 
B. Intense heat, searing sun, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals. 
C. Intense heat, searing sun, and lack of water is just a few of the challenges facing desert animals. 
D. Intense in heat, searing in sun, and lack in water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals. 
57. Many/ animals/ be/ nocturnal/ sleep/ hot/ day/ come out/ night/ eat/ hunt. 
A. Many animals are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot day and only coming out at night to eat and hunt. 
B. Many animals are nocturnal who are sleeping during the hot day and only coming out at night to eat 
and hunt. 
C. Many animals are nocturnal, who sleeping all the hot day and only coming out at night to eat and hunt. 
D. Many animals are nocturnal, are sleeping during the hot day and only coming out at night to eat then 
hunt. 
58. In fact/ deserts/ be/ second/ only/ tropical/ rainforests/ variety/ of/ plant/ and/ animal/ species/ live/ there. 
A. In fact, deserts are second only under tropical rainforests in the variety of plant and animal species that 
live there. 
B. In fact, deserts are second only to tropical rainforests in the variety of plant and animal species that 
live there. 
C. In fact, deserts are second only behind tropical rainforests in the variety of plant and animal species 
that are living there. 
D. In fact, deserts are second only to tropical rainforests within the variety of plant and animal species 
living there. 
59. Many/ fascinating/ features/ desert/ plants/ be/ traits/ help/ plant/ survive/ its/ harsh/ environment 
A. Many the fascinating features of desert plants are traits that help the plant survive in its harsh 
environment. 
B. Many of the fascinating features for desert plants are traits that help the plant survive under its harsh 
environment. 
C. Many of the fascinating features of desert plants are traits which help the plant survives within its 
harsh environment. 
D. Many of the fascinating features of desert plants are traits that help the plant survive in its harsh 
environment 
60. Pleated shape/ Barrel Cactus/ allow/ it/ expand/ when/ it/ rain/ store/ water/ its spongy tissue. 
A. Thanks to the pleated shape of the Barrel Cactus which allows it to expand when it rains and store 
water in its spongy tissue. 
B. With the pleated shape, the Barrel Cactus allows it to expand when it rains and store water in its 
spongy tissue. 
C. The pleated shape of the Barrel Cactus allows it to expand when it rains and store water in its spongy 
tissue. 
D. The pleated shape of the Barrel Cactus allows it expand when it rains and store water in its spongy 
tissue. 
VIII. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. 
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Prior to the 19th century, (61)  scientists did not exist and scientific research was largely carried 
out by amateurs. However, while science today is mostly the (62)  of professionals, a recent US 
survey highlighted the fact that amateurs (63)  an important role in at least seven fields and indeed 
many professionals are (64)  on their cooperation. In areas such as astronomy, amateurs can (65) 
 invaluable when making specific observations. 
 Similarly in the area of palaeontology, their involvement is invaluable and helpers are easy to recruit 
(66)  of the popularity of dinosaurs. Amateur birdwatchers also play (67)  active role and 
their work has led to the establishment of a (68)  program. Occasionally, the term ‗amateur‘ has 
been the source of disagreement and (69)  names have been suggested, but generally speaking, as 
long as the professional scientists (70)  the work of the non- professionals, the two groups can 
work productively together. 
61. A. professional B. old C. enthusiastic D. formal 
62. A. region B. domain C. boundary D. limit 
63. A. copy B. act C. play D. take 
64. A. mutual B. reliant C. related D. participant 
65. A. be B. get C. turn D. change 
66. A. In spite B. instead C. regardless D. because 
67. A. an B. a C. few D. any 
68. A. surrounding B. defense C. conservation D. protection 
69. A. alternative B. other C. rich D. abundant 
70. A. accept B. know C. acknowledge D. admit 
IX. Read the following text and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct answer to each question. 
Fleas are perfectly designed by nature to feast on anything containing blood. Like a shark in the water or 
a wolf in the woods, fleas are ideally equipped to do what they do, making them very difficult to defeat. The 
bodies of these tiny parasites are extremely hardy and well-suited for their job. A flea has a very hard 
exoskeleton, which means the body is covered by a tough, tile-like plate called a sclerite. Because of these 
plates, fleas are almost impossible to squish. The exoskeletons of fleas are also waterproof and shock 
resistant (chịu đựng sốc), and therefore fleas are highly resistant to the sprays and chemicals used to kill 
them. Little spines are attached to this plate. The spines lie flat against the flea‘s thin, narrow body as the flea 
scurries through an animal‘s fur in search of food. However, if anything (like fingers or a self grooming pet) 
tries to pull a flea off through the hair coat, these spines will extend and stick to the fur like Velcro. Fleas are 
some of the best jumpers in the natural world. A flea can jump seven inches, or 150 times its own length, 
either vertically or horizontally. An equivalent jump for a person would be 555 feet, the height of the 
Washington Monument. Fleas can jump 30,000 times in a row without stopping, and they are able to 
accelerate through the air at an incredibly high rate—a rate which is over ten times what humans can 
withstand in an airplane. Fleas have very long rear legs with huge thigh muscles and multiple joints. When 
they get ready to jump, they fold their long legs up and crouch like a runner on a starting block. Several of 
their joints contain a protein called resilin, which helps catapult fleas into the air as they jump, similar to the 
way a rubber band provides momentum to a slingshot. Outward facing claws on the bottom of their legs grip 
anything they touch when they land. The adult female flea mates after her first blood meal and begins 
producing eggs in just 1 to 2 days. One flea can lay up to 50 eggs in one day and over 2,000 in her lifetime. 
Flea eggs can be seen with the naked eye, but they are about the size of a grain of salt. Shortly after being 
laid, the eggs begin to transform into cocoons. In the cocoon state, fleas are fully developed adults, and will 
hatch immediately if conditions are favorable. Fleas can detect warmth, movement, and carbon dioxide in 
exhaled breath, and these three factors stimulate them to emerge as new adults. If the flea does not detect 
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appropriate conditions, it can remain dormant in the cocoon state for extended periods. Under ideal 
conditions, the entire life cycle may only take 3 weeks, so in no time at all, pets and homes can become 
infested. Because of these characteristics, fleas are intimidating opponents. The best way to control fleas, 
therefore, is to take steps to prevent an infestation from ever occurring. 
71. The primary purpose about the physical characteristics of fleas___________. 
A. educate the reader about the physical characteristics of fleas 
B. compare fleas to other members of the animal kingdom 
C. relate the problems that can result from a flea infestation 
D. explain why a flea infestation is hard to get rid of 
72. The author‘s tone in the passage is best described as___________. 
A. concerner B. passionate C. informative D. opinionated 
73. According to the passage, fleas are resistant to sprays and chemicals because they________. 
A. have waterproof sclerites B. are excellent jumpers 
C. reproduce very rapidly D. can stick to fur like Velcro 
74. Fleas are difficult to squish because they have____________. 
A. sclerites B. tough spines 
C. resilin in their joints D. All of the above 
75. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? 
A. Fleas extend their little spines if threatened. 
B. Fleas have the ability to jump higher than humans. 
C. Humans can jump higher if they consume foods containing resilin. 
D. The resilin found in fleas is used to make rubber bands. 
76. According to