KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

ĐỀ SỐ 18 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

(Đề thi có 05 trang) 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 sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions
Question 1: Our factory doesn’t have a good waste management systems. It pollutes the surrounding environment.
A. If only our factory had had a good waste management system and had not polluted the surrounding environment.
B. As long as our factory has a good waste management system, the surrounding environment cannot be polluted
C. If our factory has a good waste management system ,it cannot pollute the surrounding environment
D. If our factory had a good waste management systems, it would not pollute the surrounding environment.
Question 2: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
Mark the Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from
Question 3: A. with B. mouth C. cloth D. math
Question 4: A. work B. stork C. force D. form
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.
If you go back far enough, everything lived in the sea. At various points in evolutionary history, enterprising
individuals within many different animal groups moved out onto the land, sometimes even to the most parched
deserts, taking their own private seawater with them in blood and cellular fluids. In addition to the reptiles, birds,
mammals and insects which we see all around us, other groups that have succeeded out of water include scorpions,
snails, crustaceans such as woodlice and land crabs, millipedes and centipedes, spiders and various worms. And
we mustn’t forget the plants, without whose prior invasion of the land, none of the other migrations could have
happened.
Moving from water to land involved a major redesign of every aspect of life, including breathing and
reproduction. Nevertheless, a good number of thoroughgoing land animals later turned around, abandoned their
hard-earned terrestrial re-tooling, and returned to the water again. Seals have only gone part way back. They show
us what the intermediates might have been like, on the way to extreme cases such as whales and dugongs. Whales
[including the small whales we call dolphins] and dugongs, with their close cousins, the manatees, ceased to be
land creatures altogether and reverted to the full marine habits of their remote ancestors. They don’t even come
ashore to breed. They do, however, still breathe air, having never developed anything equivalent to the gills of
their earlier marine incarnation. Turtles went back to the sea a very long time ago and, like all vertebrate returnees
to the water, they breathe air. However, they are, in one respect, less fully given back to the water than whales or
dugongs, for turtles still lay their eggs on beaches.
There is evidence that all modern turtles are descended from a terrestrial ancestor which lived before most of
the dinosaurs. There are two key fossils called Proganochelys quenstedti and Palaeochersis talampayensis dating
from early dinosaur times, which appear to be close to the ancestry of all modern turtles and tortoise. You might
wonder how we can tell whether fossil animals lived in land or in water, especially if only fragments are found.
Sometimes it’s obvious. lchthyosaurs were reptilian contemporaries of the dinosaurs, with fins and streamlined
bodies. The fossils look like dolphins and they surely lived like dolphins, in the water. With turtles it is a little
less obvious. One way to tell is by measuring the bones of their forelimbs.
(Adapted from Cambridge English IELTS 9)
Question 5: Which of the following best serves as the main idea for the passage?
A. The evidence of the time marine animals moved to land.
B. The relationship between terrestrial species and marine creatures.
C. The reasons why species had to change their living place.
D. The evolution of marine species in changing places to live.
Question 6: As mentioned in paragraph 2, which of the following species returned to the water least
completely?
A. whales B. manatees C. turtles D. dugongs
Question 7: The word “ceased” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______________.
A. stopped happening or existing B. got familiar
C. began to happen or exist D. decided to become
Question 8: The word “incarnation” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by __________.
A. ancestor B. embodiment C. evolution D. natural selection
Question 9: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Seals are able to live on land and in the water.
B. Some terrestrial habits remained when the species reverted to water life.
C. Apart from breathing and breeding, marine species were expected to change nothing to live on land.
D. Ichthyosaurs might have resembled dolphins.
Question 10: What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. dinosaurs B. fins and streamlined bodies
C. ichthyosaurs D. dolphins
Question 11: It can be inferred from the last passage that _____________.
A. the body features of the fossil animals help scientists to distinguish the terrestrial and marine species.
B. turtles’ ancestors and dinosaurs became extinct contemporarily.
C. it’s clear to determine the living places of all species through the fragments found.
D. the fossils of turtles and tortoises might have similar appearances to dolphins.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 12: Minh Nhi usually gets up at 6 o’clock, __________?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they
Question 13: A modern hospital ___________ in this town soon.
A. will be built B. will build C. will built D. will be build
Question 14: Phat is the only person _________ that Gucci limited purse with the lowest price.
A. bought B. buying C. to buy D. who buys
Question 15: In Viet Nam, it is normally _________ in the South than in the North.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hoter
Question 16: I think that I am tired _____ losing do many “League of Legends” battels. Therefore, I will sit
down and learn English.
A. for B. with C. of D. to
Question 17: When it started to rain, they ______through the forest.
A. was walking B. were walking C. walked D. are walking
Question 18: Jack Sparrow is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 19: I will call you ______.
A. when I will arrive at Can Tho coach station B. as soon as I arrive at Can Tho coach station.
C. until I arrived at Can Tho coach station D. after I had arrived at Can Tho coach station.
Question 20: Freshmen are encouraged ________ a foreign language while they have free time.
A. to learn B. learning C. to learning D. learn
Question 21: What __________ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage?
A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditionalism D. traditional
Question 22: The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly _____________ with young people after being
released in 2013.
A. took on B. caught up C. caught on D. took up
Question 23: He always _____________ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes B. makes C. does D. works
Question 24: He applied for a teaching _______ at CanTho University with great confidence.
A. employment B. post C. work D. career
Question 25: You left your iPhone 14 ProMax in ________sight, so it’s not very surprising that somebody stole
it.
A. good B. clear C. near D. plain
Question 26: Due to widespread deforestation, the _______of wild animals is being severely damaged.
A. accommodation B. location C. house D. habitat
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.
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1
virus with genes of avian origin. (27) ______ there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus
originated, it (28) ______ worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military
personnel in spring 1918.
It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this
virus. The (29) ______ of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000
occurring in the United States. Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65
years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40-year age group, was a unique
(30) ______ of this pandemic.
While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating
are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat
secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were
limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of
disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, (31) ______ were applied unevenly.
(Source: https://www.cdc.gov/)
Question 27: A. Because of B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
Question 28: A. engage B. attack C. adopt D. spread
Question 29: A. number B. amount C. deal D. plenty
Question 30: A. project B. evidence C. figure D. feature
Question 31: A. when B. where C. which D. that
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 32: The charming old buildings and cottages are a throwback to the colonial past.
A. cunning B. exciting C. interesting D. fascinating
Question 33: The 1960s building boom in Zürich completely changed the rural landscape.
A. thoroughly B. quickly C. easily D. highly
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 34: Harry wants to invite her classmate, Hermione, to his birthday party.
Harry: “Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?”
Hermione: “______ What time does it start?”
A. Sure, I’d love to. B. Sorry. I’m busy then.
C. I can’t agree with you. D. I like a party.
Question 35: Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.
Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.”
Linda: “__________________”
A. It’s a good idea. B. Not at all.
C. I’m sorry, but I agree with you. D. That’s exactly what I think.
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 36: This is the most interesting man I’ve ever met.
A. I’ve ever met a more interesting man than this one before.
B. I’ve never met the most interesting man before.
C. I’ve never met an interesting man before.
D. I’ve never met a more interesting man than this one before.
Question 37: “We saw a strange phenomenon in the forest” they told their son.
A. They told their son that we had seen a strange phenomenon in the forest.
B. They told their son that they had seen a strange phenomenon in the forest.
C. They told their son that we saw a strange phenomenon in the forest.
D. They told their son that they saw a strange phenomenon in the forest.
Question 38: You are required to clean the house instead of your brother.
A. You needn’t clean the house instead of your brother.
B. You must clean the house instead of your brother.
C. You don’t have to clean the house instead of your brother.
D. You might clean the hosue instead of your brother.
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 39: Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. seriously B. insignificantly C. largely D. commonly
Question 40: No one knows for sure how they're going to deal with these sales issues, but ten to one it's the
employees who have to suffer the cost.
A. probably B. unlikely C. hardly D. costly
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.
Oil prices dropped on Friday as traders feared that an Opec deal to slash global supplies by 10% would not
offset a historic drop in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The price of Brent crude fell nearly 2.5% to $31.82 per barrel on Friday, despite news that the oil cartel and
allies, known as Opec+, had reached a deal that would end a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that
threatened to flood the market with more oil than the world could use.
Mexico initially cast some doubt over Opec’s plans, after apparently refusing to sign up to its share of cuts,
which would have been 400,000 barrels per day (bpd). The country instead offered to cut 100,000 bpd. The
country signalled on Friday that the US may be willing to make further cuts to its production in order to allow
Mexico to make less stringent reductions. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that US
president Donald Trump had agreed to help out by cutting additional US output.
However, G20 energy ministers did not mention production cuts in a statement released after a virtual
summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Friday. The meeting had been expected to seal the deal on production cuts,
but the statement pledged that the G20 would work together to ensure oil “market stability”. “We commit to
ensure that the energy sector continues to make a full, effective contribution to overcoming Covid-19 and
powering the subsequent global recovery,” the statement said.
(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/)
Question 41: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A historic drop in in oil demand.
B. Mexico’s doubt over Opec’s plans.
C. Oil prices fall again despite Opec+ deal to cut production.
D. G20 energy ministers and production cuts.
Question 42: What is the result of the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia?
A. OPEC+ will reached a deal.
B. The world market will have too much oil.
C. Mexico will share Opec’s plans.
D. The world will have no oil to use.
Question 43: The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. share of cuts B. some doubt C. Opec’s plans D. 400,000 barrels
Question 44: The word “stringent” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. real B. uneven C. inventive D. strict
Question 45: According to paragraph 4, G20 would work together to ensure ______.
A. oil market stability B. effective control of Covid-19
C. faster global recovery D. statement after a virtual summit
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 46: A. conceal B. approach C. create D. enter
Question 47: A. reinforce B. calculate C. dominate D. compromise
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 48: Peter and David played the piano in the living room at 7.00 pm yesterday.
A. the B. played C. in D. living
Question 49: Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel are expected to change its reservations and
proceed to Hawaii.
A. reaching B. are C. its D. proceed to
Question 50: In Italy public opinion as a whole was favorite to the visit, especially as it was not considered an
obstacle to the protected increase of the army and navy.
A. protected increase B. as a whole C. favorite D. especially

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CÂU HỎI THAY THẾ (GV có thể thay thế các câu ở mục này lên các câu tương ứng trong đề
để tránh trường hợp search trên mạng hoặc dùng làm câu hỏi ôn tập đề cũ đã làm)
Question 21: The villagers retain a strong attachment to their traditional beliefs.
Question 23: Every now and then, just for a change, she did crosswords.
Question 26: With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its
natural habitat.
Question 32: The book offers a charming glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.
Question 33: The accident seemed to have completely destroyed his confidence.
Question 39: Job opportunities are severely limited at the moment.

PHIẾU KIỂM TRA BÀI ( GV dùng phiếu này sau khi học sinh làm đề xong hoặc ở đầu
buổi học tiếp theo để kiểm tra lại các cấu trúc quan trọng đã làm trong đề )

1. c_____________ = stop happen or existing

2. in_____________ = em_______________ = hiện thân
3. be t__________ ____ = mệt mỏi
4. en____________ + to Vo = khuyến khích
5. tr_____________ (n) = truyền thống
6. tr_____________ (adj) = thuộc truyền thống
7. tr_____________ (n) = chủ nghĩa truyền thống
8. tr_____________ (adv) = theo truyền thống
9. c__________ on w___________ = thịnh hành
10. d_____ cr____________ = chơi trò chơi ô chữ
11. in p_____________ s___________ = nơi dễ thấy
12. c_______________ = f____________________ = hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn
13. c_______________ = th_______________ = hoàn toàn
14. s_______________ (nghiêm trọng) # in________________ (không đáng kể)
15. o________ to t________ = pr________ (rất có thể) # u________ (không thể)