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ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP VÀ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 1
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12
Đề thi có 06 trang
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Mã đề thi 234
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ CÂU 1 ĐẾN CÂU 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some (1) _____ people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on over tiny mistake they (2) _____. In truth, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are. It is what (3) _____ his or her job enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression. So (4) _____ neatly, but comfortably. Make (5) _____ that you can deal with anything you are (6) _____. Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you become a nurse? What is the most important quality a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you considered? What are your interest and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. For instance, if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to (7) _____ about the sort of books you like. (8) _____, do not learn all answers off (9) _____ heart. He interviewer wants to meet a human being, not a robot. Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (10) _____ you are succeed.
Question 1. A. idea 	B. reason 	C. explanation 	D. excuse
Question 2. A. perform	 	B. do 	C. make 	D. have
Question 3. A. does 	B. happens 	C. causes 	D. makes
Question 4. A. have on 	B. wear 	C. put on 	D. dress
Question 5. A. evident 	B. sure 	C. definite 	D. clear
Question 6. A. asked 	B. enquired 	C. questioned 	D. requested
Question 7. A. say 	B. talk 	C. discuss 	D. chat
Question 8 A. Therefore 	B. Although 	C. Despite 	D. However
Question 9. A. at 	B. by 	C. on 	D. in
Question 10. A. easy 	B. possible 	C. likely 	D. probable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: The girl wanted a job and asked if there was any ..positions in the factory.
A. unused B. needed C. vacant 	 D. free
Question 12: By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river,.. were quite luxurious.
A. which many	B. many of them	C. many of which	D. many that
Question 13: It is essential that Alice  Tom of the meeting tomorrow.
A. remind	B. must remind	C. reminds	D. will remind
Question 14: He is a friendly person, who ..well with everyone at the office.
A. sets up 	 B. takes place C. gets on 	 D. turns o
Question 15: - Jane: Thank you for a lovely evening. -Barbara: 
A. You are welcome B. Thanks 	 C. Have a good day D. Cheer!
Question 16: cold and exhausted, Andrew managed to walk home.
A. In spite 	B. Although C. In spite of 	D. Whatever
Question 17: If I were you, I ..a car and have a look around the country.
A. would hire 	B. hired C. will hire 	 D. could have hired
Question 18: Many technical terms in Vietnamese..from other languages as English and French.
A. borrowed 	B. are borrowed C. have borrowed 	D. have been borrowing
Question 19:.  seemed a miracle to us.
A. When he had recovered so soon	B. His recover after so soon
C. That he recovered so soon	D. His being recovered so soon
Question 20: Not onlyto assess students’ ability, but it is also used to arrange classes.
A. to use the exam result	B. is the exam result used
C. the exam result is used	D. using the exam result
Question 21: I was very tired and I looked like something the . dragged in.
A. horse	B. fish	 C. dog 	 	 D. cat
Question 22: They are having their house  by a construction company.
A. to paint	 B. being painted	C. painted	D. painting
Question 23. Pricesconsiderably in the last few months.
A. increased 	B. have been increased	 C. have increased 	D. were increasing
Question 24. This morning while I ..for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
Question 25. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid  by the supervisors?
A. being recognized B. to be recognized C. to recognize D. recognizing
Question 26. Peter’s got so.to opera that it has become a constant companion of her life
A. used to listening. B. used to listen. C. used in listening. D. use to listen
Question 27. Tom: “Why don’t we buy Tim a book as a birthday present?” –Jill: “..”
A. Tim will be fourteen next week.	B. What a good idea!
C. I don’t think I will do it.	D. Do you like it?
Question 28: Larry asked me . to his birthday party the day before.
A. why had I not come 	B. why I didn't come
C. why hadn't I come 	D. why I had not come
Question 29 . You .. then ; otherwise , the policeman wouldn’t have stopped you .
A. could have been speeding	B. must have been speeding
C. might have been speeding	D. ought to have been speeding
Question 30: She made a list of what to do forget anything.
A. in order to	B. not to	C. so that	D. so as not to	
Question 31:	She was she could not say anything.
A. so surprised at the news that
B. such surprised at the news that
C. so surprised of the news that
D. so that surprised for the news
Question 32: Mai: May I borrow your pen for a minute?	-Lan: “________________.”
A. No, thanks	B. Yes, thank you	C. Yes, certainly	D. No, of course
Question 33: A: - This job is time-consuming, I think. B: - “_________”
A. Absolutely!	B. Thank you! 	C. Anytime! D. Another time, perhaps.
Question 34: Jim’s father agreed to buy him a new bikehe took lessons.
A. in case 	B. as long as C. supposing that D. unless
Question 35: Remember to . your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. take care
B. take on
C. take over
D. take off
Question 36: No one can decline the...of the Alaskan wilderness.
A. breath-taking view
 B. breath-taken view
C. breath-to-take scene
D. breath-taking scene
Question 37: The gardener fertilizes his land to it more productive. 
A. make B. do C. help D. force
Question 38:. We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out ..
A. the star came	 B. did the star come	C. came the star 	 D. be the star coming
Question 39: My father is getting old and forgetful. ., he is experienced and helpful.
A. Be that as it may 	 B. Regardless	C. In asmuch as it is	 D. Consequently
Question 40: Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ... It must have been quite a party last night. 
A. a wet blanket B. a bear with a sore head C. a dead duck 	D. death warmed up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 41: How nicely it would be for Mother’s Day if we could rebuild.
A B C D 
Question 42: When George had returned to his house, his mother was reading a book . 
 A B C D
Question 43: The United States has a younger population as most other major industrial countries. 
	 A B C D
Question 44: The government has classified 54 species of mammal and 60 species of birds in Vietnam 
A B C
today as being endangered.
D
Question 45: The proposal has been repealed after a thirty-minutes discussion and a number of 
 A B
objections to its failure to include our district.
 C D
Reading 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 46 to 50:
ROBBIE WILLIAMS AND HIS SCHOOL DAY STORY
On my first day at school I saw all these kids crying as they said goodbye to their mums, but I was more concerned with playing with the boys. I told Mum to go home; she was more upset than I was.
After Millhill Primary School I went on to St Margaret Ward which was the local High School. I was there until sixteen and graduated with eight or nine GCSEs. I was a good boy at school because I never got caught. I did the normal things that you would expect from a fourteen-year-old-boy. I didn’t smoke, but I went to smokers’ corners. And you weren’t allowed to wear sport shoes, so I’d always put them on. I always used to be the one that would make the class laugh. Then as soon as the teacher turned round, I’d sit straight and the rest of the class would be laughing and the teacher would tell them off.
Question 46: On his first day at school, Robbie..
A. cried a lot B. wanted to go home
C was more upset than his mother D. was fond of playing with other boys.
Question 47: Robbie studied at his high school until he was..
A. sixteen B. eight C. nine D. fourteen
Question 48: According to the text, at high school Robbie did NOT..
A. always wear sport shoes B. smoke
C. go to the place where others smoked D. often make the class laugh
Question 49: The phrase ‘tell of them’ in the last line of the text probably means that the teacher..
A. enjoyed the class environment B. laughed with the students
C. spoke angrily to the students D. told the students to continue studying
Question 50: According to the text, Robbie was
A. the class down B. the best student in class
C. bottom of the class 	 D. a naughty boy who got caught several times
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the letter (s) pronounced differently from the others.
Question 51. A. choose
B. machine
C. watch
D. teacher
Question 52. A. although
B. southern
C. weather
D. through
Question 53. A. tourists
B. symbols
C. banks
D. steps
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 54: A. university
B. international
C. agricultural
D. philosophy
Question 55: A. opportunity
B. tutorial
C. certificate
D. available
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 56: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy	B. comfortable	C. free	D. relaxed
Question 57: The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use.
A. boring B. interesting C. easy D. difficult
Question 58: He resembles his father in appearance very much.
A. looks after B. takes after C. names after D. calls after
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 59: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. excess
B. large quantity
C. small quantity
D. sufficiency
Question 60: In order to understand how the engine worked, each component needed to be studied discretely.
 A. separately B. distinctly C. identically D. differently 
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.
Which picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that T.V channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu “and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspapers and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050 music, films, programs, newspaper and books will come to us by computer.
Then “Holographic Feedback T .V” will have arrived: holograms are pictures that have height, width, and depth .Simple holograms exist today and “virtual reality “games are already popular. By 2050, we will be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.
In what concerns the environment? Water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and farmers are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go in to space and land on Earth again. By 2050, spaces planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots – they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere – in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops, and homes.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again .Scientists have discovered how to control genes .They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.
Question 61. What can be inferred about the life in 2050 according to the passage?
A. Life in 2050 will be much better.
B. T. V will be an indispensable means of communication and business.
C. People will not be threatened by the shortage of water due to the polar melting.
D. The deaf will not have to depend any longer on the electronic hearing devices.
Question 62. What can be inferred from the passage about T.V viewers of the year 2050?
A. They will show more interest in virtual games.
B. They will become couch potatoes.
C. They will be able to check the food before ordering with a T V at home.
D. They will have more choices of channels to watch and enjoy.
Question 63. We can conclude from the passage that in 2050 . .
A. people will be able to travel around the world in two hours.
B. less cars will be used to keep the environment green and clean.
C. no one will be injured or will die due to accidents.
D. spaces planes will take the place of cars as means of transport.
Question 64. The word “This” refers to which of the following?
A. changes in agriculture B. growing fruits and vegetables
C. one of the most serious problems D. demand for water
Question 65. The word “domain” is closest meaning to . .
A. area B. territory C. boundary D. range
Question 66. Why does the author use “prefer robots”?
A. to show the importance of robots in production 
B. to encourage the workers to resign from the work
C. to compare the robots with the workers 
D. to emphasize the scientists’ roles in inventing robots
Question 67. Why do big companies “prefer robots”?
A. Robots ask for pay rises B. Robots don’t require salary or stop work
C. Robots like to work in big companies D. Companies can’t afford to hire employees
Question 68. It can’t be inferred from the passage EXCEPT  .
A. Cloning will offer babies for the one who won’t get married.
B. Clones of people may live forever.
C. Cloning is one of the examples of scientist’s controlling human genes.
D. Clones of people will produced with the help of the electric devices.
Question 69. The passage mainly discusses .
A. the effect of the futurologist’s prediction on our lives.
B. the effect of the telecommunication and technology on our future life.
C. changes in our future life compared with our lives today.
D. the importance of cloning in the future.
Question 70: What is the author’s attitude in the passage?
A. concerned B. explanatory C. outraged D. emotional 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 71: It was wrong of you not to call the fire brigade at once.
A. The fire brigade was called at the wrong time.
B. You should have called the fire brigade at once.
C. You didn't call the fire brigade and it was wrong.
D. Calling the fire brigade must be done at once.
Question 72: As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
A. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters it was.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
C. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
Question 73: Why don't you meet to discuss the pay offer?
A. I suggest that you meet to discuss the pay offer.
B. I suggest meeting to discuss the pay offer.
C. I advise that you ought to meet to discuss the pay offer.
D. I advise to meet to discuss the pay offer.
Question 74: "Never borrow money from friends," my father said.
A. My father advised me not to borrow money from friends.
B. My father suggested me never borrowing money from friends.
C. My father told me to never borrow money from friends.
D. My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
Question 75: I'm sure it wasn't Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
A. It mustn't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
B. It can't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
C. It mightn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
D. It couldn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 76. When attempting to reach his home before the storm, ______________________.
A. the bicycle of John broke down.	B. John had an accident on his bicycle.
C. it happened that John’s bike broke down.	D. John’s bicycle had broken down. 
Question 77. . She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests ; however, ____________________.
A. she hadn’t many sugar.	 	B. there was not a great amount of sugar.
C. she was lacking in amount of sugar.	 	D. she did not have much sugar.
Question 78. The salary of a bus driver is much higher _________________________.
A. in comparison with a teacher.	B. than a teacher
C. to compare as a teacher	D. than that of a teacher 
Question 79. ___________________________, he would have come to class on time.
A. Had Mike got up earlier	B. If Mike was able to get up early
C. If Mike could get up early	D. Unless Mike had got up early
Question 80. The more you study, ______. 
A. the more knowledge do you gain 	B. you are the more knowledgeable 
C. the more knowledge you gain 	D. you will gain more knowledge 
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