Đ KSCL_2023-2024

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 1: You should stop drinking. It is detrimental to your health.
A. useful B. harmful C. simple D. beneficial
Question 2: Volunteer students provide practical assistance to the people in remote and mountainous
areas.
A. help B. benefit C. acceptance D. need

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 3: - Paul: “I believe space travel will become more affordable for many people in the future”
- Daisy: “__________. One day, normal people can travel to Mars.”
A. It doesn’t matter at all B. I am sorry to hear that
C. It is very kind of you to say so D. There’s no doubt about that
- Patrice: “__________.”
A. It’s a pleasure B. Oh, I’m glad you like it
C. Congratulations D. Oh, that’s kind of you

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: When I met her for the first time I knew that we had some kind of _______.
A. physics B. chemistry C. geography D. biology
Question 6: Your father works in this hospital, _______?
A. isn’t he B. doesn’t he C. was he D. did he
Question 7: Most children are not capable ________ sitting in a place for a long time.
A. with B. of C. in D. to
Question 8: John took some photos of butterflies when he ______ in Cuc Phuong national park.
A. was walking B. had walked C. walked D. is walking
Question 9: My mother is a caring person. She is always ______ first person to get up in the morning
and cook for the family.
A. the B. no article C. a D. an
Question 10: Ban Gioc waterfall in Cao Bang is ______ one I have ever seen.
A. the most beautiful B. most beautiful C. the more beautiful D. beautiful

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Question 11: Many costal houses _______ during the storm last week.
A. destroyed B. had destroyed C. were destroyed D. were destroying
Question 12: Issac Newton is one of the great _______ of all the time.
A. invents B. inventors C. inventive D. inventions
Question 13: Busy as my father was at work, he always _______ house chores with us.
A. undertook B. avoided C. shared D. divided
Question 14: A lot of measures have been _______ to protect these ancient houses in the city centre
from being affected by pollution and toxic chemicals.
A. done B. made C. taken D. created
Question 15: I think I cannot ________ the noise from the house next door any more.
A. come up with B. catch up with C. make off with D. put up with
Question 16: _______ he prepared carefully for the interview; he answered all the questions very well.
A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. Because of
Question 17: _______ so much forest, the local people now suffer from frequent natural
disasters.
A. Destroying B. Having destroyed C. Had destroyed D. To destroy
Question 18: I will take the dog out for a walk _______.
A. as soon as I have finished my homework B. Until I finished my homework
C. when I was finishing my homework D. After I had finished my homework
Question 19: The insects looked and tasted so horrible, I ______ with disgust as I tried to force them
down.
A. gloated B. grimaced C. chuckled D. grinned

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word and phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 20 to 24.
It seems today that ideas of what friendship is are also changing. A study in 1993 at the University
of Oxford showed that people could only maintain 150 relationships. (20) ________, with the explosion
of social media since then, (21) ________ people now have over 300 people who they think of as friends.
Some people think that these friends are not real friends, but others believe that social media has
helped us to expand and keep our friendships because we have more time and opportunities.
Another change from the past is that people don't stay in the place (22) ________ they were born.
They go to different cities and countries for education and jobs. People are in general more
geographically mobile nowadays. This means that we (23) ________ more chances to meet and make
friends with people from different cultures and different backgrounds. One thing is definitely true though,
it doesn't matter how old we are or how many friends we have on social media, friendship is good for our
health. People who spend time with friends have fewer mental health problems and are generally happier
and in a better physical state of health than people who spend their free time alone. Recent research has
revealed that people with a large (24) ________ of friends both from real world and
virtual world are more likely to enjoy a higher life expectancy.
Question 20: A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. For example
Question 21: A. many B. much C. every D. each
Question 22: A. which B. where C. whose D. whom
Question 23: A. acquire B. reach C. access D. stand
Question 24: A. crowd B. circle C. association D. group

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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 25: A. huge B. student C. much D. cute
Question 26: A. thank B. through C. thousand D. though
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 27: A. enter B. campus C. invest D. mother
Question 28: A. organize B. preference C. alphabet D. museum

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 29 to 35.
Climate change has already increased the risk of wildfire globally, according to a new review
of research that suggests the weather conditions that led to the Australian wildfires will become more
common in future. LEAD TO =result in
In light of the ongoing wildfire crisis in Australia, Richard Betts at the UK Met Office in
Exeter and his colleagues reviewed 57 peer-reviewed studies about the link between climate change
and wildfire risk. All of them found that climate change increases the frequency or severity of fire-
favorable weather conditions. The review found that fire weather seasons have lengthened globally
between 1979 and 2013. Fire weather generally involves hot temperatures, low humidity, low rainfall
in the preceding days and weeks, and windy conditions.
Climate models also suggest that more extreme conditions and longer fire seasons come as a
result of climate change, rather than fluctuations due to natural variation, the review reported. The
recent extreme weather in Australia – 2019 was both its hottest and driest year on record – will become
the “new normal” if the world continues a trajectory of warming close to 3°C, said Betts at a press
briefing on Monday. Under Met Office modelling of 2°C of global warming, south-eastern Australia is
predicted to experience an extra 20 to 30 days per year of fire conditions rated as “severe” or worse on
the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index, said Betts.
In severe fire conditions, fires that start may become uncontrollable. In the worst conditions,
which have been seen in Australia this wildfire season and are rated “catastrophic”, fires cannot be
controlled and pose a threat to life and property. Limiting climate change to well below 2°C in line
with the Paris climate deal is key to lowering future fire risks, the review concluded.
(Adapted from https://www.newscientist.com/article)
Question 29: What is the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Wildfire crisis in Australia.
B. How to control wildlife crisis globally?
C. Wildfire crisis causes and effects
D. The risk of wildfire globally caused by climate change.
Question 30: According to paragraph 3, climate change leads to _______.
A. longer fire seasons B. low rainfall
C. lowering future fire risks D. Uncontrollable wildfires
Question 31: The word “trajectory” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. curved path B. intention C. route D. uncontrollable crisis
Question 32: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A. wildfire crisis B. peer-reviewed studies
C. climate change and wildfire risk D. colleagues
Question 33: The word “catastrophic” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. uncontrollable B. severe C. harsh D. hazardous
Question 34: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There will be more wildfires in Australian caused by severe weather condition.
B. Forests fires in south-eastern Australian often lasts 20 to 30 days per year.
C. Severe forest fires are often uncontrollable.
D. Hot temperatures, low humidity, low rainfall are signs of fire weather.
Question 35: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Forests fires in Australian are more severe than other places.
B. Richard Betts has done a research about wildfires all over the world.
C. Wildfires are more and more uncontrollable.
D. There’s a close relationship between climate change and wildfires.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 36: I had just come home. Then I heard the phone ringing.
A. No sooner had I come home then I heard the phone ringing.
B. Hardly I come home did I hear the phone ringing.
C. I had barely come home than I heard the phone ringing.
D. Scarcely had I come home when I heard the phone ringing.

Question 37: The office is closed. We can’t get any work done today.
A. If the office is not closed, we can get some work done today.
B. Provided that the office is open, we can’t get any work done today.
C. If the office were open, we wouldn’t be able to get any work done today.
E. If the office were open, we could get some work done today.

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 38: It is compulsory for all the students to hand in their assignments on time.
obligatory
A. All the students must hand in their assignments on time.
B. All the students may hand in their assignments on time.
C. All the students can’t hand in their assignments on time.
D. All the students needn’t hand in their assignments on time.
Question 39: I last ate this kind of food five years ago.
A. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for five years.
B. I ate this kind of food for five years.
C. I didn’t eat this kind of food five years ago.
D. I have eaten this kind of food for five years.
Question 40: “I had lunch with my friends last month,” Jean said.
A. Jean said that she would have lunch with her friends last month.
B. Jean said that I had had lunch with my friends the previous month.
C. Jean said that I had lunch with her friends last month.
D. Jean said that she had had lunch with her friends the previous month.

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 41: The number of girls in this mountains village attending primary school this year has
increased from 30 to 50. REDUCE
A. balanced B. remained C. improved D. decreased
Question 42: Instead of getting all riled up about the boy’s uncooperative behaviors, the teacher
should try to figure out how to get him involved in the class activities.
A. getting highly excited
B. appearing quite unconcerned
C. becoming really annoyed
D. being extremely satisfied

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 43 to 47.
Broadcasting, perhaps the greatest invention of the last century, has come a long way; and the
BBC is one of the most important and trusted broadcasters in the world today.
The British Broadcasting Company was established in 1922. Four years later, it changed its
name to the British Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the BBC. It was not the world's first
radio station. There had already been public radio broadcasts in Britain before 1920.
From the beginning the BBC was a public service radio, but also an independent operator. In
the early days of BBC radio, there was not a lot of news on the radio. There were music, drama,
discussions and children's programs; but news was not broadcast until after 7 p.m., to avoid
competition with the newspapers!
In 1936 the BBC began the world's first television service. Only a few thousand people in
London could receive those first flickering images. Nevertheless, people liked what they saw, and as
the number of transmitters increased, more and more people went out to buy new television sets. In
1937, tennis was broadcast from Wimbledon for the first time. Then in 1938, football's Cup Final
could be seen, live, by hundreds of thousands of people for the first time ever. Since 1946, the BBC
has become one of Britain's most famous institutions. Today it has several national television
channels, lots of radio channels and a growing number of international services.
(Adapted from https://linguapress.com)
Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The limitations of the BBC B. The founder of the BBC
C. The mains of the BBC D. The development of the BBC
Question 44: The word “established” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. shared B. moved C. heard D. formed
Question 45: According to paragraph 3, all of the following programs were broadcast on BBC radio
EXCEPT _______.
A. kid’s programs B. music C. reality shows D. discussions
Question 46: According to paragraph 4, which of the following was the reason why more people
bought new TV sets?
A. There was an increase in the number of transmitters.
B. Tennis was broadcast for the first time.
C. They could receive the first flickering images.
D. They could see football’s Cup Final.
Question 47: The word "It" in paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. The BBC B. Britain C. service D. channel

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 48: Many large enterprises have established comprehensible research and development
centres in an endeavor to develop technologies to solve the problem of rubbish in heavily
industrialized regions.
A. endeavor B. industrialized C. comprehensible D. established
Question 49: I asked my kids to stop using his phones and take part in some outdoor activities.
D. His -
A. take part in B. activities C. asked them
Question 50: Jane visits Tràng An Scenic complex with her family last summer.
A. her B. visits C. summer D. Scenic

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