SỞ GD&ĐT NINH THUẬN ĐỀ THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023 – Lần 1

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………….
Số báo danh: ………………………………..
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 1: One of my distant relatives is wavering between buying a house in the inner city or
moving away.
A. growing B. approving C. weakening D. hesitating
Question 2: The mayor was very angry with a few locals because they tried to heckle him
throughout his speech.
A. interrupt B. attack C. invite D. worry
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 3 to 7.
"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but
(3)________ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and
that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley,
Ariz, (4) ________ co-author of the forthcoming book "Raising Can-Do Kids. " Decades of studies
show the benefits of chores - academically, emotionally, and even professionally. Giving children
household chores at an early age helps to build (5) ________ lasting sense of mastery, responsibility
and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University
of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (6) ________
followed 84 children across four periods in their lives - in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in
their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to
have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and
to be self-sufficient, as (7) ________ with those who didn't have chores or who started them as
teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes
psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
(Adapted from http://www. wsj. com/articles/why-children-need-chores)
Question 3: A. especially B. ironically C. brutally D. bitterly
Question 4: A. therefore B. or C. and D. but
Question 5: A. many B. every C. much D. a
Question 6: A. that B. whom C. when D. what
Question 7: A. compassed B. compared C. competed D. reflected
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 8: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that many families have to
change their eating habit.
A. Food prices B. that C. in the past D. raised
Question 9: Last week, Mark tells me that he got very bored with his present job and was looking
for a new one.
A. was looking B. tells C. new one D. got
Question 10: They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of its high-street
branches as was predicted.
A. was B. in C. point D. its
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 11 to 15
Maria Alcala of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal
without olive oil would be a bore. ” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially

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fell in love with olives. That occurred before recorded history. However, there is evidence that the
cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.
C. , and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from
olives. The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production.
From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. First, whole
olives are crushed. Then, the liquid is separated from the solids. After that, the valuable oil is
separated from the water. Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the
olives by hand. “We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany,
Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social thing. Twenty people
come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil. "
Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history. In ancient times, olive oil was used
as money and as medicine. It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers.
It is still used in religious ceremonies. It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese.
There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps. Olive oil enhances the lives of people
everywhere. Its benefits, recently confirmed by science, were already understood in ancient times.
Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world.
(Adapted from Reading Explorer 2 by Paul Maclntyre)
Question 11. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. The best kept secret. B. Olive oil: A cure for every disease.
C. How to produce oil from indigenous trees? D. An oil for all.
Question 12. The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. societies B. subcultures C. empires D. species
Question 13. According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?
A. currency B. cosmetics C. pharmaceuticals D. weapons
Question 14. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. olive B. machine C. harvest D. way
Question 15. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000 years
BC.
B. The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear.
C. The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past.
D. The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day.
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 16: The new style of window dressing took inspiration from the theatre and the
decorative arts which involved flamboyant design and drew huge crowds.
A. new B. usual C. outstanding D. considerable
Question 17: The whole country is up in arms about the new tax the government has imposed on
books.
A. excited B. passive C. angry D. worried
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 18: A. annual B. ancient C. animal D. applicant
Question 19: A. enabled B. announced C. valued D. featured
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 20: Two students, Anna and Linda, are talking about cyberbullying.
Anna: "I believe that children should be provided guidance on how to deal with cyberbullying. "
Linda: " ________. This can help them have more enjoyable experiences on the Internet. "
A. Actually, I quite agree anymore. B. I don't think you're correct.

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 C. No doubt. D. Sorry, but you're right.
Question 21: Hana and Lily are discussing the role of robots in the workplace.
Hana: "The appearance of robots at the workplace means increasing unemployment. "
Lily: " ________. Employees can still be retrained to adapt to a new environment. "
A. Actually, you're right. B. I totally agree with you.
C. It's a good idea. D. I'm afraid I can't go along with you.
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 22: A. satisfy B. motivate C. interact D. purify
Question 23: A. predict B. affect C. happen D. destroy
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 24 to 30.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of
culture, such language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important,
these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only
the tip of the iceberg or culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside
awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain "invisible"
aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before
being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention
through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that
we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural
assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their
behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may
arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than
personal. We tend to misinterpret other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or
competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and
the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more
visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who
was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked
strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood
ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from
us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As
a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
Question 24: The word “deliberately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. intentionally B. slowly C. randomly D. accurately
Question 25: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that ________.
A. visible aspects of culture are learned in institutions
B. other cultures seem cold to US
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. most aspects of culture cannot be seen
Question 26: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of Invisible culture?
A. what topics to avoid in conversation
B. what food to eat in a courthouse
C. How late is considered impolite
D. How people express interest in what others are saying.
Question 27: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when ________.
A. people think cultural differences are personal

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 B. Some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
C. One culture is more invisible than another culture
D. People complete with those from other cultures.
Question 28: The author implies that institutions such as school and workplaces ________.
A. share a common culture
B. are aware of cultural differences
C. reinforce invisible cultural differences
D. teach their employees about cultural differences
Question 29: Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Strange behavior from someone speaking our language.
B. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors.
C. Strange behavior from someone speaking a foreigh language.
D. Learning culture about our own culture in school.
Question 30: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To describe cultural diversity
B. To point that much of culture is learned consciously
C. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs
D. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 31: Wallets ________ to keep money and some important documents, such as identity
card or bank cards.
A. are used B. have used C. will use D. use
Question 32: The more time you spend on social media, ________ you feel.
A. the more isolated B. as isolated as
C. more isolated D. the most isolated
Question 33: Some younger people nowadays tend to be indifferent________burning
environmental problems.
A. to B. with C. at D. from
Question 34: The ________ heatwave is causing many problems to the farming community; crops
are dying and demand cannot be met.
A. extensive B. refreshing C. prolonged D. utter
Question 35: The covid-19 pandemic brought widespread ________ to the global supply chain.
A. disruptive B. disrupt C. disrupting D. disruptions
Question 36: If ________ everyday, these plants will grow quickly.
A. water B. watered C. watering D. to water
Question 37: Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right ________ of mind.
A. trend B. tendency C. frame D. attitude
Question 38: My mother told me to carry a very ________ suitcase for my first field trip.
A. small black leather B. leather small black
C. black small leather D. small leather black
Question 39: ________ summer flash floods, all the crops in my small village were totally
destroyed.
A. Despite B. Although C. Because of D. Since
Question 40: By the time he finishes his speech, I ________ for over one hour.
A. will have slept B. sleep C. have slept D. am sleeping
Question 41: His welcoming speech wasn't good, ________?
A. was he B. wasn't he C. wasn't it D. was it

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Question 42: As usual, the taxpayers will end up footing the ________ for the new animal shelter
that the government is so busy boasting about.
A. fridge B. bird C. bill D. law
Question 43: The local council has decided to ________ a concert to raise money for cancer
charities.
A. come up B. put on C. run through D. take up
Question: 44: Some diehard fans of the visiting team got angry at the ________’s final decision.
A. umpire B. athlete C. assessor D. examiner
Question 45: His devoted fans follow him ________.
A. until he was performing B. whenever he performs
C. as soon as he had performed D. after he has been performed
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 46: I haven't heard from Susan for several months.
A. I last heard from Susan several months ago.
B. I didn't hear from Susan several months ago.
C. Susan didn't hear from me several months ago.
D. Susan heard from me several months ago.
Question 47: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me?" Jane said to Mary.
A. Jane encouraged Mary to go to the cinema with her.
B. Jane persuaded Mary to go to the cinema with her.
C. Jane reminded Mary to go to the cinema with her.
D. Jane invited Mary to go to the cinema with her.
Question 48: It was careless of you to leave the windows open last night.
A. You shouldn't leave the windows open last night.
B. You might have been careless because you left the windows open last night.
C. You are so careless that you left the windows open last night.
D. You shouldn't have left the windows open last night.
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 49: Plagiarism is bad. Some students are still willing to do so.
A. So bad is plagiarism that some students are still willing to do so.
B. However bad plagiarism is, but some students are still willing to do so.
C. Bad as plagiarism is, some students are still willing to do so.
D. Were plagiarism not bad, some students wouldn’t be willing to do so.
Question 50: The virus is so infectious. This country can’t bring it under control.
A. Unless the virus is so infectious, this country can’t bring it under control
B. So long as the virus is so infectious, this country would bring it under control
C. If only the virus weren’t so infectious and this country could bring it under control
D. Much as the virus is so contagious, the country misses the opportunity to contain its spread.
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