SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023 (Đợt 2)

TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Minh often plays ______ piano at night when he has finished all his homework.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 2: The children will have finished their housework ______.
A. when their mum got home B. after their mum had got home
C. as soon as their mum got home D. by the time their mum gets home
Question 3: I don’t believe a word that Pete said. I think he just ______that story.
A. set in B. went round C. got about D. made up
Question 4: Ladies and gentlemen, let's ______ a big hand to our special guests tonight.
A. bring B. give C. help D. take
Question 5: We all agreed ______ the trip for another weekend when the weather gets better.
A. to postpone B. postpone C. to postponing D. postponing
Question 6: That old building was designed by a French architect, ______?
A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. wasn’t it D. didn’t it
Question 7: I think when the new episode of the film comes out, it ______ by many audiences.
A. is watching B. will watch C. will be watching D. will be watched
Question 8: A bike path is usually______ than the lane of a road.
A. the narrowest B. narrower C. narrow D. most narrow
Question 9: The Internet helps us to interact _______ people all around the world.
A. with B. in C. of D. on
Question 10: He became interested in ______ when he arranged pictures for a school project.
A. photography B. photogenically C. photographical D. photogenic
Question 11: The international conference ______ in Hanoi last week was remarkably successful.
A. held B. was held C. holds D. holding
Question 12: Ollie said he had a ______ of a time at the jazz festival and he wants to go again next year.
A. shark B. dolphin C. whale D. octopus
Question 13: Action movies may have negative ________on children.
A. affects B. origins C. effects D. causes
Question 14: A new project has been run for students in remote areas to raise their English______.
A. possibilities B. capabilities C. responsibilities D. opportunities
Question 15: We were swimming in the pool when the fire alarm suddenly______.
A. rings B. rang C. is ringing D. was ringing
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 16: Jane and Laura are talking about their recent music performance at school.
- Jane: “Do you think the performance was successful?” - Laura: “______.”
A. Not on my account B. It’s true, certainly
C. I wouldn’t mind at all D. By and large, yes
Question 17: Laura sees Rachel carrying many suitcases into her house.
- Laura: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” - Rachel: “______.”
A. Of course, not for me B. Thanks, but I can manage myself
C. No. I can’t help you now D. No. those aren’t mine
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. daughter B. dawn C. laughter D. launch
Question 19: A. chicken B. check C. chain D. machine

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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 20: I would need to be humble with her. I don’t want to burn my bridges with her.
A. build relationships B. ruin the relationship C. build bridges D. destroy relationships
Question 21: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings
of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness B. pain and sorrow C. loss D. worry and sadness
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. destroy B. dismiss C. distract D. distance
Question 23: A. maximum B. marathon C. general D. proportion
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 student service center will try their best to assist students in finding a suitable part-time job.
A. support B. employ C. protect D. allow
Question 25: The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite films.
A. economics B. advertisements C. contests D. businesses
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 is possible that we won’t have to take an entrance exam this year.
A. We mightn’t have to take an entrance exam this year.
B. Perhaps we have to take an entrance exam this year.
C. It is likely that we will take an entrance exam this year.
D. We mustn’t take an entrance exam this year.
Question 27: “Why don’t you ask your parents for advice?” said Tom.
A. Tom suggested that I ask my parents for advice.
B. Tom said to me to ask my parents for advice.
C. Tom advised me asking my parents for advice.
D. Tom wanted to know the reason why I don’t ask my parents for advice.
Question 28: It is a month since the MPs took part in the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
A. A month has gone by since the MPs took part in the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
B. It is a month since the MPs has taken part in the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
C. A month passed since the MPs took part in the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
D. The last time the MPs took part in the President’s swearing-in ceremony is a month ago.
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: When an animal’s habitat is in danger, we should do everything we can to protect them.
A. them B. in C. do D. an
Question 30: We need someone really effective who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
A. smoothly B. it C. effective D. organize
Question 31: A twenty-one-year-old man became the second casualty yesterday when he loses control of his
truck.
A. control B. became C. loses D. when
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: Our U23 national football team did not play well at Doha Cup. They lost three successive matches.
A. If our U23 national football team played well, they wouldn’t lose three successive matches at Doha Cup.
B. If our U23 national football team had played well, they wouldn’t lose three successive matches at Doha Cup.
C. But for three successive matches at Doha Cup, our U23 national football team would have played well.
D. If our U23 national football team had played well, they wouldn’t have lost three successive matches at Doha Cup.
Question 33: We arrived at the conference. We then realized that our reports were still at home.
A. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.
C. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
D. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.

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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.
The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is a new illness and scientists are still (34)______ how it
spreads from person to person, but similar viruses tend to spread via cough and sneeze droplets. When an
infected person coughs or sneezes, they release droplets of saliva or mucus. These droplets can fall on
people in the vicinity and can be either directly inhaled or picked up on the hands then (35)______ when
someone touches their face, causing infection. For flu, some hospital guidelines define exposure as being
within six feet of an infected person (36)______ sneezes or coughs for 10 minutes or longer. Viruses can
also be spread through droplets landing on surfaces such as seats on buses or trains or desks in school.
(37)______, whether this is a main transmission route depends on how long viruses survive on surfaces –
this can vary from hours to months. There is anecdotal evidence that the virus can be spread by people
before they have symptoms. Some (38)______ illnesses such as flu can be passed from one person to
another before symptoms occur – but the extent to which this is happening with the new coronavirus is
not well understood yet.
(Adapted from: https://medihome.com.vn)
Question 34: A. admitting B. presuming C. accounting D. assessing
Question 35: A. transferred B. exchanged C. emerged D. transformed
Question 36: A. which B. when C. where D. who
Question 37: A. Therefore B. However C. In fact D. Moreover
Question 38: A. every B. one C. another 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.
PLASTIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Plastic is a material we use every day. The first plastics were made more than 100 years ago from
parts of plants. Plastics are now made from oil, coal and natural gas. We are using up these things so fast
that the Earth’s supplies may run out. Because of this, scientists are investigating new ideas for making
plastics from plants such as sweet potato, bamboo and flax.
Things made from plastic can be useful for people but bad for the planet. Some plastics can last
for a long time without wearing out, and can be difficult to get rid of when they are not needed. They can
remain in rubbish dumps called landfill sites for hundreds of years. Landfills can be smelly, ugly, and
harmful to our planet.
Recycling is a good way to get rid of unwanted plastics. Recycled waste materials can be used
again to make new products. This can be difficult as different types of plastic need to be recycled in
different ways. Some kinds of plastics can be melted down and used to make new things such as bags and
bottles. Others can be made into fibers (strands of material) for clothing.
Another way to protect the environment is to use canvas bags for shopping rather than plastic
ones. A lot of plastic objects can also be reused. Plastic bottles can be refilled many times, rather than
throwing them away once they are empty. Unwanted plastic goods such as CDs and toys can be sold or
given away to charity shops.
(Adapted from: https://www.esolcourses.com)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Materials that plastic is made of B. The history of plastic and its usefulness
C. Plastic: effects and solutions to the problem D. Reducing the harm of plastics on the environment
Question 40: According to the passage, things made from plastic are bad for our environment because ______.
A. they are a danger to marine life such as whales, turtles and so on
B. plastics can exist for a long time without decomposing
C. they are very convenient for people to use in different purposes
D. people reuse plastic objects before recycling them
Question 41: The phrase get rid of in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. make B. keep C. create D. remove
Question 42: The word They in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. People B. Plastics C. Things D. Rubbish dumps
Question 43: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Plastics and plastic objects can be thrown away to tidy the room.
B. Plastics and plastic objects can be recycled or reused.
C. Plastic objects are useful for people without negative impacts.
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 D. Some kinds of plastics can be melted down, then released into the river.
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.
More than 200 reindeer have died of starvation on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, with
scientists blaming their deaths on climate change. The wild deer carcasses were found on the Arctic
islands this summer by researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), which said it had never
logged so many deaths at once in 40 years of monitoring the animals’ population level. “It’s scary to find
so many dead animals,” project leader Ashild Onvik Pedersen told state broadcaster NRK. “This is an
example of how climate change affects nature. It is just sad.”
Svalbard’s capital Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on earth, is thought to be warming quicker
than any other settlement on the planet, climate scientists warned earlier this year. The milder temperatures in
the region led to unusually heavy rainfall in December, leaving a thick layer of ice when the precipitation
froze. This meant the reindeer could not dig through the hardened tundra to reach the vegetation they graze on
in their usual pastures, the NPI said. Svalbard’s reindeer have been observed eating seaweed and kelp when
food is scarce, but these are less nutritious and cause them stomach problems.
A relatively high number of calves born last year increased the death toll, as the youngest and
weakest are often the first to die in harsh conditions. “Some of the mortality is natural because there were
so many calves last year. But the large number we see now is due to heavy rain, which is due to global
warming,” said Ms. Onvik Pedersen.
A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks investigating population of the Svalbard reindeer earlier
this year. Researchers warned the decline of reindeer would cause unwanted plant species, currently kept
in check by the animals’ grazing, to spread across Arctic ecosystems in Europe, Asia and North America.
Arctic reindeer and caribou populations have declined 56 per cent in the last two decades, a report
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last year. The report said food security was
partly to blame for falling herd numbers, while warmer summers could also put the animals at greater risk
of diseases spread by flies and parasites. The average temperature in Longyearbyen has risen by 3.7C
since 1900, more than three times the global average increase of about 1C. In 2016, the entrance to the
town’s “Doomsday” seed vault – which stores specimens of almost all the world’s seeds – was flooded
following heavy rainfall.
(Adapted from https://www.independent.co.uk/)
Question 44: Which could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Global warming – What are the effects on nature?
B. Reindeer – The most vulnerable animals on the Arctic islands.
C. Climate change – The main cause for the death of hundreds of reindeer.
D. Climate change – What are the reasons?
Question 45: The word logged in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. damaged B. discovered C. cut down D. recorded
Question 46: The word scarce in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by______.
A. unlimited B. abundant C. insufficient D. inappropriate
Question 47: What does the word these in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. milder temperatures B. their usual pastures C. seaweed and kelp D. Svalbard’s reindeer
Question 48: According to Ms. Onvik Pedersen, why is the death rate of reindeer so high this year?
A. Because of the high number of calves born. B. Because of natural selection.
C. Because of heavy rain. D. Because of the shortage of vegetation.
Question 49: Which statement is TRUE according to paragraph 5?
A. Reindeer populations decreased due to the increase of unwanted plant species.
B. Beside the scarcity of food, diseases are also the cause of reindeer’s mortality.
C. The average temperature of the Earth has increased by 3.7C since 1990.
D. Nearly a half of reindeer populations have reduced in the last two decades.
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. the clearest effect of climate change is the limit of food chain in the nature
B. the Arctic ecosystems are altering worse because of the global warming
C. Arctic reindeer play the most important role in the Arctic ecosystems
D. the harsh weather in Arctic islands only damages the new-born calves

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