KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

ĐỀ LUYỆN 3: MÔN TIẾNG ANH

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. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
Question 2: A. idiom B. ideal C. item D. identical

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. suffer B. receive C. promote D. propose
Question 4: A. surrender B. prestigious C. privilege D. sufficient

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: I have already written______ all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain
about the recent classification of the current reality show.
A. for B. into C. to D. up to
Question 6: That woman ______ over there is my younger sister’s teacher.
A. is standing B. who standing
C. who stands D. standing
Question 7: Everything sold in this shop will be ______ cheaper in the sales.
A. greatly B. widely C. considerably D. sufficiently
Question 8: They hardly went out at night, ______?
A. did they B. went they C. didn’t they D. go they
Question 9: They have made their decision and now they have to stick to it for ______.
A. the better or the worse B. better or worse
C. the good or the bad D. good or bad
Question 10: A little dog suddenly ran across the street. Fortunately, the driver managed ______
just in time.
A. to stop B. stop C. stopping D. stopped
Question 11: The idea that ______ good night sleep will cure everything is a completely
misleading notion.
A. the B. a C. an D. x (no article)
Question 12: The students ______an experiment in the laboratory when the lights went out.
A. were carrying out B. carried out C. are carrying out D. have carried out
Question 13: Our assistant is leaving next month - she's ______ a baby.
A. waiting B. producing C. delivering D. expecting
Question 14: He is such an arrogant colleague. I don't want to ______ his behaviour any longer.
A. put up with B. hang out with C. fed up with D. get rid of
Question 15: I hope that the book about artificial intelligence ______ tomorrow so that I can get
some necessary information from it.
A. will deliver B. will be delivered C. is delivered D. is delivering
Question 16: “Don't start the next page ______ you have finished the last test question.”
A. before B. while C. until D. since
Question 17: The more you travel, ______ .
A. the least you get experience B. the more you get experience
C. the more experience you get D. the fewer experience you get

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Question 18: Gender _______ is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation
for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
A. equity B. unity C. equality D. identity
Question 19: ______ in large quantities is not really an indication of its quality.
A. A product is sold B. It is a product sold
C. A product sells D. That a product is sold

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: Oliver has just broken Lily’s glasses.
- Oliver: “I’m terribly sorry for breaking your sunglasses.”
- Lily: “______”
A. That’s exactly what I think.
B. That’s all right. I planned to buy a new pair, anyway.
C. No, you needn't do that. I don’t mind if I buy a new pair.
D. Of course I’ll buy another pair.
Question 21: Nam is explaining the theory to Viet, his classmate.
- Viet: "I don't think I get your point."
- Nam: "______"
A. Could you repeat it, please?
B. How many points do you get?
C. You need to know the point.
D. Let me put it in another way.

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: No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space for more than
10 years.
A. exactly B. flexibly C. vaguely D. informally
Question 23: When U23 Vietnam went to the final versus U23 Uzbekistan, we were walking on air.
A. extremely happy B. very disappointed
C. very perplexed D. extremely light

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 24: The USA is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world with up to five
racial categories.
A. similar B. identified C. alike D. varied
Question 25: My mom always becomes bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. easily annoyed or irritated B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied D. feeling embarrassed

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 isn’t necessary for us to discuss this matter in great detail.
A. We should discuss this matter in great detail.
B. We mustn’t discuss this matter in great detail.
C. We needn’t discuss this matter in great detail.
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 D. We might discuss this matter in great detail.
Question 27: - "Cigarette?" he asked. - "No, thanks." I said.
A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
Question 28: He last had his laptop maintained 2 years ago.
A. He has had his laptop maintained for 2 years.
B. It’s been 2 years since he last had his laptop maintained.
C. The last time he has his laptop maintained was 2 years ago.
D. It’s the first time he has had his laptop maintained within 2 years.

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: There was a respective two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had
died in the war. A B C D

Question 30: To everyone's surprise, it wasn't in Bristol that he makes his fortune, although
A B C
that’s where he was born.
D
Question 31: The dress would be perfect for the costume ball, but I am afraid it is so expensive that
I can’t afford them. A B C
D

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: James told us about his investment in the company. He did it on his arrival at the
meeting.
A. No sooner had James informed us about his investment in the company than he arrived at
the meeting.
B. Only after investing in the company did James inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
C. Hardly had James arrived at the meeting when he told us about his investment in the
company.
D. Not until James told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.
Question 33: We cut down many trees. The Earth becomes more polluted.
A. The more trees we cut down, the more polluted the Earth becomes.
B. The more we cut down trees, the more polluted the Earth becomes.
C. The more trees we cut down, the Earth becomes more polluted.
D. The more we cut down trees, the Earth becomes more polluted.

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.
Satellite data has enabled the first cosmic map and (34)_____ further evidence for the 'Big
Bang' theory of the origin of the universe. The Hubble telescope, sent into orbit in 1990, provides
astronomers (35)_____ spectacularly detailed images of space. Objects such as stars emit
electromagnetic radiation, different wavelengths of which provide scientists with various types of
information about the universe. Infrared radiation reveals objects (36)_____ are not hot enough to
emit visible light, such as dust clouds. X rays can indicate extremely high temperatures caused by
violent collisions or other events. Earth's atmosphere absorbs high-energy radiation in order for life
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to exist on the planet, (37)_____ it also hides many celestial objects from ground-based telescopes.
Satellites are used for political reasons too: the classified 'keyhole' system is reported to be able to
read a car license plate from 100 miles in orbit, while military uses include (38)_____ of missiles
and nuclear weapons and the development of the Global Positioning System, extensively used for
navigation.

Source: “Space Travel” - The HongKong Polytechnic University

Question 34: A. discovering B. discovered C. discovery D. discover

Question 35: A. with B. on C. in D. for
Question 36: A. that B. what C. who D. whose
Question 37: A. then B. so C. but D. and
Question 38: A. usage B. creation C. destruction D. detection

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.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various
unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their
suppliers, and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its
impact on our environment.
But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing
consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some
of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut
plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets
are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to
our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic
packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their
food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets'
total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are
simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact
figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic
approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.
(Adapted from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/)

Question 39: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
A. How to stop wasting food B. Sustainable supermarkets
C. Impact of supermarkets D. Introduction of supermarkets
Question 40: Which acts of major supermarket franchises have exerted a negative effect on the
environment throughout the past decade?
A. wasting food, using plastic for packaging and recycling
B. wasting food, not paying for employees and using plastic bag
C. wasting food, not paying enough for provider and using too much plastic packaging
D. wasting food, redistributing surplus food and consuming too many plastic bags
Question 41: As mentioned in the passage, many of the major supermarkets will have stopped
using plastic in their in-house products by ______.
A. 2023 B. 2024 C. 2025 D. 2026
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Question 42: The word "transparency" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. clarity B. ambiguity C. obscurity D. attempt
Question 43: Which problem are supermarkets being criticised for when it comes to solving food
wastage?
A. They are not donating as much food as they promised.
B. They do not know how to redistribute surplus food.
C. They are throwing away their surplus food.
D. They are not revealing how much food they are actually wasting.

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.
Raising a Child Athlete
In many countries, children with sporting potential are identified early and encouraged to
achieve athletic greatness by training for hours every day. While some people see this as a great
opportunity for kids to be healthy, others argue that too much focus on training can hurt them. How
parents should raise child athletes has become a big topic of their debate.
People who are against such serious commitment to sport say that there are many negatives
to training so intensively. Here are some of their arguments:
• The long hours spent training can distance the child from his or her family.
• Athletes who spend too much time training miss out on education. The child may not be prepared
for other real world activities, such as going to college and having a non-athletic job.
• Pressure from parents and coaches to win can be psychologically damaging for the child. Parents
may also become too pushy and end up caring more about athletic achievements than the child.
Dr. Christine Carr, a psychologist, suggests that parents take some important steps to make
sure that their kids are getting the most out of sports. Carr says that the focus should be on the
child’s happiness and about learning life lessons. Self- discipline, determination, and learning to
deal with failure are some of the important life skills and lessons kids can learn from sports. Other
experts point to the importance of letting children make their own decisions. Top athletes Tiger
Woods and Michael Phelps have said that they appreciated their parents letting them decide how
much or how little they wanted to train. In fact, according to Phelps’ mother, he had trouble
focusing in the classroom until he found a sport that he was passionate about. By allowing Michael
to focus on his sport, his mother also saw him improve as a student.
Another thing that many parents and doctors agree on is the importance of developing a
close relationship with the family. Dr. Carr suggests eating dinner together and says it is a simple
way to remind children that family is important, and that support can always be found at home.
Woods and Phelps both had supportive families and made it public, with parents attending their
many competitions.
Raising an athlete is not easy. By balancing life and training, parents can set their children
up for success and help them become winners in sports and in life.
Source: Changing the game -
The Parent’s Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to
Our Kids
Question 44: What is this passage mainly about?
A. why training child athletes is wrong
B. when child athletes should begin training
C. how parents can decide if their child would make a good athlete
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 D. how parents can raise child athletes the right way
Question 45: What does the word "them" in line 3 refer to?
A. sports B. kids C. parents D. other people
Question 46: What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To report what child psychologists say
B. To list arguments against training young athletes
C. To compare arguments for and against training young athletes
D. To list negative ways to train children
Question 47: What best describes Dr. Carr’s opinion of children in sports?
A. She believes sports can benefit children.
B. She is totally against children playing sports.
C. She thinks only teenagers should play sports.
D. She thinks sports are good but meaningless for children.
Question 48: What is the author's opinion on failure in the third paragraph?
A. It should be avoided.
B. It happens when athletes don’t train hard enough.
C. It is something child athletes should not think about.
D. It is something children should learn to deal with.
Question 49: Why does the writer include Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps?
A. They are very rich and successful athletes.
B. They had supportive families as child athletes.
C. They have spoken about the dangers of training too hard.
D. They are now raising their children as child athletes.
Question 50: Which of the following best matches the meaning of the word “determination” in
paragraph 3?
A. self-restrained B. luck C. willpower D. diligence

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