ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA SỐ 05 KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

(Đề thi có 05 trang) Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề
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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. thumb B. there C. theory D. thrill
Question 2: A. advice B. align C. diversity D. barista
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. exam B. workforce C. measure D. footprint
Question 4: A. dedicate B. urbanise C. distinguish D. advertise
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: Wear you grey suit to the interview if you want to _________ a good impression.
A. catch B. keep C. bring D. create
Question 6: I was trying to remember what I had learnt about gravity in school ______ .
A. science B. chemistry C. history D. literature
Question 7: Your mom is a great cook,_________?
A. aren’t you B. isn't she C. aren’t you D. is she
Question 8: The repairs to the building _________ by the contractors by the end of the week.
A. will finish B. have been finished C. will be finished D. have finished
Question 9: Some chemicals ______ for cleaning surfaces affect the air quality and cause health
problem.
A. which use B. using C. used D. to use
Question 10: Swimming is __________ than running because it's easier on your joints.
A. healthier B. the healthier C. healthiest D. the healthiest
Question 11: ___________ tomorrow, I will go for a jog in the park.
A. When I woke up B. As soon as I wake up
C. Before I wake up D. By the time I woke up
Question 12: I am thankful _______ my friends who always make me laugh and bring joy into my life.
A. of B. to C. in D. for
Question 13: Have you ever read _________ book that you just couldn’t put it down?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 14: As I was walking along the beach, I __________ a gold coin.
A. found B. was finding C. had found D. find
Question 15: A health food shop in Australia has decided _________ customers $5 for “just looking”.
A. charge B. to charge C. charging D. charged
Question 16: Fifty or sixty years ago, computers were very _________ machines, but then the
scientists believed that one day machines would be able to “think”.
A. simplicity B. simply C. simplify D. simple
Question 17: He _________ his old friend at the grocery store yesterday.
A. took over B. took off C. ran into D. saw off
Question 18: Those cream cakes are making my _______ water. Take them away before I eat them all!
A. lips B. hands C. feet D. mouth
Question 19: It takes a lot of _________ and patience to learn how to play a musical instrument.
A. attempt B. effort C. trial D. experiment
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.

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Question 20: The doctor will diagnose your symptoms and prescribe the appropriate treatment..
A. miss B. resurrect C. identify D. overlook
Question 21: The FBI were suspicious of one employee, but they didn’t have enough reliable evidence
to arrest him.
A. trustworthy B. doubtful C. certain D. convinced

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: She chose light-colored furniture to lighten up her dull flat.
A. darken B. shine C. activate D. draw
Question 23: The information you have got is actually off the record, so be careful if you intend to use
it for publication.
A. private B. official C. confidential D. important
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 24: Peter and Mary are friends. They have just finished lunch in a restaurant.
Mary: “The food is great. I'll get the bill.” - Peter: “____________.”
A. Yes, speak to you soon B. No, this is on me.
C. I'm afraid he is not here. D. Don't mention it.
Question 25: Jenny is discussing with Mark in the classroom.
- Jenny: “I think higher living standard is one of the reasons that many people want to be a city
dweller.”
- Mark: “________________”
A. Why not? B. I couldn’t agree more.
C. It’s nice of you to say so. D. That’s quite all right.
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 26 to 30.
Ancient Aztec writings mention (26)________ for dishes of tomatoes, peppers, and salt -
probably the first salsa recipe! Spanish soldiers conquered the Aztecs and brought tomato seeds back
with them to Europe. In Europe, these yellowish tomatoes were first called “apples of gold.” For a long
time, people in Northern Europe and North America did not these “apples of gold.” People were afraid
to (27)________ tomatoes (28)________ looked similar to the nightshade plant, a deadly poison.
German people even thought that if someone ate tomatoes, he or she would change into a werewolf.
However, by the mid-1800s, people all over the world had accepted the tomato as a good food to eat.
Nevertheless, the tomato was due for more controversy. Do you think tomatoes are a fruit or
vegetable? Actually tomatoes are a fruit. (29)________, in America, tomatoes are a vegetable by law.
Why are tomatoes legally a vegetable in America? In the 1800s, there was no import tax on fruit from
other countries, but there was an import tax on vegetables. At that time, many tomatoes were coming
from (30)________ countries into America, and American tomato farmers became worried about
making a living. The government made tomatoes a vegetable by law so that non-American tomatoes
would be taxed.
Question 26: A. ingredients B. additives C. recipes D. forms
Question 27: A. eat B. drink C. sip D. cook
Question 28: A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 29: A. In addition B. However C. Moreover D. Besides
Question 30: A. the others B. another C. others 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 31 to 35.
Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction, When we eat or drink
sugary foods. The sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the
good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a particularly
strong effect. In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down
on.
“It seems like every time I study an illness and trace path to the first cause, I find my way back
to sugar,” says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and

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up to 347 million have diabetes. Why? “Sugar, we believe, is one of the culprits, if not the major
culprit,” says Johnson.
Our bodies are designed to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food,
so our bodies learned to be very efficient in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for
when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once
saved us may now be killing us.
So what is the solution? It's obvious that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in today’s
world, it’s extremely difficult to avoid. From breakfast cereals to after-dinner desserts, our foods are
increasingly filled with it. Some manufacturers even use sugar to replace taste in foods that are
advertised as low in fat.
But there are those who are fighting back against sugar. Many schools are replacing sugary
desserts with healthier options like fruit. Other schools are growing their own food in gardens, or
building facilities like walking tracks so students and others in the community can exercise, The battle
has not yet been lost.

Question 31: What is this passage mainly about?

A. our addiction to sugar B. illnesses by sugar
C. good sugar vs. bad sugar D. ways to avoid sugar
Question 32: In paragraph 2, the word culprit is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. disease B. unknown thing
C. sweet food D. cause of the problem
Question 33: What does the word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. trouble B. solution C. sugar D. world
Question 34: According to the passage, why is it so hard to avoid sugar?
A. We like candy too much. B. It gives us needed energy.
C. It’s in so many foods and drinks. D. We get used to eating it at schools.
Question 35: Which of the following statements about sugar is NOT true?
A. Sugar makes us feel good. B. Our bodies store sugar as fat.
C. We need very little sugar to survive. D. Only adults need to stop eating sugar.
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 36 to 42.
For uncounted generations, trillions upon trillions of tiny creatures called coral polyps have
lived and died, leaving behind a substance called limestone. A building material prized throughout the
history of mankind, limestone was used to construct the Great Pyramids of Egypt, as well as countless
churches and castles. Even today, crushed limestone is used to make the cement with which modern
structures are built. For this, coral polyps are sometimes called “the animals that helped make the
world.” Yet, the greatest limestone structures in the world are built underwater, by the coral polyps
themselves. We call them reefs. They are larger in scale than buildings made by any other living beings,
including humans.
Indeed, a living coral reef is remarkable, a “city beneath the sea,” filled with a rich variety of
life. Coral reefs thrive in warm, shallow oceans near the equator, and are among the world's most
colorful places. Each reef is full of brilliantly colored fish and coral forming wonderful patterns. In
addition to their beauty, the reefs are an important food source for fish, and for humans. In fact, reef
fish make up a significant percentage of the global fish catch.
Various human activities can cause great harm to the world’s coral reefs. For example, reefs can
be damaged when the coral is taken for use in building materials, jewelry-making, or to fill aquariums.
Illegal fishing methods like blast and cyanide fishing also harm them. These methods can help
fishermen get a good catch, but their negative effects on the reefs are significant. Blast fishing involves
setting off bombs in the water to kill as many fish as possible. The blasts kill most living things nearby
and cause damage to the reef's structure.
In cyanide fishing, fishermen release liquid cyanide, a very dangerous and deadly chemical, into
the reef. As a result, the fish become stunned. This makes them easy to collect. The fishermen can then
sell them for big money to the aquarium market, or for consumption in restaurants. Meanwhile, the reef
is damaged by the cyanide which kills large numbers of coral polyps, and by the fishermen who break
apart the reef looking for the stunned fish.

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 Another threat to a reef is water pollution. When floods in Australia covered the Great Barrier
Reef with dirty freshwater, the quality of the water changed, and chemicals killed the reef life. This is
happening to many reefs around the world. In addition, due to global warming, many reefs have
become sick, turning white in a process known as coral bleaching.
These threats to coral reefs are very serious, but there is reason to hope that they will survive. If
we take steps toward coral reef conservation, it is likely that these tiny creatures, which survived natural
threats for millions of years, will be able to rebuild the reefs that so much ocean life depends on.
Question 36: What is this passage mainly about?
A. the underwater world in general
B. the use of coral in the building of cities
C. the kinds of animals found near coral reefs
D. the beauty of reefs and the dangers they face
Question 37: The material commonly called coral is made of _____________.
A. shells B. reefs C. polyps D. cement
Question 38: Which statement about coral reefs is NOT true?
A. They are an important source of fish.
B. They are usually found in deep ocean waters.
C. They are among the world's most colorful places.
D. They can be larger than structures made by humans.
Question 39: The word scale in line 11 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. weight B. number of fish C. size D. length of time
Question 40: What does the word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. aquariums B. methods C. reefs D. materials
Question 41: Why do some fishermen use the method of blast fishing?
A. to catch fish for aquariums
B. to kill as many fish as possible
C. to release liquid cyanide into the reef
D. to break apart the reef to find stunned fish
Question 42: Why does the author mention that the fishermen sell reef fish for big money?
A. to give a reason reefs should be saved
B. to excuse the fishermen who use illegal methods
C. to compare the effects of blast and cyanide fishing
D. to show why such illegal fishing methods are attractive
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: The scientist conducted an exhausted experiment to ensure that the results were
accurate and reliable.
A. conducted B. exhausted C. ensure D. accurate
Question 44: Her parents run a shop in the town when she was a teenager.
A. Her B. run C. when D. teenager
Question 45: When Mai had her bike stolen, she decided to leave a message where they had been.
A. had B. stolen C. they D. to leave
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: The last time when I saw her was three years ago.
A. I have often seen her for the last three years.
B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.
C. I have not seen her for three years.
D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.
Question 47: It wasn’t her who you saw in her office last Friday because she she's been out of town for
two weeks.
A. You needn’t have seen her in her office last Friday because she’s been out of town for two
weeks.
B. You shouldn’t have seen her in her office last Friday; she's been out of town for two weeks.
C. You can’t have seen her in her office last Friday; she's been out of town for two weeks.
D. You mightn’t have seen her in her office last Friday; she's been out of town for two weeks.
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Question 48: “Do you watch television every evening, Jane?”, said Peter.
A. Peter asked Jane did she watch TV every evening.
B. Peter asks Jane if does she watch TV every evening.
C. Peter asked Jane if she’d watched TV every evening.
D. Peter asked Jane if she watched TV every evening.
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: She invited me to her birthday party. I didn’t come to it.
A. I insisted on having been invited to her birthday party.
B. I was very glad to accept the invitation to her birthday party.
C. I regret accepting the invitation to her birthday party.
D. If only I had come to her birthday party.
Question 50: She had just finished eating her breakfast. Then she went down to town with her friends.
A. Hardly had she finished eating her breakfast than she went down to town with her friends.
B. No sooner she had finished eating her breakfast than she went down to town with her friends.
C. No sooner had she finished eating her breakfast when she went down to town with her
friends.
D. Hardly had she finished eating her breakfast when she went down to town with her friends.

ĐÁP ÁN
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D
31. A 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. D 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. B 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. D

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