NGUYEN HIEN HIGH SCHOOL ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023

English group Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Teacher: MD Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

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. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical
Question 2: A. land B. ban C. mass D. swap
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. shadow B. although C. worship D. printer
Question 4: A. engineer B. creative C. exciting D. delicious
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: Though ____ many centuries ago, the palace remains practically intact.
A. building B. to build C. built D. was built
Question 6: My sister is much ____ than me.
A. pretty B. prettier C. the prettiest D. more prettier
Question 7: When I ______ him tomorrow, I will tell him about that.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. shall meet
Question 8: Are you interested ______ art and architecture.
A. from B. for C. up D. in
Question 9: Let’s stay home to strengthen the COVID-19 prevention, ______?
A. shall we B. aren’t I C. will you D. won’t you
Question 10: Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
Question 11: Tell the mechanic that the ______ was making a strange grinding noise.
A. computer B. television C. engine D. door
Question 12: I can't ____ your loud music any longer.
A. put out B. keep up with C. hold onto D. put up with
Question 13: I enjoy ______ to classical music.
A. listening B. to listen C. listens D. listen
Question 14: Mary always takes great care ____ her children.
A. for B. to C. of D. with
Question 15: He __________TV with his family in the living when the telephone rang.
A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched
Question 16: Let's ______ in touch over the next few days while the installation is in progress.
A. let B. meet C. hold D. keep
Question 17: Papayas ______ before they are completely ripe.
A. can be picked B. can pick C. need to pick D. should pick
Question 18: Exercising should come as ______ as brushing your teeth.
A. nature B. naturally C. natural D. naturalize
Question 19: The unions assured the new ______ of the workers' loyalty to the company.
A. lawyers B. owners C. labourers D. employees
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 20 : Nam is talking to Lan at the school library.
Nam: “How do you fancy going out for a meal at the weekend ?” Lan: “__________”
A. Why not ? B. Will you come ? C. That’s a bad idea. D. I’d love to, thanks.
Question 21: Two students are talking about the types of family in class.
- Hoa: “I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.”
- Mai: “ . Family members can help each other a lot.”
A. I don’t agree B. It’s not true C. I couldn't agree more D. That’s wrong

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: The company recently announced plans to lay off one-fifth of its workforce.
A. sharply B. correctly C. anciently D. greatly
Question 23: You must not stand on ceremony with me, or I shall find you exceedingly boring.
A. behave informally B. perform too much C. be faithful D. tell lies
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 24: They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
A. major B. lower C. proper D. distant
Question 25: In an increasingly globalized world, preserving the cultural heritage of indigenous people
remains a problem.
A. exotic B. natural C. foreign D. native

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 26: It’s compulsory for you to call him and tell him the truth.
A. You must call him and tell him the truth. B. You can call him and tell him the truth.
C. You shouldn’t call him and tell him the truth. D. You may not call him and tell him the truth.
Question 27: This is the first time she has travelled so far.
A. She has ever travelled so far before. B. She has never travelled so far before.
C. She travelled so far long time ago. D. She didn’t travel so far for such a long time.
Question 28: “What did you do last night ?” the policeman asked the woman.
A. The policeman asked the woman what did she do the night before.
B. The policeman asked the woman what she had done the night before.
C. The policeman asked the woman what had she done the night before.
D. The policeman asked the woman what she did the night before.
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 29: In differnce  parts  of  the world, elephants are still hunted for their ivory tusks.
A. difference B. of C.  are D. their
Question 30: When I arrived at the stadium, the football match have started.
A. at B. stadium C. the D. have started
Question 31. John and Jane wish to have her own house in the near future.
A.wish B. her C. in D. near
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 32: She didn’t stop her car because she didn’t see the signal.
A. If she saw the signal, she would stop her car.
B. If she had seen the signal, she would stop her car.
C. If she had seen the signal, she would have stopped her car.
D. If she saw the signal, she would have stopped her car.
Question 33: I spoke to my sister. Then, I know what she had experienced.
A. Only after I had spoken to my sister did I know what she had experienced.
B. Having known what my sister had experienced, I spoke to her.
C. Hardly had I known what my sister had experienced when I spoke to her.
D. But for what my sister had experienced, I wouldn’t have spoken to her.

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 34 to 38.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (34) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare Services in
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and their
colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (35) ________ between January and March
2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (36) ________ community, the authors examined the
relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three 3-week intervals and the rate of positive
results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine,
the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of adults (37)
________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced by children who
had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with low (38) ________
rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
Question 34: A. Because B. Although C. Before D. But
Question 35: A. recorded B. intended C. depended D. afforded
Question 36: A. neither B. any C. each D. some
Question 37: A. which B. who C. where D. when
Question 38: A. infection B. pollution C. impression D. conclusion
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.
     As customers choose brands based on how they make them feel, rather than their actual products or
services, there is an intrinsic advantage to those organizations who use designed experiences as a
weapon to cut through the most competitive of markets. Those that don’t, operate in what we call the
“experience gap”, the space between them and their customer’s expectation of them. Make no mistake,
in our high paced and digitally connected economies, the experience gap is driving markets, fast.
     For example, take Instagram and Twitter. These brands filled the demand for a whole new human
experience that did not exist before the evolution of digital technologies enabled that. They were
pioneers, and there were no established players to unseat. But we are also seeing a similar dynamic in
existing industries. New entrants are coming in and taking the space, also using whole new experiences,
purely because the incumbents left the door open.
    Closer to home, this can be seen with Australian neobanks who are giving customers a better
experience than the incumbents. Robert Bell is the CEO at neobank 86400. He says banking has already
become quite complicated and he wanted to make a change. His neobank is working to solve customers
problems more holistically. Bell said, “It’s significantly harder work and takes more time to become a
bank, but having done that we can have a much better relationship with our customers and we can offer
them a lot more products and services.”
      Think about that for a moment. Do you notice how better experiences, leads to better relationships,
which is then the stepping stone for more offerings? Many brands still jump straight to modified
offerings, without gaining that customer connection and the necessary foundation of trust first.
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Question 39 : What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The importance of experience to competitive advantage.
B. Businesses are unwilling to disrupt themselves.
C. A far-reaching cultural transformation.
D. Knowledge drives behavior, loyalty, satisfaction.
Question 40. The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. brands B. customers C. economies D. markets
Question 41. According to paragraph 2, what is true about Instagram and Twitter in the stated instance?
A. Their reputation famously preceded even the 4th Industrial Revolution.
B. They are the one and only companies providing such revolutionary services.
C. They were the trailblazers for the experience-oriented marketing strategy.
D. Prior to their advent, there were already several competitors in the field.
Question 42. According to paragraph 3, what is the attitude of Robert Bell towards the customers?
A. He sees them as modern slaves to consumerism.
B. He maintains a healthy relationship of give and take.
C. He displays worship in its purest form towards them.
D. He views them as the golden goose for his business.
Question 43. What does the phrase “stepping stone” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. An asset or possession prized as being the best of a group of similar things.
B. A person who travels without settling down for any significant period of time
C. An important clue to understanding something that is challenging or puzzling.
D. An action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal.

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 44 to 50.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted cloth
sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through pictures and
symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into pulp,
pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century, Muslims (from
the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of papermaking when
they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe, they brought this secret
with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was being made at mills all across
Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing important books, bibles, and legal
documents. England began making large supplies of paper in the late 15th century and supplied the
colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes into
individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre from trees
because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
 Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills will
use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes, envelopes,
magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips and
sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture, and other
things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in the United States
comes from recycled sources.
Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Chinese Secret of Papermaking
B. First American Paper Mills
C. The History of Paper
D. The Fibre Used to Make New Paper Products
Question 45: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. Chinese B. Muslims C. secrets D. rags
Question 46: In paragraph 2, technology to make paper was available in Europe because ______.
A. Ts'ai Lun moved to Europe B. People from Spain learnt it from the Chinese
C. Chinese people revealed it to the European. D. the Muslims brought it to Europe
Question 47: The word “supplies” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. priorities B. penalties C. estates D. sources
Question 48: The word “abundant” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. plentiful B. wasteful C. graceful D. skilful
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets were used to communicate more than 2,000 years ago.
B. Muslims knew how to make paper after capturing a Chinese paper mill.
C. Cloth to make paper was less expensive and more abundant than wood.
D. Recovered paper is also a source of material to make paper.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5?
A. Once made, paper cannot be recycled.
B. People try to make use of every source of material to make paper.
C. Wood chips and sawdust will no longer be used to make paper.
D. More than 36 percent of paper manufactured was consumed in the United States.

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