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KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. lesson B. length C. pretty D. level
Question 2. A. cheque B. choice C. channel D. change
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 3 to 7.
Deadly TikTok challenges
TikTok, the popular app that (3)______ users to create and share short videos, is now the most downloaded
app in the world. One of the most popular ways users engage with the app is to carry out challenges. A
successful challenge will (4)_____viral, with hundreds of thousands of people around the world taking part.
Copying another person’s video is hardly original or creative. Even so, it’s easy to see the appeal, especially
among young audiences. Anyone with a Smartphone can get involved. No talent is required beyond (5)
______extroversion and commitment. Users can just ride the trend to gain popularity. (6)________,
challenges are ideal for people who have a little spare time, enjoy performing, and like getting attention.
Unsurprisingly, most of those (7)_______ take part are children, teenagers, and young adults.
Question 3. A. lets B. forces C. makes D. allows
Question 4. A. cause B. put C. go D. take
Question 5. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little
Question 6. A. As a result B. Although C. However D. Nevertheless
Question 7. A. whom B. whose C. who D. which
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 8. The expansion plans will face ______ opposition from both local people and environmentalists.
A. terrible B. extreme C. fierce D. deep
Question 9. The others ran off, leaving me to face the ______.
A. music B. desk C. scene D. wall
Question 10. This exercise is not challenging, ______?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. does it D. doesn’t it
Question 11. Urban life is quite different ______ rural life.
A. from B. for C. with D. to
Question 12. We couldn’t understand why he was so badly- behaved. His attitude didn't ______ sense.
A. get B. bring C. make D. have
Question 13. I hope ______ all my courses this term. So far my grades have been pretty good.
A. passing B. to pass C. to passing D. pass
Question 14. We go to school by ______ bicycle everyday.
A. x ( no article) B. an C. aD. the
Question 15. I will work for my family’s company ______.
A. by the time I finished tertiary education C. as soon as I finish my tertiary education
B. after I finished my tertiary education D. when I finished my tertiary education
Question 16. I like both of them, but I think Kate is ______ to talk to.
A. as easy as B. as easy C. easier D. more easy
Question 17. It ______ heavily when we came back home.
A. rain B. rained C. is raining D. was raining
Question 18. The show last night was one of the most ______ performances I have ever seen.
A. impressing B. impressively C. impression D. impressive
Question 19. Due to the energy crisis, the government is encouraging the production of energy-______ cars.
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A. effective B. economical C. limited D. efficient
Question 20. It is clear that our breathing ______ by the pollution in the city if the number of cars keeps
growing.
A. was being affected B. will be affecting
C. was affecting D. will be affected
Question 21. The relics______ in the area are intact.
A. are excavated B. excavating C. excavated D. are excavating
Question 22. A local businessman has ______ $500.000 needed to save the club.
A. put up B. put out C. put off D. put back
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges
Question 23. Tom is at Mary’s house.
Tom: “How about some chocolate?” Mary: “______”
A. It's OK. Chocolate is good. B. Thank you for your attention.
C. Yes. Why not chocolate now? D. No, thanks. I'm on a diet.
Question 24. Nam and Lan are in classroom
Nam: “As women live longer than men, should they retire later?” Lan: "______.”
A. When men are retired, they still want to continue working.
B. I don't think so. Physically, they are weaker and they need to retire earlier.
C. When women are retired, they want to enjoy life.
D. The government is still discussing the retirement age.
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 from 25 to 31.
We are all getting older, of course. But this term refers to the tendency of the workforce's share
occupied by young workers to decline, while the share of older workers increases. The former phenomenon is
due to gradually declining birth rates and the latter phenomenon reflects a trend for workers to retire later and
for women workers to return to the workforce in growing numbers after their children have gone to school, or
left home. So the average " age" of the workers, arithmetically, increases.
This creates some dilemmas for policy-makers. For a long time, governments were encouraging early
retirement, on the rationale that retiring early would create room for younger people entering the workforce.
Now they worry about the implications for public finances, and how the workforce would be able to pay for
aged care without raising taxes.
A common response is to lift the retirement age. At a number of levels this makes sense. Fewer jobs
are manual. But what about those workers who have spent their lives in manual jobs? Increasing life
expectancy reflects falling deaths from disease and accidents, but it does not make postponing retirement any
easier for workers whose bodies, for work-related purposes, are worn out by the time they hit their mid-60s.
Some have been in low-paid jobs. This makes an argument for easier access to disability pensions, but the
trend has been in the opposite direction, in order to reduce public spending. Those with low capacity are being
asked to pay for demographic changes from which they have not benefited.
Governments urge employees to work longer but have so far found no effective antidote to employer
discrimination against older workers. Another issue is the fact that several developments in technology affect
the workplace as well as causing difficulties for aged employees. These include computer chips; word
processing, spreadsheets and personal computing; communication technology; the Internet; and barcodes and
scanning(…)
Adapted from www.jstor.org
Question 25. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Job opportunities for young people B. An aging population
C. Aged workers doing manual jobs D. Raising retirement ages
Question 26. In paragraph 4, the word antidote mostly means______?
A. precaution B. cure C. remedy D. alternative
Question 27. The word they in paragraph 2 refers to______?
A. policy makers B. younger people C. workforce D. women
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Question 28. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Avoiding deaths from diseases and accidents in working-age people results in higher life expectancy.
B. People who do manual jobs can work well till the age of mid-60s.
C. Retirement age lifting policy seems to be of little benefit to people doing manual jobs.
D. The discrimination against old workers can be eliminated by lifting the retirement age.
Question 29. The word dilemmas in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to:
A. difficulties B. measures C. solutions D. agonies
Question 30. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Encouraging early retirement seemed not to be a radical solution to creating more jobs for the young.
B. Lower fertility rates contribute to the higher number of young people in the workforce.
C. Fewer young people have opportunities to join the workforce due to a higher share of the older ones.
D. More women come back to work after their children have gone to school or leave home.
Question 31. Which of the following is not mentioned as a technological development causing difficulties to
the old workers?
A. barcode and scanning B. personal computing
C. automation and robots D. the Internet
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 from 32 to 36.
Many people assume that video games have a detrimental effect on young people. A lot of time in
front of a screen is bad for the mind and the body, they believe. Newspaper headlines often express the same
opinion - and combat games cause the most concern because of the violence. But is there any evidence for this
view? According to a report in American Psychologists, the truth is not so simple. Playing video games is
sometimes good for children's education, health, and social skills.
Research shows that video games can improve certain mental skills. This is especially true for combat
games. These games teach players to think about objects in three dimensions and this makes them better at
studying science, technology, engineering, and maths. Other types of video games do not usually provide
these benefits.
However, other types of video games can have other positive effects. In 2013, scientists did some
research into the effect the role-playing games (RPGs) on children. The research showed that when children
spend a lot of time playing RPGs, they get better grades at school than children who do not play them. Other
research showed that playing any kind of video game, including violent games, improves children’s creativity.
But using a computer or smartphone for emails or other tasks does not provide this benefit.
Question 32. According to paragraph 2, playing combat games help students improve their study of all the
following subjects EXCEPT:
A. science B. art C. maths D. technology
Question 33. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to_____.
A. grades B. RPGs C. scientists D. children
Question 34. According to the passage, you learn to think about things in three dimensions when you______.
A. play combat games B. study engineering or maths
C. play any kind of video games D. do scientific studies
Question 35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Students improve their Maths through game playing
B. Why video games are good for children
C. Playing computer games improves mental skills
D. Negative effects of video games to children
Question 36. The word detrimental in paragraph 1 mostly means______.
A. negative B. practical C. beneficial D. positive
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 37. The last time we talked to each other was six months ago.
A. We haven’t talked to each other for six months.
B. We haven’t talked much to each other for six months.
C. Six months ago, we talked to each other more regularly.
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D. We didn’t talk to each other six months ago.
Question 38. He should have listened to your advice.
A. He needn’t have listened to your advice.
B. I guessed he might have taken your advice.
C. It was likely that he could have listened to your advice.
D. It was essential that he listen to your advice but he didn't.
Question 39. "You'd better not waste your time, Tommy," Mum said.
A. Mum advised Tommy not to waste his time.
B. Mum advised Tommy not to waste her time.
C. Mum urged Tommy to waste time.
D. Mum advised Tommy not to waste your time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 40. All the applicants for the post will be equally treated regardless of her age, sex, or nationality.
A. applicants B. post C. her D. regardless
Question 41. The college authorities have now made these classes obliged so a suspension from school is
imposed on those who do not attend regularly.
A. imposed B. obliged C. suspension D. authorities
Question 42. In the last earthquake in Turkey, the search for the missing men are conducted in poor conditions.
A. missing B. in C. conditions D. are
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 43. A. romantic B. reduction C. popular D. existence
Question 44. A. improve B. believe C. involve D. answer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 45. You can feel more at ease by taking part in group dating. It’s the only way.
A. The only way you are by taking part in group dating can feel more at ease.
B. By taking part in group dating can you only feel more at ease.
C. The way you can feel more at ease is by taking part in only group dating.
D. Only by taking part in group dating can you feel more at ease.
Question 46. He doesn’t know how to speak the language. He can’t ask for the way.
A. If only he could ask for the way and speak the language.
B. If he had known how to speak the language, he could have asked for the way.
C. Provided he knows how to speak the language, he can ask for the way.
D. If he knew how to speak the language, he could ask for the way.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 47. Local dwellers’ houses gather right in the middle of the valley.
A. bloom B. collect C. scatter D. distribute
Question 48. It was obvious that the deal was no longer tenable, so we kicked it into touch.
A. rejected it B. forgot it C. accepted it D. eliminated it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 49. Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared
with the others.
A. relevantly B. absolutely C. comparatively D. virtually
Question 50. In common with many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
A. Except for B. In association with
C. Unlike D. Like
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