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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ---------------------------- ĐỀ THI THỬ KÌ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể phát đề) 356 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. AN UNWELCOME GUEST Of the one in seven people in the UK who claim to have seen a ghost, the majority are women. This may be because women have far more association with the spirit world. Women trust their emotions and are generally better able than men to cope with the unexpected. Housewife Fiona Blair describes herself as very practical and down-to-earth, and never believed in the idea that a house could be haunted. That all changed when she and her family moved into a manor house in the Midlands. Although the surveyor reckoned that the house required a lot of attention and was somewhat damp, they thought it was stunning. They could just afford it and it would be a good investment, so they took the plunge and decided to buy it. Nonetheless, right from the start, Fiona had a strange sense that they were not alone in the house. One of her teenage daughters had left a towel over the back of a chair in the kitchen. Fiona was in the garden, and when she returned to the house, the towel was over the kitchen table like a tablecloth. On other occasions the family would find that objects such as glasses and vases had been turned upside-down. This was only the start of the peculiar happenings. A particularly strange incident happened on Fiona’s birthday. Fiona’s husband, Mark, came home from work and went into the living room. He immediately came rushing out to ask who had bought her the beautiful flowers – but nobody had given Fiona flowers and her daughters had not put the flowers there. It remained a mystery how they had miraculously appeared. Fiona was curious and decided to find out about the history of the house. What she discovered was rather alarming. Apparently a young girl, servant to a previous generation of owners, had been found dead in peculiar circumstances in the attic. Fiona and her family inevitably began to feel claustrophobic and trapped in the house, and eventually decided that they would have to move. Unfortunately, things were not as simple as that. Each time they attempted to show the house to potential buyers, Fiona would of course ensure beforehand that everything was neat and tidy in order to make a good impression. But by the time anyone arrived, the entire house would be in a complete mess, and visitors complained of an unpleasant atmosphere. Eventually, after many months, an American couple viewed the house, and decided it had a certain attraction. For some Trang 1 MĐ: 356 reason, the ghost did not play its usual tricks, and Fiona was able to sell what had been her dream home. Now living in a spacious modern apartment in London, Fiona wants to forget it all and move on with her life. ‘At one point I thought I might be going out of my mind, it was all so frightening. We can almost laugh about it all now, but I hope we never experience anything like that again.’ Question 1. According to the passage, why did the writer and her husband want to move into the house in the Midlands? A. They were eager to find out if it had a ghost. B. They were attracted by the appearance of it. C. They knew someone important had lived there. D. They were looking for a house to modernize Question 2. The phrase `down-to-earth` in the passage is closest in meaning to ................ A. beautiful B. brave C. sensible D. strong Question 3. The word `stunning` in the passage could be best replaced by which of the following? A. beautiful and attractive C. cheap and old B. cheap and large D. beautiful and new Question 4. After they moved in, they ………….. A. began to hear strange noises in the attic. B. realized that the house was incredibly cold. C. discovered that objects were being moved. D. broke a lot of glasses. Question 5. Which of the following can be best replaced the word “peculiar”? A. unreal B. strange C. pleasant D. imaginary Question 6. What happened on Fiona’s birthday? A. Her daughters bought her flowers. C. A burglar broke into the living room. B. There was an unexplained occurrence. D. Mark forgot to buy a present. Question 7. According to the fifth paragraph, what had happened to the servant girl? A. She had killed herself in the attic. C. She had been locked in the attic. B. She was murdered by the owners. D. She died in the house. Question 8 What did the ghost do when they decided to sell the house? A. It disappeared immediately. C. It tidied the house. Question 9. What does ‘it’ refer to? A. the house she lived in C. the experience she had B. It made people viewing it feel unwelcome. D. It made horrible noises. B. the modern apartment D. the sale of the house Question 10. Which of the following could you find this passage from? A. a magazine article C. a funny story book Trang 2 B. a textbook D. a non-fiction book MĐ: 356 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. The brain of the average human weighs approximately 1.4 kilograms and consists of three main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, the cerebral cortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells ……….. The various sections of the cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding sensory messages from throughout the body: the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to the skeletal muscles: and the association cortex, which receives, monitor and processes information. It is in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take place. The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, the section of the brain that controls balance and posture. The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the spinal cord. It control various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat. Question 11. What is the author’s main purpose? A. To describe the functions of the parts of the brain B. To explain how the brain processes information C. To demonstrate the physical compositions of the brain D. To give examples of human body functions Question 12. The passage states that the most massive part of the brain is the A. cerebrum B. cerebellum C. cerebral cortex D. brain stem Question 13. How does the passage describe the appearance of the cerebral cortex? A. As smooth C. As a layer of the cerebellum B. As 85% of the brain by weight D. As ridged Question 14. According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information? A. The sensory cortex C. The cerebellum Question 15. The sensory cortex B. The association cortex D. The brain stem A. senses that messages should be sent out to the muscles B. provides a surface covering for nerve cells C. is where the human process of thinking occurs D. receives and processes information from the senses Question 16. Which of the following is true about the cerebellum? A It is located above the cerebrum C. It is responsible for balance B. It controls breathing D. It is outside layer of the cerebrum Question 17. What shape does the brain stem most likely have? A. Small and round C. Large and formless Trang 3 B. Long and thin D. Short and flat MĐ: 356 Question 18. The phrase “by far” means A. by a small amount C. not later than B. by a great mount D. a long distance Question 19. Which one is closest in meaning to the word “posture”? A. personal opinion C. position of body B. quick movement D. speech Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 20.. ……… 90% of Asia’s people live in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, which contain some of the most …….. regions in the world. A. Most/thick-populated C. Almost/thick-populated B. Most/thickly-populated D. Almost/thickly-populated Question 21. Fish …………… on earth for ages. A. has existed B. have existed C. has been existed D. have been existed Question 22. With this microwave oven, it’s ………….. to heat food. A. time-consuming B. useful C. warm D. convenient Question 23. Nobody is absent today, ……………? A. is he B. is she C. are they D. is it Question 24. I have been looking for this book for months, and ……… I have found it. A. in the end B. in time C. at the end D. at present Question 25. “Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ……… for at least thirty minutes.” A. are boiling B. boil C. have been boiled D. have been boiling Question 26. Alan ……… loud rock music for three hours when her friends arrived. A. was listening B. had been listening C. has been listening D. listened Question 27. Pop music has become ……… in our country in the last few decades. Most young people like it. A. favorable B. interesting C. popular D. enjoyable Question 28. Tuan painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ……… a different color. A. had to choose C. must have chosen B. should have chosen D. could have chosen Question 29. Many students found it very difficult to keep______ all the recent developments in the subject. A. touch with B. in touch with C. touch of D. in touch of Question 30. Unlike most birds, _______ A. the heads and necks of vultures lack feathers B. vultures do not have feathers on their heads and necks C. feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures Trang 4 MĐ: 356 D. there are no feathers on vultures’ heads and necks. Question 31. In order to grow vegetable properly, gardeners must know_____ A. what the requirements for each vegetable are B. That the requirements for each vegetable C. what are each vegetable’ s requirements. D. that is required by each vegetable. Question 32. The African killer bees could not be handled safely, nor _____ A. their honey could be harvested C. could not their honey be harvested B. harvested could their honey be D. could their honey be harvested Question 33. Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is _______ A. well established extremely by the age of five B. by the age of five it is extremely established C. extremely well established by the age of five D. by the age of five and extremely well established Question 34. _____ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers. A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had Question 35. David is a captain of the school basketball team, _____ his father before him. A. similar to B. just like C. such as D. as well as Question 36. Look! The yard is wet. It _____ last night A. must rain C. must have rained B. couldn’t have rained D. should have rained Question 37. _____ electricity plays such an important part in our life? A. why was it that C. why is it Question 38. Her eyes are ______ A. the same colour as her mother’s C. John studied art in Florence Question 39. She has two sons, A. none of them work near her house. B. none of whom work near her house. B. why is it that D. why it is that B. the same colour as her mother D. having same colour as her mother C. neither of whom works near her house. D. neither of them works near her house. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 40. The company lures workers with high salaries and good working conditions. A. organizes B. fires C. attracts D. angers Trang 5 MĐ: 356 ... - tailieumienphi.vn