Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề thi: 132 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THPT Hà Trung (Có đáp án)

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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 132
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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.
Question 1: A. right	B. private	C. communist	D. minority
Question 2: A. Valentine	B. imagine	C. Discipline	D. dertermine
Question 3: A. commercial	B. sergeant	C. term	D. merchant
 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.
Question 4: A. favourable	B. combination	C. prehistoric	D. meteoric
Question 5: A. swallow	B. journey	C. crisis	D. extinct
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: __________ being tired, I went for a picnic with my family.
A. Though	B. Because of	C. In spite	D. Despite
Question 7: The idea to ________ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.
A. walk	B. go	C. do	D. pay
Question 8: - “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards” 	 - “_____________ .“
A. Good idea, thanks	B. You’ve welcome	C. Thanks, I will	D. It’s my pleasure
Question 9: ________ is the money given by an organization to pay for someone’s studies.
A. scholarship	B. scholar	C. school	D. scholarly
Question 10: We should participate in the movement _______ to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize	B. organizing	C. which organized	D. organized
Question 11: As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.
A. viewers	B. audiences	C. spectators	D. bystanders
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: She was ____________she could not say anything.
A. such surprised at the news that	B. so surprised of the news that
C. so surprised at the news that	D. so that surprised for the news
Question 14: Nowadays children would prefer history ____ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught	B. teach	C. be taught	D. to teach
Question 15: _______ down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. Hardly had I sat	B. No sooner I sat	C. Scarcely I sat	D. No sooner had I sat
Question 16: Hung: "Thank you very much for the lovely party. " - Hoa: "________."
A. Thanks	B. Cheers	C. You are welcome	D. Have a good time
Question 17: They_______small cup of coffee after they_______dinner.
A. drink/ had finished	B. drunk/finished	C. drank/had finished	D. drunk/had finished
Question 18: What chemical is this? It’s_______a horrible smell.
A. giving over	B. giving off	C. giving down	D. giving up
Question 19: We bought some _______.
A. German old lovely glasses	B. old lovely German glasses
C. lovely old German glasses	D. German lovely old glasses
Question 20: _______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
Question 21: She went to college to study history, but changed ________ and is now a doctor.
A. for a better	B. horses in midstream	C. her tune	D. hands
Question 22: _____ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.
A. Not until his work hard	B. Only if he works hardly
C. No matter how does he work hardly	D. Only with hard work
Question 23: My father hasn't had much ______ with my family since he moved to New York.
A. meeting	B. business	C. connection	D. contact
Question 24: It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary	B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent	D. my secretary sent
Question 25: ________ 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. Hadn’t it been	D. If it had been
Question 26: “Goodbye, Susie!” – “________.”
A. The same	B. So so	C. So long	D. Yeah
Question 27: –“Would you like another coffee?” – “____________”.
A. I’d love one	B. It’s a pleasure
C. Very kind of your part	D. Willingly
Question 28: It was only ______ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A. then	B. until	C. as soon as	D. when
Question 29: The girl __________ design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award.
A. whose	B. whom	C. that	D. which
Question 30: Tom doesn’t know much about computing ________ his brother is an expert at it.
A. however	B. whereas	C. therefore	D. in contrast
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.
Question 31: After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
A.  brought up	B.  come into	C.  grown up	D.  put up
Question 32: 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. requesting	D. trying
Question 33: Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to protect them.
A. on purpose	B. at ease	C. at stake	D. in advance
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.
Question 34: They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
A. cooperate	B. put together	C. separate	D. connect
Question 35: China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.
A. put in	B. put off	C. put on	D. put up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 36: Having served lunch, the committee members discussed the problem among themselves.
A. Having served	B. among themselves
C. discussed	D. the committee members
Question 37: With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team won the trophy five times.
A. five times	B. final match	C. won	D. over
Question 38: A secretary told me an important file had left in the lunch room just the other day.
A. the other	B. had left	C. just	D. told
Question 39: Almost all the students were confusing because Ms. Kelly’s explanation was unclear.
A. Almost	B. confusing	C. the	D. unclear
Question 40: We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature.
A. in the country	B. could spend	C. so that	D. was
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.
Question 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. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
C. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
Question 42: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas.	B. Steam.	C. Hot wind.	D. Petrol.
Question 43: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It can be adapted to various uses.	B. It is used to drive motor engines.
C. It can be made with ease.	D. It is cheap and easy to use.
Question 44: What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Generators or turbines.	B. Pipes and radiators.
C. Electric magnets.	D. Voltages.
Question 45: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______.
A. sunlight and wind power	B. atomic power and water
C. water and coal	D. wind and gas
Question 46: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. scientists	B. the tides	C. harmful effects	D. new ways
Question 47: Electric magnets are used in steel works to ______.
A. test the steel for strength	B. heat the molten steel
C. lift heavy weights up to ten tons	D. boil a jug of water
Question 48: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they ______.
A. do not pollute the environment	B. are more adaptable
C. do not require attention	D. are more reliable
Question 49: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Petrol.	B. Sunlight.	C. Wind.	D. Water.
Question 50: The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”	B. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”
C. “Types of Power Plants”	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.
Question 51: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
B. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
C. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
D. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
Question 52: But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.
A. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
B. Richard didn’t take over the family business because his father didn’t retire.
C. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
D. His father retire early, but he still ran the family business.
Question 53: They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
B. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
D. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
Question 54: I ran into Peter, a friend of mine, on my may to work this morning.
A. Peter ran into his friend this morning.
B. Peter and I ran to work this morning
C. Peter had to work this morning, but I did not
D. I met Peter unexpectedly on my way to work this morning.
Question 55: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
C. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
 D. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
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.
Question 56: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
A. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
D. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
Question 57: 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 in order to not to fail the next exam
D. John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam
Question 58: He was suspected of having stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days
A. Suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
B. Suspecting of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
C. He has been investigated for days, suspecting of having stolen credit cards
D. Having suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
Question 59: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, 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. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
Question 60: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
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.
Question 61: It is implied in paragraph 1 that ______.
A. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning
B. young learners are usually lazy in their class
C. teachers should give young learners less homework
D. parents should encourage young learners to study more
Question 62: The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______.
A. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
B. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
C. they get more impatient with their teachers
D. they have a more positive attitude towards learning
Question 63: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.
A. For beginners	B. At the starting point	C. At the beginning	D. First and foremost
Question 64: While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ______.
A. to have more time to learn	B. to be able to learn more quickly
C. to feel learning more enjoyable	D. to get on better with the tutor
Question 65: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.
A. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B. impatient because of having nothing to do
C. staying alive and becoming more active
D. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
Question 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
Question 67: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.
A. young people usually feel less patient than adults
B. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning
C. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
D. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people
Question 68: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process because adult learners ______.
A. pay more attention to detail than younger learners
B. are able to organize themselves better than younger learners
C. are less worried about learning than younger learners
D. have become more patient than younger learners
Question 69: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.
A. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
C. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
D. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
Question 70: What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To encourage adult learning.	B. To show how fast adult learning is.
C. To explain reasons for learning.	D. To describe adult learning methods.
 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 from 71 to 80.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories. Since the 1950s, Britain's (71)___ industries have replaced machine operators with computers, and this (72)___ has led to a decline in the number of (73)___ in many factories. Goods are bought and used much more than ever before but a lot of these goods are imported. By the beginning of the 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (74)___ with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have been able to provide cheaper (75)___ since the 1970s. Areas located with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment. During the last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (76)___ as "light industries". These ones use electricity and are not (77)___ on raw materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e. they can be located anywhere. They produce such things as washing machines or spare (78)___ Some of these industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The consumer boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (79)___ in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing, and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (80)___ consumer goods. 
Question 71: 	A. manufacturing 	B. big 	C. large 	D. running 
Question 72: 	A. replacement	B. change 	C. exchange 	 	D. automation 
Question 73: 	A. employers 	B. employees 	C. labors 	 	D. servers 
Question 74: 	A. working 	B. familiar	 	C. competing 	D. fed up 
Question 75: 	A. things 	B. products 	C. produce	 	 	D. imports 
Question 76: 	A. considered 	B. regarded 	C. known 	 	D. worked 
Question 77: 	A. dependent 	B. reliable 	C. dependable 	D. command 
Question 78: 	A. details 	B. parts 	C. sections 	 	D. gadgets 
Question 79: 	A. growth 	B. increase 	C. expansion 	 	D. extension 
Question 80: 	A. everyday	B. home 	C. household 	 	D. expensive 
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