SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPTQG NĂM 2023 – LẦN 1

TỈNH YÊN BÁI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C t or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
TWITTER
At the start of the social media revolution, Facebook quickly became the most popular site for sharing
information with others. However, it is not the only service ___(1)___people can use to express
themselves. Those people who believe in the old saying that "more is less" may want to check out Twitter.
Twitter is a micro blogging service that was created by four American programmers in 2006. The
founders chose the name Twitter___(2)___the word has two definitions: "a short burst of information" and
"the sound that little birds make". Twitter has also allowed people to easily___(3)___with others who they
would have never had access to in the past___(4)___celebrities find it gratifying to know some of their
supporters more closely. However, there is a dark side to Twitter conversations that can cause outrage by
making inappropriate or insensitive remarks. In November 2013, Twitter went public on the New York
Stock Exchange. The added investments should___(5)___the company to do some incredible things in the
near future.
Question 1: A. when B. who C. what D. that
Question 2: A. so B. because C. but D. or
Question 3: A. connect B. match C. fit D. search
Question 4: A. Many B. Little C. Much D. Others
Question 5: A. let B. have C. make D. allow
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 6: A. garden B. college C. handbag D. canoe
Question 7: A. understands B. indicate C. specify D. sympathize
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.
Everyone knows how important it is to educate the world’s children. But is the world really doing
enough to educate its youth, or are we letting young people down by failing to provide opportunities to
learn? On the plus side, it seems that access to education is better than it was. In 2008, UNESCO, the
United Nations organization that focuses on education, carried out research which was largely
encouraging. They published figures to show that, overall, since the 1970s, there has been a considerable
rise in school attendance in both primary and secondary schools across the world.
Unfortunately, these generally positive statistics can’t hide the fact that a worrying number of young
people are still not getting the educational opportunities they should. Recent UNESCO figures show that
almost 60 million children of primary school age don't attend school at all, which is about ten percent of
the world’s population. In parts of sub-Saharan Africa and south and west Asia, the young children who are
privileged enough to receive any schooling at all are in a minority. There are a lot of factors that stop
children from getting an education. For example, if a country is at war or going through a period of political
problems, school attendance will inevitably drop.
Economic factors are also a key reason why children don’t go to school. According to UNESCO figures,
215 million children are already working and their incomes are often essential for their families.
Sometimes, cultural and religious factors may prohibit girls from getting a good education, but, more often
than not, the reasons are economic. It is reasonable to ask what relevance education has for children and
their families in poverty-stricken countries. For people living in remote communities, bringing up children

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in harsh conditions and often relying on subsistence farming to survive, education may not seem
important.
Education is vital to people who live in countries in the developing world, where incomes and
opportunities are low. In the next few decades, jobs in technology and communications, which require
literacy and numeracy skills, will replace manual jobs more and more. Experts estimate that every
additional year of education will increase the income of a person in a poor country by ten percent. And
educated people don’t just make money for themselves - they are the entrepreneurs and the inventors
who, in the future, are going to create jobs and wealth for other people.
(Adapted from Insight by Rachel Roberts and Mike Sayer)
Question 8: The word privileged in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
A. having advantages B. haring special talents
C. receiving government grant D. showing keen interests
Question 9: The word prohibit in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by_______.
A. force B. prevent C. deny D. disapprove
Question 10: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. It’s certain that learning opportunities in the modern world are much better than in the past.
B. Education may be downplayed by people living in disadvantaged areas.
C. People with good education will contribute to the economic development of a country.
D. It’s impossible for children to attend school when war breaks out in their own country.
Question 11: Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. Children living in far-flung regions rarely go to school only because of their cultural beliefs.
B. In order to lift children out of poverty, considerable investment of time is clearly needed.
C. Manual jobs will disappear completely due to technological developments in the future.
D. Future jobs will necessitate a basic knowledge of mathematics and the ability to read and write.
Question 12: According to the United Nations organisation’s research, _______.
A. There has been an ongoing increase in the number of schools
B. Children in poor countries have been encouraged to go to school
C. There were plenty of learning opportunities in developed countries
D. The number of students attending school has increased significantly
Question 13: The word They in paragraph 1 refers to_______.
A. UNESCO B. schools C. opportunities D. children
Question 14: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Too Many Learning Opportunities? B. Educational Problems in Poor Regions
C. Educating the World’s Children D. Bringing Good Education to Developing Countries
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.
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous
steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research
has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer
is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon..
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that
nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused
cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to
know which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and
because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes, similar drugs are
administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply

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trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market Although the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
Question 15: What is the best title for this passage?
A. Harmful and Harmless Substances in Food B. The Food You Eat Can Affect Your Health
C. Improving Health through a Natural Diet D. Avoiding Injurious Substances in Food
Question 16: The word it refers to .
A. meat B. diet C. color D. science
Question 17: What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve the colour of meat. B. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.
C. They cause the animals to become fatter. D. They are the objects of research.
Question 18: The word purposes is closest in meaning to_______.
A. objectives B. processes C. relatives D. inactivities
Question 19: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself.
B. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.
C. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world.
D. Perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 20: The eco city has been designed so that every resident can walk to work in the
business_______.
A. district B. area C. location D. organisation
Question 21: When I came home, my daughter ______ for information about the presentation.
A. searches B. is searching C. was searching D. searched
Question 22: They decided ______ to the beach for their vacation.
A. going B. go C. to go D. to going
Question 23: In the past, people often went by ______ train for a long distance.
A. the B. Ø (no article) C. a D. an
Question 24: I was walking on the street when I ______ my old friends.
A. warmed up B. came across C. turned away D. backed up
Question 25: The equator is an ______ line running around the center of the earth.
A. imagine B. imaginably C. imaginary D. imagination
Question 26: The children are highly excited ______ the coming summer holiday.
A. with B. to C. for D. about
Question 27: She hopes that her new textbook ______ by that company next month.
A. will publish B. will be published C. publishes D. was publishing
Question 28: The time we spend apart is good for us because absence makes the heart grow ______.
A. louder B. sounder C. fonder D. founder
Question 29: It is said that Mary is ______ than her sister.
A. most careful B. careful C. more careful D. the most careful
Question 30: The speech ______ by the politician was widely televised and watched by millions of people.
A. giving B. given C. was giving D. was given
Question 31: Hoa and Binh want to work for a humanitarian organization, ______?
A. didn’t they B. are they C. weren’t they D. don’t they
Question 32: The teacher ______ her compliments on her students’ excellent performance on the topic of
environmental pollution.

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 A. said B. gave C. paid D. made
Question 33: Many students will not have to pay ______ fees if their financial situation is below a certain
level.
A. institution B. tuition C. transcript D. collaboration
Question 34: I will apply for a full-time teaching position at Jaxtina English Center ______.
A. as soon as I graduate from the university B. after I had graduated from the university
C. before I graduated from the university D. when I graduated from the university
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 35: Jamie wants to try bungee jumping. She is afraid of heights.
A. If only Jamie hadn’t been afraid of heights, she could have tried bungee jumping.
B. If Jamie weren’t afraid of heights, she could try bungee jumping.
C. Provided that Jamie is afraid of heights, she can’t try bungee jumping.
D. If Jamie were afraid of heights, she could try bungee jumping.
Question 36: Laura spread rumours about one of her school friends. She realised how cruel she was.
A. But for her awareness of her cruelty, Laura would have spread rumours about one of her school
friends.
B. Not until Laura had spread rumours about one of her school friends did she realise her cruelty.
C. Laura spread rumours about one of her school friends with a view to realising how cruel she was.
D. Only when Laura realised how cruel she was did she spread rumours about one of her school friends.
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 37: Pollution will increase to catastrophic levels unless we develop cleaner power sources.
A. fortunate B. elementary C. advanced D. disastrous
Question 38: I am now reconciled with two of my estranged siblings - not just my elder brother, but my
sister, whom I hadn’t spoken to for 17 years.
A. contactable B. truthful C. harmonised D. opposed
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 39; Two friends, John and Steven, are preparing for their first lesson at school.
- John: "Oh, no! I left my book at home. Can I share yours?" - Steven: “______”
A. Yes, I do B. No, not at all C. No, thanks D. Yes, sure
Question 40: The students are discussing in the classroom.
- George: "I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets."
- Frankie: ______. Each has its own features."
A. I couldn't agree with you more B. I can't help thinking the same
C. That's completely true D. I disagree with you
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 41: A. there B. theme C. these D. then
Question 42: A. lake B. race C. cave D. catch
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 43: I don’t know why so many people are moving from his home villages to big cities.
A. know B. many C. his D. cities
Question 44: When I come home last night, Jane was preparing a beautiful candlelight dinner.

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 A. a B. candlelight C. preparing D. come
Question 45: You need to have both analytical and sociable skills to succeed in this job.
A. sociable B. job C. succeed D. to have
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 46: "I am nuts about computers. I have about seven in my house: four laptops and three desktop
computers."
A. like something a lot B. am sick of something
C. am part of a fan club D. need to sell something
Question 47: Many people perished in the earthquake because they were not prepared for it
A. suffered B. survived C. departed D. declined
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 48: "How are you going to take these children to the park?" asked my wife.
A. My wife asked me how I was going to take those children to the park.
B. My wife asked me how was I going to take those children to the park.
C. My wife asked me how I am going to take those children to the park.
D. My wife asked me how am I going to take those children to the park.
Question 49: We last worked in this company three years ago.
A. We have worked in this company for three years.
B. We worked in this company for three years.
C. We didn’t work in this company for three years.
D. We haven’t worked in this company for three years.
Question 50: It is crucial for all the visitors to follow the rule of this natural park.
A. All the visitors must follow the rule of this natural park.
B. All the visitors shouldn’t follow the rule of this natural park.
C. All the visitors needn’t follow the rule of this natural park.
D. All the visitors may follow the rule of this natural park.
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