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ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO
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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM
2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LSK11-2223
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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 whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. bachelor
B. chapter
C. chemistry
D. teacher
Question 2: A. culture
B. student
C. university
D. institution
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 3: A. relic
B. intact
C. crowded
D. planner
Question 4: A. pollution
B. assignment
C. generate
D. technology
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: The system is eco-friendly because the waste heat is ______ to electricity.
A. transited
B. transmitted
C. converted
D. transferred
Question 6: She will send me the shirt by post ______.
A. when she washed it
B. once she has washed it
C. as soon as she was washing it
D. when she had washed it.
Question 7: When she came home from school yesterday, her mother ______ in the kitchen.
A. cooked
B. is cooking
C. cooks
D. was cooking
Question 8: Your phone ______ off before you enter the meeting room.
A. must be turned B. must turned
C. must turn
D. must be to turned
Question 9: Yesterday, we had a discussion ______ different cultures.
A. about
B. around
C. for
D. from
Question 10: We came to the temple dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, ______ Hoa Lu to build the
citadel.
A. choosing
B. to choose
C. chosen
D. which chose
Question 11: Since she was 16, she has had to live far from her family and ______ her independent life.
A. led
B. reached
C. made
D. taken
Question 12: Do you think that the Omicron variant is ______ than the Delta variant?
A. more infectious B. as infectious
C. the more infectious D. the most infectious
Question 13: Jack put on his best suit to make a good ______ on his future in-laws.
A. impression
B. impressive
C. impress
D. impressively
Question 14: The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of ______.
A. blood
B. a water
C. a hat
D. rain
Question 15: The headmaster is the most popular figure at our school, ______?
A. doesn't he
B. didn't he
C. wasn't he
D. isn't he
Question 16: Millions of people around the world still live in poverty. They are struggling every
day simply to ______.
A. get up
B. get by
C. get on
D. get round
Question 17: The Vietnamese government has taken various ______ against the new coronavirus,
including requesting school closures and event cancellations.
A. determination
B. measures
C. methods
D. efforts
Question 18: It's said that ______ Japanese have a very high life expectancy.
A. a
B. an
C. 0 (no article)
D. the
Question 19: To save energy, we should remember ______ off the lights before going out.
A. to turning
B. turn
C. to turn
D. turning
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
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Question 20: If we have solar panels on our roofs, we'll be able to generate our own electricity.
A. afford
B. produce
C. light
D. manufacture
Question 21: Most of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long was demolished in the early 20th
century.
A. rebuilt
B. pulled up
C. pulled down
D. put up
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 22: Most of the students in our country are interested in pursuing higher education to
get bachelor's degrees.
A. trying
B. interrupting
C. following
D. giving up
Question 23: My brother is an old hand at fixing household appliances. I'm sure he can help you.
A. a new hand
B. a red hand
C. a blue hand
D. a green hand
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 24: This is the first time I've been to Australia.
A. I haven't visited Australia before.
B. I have visited Australia many times.
C. I haven't visited Australia for years.
D. I used to visit Australia many years ago.
Question 25: It is unnecessary for you to finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.
A. You have to finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.
B. You should finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.
C. You may finish the report after tomorrow afternoon.
D. You needn't finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.
Question 26: “How many lessons are you going to learn next month?", he asked me.
A. She asked me how many lessons was I going to learn the next month.
B. She wondered how many lessons I were going to learn the next month.
C. She wanted to know how many lessons I am going to learn the next month.
D. She asked me what many lessons I was going to learn the next month.
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 27: The final football match is postponed last Sunday due to the heavy snowstorm.
A. heavy
B. is
C. Sunday
D. final
Question 28: Electric bikes are becoming increasingly popular nowadays thanks to its
convenience.
A. are becoming
B. thanks
C. its
D. popular
Question 29: When planning meals, you need to think about variety and taste as well as nutritious
value.
A. planning
B. nutritious
C. taste
D. variety
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 30: The train arrived at the station. Shortly after that the passengers rushed towards it.
A. Only after the passengers rushed towards the station did the train arrive.
B. Had the train arrived at the station, the passengers could have rushed towards it.
C. No sooner had the train arrived at the station than the passengers rushed towards it.
D. Not until the passengers had rushed towards the station did the train arrive.
Question 31: John cannot see off his sister at the airport because he is seriously ill.
A. John's sister wishes he hadn't been seriously ill so that he couldn't see her off at the airport.
B. If John weren't seriously ill, he could see off his sister at the airport.
C. As long as John could see his sister off at the airport, he couldn't be seriously ill.
D. If John hasn't been seriously ill, he can see off her sister at the airport.
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 32: Alice meets Mary at their class after Mary has had her hair cut.
- Alice: "What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!" - Mary: “_______”.
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid
B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment
D. I don't like your sayings.
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Question 33: Two students are talking about the school curriculum.
- Ted: "Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum."
- Kate: "______. It is an essential life skill."
A. I can't agree with you more
B. Oh, that's a problem
C. You can make it
D. Not at all
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
WATER: OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE
There are (34) ______ people around the world who do not have enough water for their
daily needs. And as the world's population increases, so does the demand for water. Today, nearly
20% of the world's population live in areas (35) ______ there isn't sufficient fresh water. Not only
that, but 25% live in developing countries that suffer from frequent water (36) ______. They lack
the systems necessary to carry the water from the rivers to where it would be used.
If there is not enough clean water to drink, people will drink water of poor quality. This
can increase the risk of (37) ______ diseases such as cholera and dysentery. Water is a precious
resource, but in countries with above-average rainfall, like the UK or Holland, it is often taken for
granted. (38) ______, with anticipated increase in global temperatures in years to come, we should
all learn to be less wasteful.
(Adapted from Oxford Exam Trainer by Helen
Weale)
Question 34: A. a lot of
Question 35: A. when
Question 36: A. threats
Question 37: A. contracting
Question 38: A. Therefore

B. a little
B. whose
B. nutrients
B. containing
B. Besides

C. another
C. which
C. shortages
C. concluding
C. For example

D. much
D. where
D. habitats
D. conducting
D. However

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 39 to 43.
Tornadoes are giant rotating columns of air. They form in thunderstorms when there is a
great difference in the temperature and humidity of the lower and upper atmosphere. They can be
very dangerous and very destructive.
There are different varieties of tornadoes. They can be very big or small. Some tornadoes
are only a few feet across and others can travel across an entire state. Tornadoes· stretch from the
ground high into the sky. Usually, people rate them from F0 to F5, F5 being the most dangerous
with wind speeds of around 261-318 miles per hour. They are a very violent force of nature and
can lay whole towns completely flat.
Tornadoes can happen all over the world but a lot of them happen in the central United
States in a region called Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is made up of the low, flat states of the
central United States between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Even though
Tornado Alley is the most common place for tornadoes, the deadliest recorded tornado was in
Bangladesh in 1989 and killed around 1,300 people. Recently, massive tornadoes destroyed large
parts of Alabama in the United States, a state that does not usually have tornadoes.
Question 39: Which of the following is NOT true about tornadoes?
A. They can be very destructive.
B. They can happen all over the world.
C. They come in many sizes.
D. Most are very large.
Question 40: What does the word “them” in the passage refer to?
A. the people
B. the tornadoes
C. states of the USA D. Tornado Alleys
Question 41: Where do most tornadoes happen?
A. Everywhere in the world
B. In the central United States
C. In Bangladesh
D. In the western United States
Question 42: The word “varieties” in the passage to closest in meaning to ______.
A. regions
B. types
C. powers
D. sizes
Question 43: What would be a good tittle for this passage?
A. Bad tornadoes in the United States
B. The worst recorded tornadoes
C. The most destructive storms of nature D. How and where tornadoes happen
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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 following questions from 44 to 50.
It is estimated that by 2050 more than two thirds of the world's population will live in
cities, up from about 54 percent today. While the many benefits of organized and efficient cities
are well understood, we need to recognize that this rapid, often unplanned urbanization brings
risks of profound social instability, risks to critical infrastructure, potential water crises and the
potential for devastating spread of disease. These risks can only be further exacerbated as this
unprecedented transition from rural to urban areas continues.
How effectively these risks can be addressed will increasingly be determined by how well
cities are governed. The increased concentration of people, physical assets, infrastructure and
economic activities mean that the risks materializing at the city level will have far greater
potential to disrupt society than ever before.
Urbanization is by no means bad by itself. It brings important benefits for economic,
cultural and societal development. Well-managed cities are both efficient and effective, enabling
economies of scale and network effects while reducing the impact on climate of transportation. As
such, an urban model can make economic activity more environmentally-friendly. Further, the
proximity and diversity of people can spark innovation and create employment as exchanging
ideas breeds new ideas.
But these utopian concepts are threatened by some of the factors driving rapid
urbanization. For example, one of the main factors is rural-urban migration, driven by the
prospect of greater employment opportunities and the hope of a better life in cities. But rapidly
increasing population density can create severe problems, especially if planning efforts are not
sufficient to cope with the influx of new inhabitants. The result may, in extreme cases, be
widespread poverty. Estimates suggest that 40% of the world's urban expansion is taking place in
slums, exacerbating socio-economic disparities and creating unsanitary conditions that facilitate
the spread of disease.
The Global Risks 2015 Report looks at four areas that face particularly daunting challenges
in the face of rapid and unplanned urbanization: infrastructure, health, climate change, and social
instability. In each of these areas, we find new risks that can best be managed or, in some cases,
transferred through the mechanism of insurance.
(Adapted from https://www.zurich.com)
Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Risks of Rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries
B. The Global Risks 2015 Report on Developing Countries
C. Infrastructure and Economic Activities in Cities
D. What Has Driven Rapid Urbanization?
Question 45: The word “profound” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. severe
B. right
C. meaningful
D. deep
Question 46: The word “It” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. Population
B. Urbanization
C. Development
D. Unsanitary condition
Question 47: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Urbanization makes water supply system both efficient and effective.
B. People may come up with new ideas for innovation.
C. Weather and climate in the city will not be improved.
D. Urbanization minimizes risks for economic, cultural and societal development.
Question 48: The word “disparities” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. outcomes
B. advantages
C. developments
D. inequalities
Question 49: According to the passage, urban expansion facilitates the spread of disease because
______.
A. too many people hope for a better life in cities
B. poverty cannot be eliminated thoroughly
C. most of the world's urban expansion is taking place in slums
D. employment opportunities in cities are greater than those in rural areas.
Question 50: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. About 54% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050.
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B. Urbanization brings important benefits for development as well.
C. Risks cannot be addressed effectively no matter how well cities are governed.
D. Rapidly increasing population density can help solve poverty.
_____HẾT_____

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