TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN QUỐC TUẤN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT Quốc gia năm 2015
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Thời gian: 90 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 1: My parents always disapproved of my smokingThey even told me once it would stop me growing
taller.
A. objected to B. supported C. denied D. refused
Question 2: Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.
A. agree B. admission C. refusal D. confirmation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined
Question 3. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. removed quickly B. cleaned well C. changed completely D. destroyed completely
Question 4: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex.
A. publicly supported B. rightly claimed C. publicly said D. openly criticized
Question 5: His new work has enjoyed a very good review from critics and readers.
A. opinion B. viewing C. look D. regard
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 6: The Green Garden Restaurant uses fresh(A) produce on (B) their dishes, (C)much of which (D) the
owners grow in their own garden.
Question 7: He as well as the other students (A) have learnt (B) how to install (C) this (D) electric equipment.
Question 8: Has(A) the announcement been (B) done about (C) the eight o’clock flight (D) to Paris?
Question 9: Beethoven (A)wrote and (B)performance some of his greatest works (C) while (D) almost totally
deaf.
Question 10: I found (A)my new contact lenses (B)strangely at first, but I (C)got used to them (D)in the end.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in
the following passage from 11 to 19.
Market research has become more and more important in recent years. In some organizations, in fact, managers will
not initiate any activity without market research to back them up.
The first thing to be said about market research is that it is not an (11) to management decision making. No
form of market research, no matter how deep, complicated and detailed, can ever be seen as a substitute (12)_____

Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces of
wood together. This method was used for thousands of years. When people became used to making fires with
which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and
brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron
stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe. There was no lighting in city
streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of
burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’
houses at night. For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more
effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we
forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night.
Question 21: The word “lighter” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light
B. a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc.
C. the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things
D. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire
Question 22:To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to __.
A. a burning fire or to possess flint B. a burning fire or to possess iron
C. flint, iron and dry tinder D. a magnifying glass
Question 23: The first fire used by people was probably obtained ______.
A. from the sun’s heat through glass B. by rubbing wood together
C. from heat or fire caused by nature D. by striking iron against flint
Question 24: Torches for lighting were made from ______.
A. the wood of gum trees B. iron bars dipped in melted resins
C. wooden poles dipped in oil D. tree branches dipped in melted resins
Question 25: Before the electric lamp was invented ______.
A. oil lamps and then candles were used B. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time
C. candles and then oil lamps were used D. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses
Question 26: The word “splendors” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. wonderful things that have been achieved B. places where a lot of people go on holiday
C. things that fill one with surprise and admiration D. the beautiful and impressive features of a place

Question 37 : - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - "______"
A. Do you think I would? B. I wouldn't. Thank you.
C. Yes, you're a good friend. D. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks.
Question 38: Tom. "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary. “_______”.
A. Great B. Oh, that's annoying C. Well, never mind D. Sounds like fun
Question 39. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have been successful B. have not got wet C. have got no water D. have got home dry
Question 40. Gestures such as waving and handshaking are forms of_________ communication
A. direct B. regular C. verbal D. non – verbal
Question 41 Peter: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” Mary: “ .”
A. Of course, not for me. B. No, I can’t help you now.
C. No. those aren’t mine. D. No, I can manage them myself.
Question 42: _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was B. Thanks to the difficult homework
C. As though the homework was difficult D. Despite the homework was difficult
Question 43. We are a very_________family. All of us have very close relationship with one another.
A. strange B. friendly C. typical D. close-knit
Question 44: Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible.
A. economizing B. economic C. uneconomically D. economically
Question 45.
The more she practices, ____________ she becomes.
A. the more confident

B.
the most confident
C.
the greater confidence
D.
the more confidently
Question 46. If you hadn't stayed up so late last night, you ______ sleepy now.

answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.

Smallpox was the first widespread disease to be eliminated by human intervention. In May, 1966, the
World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of the United Nations was authorized to initiate a global
campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eliminate the disease in one decade. At the time, the disease
posed a serious threat to people in more than thirty nations. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow
fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the initial
organization of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in
order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting
smallpox assisted in motivating so that patients are removed from contact with others and treated. At the same
time, the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated.
By April of 1978 WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of the disease but
health workers continued to search for new cases for additional years to be completely sure. In May, 1980, a
formal statement was made to the global community. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine
vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.

Question 55: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The World Health Organization
B. Smallpox Vaccinations
C. The Eradication of Smallpox
D. Infectious Disease
Question 56: The word “threat” in line 4 could best be replaced by
A. debate B. humiliation C. bother D. risk
Question 57: What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox?
A. to eliminate smallpox worldwide in ten years
B. to decrease the spread of smallpox worldwide
C. to provide mass vaccinations against smallpox worldwide
D. to initiate worldwide projects for smallpox, malaria and yellow fever at the same time
Question 58: According to the passage, what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of smallpox?

The refugees had crossed the border did they continue to feel unsafe.
Question 67:We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
Impressed (as we were by the new cinema, we found it /did find it rather expensive)
Question 68: As the patient was still too weak, the surgeon postponed the operation.
 The surgeon put off the operation because the patient was still too weak.
Question 69: The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
 Had it not been for the attendance / presence/ appearance of a famous film star the party would not
have been a success/ would have been a failure.
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