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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề.
Mã đề thi 357
Họ và tên thí sinh: 
Số báo danh:.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose pronunciation is different from the others in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: 	A. merchant	B. term	C. commercial	D. sergeant
Câu 2: 	A. Discipline	B. imagine	C. dertermine	D. Valentine
Câu 3: 	A. right	B. minority	C. communist	D. private
Mark the letter A, B, C, o r 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.
Câu 4: 	A. journey	B. extinct	C. swallow	D. crisis
Câu 5: 	A. prehistoric	B. meteoric	C. combination	D. favourable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 6: By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite luxurious.
A. many that	B. which many	C. many of which	D. many of them
Câu 7: Nowadays children would prefer history ____ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught	B. teach	C. to teach	D. be taught
Câu 8: _______you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I	B. If I had been	C. Should I be	D. If I am
Câu 9: We bought some _______.
A. lovely old German glasses	B. old lovely German glasses
C. German lovely old glasses	D. German old lovely glasses
Câu 10: It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. to whom my secretary sent	B. who sent my secretary
C. that my secretary sent	D. my secretary sent
Câu 11: My father hasn't had much ______ with my family since he moved to New York.
A. contact	B. meeting	C. business	D. connection
Câu 12: They_______small cup of coffee after they_______dinner.
A. drink/ had finished	B. drunk/had finished	C. drunk/finished	D. drank/had finished
Câu 13: Hung: "Thank you very much for the lovely party. " - Hoa: "________."
A. Thanks	B. You are welcome	C. Have a good time	D. Cheers
Câu 14: She went to college to study history, but changed ________ and is now a doctor.
A. horses in midstream	B. for a better	C. hands	D. her tune
Câu 15: What chemical is this? It’s_______a horrible smell.
A. giving down	B. giving over	C. giving up	D. giving off
Câu 16: _____ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.
A. No matter how does he work hardly	B. Not until his work hard
C. Only with hard work	D. Only if he works hardly
Câu 17: The idea to ________ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.
A. walk	B. pay	C. go	D. do
Câu 18: The girl __________ design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award.
A. whose	B. whom	C. which	D. that
Câu 19: As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.
A. viewers	B. bystanders	C. spectators	D. audiences
Câu 20: “Goodbye, Susie!” – “________.”
A. So long	B. Yeah	C. So so	D. The same
Câu 21: –“Would you like another coffee?” – “____________”.
A. Willingly	B. It’s a pleasure
C. Very kind of your part	D. I’d love one
Câu 22: It was only ______ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A. until	B. then	C. when	D. as soon as
Câu 23: ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the 
 project.
A. Had it been	B. If it hadn’t been	C. If it had been	D. Hadn’t it been
Câu 24: ________ is the money given by an organization to pay for someone’s studies.
A. school	B. scholarly	C. scholar	D. scholarship
Câu 25: - “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards” 	 - “_____________ .“
A. Good idea, thanks	B. It’s my pleasure	C. You’ve welcome	D. Thanks, I will
Câu 26: Tom doesn’t know much about computing ________ his brother is an expert at it.
A. whereas	B. in contrast	C. however	D. therefore
Câu 27: _______ down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. No sooner had I sat	B. Hardly had I sat	C. No sooner I sat	D. Scarcely I sat
Câu 28: She was ____________she could not say anything.
A. so surprised of the news that	B. such surprised at the news that
C. so surprised at the news that	D. so that surprised for the news
Câu 29: __________ being tired, I went for a picnic with my family.
A. In spite	B. Because of	C. Despite	D. Though
Câu 30: We should participate in the movement _______ to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize	B. which organized	C. organizing	D. organized
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
Câu 31: After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader.
A. offering	B. deciding	C. trying	D. requesting
Câu 32: Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to protect them.
A. on purpose	B. at stake	C. in advance	D. at ease
Câu 33: After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
A.  come into	B.  put up	C.  brought up	D.  grown up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or 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.
Câu 34: China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.
A. put in	B. put up	C. put on	D. put off
Câu 35: They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
A. separate	B. connect	C. cooperate	D. put together
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 36: We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature.
A. was	B. could spend	C. in the country	D. so that
Câu 37: Almost all the students were confusing because Ms. Kelly’s explanation was unclear.
A. the	B. confusing	C. unclear	D. Almost
Câu 38: A secretary told me an important file had left in the lunch room just the other day.
A. had left	B. the other	C. just	D. told
Câu 39: With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team won the trophy five times.
A. over	B. five times	C. won	D. final match
Câu 40: Having served lunch, the committee members discussed the problem among themselves.
A. among themselves	B. Having served
C. discussed	D. the committee members
Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability. On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee. Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances. To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation. Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
Câu 41: The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to ______.
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy
B. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
C. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
D. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
Câu 42: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Hot wind.	B. Steam.	C. Gas.	D. Petrol.
Câu 43: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It can be adapted to various uses.	B. It is cheap and easy to use.
C. It is used to drive motor engines.	D. It can be made with ease.
Câu 44: What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Electric magnets.	B. Voltages.
C. Pipes and radiators.	D. Generators or turbines.
Câu 45: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______.
A. atomic power and water	B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power	D. wind and gas
Câu 46: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. new ways	B. harmful effects	C. scientists	D. the tides
Câu 47: Electric magnets are used in steel works to ______.
A. boil a jug of water	B. test the steel for strength
C. lift heavy weights up to ten tons	D. heat the molten steel
Câu 48: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they ______.
A. are more adaptable	B. are more reliable
C. do not pollute the environment	D. do not require attention
Câu 49: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight.	B. Wind.	C. Petrol.	D. Water.
Câu 50: The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”	B. “Types of Power Plants”
C. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”	D. “How to Produce Electricity”
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.
Câu 51: But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.
A. His father retire early, but he still ran the family business.
B. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
C. Richard didn’t take over the family business because his father didn’t retire.
D. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
Câu 52: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
C. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
Câu 53: They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
B. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
D. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
Câu 54: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
the lady.
B. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
C. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
D. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
Câu 55: I ran into Peter, a friend of mine, on my may to work this morning.
A. Peter ran into his friend this morning.
B. I met Peter unexpectedly on my way to work this morning.
C. Peter and I ran to work this morning
D. Peter had to work this morning, but I did not
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Câu 56: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
A. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
C. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.
D. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
Câu 57: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Câu 58: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.
A. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
B. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
D. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Câu 59: He was suspected of having stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days
A. Suspecting of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
B. He has been investigated for days, suspecting of having stolen credit cards
C. Having suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
D. Suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
Câu 60: John is studying hard. He doesn't want to fail the next exam.
A. John is studying hard in order that he not fail the next exam
B. John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam
C. John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam
D. John is studying hard in order to not to fail the next exam
Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.
It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older. Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal. Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty . But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department. In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there. I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.
Câu 61: It is implied in paragraph 1 that ______.
A. young learners are usually lazy in their class
B. parents should encourage young learners to study more
C. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning
D. teachers should give young learners less homework
Câu 62: The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______.
A. they get more impatient with their teachers
B. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
C. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
D. they have a more positive attitude towards learning
Câu 63: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.
A. At the beginning	B. At the starting point	C. For beginners	D. First and foremost
Câu 64: While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ______.
A. to be able to learn more quickly	B. to feel learning more enjoyable
C. to have more time to learn	D. to get on better with the tutor
Câu 65: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.
A. impatient because of having nothing to do
B. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
C. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
D. staying alive and becoming more active
Câu 66: The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. receive a school or college degree	B. arrive at an intended place with difficulty
C. have the things you have long desired	D. achieve your aim with hard work
Câu 67: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.
A. young people usually feel less patient than adults
B. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
C. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people
D. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning
Câu 68: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process because adult learners ______.
A. are able to organize themselves better than younger learners
B. pay more attention to detail than younger learners
C. are less worried about learning than younger learners
D. have become more patient than younger learners
Câu 69: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.
A. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
C. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
D. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
Câu 70: What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To encourage adult learning.	B. To show how fa