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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT TỪ NĂM 2025
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – CT2026 1101
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Read the following leaflet and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6.
GREEN HANDS CAMPAIGN
The School Youth Union is officially launching the “Green Hands” eco-friendly campaign. We invite
every student to participate in this vital project. If everyone (1) _____ together, we will make a
difference at our school.
The primary goal is to expand students' (2) _____ of plastic pollution. To achieve this, the school will
have colour-coded bins (3) _____ in the schoolyard. Also, waste-disposal workshops will be held to
teach students to (4) _____ out plastics properly. These sessions ensure resources are reused
effectively.
We aim to (5) _____ sustainable habits through consistent daily activities. We firmly believe that small
individual efforts will turn into long-lasting changes.
Volunteers will help remove plastics from every corner of the schoolyard. Please sign up online. Your
(6) _____ is essential for success. Don't miss out – join hands with us today!
Question 1. A. work
B. worked
C. have worked
D. works
Question 2. A. focus
B. attention C. emphasis D. knowledge
Question 3. A. install
B. being installed
C. installed
D. installing
Question 4. A. catch
B. check
C. fill D. sort
Question 5. A. promote B. protect
C. provide
D. produce
Question 6. A. cooperate B. cooperationC. cooperatively
D. cooperative
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or
sentences to make a cohesive and coherent exchange or text in each of the following questions from 7
to 11.
Question 7.
Dear Mr Tran,
a. To accept this scholarship, please sign the attached agreement and submit it before 15 July.
b. Your performance during the selection process reflects dedication and potential.
c. The grant covers full tuition for the programme and a monthly allowance of $500.
d. It is our great pleasure to inform you that you have been selected as a recipient of the Pinnacle
Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year.
e. Should you have questions regarding the terms or conditions, please contact our admissions office.
Yours sincerely,
A. d – c – e – a – b
B. d – e – b – c – a
C. d – b – c – a – e
D. d – a – e – b – c
Question 8.
a. Customer: Here you are. Thanks for your help.
b. Customer: I've booked an online ticket for the concert this weekend, but haven't got the
confirmation email.
c. Assistant: Please show me the receipt and I'll check it immediately.
A. b – a – c
B. a – b – c
C. b – c – a
D. a – c – b
Question 9.
a. The convenience, however, carries inherent risks, because every connected device is a potential
entry point for hackers to steal sensitive data.
b. Smart homes have become essential features of modern life, transforming how individuals manage
their domestic environments efficiently.
c. The integrated systems offer convenience, such as turning off the oven from afar or locking doors
with a single smartphone tap.
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d. Anyone investing in smart hardware should carefully weigh the appeal of automation against the
time and care required to keep a home network secure.
e. A poorly updated router or a default password left unchanged has, in several recent reported cases,
allowed strangers to listen in on private family conversations.
A. e – d – c – a – b
B. c – a – d – b – e
C. b – c – a – e – d
D. d – e – b – c – a
Question 10.
a. Celine: Why do you say so?
b. Celine: I've been considering taking a gap year. What's your view?
c. Celine: Thanks. I'll think about it.
d. Steward: The thing is, your studies won't be interrupted.
e. Steward: If I were you, I would go to university right after graduating from high school.
A. b – e – a – d – c
B. b – d – a – e – c
C. a – d – b – e – c
D. a – e – b – d – c
Question 11.
a. Early data from the first quarter revealed a fifteen percent reduction in peak-hour delays and
noticeably cleaner air across central wards.
b. Motorists entering the central zone had to pay a fee, with the generated revenue allocated for cycle
lanes and bus routes.
c. Years of unchecked expansion of private vehicle ownership had rendered the commute in Stoneville
the slowest in the region.
d. The encouraging outcomes suggested that the scheme would be expanded to other districts.
e. The city authorities implemented a simple yet controversial intervention: charging a congestion fee.
A. b – a – d – e – c
B. c – e – b – a – d
C. e – b – d – c – a
D. a – e – d – c – b
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 12 to 16.
Among the many paradoxes surrounding money, one deserves particular attention: the wealth that
truly counts is precisely the wealth you cannot observe. When a sleek Lamborghini glides past, it is
normal (12) _____. Closer inspection often tells a different story. A large number of those who drive
luxury vehicles are, in fact, only modest earners (13) _____ to the privilege of being seen in such a car.
It is uncertain to say whether someone driving a car worth one hundred thousand pounds is affluent.
Yet the certain thing is that they have one hundred thousand pounds less than they did before they
got the car, or one hundred thousand pounds more in debt (14) _____.
We tend to judge wealth by what we see as visible details are the only evidence we have access to.
Nobody walks around displaying a printout of their savings, (15) _____ handbags, holiday villas, posts
on social networks — to decide who is prospering. Contemporary marketing has fed this habit,
packaging the illusion of success as a saleable product. (16) _____. It hides in the upgrade declined,
the jewellery left in the display case, the watch never bought, the wardrobe never expanded and the
business-class seat politely waved away.
In short, wealth is whatever money has not yet been swapped for tangible goods. That is why
distinguishing wealthy from rich deserves careful thought; mistaking one for the other has quietly
ruined many a budget.
(Adapted from Psychology of Money)
Question 12. A. for concluding that the person must be doing well behind the wheel
B. a good conclusion about whoever sits behind the wheel must be
C. a good conclusion about the wheel behind which the person must sit
D. to conclude that whoever sits behind the wheel must be doing well
Question 13. A. who have committed a disproportionate share of their monthly pay
B. a disproportionate share of whose monthly pay is committed
C. whose monthly pay is disproportionately committed to sharing
D. who are committed to sharing their monthly pay disproportionately
Question 14. A. You know that it is beyond nothing at all
B. Beyond your knowledge, that is nothing
C. Beyond that, you know nothing at all
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D. Beyond that, nothing is unknown to you
Question 15. A. so we instead rely on their outward appearances
B. instead they rely on the appearances on the outside
C. instead of their reliable outward appearances
D. yet they appear reliable on the outside instead
Question 16. A. Indeed, wealth in reality is advertised as the refusal of authenticity itself
B. However, the reality is that authentic wealth refuses to advertise itself
C. Real wealth itself, in reality, is advertised to refuse to be authentic
D. Authentic advertisements are, therefore, the refusal of real wealth itself
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to
each of the following questions from 17 to 26.
It is important to stress that environmental services have costs, even when they are produced without
any human input. All costs ought to be measured as opportunity costs. The opportunity cost for
environmental services is the net benefit forgone because the resources providing the service can no
longer be used in the next most beneficial way. Resources are not free if they can be put to alternative
uses.
Consider a stretch of river that can be used either for white-water canoeing or for electric power
generation. Because the dam that generates the power would flood the rapids, the two uses are
incompatible. The opportunity cost of saving the river for white-water canoeing is the net benefit
taken out — after accounting for the cost of generation and distribution — for electricity. Conversely,
the opportunity cost of building the dam is everything the unspoiled river would have produced: the
recreation, the wildlife, the scenery, and whatever value future generations might place upon
experiencing the rapids themselves.
This insight has far-reaching implications for development policy. [I] Many decisions that appear at
first to be costless choices in favour of growth turn out, on closer inspection, to be choices against
something else. [II] Cutting down a forest for cropland is not free; it is paid for in carbon storage,
biodiversity, and the regulating services the forest performed silently. [III] Diverting a river to irrigate
fields is not free; the price is whatever the river was doing before the diversion. [IV] Even leaving land
untouched is not free, for the income that intensive use might have generated is traded off as well.
Economic development, in this view, is never simply a question of whether a project yields a positive
return. It is a question of whether the return exceeds the value of what must be relinquished. Policies
that recognise this — by attaching prices to scarce environmental services, or by requiring decisionmakers to weigh both sides of the account — do not stand against development. They insist that the
development chosen be worth what it truly costs. The danger lies not in counting too much, but in
counting too little.
(Adapted from Environmental Economics and Policy)
Question 17. The word forgone in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. given up B. ended up C. filled up
D. made up
Question 18. According to paragraph 1, the costs of environmental services are _____.
A. calculated based on the direct financial input provided for natural resources
B. determined by the market value of the natural resources themselves
C. insignificant as these services require almost no human labour to produce
D. present whether or not human effort is involved in creating these services
Question 19. Which of the following is NOT implied in paragraph 2?
A. Hydroelectric generation and white-water canoeing cannot coexist on the same stretch of river.
B. The opportunity cost of the dam construction includes intangible benefits that are sacrificed.
C. Recreational activities and power generation impose equal environmental burdens on the river.
D. The intrinsic value attached to the river may extend beyond its potential use for hydroelectric
generation.
Question 20. Where in paragraph 3 does the following sentence best fit?
Such hidden costs become apparent only when one pauses to consider what nature was quietly doing
on its own.
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A. [III] B. [II] C. [IV] D. [I]
Question 21. Which of the following best summarises paragraph 3?
A. Policymakers should take the management of natural resources into consideration.
B. Initiatives that are perceived as harmless may actually involve underlying sacrifices.
C. Long-term ecological balance usually takes precedence over immediate financial gain.
D. Economic growth schemes should be halted once ecological disruption is detected.
Question 22. The word They in paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. services
B. policies
C. prices
D. sides
Question 23. What conclusion can be drawn from paragraph 4?
A. Deducting the hidden costs is obligatory after a project claims to have a positive return.
B. Regulations pricing natural resources are inherently harmful to growth.
C. Damage caused by intentional ignorance regarding environmental costs is permanent.
D. Considering opportunity costs ensures that development is truly justified.
Question 24. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Opportunity costs are determined by the going rate for environmental services.
B. Financial gain is the primary criterion for evaluating development projects.
C. The true value of a project is measured not merely by its economic benefits.
D. Preserving land in its natural state is economically sound as it consumes no resources.
Question 25. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Policies that price environmental services are intended to restrict the scope of economic
development.
B. The benefits of industrial development generally exceed the value of preserved environmental
services.
C. Projects are forced to compensate for the economic losses in return for environmental
preservation.
D. The net gains produced by development projects overlooking opportunity costs tend to be
overestimated.
Question 26. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Environmental Policies in the Firing Line B. Natural Preservation: Ushering in a New Era
C. Development: Factoring in Sacrifices
D. Economic Development on the Line
Read the following advertisement and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 27 to 32.
SUMMER PART-TIME JOBS FOR UNDERGRADUATES
Techworld Magazine is delighted to announce two IT assistant vacancies up for (27) _____ this
summer. The better understanding of STEM you have, (28) _____ likely you are to be selected!
Successful applicants will get plenty of hands-on experience, good pay, and access to the local STEM
community.
(29) _____, we offer flexible working hours and remote options for those living far away. On top of
that, (30) _____ position requires previous experience as new recruits are provided with in-service
training sessions.
Applications (31) _____ be submitted to us at info@techworldmagazine.com by 30 June.
Never before has there been such a(n) (32) _____ opportunity to kick-start your career in STEM. Don't
let this chance slip through your fingers – apply today!
Question 27. A. grasp
B. gift C. gripsD. grabs
Question 28. A. the most B. most
C. more
D. the more
Question 29. A. AdditionallyB. Consequently
C. Subsequently
D. Finally
Question 30. A. neither
B. bothC. none
D. either
Question 31. A. ought
B. should
C. ought not D. should not
Question 32. A. lively
B. active
C. golden
D. private
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to
each of the following questions from 33 to 40.
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For decades, students have been convinced that academic success is largely dependent upon
meticulous notetaking. What has changed in recent years is not the importance of the practice but the
tools used to perform it. The keyboard has subtly supplanted the pen, and with it, the nature of how
information is recorded during a lecture has shifted unbeknownst to students.
Researchers in cognitive psychology have begun to examine what this change has cost learners. In a
series of comparative studies, students taking notes by hand consistently outperformed those using
laptops on questions that demanded conceptual understanding, even when both groups had access to
the same material. The reason, according to the researchers, lies less in the technology itself than in
what each method asks of the brain. Typing rewards speed; handwriting forces selection.
The act of writing by hand is slower, and that slowness appears to be its hidden virtue. Unable to
capture every word, students are obliged to listen, decide what matters and condense ideas into their
own phrasing. This continuous filtering, referred to as encoding by psychologists, turns out to be
instrumental in aiding long-term recall. One lecturer summarised the striking contrast after reviewing
her students' work: the laptops, she said, had produced transcripts, while the notebooks had
produced understanding.
It would be misleading, of course, to claim that handwriting is inherently superior or that all keyboards
undermine learning. Hard-working typists can summarise, while indolent writers can drift. What the
research highlights is not a conclusion on devices but a question about effort: which tool, in a given
context, asks more of the learner. As a ban on students' use of laptops in classrooms remains a bone
of contention among tertiary institutions, the deeper challenge may be helping students recognise
that what feels easier in the moment is not always what serves them best afterwards.
(Adapted from https://www.brookings.edu)
Question 33. In paragraph 1, the writer is _____.
A. introducing a recent change in the way students take notes
B. challenging a long-held assumption about academic success
C. promoting the use of technology in recording lectures
D. questioning the significance of notetaking in education
Question 34. The word those in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. students B. researchers C. studies
D. notes
Question 35. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?
A. The modern device, along with the mental requirements of each method for the brain, is
responsible for the difference in student performance.
B. What explains the difference in student performance is the mental work that each method
of notetaking demands, rather than the technology.
C. The difference in student performance is attributable to the modern technology instead of
the mental work that each method of notetaking requires.
D. Regardless of the method of notetaking, the effects on the brain exhibit little difference as
long as technology is involved in student performance.
Question 36. The word instrumental in paragraph 3 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _____.
A. trivial
B. specific
C. dramatic D. central
Question 37. The word indolent in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. serious
B. lazy C. careful
D. active
Question 38. Which of the following statements would the writer NOT agree with?
A. Handwritten and typed notes led to varied degrees of conceptual understanding.
B. The slow speed of writing by hand turns out to be an advantage over typing.
C. Students are unaware of the change in notetaking methods in class.
D. Universities generally approve of prohibiting laptop use in classrooms.
Question 39. In which paragraph does the writer mention a cognitive process?
A. Paragraph 2B. Paragraph 1C. Paragraph 3D. Paragraph 4
Question 40. In which paragraph does the writer warn against an overgeneralisation?
A. Paragraph 2B. Paragraph 1C. Paragraph 3D. Paragraph 4
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