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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM
2028
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 048
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Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 01. A. account
B. button
C. concept
D. product
Question 02. A. volunteer B. obedient
C. conclusion
D. remember
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 03. Don't be late for the interview; _______, people will think you are a disorganized
person.
A. if not
B. unless
C. or so
D. otherwise
Question 04. The entrance exam is _______ more difficult than the end of term one.
A. at least
B. from now on
C. in conclusion
D. by far
Question 05. The children _______ to bed before their parents came home from work.
A. had all been going B. were all going
C. have all gone
D. had all gone
Question 06. There has been little rain in this area for months, _______?
A. hasn't there
B. has there
C. hasn't it
D. has it
Question 07. The wireless Samsung charger _______ to me last month is very helpful.
A. delivering
B. was delivered
C. delivered
D. having delivered
Question 08. The child has no problem reciting the poem; he has _______ it to memory.
A. added
B. committed
C. admitted
D. devoted
Question 09. The match between Arsenal and MU was _______ because of bad weather.
A. kept out
B. set out
C. called off
D. sent off
Question 10. The windows of my house are in _______ frames.
A. circular huge wooden
B. huge wooden circular
C. huge circular wooden
D. wooden huge circular
Question 11. While studying, he was financially independent _______ his parents.
A. of
B. to
C. on
D. from
Question 12. The medicine _______ doctor gave me had no effect at all.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. 0 (no article)
Question 13. I think he is not at home. If he were in, he _______ the phone.
A. answered
B. would answer
C. would answered D. would have answered
Question 14. “Jack, can you help me push the piano to the corner of the hall to _______ our party?”
said the teacher
A. make room for
B. give place to
C. take room for
D. make place for
Question 15. The answer Henry gave was so confusing that his lecturer could hardly make _______
of it at all.
A. sense
B. meaning
C. interpretation
D. intelligibility
Question 16. _______ the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish – it's a mammal.
A. Whether
B. So that
C. Although
D. After
Question 17. The issue of climate change has received a lot of _______.
A. attend
В. attention
C. attentively
D. attentive
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 18. I think it's impossible to abolish school examinations. They are necessary to
evaluate students' progress.
A. stop
B. continue
C. organize
D. extinguish
Question 19. At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her
statements.
A. got information from
B. provided evidence for
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C. borrowed colour from
D. gave no proof of
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 20. I think Nick shouldn't buy cigarettes in bulk as he wishes to stop smoking gradually.
A. in a small quality B. on a big quality C. on a tiny quantity D. in a large quantity
Question 21. My parents' warnings didn't deter me from choosing the job of my dreams.
A. influence
B. inspire
C. discourage
D. reassure
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 22. Yesterday morning, Joe arrives late for school for the first time.
A. morning
B. arrives
C. school
D. first
Question 23. In different parts of the world, elephants are still hunted for its ivory tusks.
A. different
B. of
C. are
D. its
Question 24. Though formally close friends, they have now been estranged from each other due to
some regrettable misunderstand
A. each other
B. formally
C. regrettable
D. have now been
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 25. Mike and Joe are talking about transport in the future.
- Mike: “Do you think there will be pilotless planes?”
- Joe: “__________”
A. I'm afraid I can't.
B. Why not? There have been cars without drivers.
C. I'm glad you like it.
D. What for? There are quite a few around.
Question 26. Julie and Ann are talking about their classmate.
- Julie: “__________” - Ann: “Yeah, not bad, I suppose.”
A. What are you thinking?
B. He is quite good-looking, isn't he?
C. How did you meet him?
D. Do you see him often?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 27. His parents are away on holiday. He really needs their help now.
A. As long as his parents are at home, they will be able to help him.
B. He wishes his parents were at home and could help him now.
C. If his parents are at home, they can help him now.
D. If only his parents had been at home and could have helped him.
Question 28. You will know how to use this machine. Make sure you read the instructions carefully.
A. You will know how to use this machine providing you read the instructions carefully.
B. You won't know how to use this machine if you read the instructions carefully.
C. Unless you read the instructions carefully, you will know how to use this machine.
D. You will know how to use this machine as long as you don't read the instruction
carefully.
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 29. A. dedicate
B. temperature
C. recognize
D. delicious
Question 30. A. weekends B. stars
C. tickets
D. trains
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 31. The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.
A. You may have the medical examination before you start work.
B. You can have the medical examination before you start work.
C. You should have the medical examination before you start work.
D. You must have the medical examination before you start work.
Question 32. Bill drives less carefully than he used to.
A. Bill doesn't drive more carelessly than he used to.
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B. Bill doesn't drive as carefully as he used to.
C. Bill used to drive less carefully than he does now.
D. Bill didn't use to drive as carefully as he does now.
Question 33. The last time she wrote to me was 5 months ago.
A. She didn't write to me for 5 months ago. B. She hasn't written to me since 5 months.
C. She hasn't written to me for 5 months. D. She hasn't written to me for 5 months ago.
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.
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to
mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even
help to prolong our lives. The study (34) _______ on the social environment, general health, and
lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact
they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn
that friendships increased life (35) _______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with
children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to
another city and was independent (36) _______ factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and
way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) _______ one
is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards
depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and
drinking, occur less frequently. (38) _______, our support networks, in times of calamity in
particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing
with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell)
Question 34. A. lengthened B. stretched
C. expanded
D. concentrated
Question 35. A. expectancy B. expectation
C. insurance
D. assurance
Question 36. A. on
B. in
C. of
D. to
Question 37. A. what
B. that
C. who
D. whom
Question 38. A. Otherwise B. However
C. For example
D. Moreover
Read the passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to the following questions.
Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their
number has varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the
early years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original
colonies.
Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because
by that time Vermont and Kentucky had joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the
intention of mint officials to add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in
1796, for example, some varieties of half dimes, dimes, and half-dollars were produced with sixteen
stars.
As more states were admitted to the Union, however, it quickly became apparent that this
scheme would not prove practical and the coins from 1798 on were issued with only thirteen
stars-one for each of the original colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the 1828 half
cent was issued with only twelve stars. There is also a variety of the large cent with only 12 stars,
but this is the result of a die break and is not a true error.
Question 39. The word “their” in line 1 refers to _______.
A. colonies
B. features
C. coins
D. stars
Question 40. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Colonial stamps and coins
B. Teaching of astronomy in state universities
C. Stars on American coins
D. The star as national symbol of the United States
Question 41. The word "bore" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. drilled
B. cost C. carried
D. symbolized
Question 42. The expression “Curiously enough” is used in paragraph 2 because the author finds
it strange that_______.
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A. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794
B. no silver coins were issue until 1794 C. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes
D. silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen
Question 43. Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Vermont joined the Union?
A. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time.
B. Kentucky joined before Tennessee and Vermont.
C. Tennessee joined after Vermont and Kentucky.
D. Vermont joined after Tennessee and Kentucky.
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.
Learning does not just mean studying from a textbook and copying it down come test time
- it refers to drawing meaning from your work and seeing how it's important and connected to a
broader concept or idea.
Though for many students “learning” may consist of memorizing formulas, dates, and facts,
they often miss the bigger picture. If you spend all of your efforts on memorizing and none of your
efforts on understanding what you are actually doing, by the time the next test rolls around, the
information stored in your short term memory may be completely forgotten.
As an example, take two students, Julie and Brian. Both students are in high school, getting
ready for an upcoming mathematics test. Julie memorizes the way that you solve each problem,
all of the formulas, and knows exactly what steps she needs to do to solve any of the example
questions. Brian also memorizes the formulas but concentrates on the why - and understands
why the examples are done the way that they are, comprehending the methods and connecting
any relevant prior knowledge to each question at hand. Both might ace the test, but come exam
time, Julie will have to memorize the concepts all over again - and one slight twist in the question
may throw her off. Brian, however, understanding the concepts behind his steps, will be much
better off come any challenging question, and practicing questions will come more naturally to
him.
That being said, not all students must be categorized into being a Julie or a Brian - instead,
they may fit in between the two. The important take-away is understanding how important asking
“why?” really is. In the midst of stress or a heavy workload, this question is often forgotten - yet it
is the key to lifelong learning. Practicing the art of asking “why” not only enriches one's curiosity,
but it feeds your desire to learn beyond the textbook.
(Adapted from https://medium.com/)
Question 44. The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. the examples
B. the way
C. the methods
D. prior knowledge
Question 45. According to paragraph 3, why is Brian's method of learning superior to Julie's?
A. He understands why, comprehends the methods and connects prior knowledge to the
question.
B. He does not concentrate on why the problems are solved in the way they are.
C. He memorizes the way to solve each problem thoroughly.
D. He memorizes clearly and exactly formulas, dates, and facts.
Question 46. The word “ace” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. set out
B. get out
C. succeed in
D. involve in
Question 47. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. It is not necessary to understand the importance of asking why.
B. You should understand the meaning of your work.
C. It is enough to memorize formulas, dates, and facts.
D. Brian does not concentrate on the why.
Question 48. The word “twist” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. change
B. relation
C. storage
D. emotion
Question 49. According to the passage, what is one of the benefits of asking why?
A. Knowledge beyond our effort
B. Making heavy work-load easy
C. Satisfying our curiosity
D. Saying no to textbooks
Question 50. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
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A. Julie and Brian's Ways to Learn
B. What Does Lifelong Learning Mean for Students?
C. How to Prepare for the Next Tests?
D. When Can You Ace the Tests.
________HẾT________

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