SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2023

LIÊN TRƯỜNG THPT Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
CỤM DIỄN CHÂU Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ, tên thí sinh: ………………………………..,
Số báo danh: ………………………………..
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 stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. attempts B. borders C. comments D. respects
Question 2: A. sorrow B. pillow C. allow D. follow

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 3: A. engineer B. understand C. referee D. mechanic
Question 4: A. suggest B. support C. summer D. survive

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 5: The 1960s building boom in Zürich completely changed the rural landscape.
A. thoroughly B. quickly C. easily D. highly
Question 6: The protesters were angry with the council’s plan to do away with a lovely old building and put
a car park there instead.
A. destroy B. replace C. remain D. keep

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 7: Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new management system, he
just made light of it.
A. completely ignored B. treated as important C. disagreed with D. discovered by
Question 8: Until 1986 most companies would not even allow women to take the exams, but such gender
discrimination is now disappearing.
A. unfairness B. injustice C. partiality D. equality

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 9: Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food, ______?
A. isn't it B. does it C. doesn't it D. is it
Question 10: ______, she will go to sleep.
A. By the time she finished the homework B. After she was finishing the homework
C. When she finished the homework D. As soon as she has finished the homework
Question 11: ______ all the papers already, Sarah put them back in the file.
A. To have photocopied B. To photocopy C. Photocopy D. Having photocopied
Question 12: There are other problems of city life which I don't propose to ______at the moment.
A. go into B. go around C. go for D. go up
Question 13: Let me try my ______ at cards. If I win, I promise to invite you to a restaurant.
A. fortune B. luck C. power D. chance
Question 14: At this time last night she was cooking and he ______ the newspaper.
A. is reading B. was reading C. is reading D. read
Question 15: He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes B. makes C. does D. works

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Question 16: We should make full use ______the Internet as it is an endless source of information.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 17: As an ______Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educative
Question 18: The more I tried my best to help her, ______ she became.
A. less lazy B. the lazier C. the more lazy D. lazier
Question 19: We didn’t go anywhere yesterday ______the rain.
A. in spite of B. though C. because D. because of
Question 20: Did you read ______ book I lent you last week?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 21: It’s me who is at ______, so I’ll pay for the damage.
A. guilt B. responsibility C. error D. fault
Question 22: Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ______ in China for thousands
of years.
A. has been used B. has using C. has used D. has been using
Question 23: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______.
A. chin B. collar C. sleeves D. vest

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 24: Human infants born with about 270 bones, some of which fuse together as their
body develops.
A. born B. which C. fuse D. develops
Question 25: The man, together with his family, were invited to the Clambake last night.
A. The B. together with C. were D. to the
Question 26: Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
A. Today's B. also C. more formerly dressed D. these days

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 27: The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.
A. It's 4 years since she last lived in her hometown.
B. She didn't come back to her hometown 4 years ago.
C. She started coming back to her hometown 4 years ago.
D. She hasn’t come back to her hometown for 4 years.
Question 28: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.
A. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
B. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
C. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
Question 29: Children are not allowed to play football in the streets.
A. Children may play football in the streets. B. Children mustn’t play football in the streets.
C. Children should play football in the streets. D. Children needn’t play football in the streets
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: He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.

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 D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
Question 31: Unfortunately, I don’t know philosophy, so I can’t answer your question.
A. If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question.
B. If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question.
C. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question.
D. If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question

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: Linda and Daisy are talking about the environment.
Linda: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”
Daisy: “ ______. It’s really worrying.”
A. I’ll think about that. B. I don’t agree. C. I don’t think so. D. I can’t agree more.
Question 33: Two students are talking about the types of family in class.
- Nam: “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. That’s wrong D. I couldn't agree more

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the
17th century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievements was the discovery of the three laws of
motion, (34) ______ are still used today. But he also had a very unusual personality. Some people would say
he was actually insane.
His father died before he was born, and his mother soon remarried. The young Isaac hated his stepfather
so much that he once (35) ______ to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside!
Fortunately, he did not, and he went on to graduate from Cambridge without being thrown into prison.
Isaac's first published work was a theory of light and color. When another scientist wrote a paper
criticizing this theory, Isaac flew into an uncontrollable rage. The scientist (36)______ for the criticism was
a man called Robert Hooke. He was head of the Royal Society, and one of the most respected scientists in
the country. (37) ______, this made no difference to Isaac, who refused to speak to him for over a year.
The simple fact was that Isaac found it impossible to have a calm discussion with anyone. As soon as
someone said something that he disagreed with, he would lose his temper. For this reason, he lived a large
part of his life isolated from (38) ______ scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained.
(Source: https://www.biography.com/scientist/isaac-newton)
Question 34: A. which B. who C. that D. they
Question 35: A. shouted B. frightened C. threatened D. warned
Question 36: A. responsible B. reasonable C. guilty D. attributable
Question 37: A. Although B. However C. Despite D. What is more
Question 38: A. another B. others C. one D. other
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

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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.
(source: https://which-50.com/)
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.
Do you feel like your teenager is spending most of the day glued to a phone screen? You're not too far
off. A new survey from the Pew Research Center reveals the surprising ways that technology intersects with
teen friendships—and the results show that 57 percent of teens have made at least one new friend online.
Even more surprisingly, only 20 percent of those digital friends ever meet in person.
While teens do connect with their friends face-to-face outside of school, they spend 55 percent of their
day texting with friends, and only 25 percent of teens are spending actual time with their friends on a daily
basis (outside of school hallways). These new forms of communication are key in maintaining friendships
day-to-day —27 percent of teens instant message their friends every day, 23 percent connect through social
media every day, and 7 percent even video chat daily. Text messaging remains the main form of
communication —almost half of survey respondents say it's their chosen method of communication with
their closest friend.
While girls are more likely to text with their close friends, boys are meeting new friends (and
maintaining friendships) in the gaming world—89 percent play with friends they know, and 54 percent play
with online-only friends. Whether they're close with their teammates or not, online gamers say that playing
makes them feel "more connected" to friends they know, or gamers they've never met.

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 When making new friends, social media has also become a major part of the teenage identity—62
percent of teens are quick to share their social media usernames when connecting with a new friend
(although 80 percent still consider their phone number the best method of contact). Despite the negative
consequences—21 percent of teenage users feel worse about their lives because of posts they see on social
media—teens also have found support and connection through various platforms. In fact, 68 percent of teens
received support during a challenging time in their lives via social media platforms.
Just as technology has become a gateway for new friendships, or a channel to stay connected with
current friends, it can also make a friendship breakup more public. The study reveals that girls are more
likely to block or unfriend former allies, and 68 percent of all teenage users report experiencing "drama
among their friends on social media."
(Source: https://www.realsimple.com/)?
Question 44: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Social media affects friendship too much.
B. Teenagers are making and keeping friends in a surprising way.
C. The difference of making new friends between girls and boys.
D. Social media connects friendship.
Question 45: The word “digital” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. analogue B. numeracy C. numerous D. online
Question 46: According to the passage, what percentage of teens spend actual time with their friends?
A. 25% B. 55% C. 27% D. 23%
Question 47: The following sentences are true, EXCEPT ______.
A. According to the survey, more than half of teens have ever made new friends online.
B. Teens only meet face-to-face one fifth of online friends they have made.
C. Most teenagers use video chat to maintain relationship with friends.
D. New forms of communication play an important role in keeping friendships.
Question 48: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. friends B. online gamers C. their teammates D. online-only friends
Question 49: What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Boys are more likely to meet new friends than girls.
B. Most teens are not easy to give others their usernames when making new friends.
C. The majority of teenage users agree that social media has negative consequences in their lives.
D. Thanks to social media, more than two thirds of teens are supported when they face with challenges in
their lives.
Question 50: What is the synonym of the word “breakup” in the last paragraph?
A. termination B. divorce C. commencing D. popularity
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