ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023 Bài thi NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ ĐỊNH KỲ THÁNG 1 2023 Thời gian làm bài 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicat[.]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ ĐỊNH KỲ THÁNG 1 - 2023
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions
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
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
5 If with the opportunity to give a presentation, John will be able to show his great
communication skills
6 There are some people having lunch in the cafeteria, _?
A aren’t they B weren’t they C aren’t there D weren’t there
7 Susan didn’t get the invitation to the seminar, so she’s quite _.
A disappointment B disappoint C disappointed D disappointing
8 When some students _ the windows, the principal entered the classroom.
A was cleaning B have cleaned C are cleaning D were cleaning
9 It was Tina that the proposal to offer flexible working hours.
10 They had no choice but to themselves to a totally different culture.
11 The better the weather is, _ optimistic I am.
12 I remember leaving my handbag on the table, but I can’t find it now.
A white leather lovely B lovely white leather C leather lovely white D lovely leather white
13 He has been watching this show _.
A since I came back home B before I came back home
C after I had come back home D when I come back home
Trang 214 It is quite surprising to know that most seabirds concentrate the south.
15 You can seek help from agencies in your area to find work.
16 Don’t trust Lan; she always promises.
17 They were rooted to the with utter amazement when their son returned home after 5 years
living abroad
18 Some people cannot find happiness in life they have a well-paid job.
19 My uncle is said to Paris a few years ago.
A to have relocated B to relocate C to have been relocated D to be relocated
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
20 With a respectable salary, she can afford to feed and clothe her children.
21 I found it really hard to get on with my colleagues; they seemed quite remote.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
22 We were climbing the walls when we couldn’t contact John after 2 days.
A became a little bit annoyed B were extremely anxious
C felt greatly delighted D showed our disappointment
23 To eradicate sexual discrimination from school, it’s important to deliver lessons about gender
equality
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.
24 As an avid environmentalist, she tries to keep an observational eye on developments of some pressing
environmental issues around her
25 A good teacher not only provides their students with academic knowledge but also teaches them
necessary life skills
Trang 3A not only B their C them D life skills
26 One of the students who receives a scholarship to study abroad is Helen.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
27 Pat and Linda are discussing city life in the future.
- Pat: “There will be a housing shortage in big cities.”
- Linda: “ _ More and more people from rural areas will come to cities.”
28 Trang is talking to Nam after class.
- Trang: “Would you like to join our reading club?”
- Nam: “ _”
A Never mind B Yes, I’d love to C You’re welcome D Congratulations!
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
29 “If I were you, I wouldn’t watch this show,” said Phillips to me.
A Phillips told me to watch that show B Phillips advised me not to watch that show.
C Phillips asked me not to watch that show D Phillips forced me to watch that show.
30 This is my first visit to Beijing.
A I went to Beijing a long time ago B I used to visit Beijing a long time ago.
C I have visited Beijing many times before D I have never visited Beijing before.
31 I thought it wasn’t necessary to change the password, but I was wrong.
A I needn’t have changed the password B I might have changed the password.
C I can’t have changed the password C I should have changed the password.
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
32 Ricky was involved in a big fight at school Now he regrets it.
A Ricky wishes he had been involved in a big fight at school.
B If Ricky weren’t involved in a big fight at school, he wouldn’t regret it now.
C If only Ricky weren’t involved in a big fight at school.
D Ricky regrets having been involved in a big fight at school.
33 He suffered from serious injuries from a car accident He realised the importance of fastening a seat
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A Only after he had suffered from serious injuries from a car accident did he realise that it was
important to fasten a seat belt
B Not until he had suffered from serious injuries from a car accident did he realise that fastening a
seat belt wasn’t necessary
C No sooner had he suffered from serious injuries from a car accident than he was aware of the
importance of fastening a seat belt
D Only when he realised the importance of fastening a seat belt did he suffer from serious injuries
from a car accident
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
EDIBLE ROOFTOPS
With the cost of producing and distributing food becoming increasingly expensive, consumers are having
to pay far higher prices for their food In (34) cities around the world this has led to a new movement to produce food which is grown locally The idea is to cut the distances food has to travel and
to have (35) _ sources of fresh vegetables available for people living in big cities
The main difficulty with growing vegetables in a city is that land is very expensive, so using space (36) is currently being wasted, such as rooftops, is seen as one solution There are hundreds of unused places that could play an important role in creating a more sustainable environment (37) , clearly
it would be impossible for rooftop gardens to provide all the vegetables needed for a whole city, especially as rooftops are not the easiest places to grow vegetables There needs to be a good (38) _ of rainwater and plants need some protection from the wind
(Adapted from Complete First for Schools by Barbara Thomas and Amanda Thomas)
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.
The Plastiki looks similar to many other boats in Sydney harbour It's eighteen metres long, six metres wide and it weighs about twelve thousand kilogrammes It carries a crew of six people and has an average speed of five knots However, once you get near to the Plastiki you realise there's a big difference It's made of twelve thousand five hundred re-used plastic bottles
David de Rothschild is an environmentalist who has crossed Antarctica and explored the Ecuadorian Amazon One day he was reading some information about all the plastic in the seas and oceans He
Trang 5couldn't believe what he was reading For example, humans throw away four out of every five plastic
bottles they use, and plastic rubbish causes about eighty per cent of the pollution in the sea In addition,
scientists think that around one million seabirds die every year from plastic pollution De Rothschild
decided he wanted to help fight pollution in the sea To help more people understand the problem, he
started building a boat made of plastic bottles
As well as building the boat with recycled plastic, it was important for him to make the boat environmentally friendly and user-friendly The boat uses renewable energy such as wind power and solar energy The crew can make meals with vegetables from the small garden at the back of the boat They can take a break from work and get some exercise by using the special exercise bicycle The energy from the bike provides power for the boat's computers And if anyone needs to take a shower, the boat's shower uses saltwater from the sea
(Adapted from Life by John Hughes, Helen Stephenson and Paul Dummett)
39 Which could be the best title for the passage?
C The Problem of Plastic Bottles D A Boat with a Difference
40 The word they in paragraph 2 refers to .
41 According to paragraph 2, De Rothschild was shocked when he .
A travelled between Antarctica and the Ecuadorian Amazon
B read some information about plastic at seas and oceans
C participated in an environmental campaign
D built his first plastic boat
42 The word fight in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
43 Which of the following is TRUE about the Plastiki, according to the passage?
A It has a totally different appearance when compared to other boats.
B It was made of plastic and other materials which are hard to decompose.
C Daily life activities aren’t interrupted when living on the boat.
D Clean water exists in abundance on the boat.
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.
CCTV cameras were initially developed as a means of security for banks In Britain they first appeared in
1953 and by the 1960s, there were already a few cameras in major streets in London Today, there are more than four million CCTV cameras across the country That's one camera for every fourteen people
The cameras are there to film dangerous or illegal behaviour With new software, they can automatically
recognize the faces of known offenders, and a new kind of CCTV in the Netherlands can detect angry voices and automatically warn the police of trouble Some CCTV cameras can even interact with the
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The amount of surveillance in towns and cities across Britain is increasing because it is thought
to deter crime Some goods in shops now have RFID tags (radio frequency identification tags) attached to
them When you pick up one of these items, the RFID tag sends a radio message to a CCTV camera and the camera starts filming you Shops say that this technology helps to catch shoplifters - but only by treating everybody as a potential criminal
Cameras and tags are not the only ways of monitoring our actions Every time you make or receive a call
on your mobile phone, the phone company knows the number of the phone you are calling and how long the call lasts It is even possible to work out your exact location The police often use this information when they're investigating serious crimes
Even when you are at home, you are not necessarily safe from surveillance High-speed internet connections have made computers more vulnerable than ever before When you use your computer to visit websites, you are probably sending and receiving 'cookies' without realizing it Cookies transfer information from your computer to the website and, in theory, could record which websites you visit Modern technology is making it easier and easier to stay in contact, but it is also making it nearly impossible for us to hide
(Adapted from Aim High by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)
44 Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A The Prevalence of Modern Technology
B People Get Cross by Being Watched All the Time!
C In A Bid to Discourage Criminal Offences
D Somebody Is Watching You
45 The word they in paragraph 1 refers to .
46 According to paragraph 1, CCTV cameras are installed in Britain to .
A act as a deterrent against shoplifting B record dangerous behaviours and offences
C make sure that all the streets are clean D identify emergencies needing urgent response
47 The word deter in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.
48 The word monitoring in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by .
49 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A Cameras receive a message from RFID tags when someone holds an item with a tag.
B Some streets in London were equipped with CCTV cameras by the 1960s.
C The only place you are safe from surveillance is when you are at home.
D When you use the Internet, cookies exchange information with websites.
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A Phone companies should be accused of intruding on their users’ privacy.
B Cameras to identify who committed crimes before weren’t developed in the past.
C People now gradually accept the existence of surveillance cameras in daily life.
D Technology in the Netherlands is more sophisticated than that in Britain.
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ĐỀ ĐỊNH KỲ THÁNG 1 - 2023
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm
HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions
Giải thích:
A cancel /ˈkænsl/ (v): hủy bỏ
B reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ (v): từ chối
C divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (v): chia ra
D affect /əˈfekt/ (v): ảnh hưởng
Đáp án A có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các đáp án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.
C cultural /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj): văn hóa
D colourful /ˈkʌləfl/ (adj): đầy màu sắc
Đáp án B có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, các đáp án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.
Trang 9A finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ (v): hoàn thành
B produced /prəˈdjuːst/ (v): sản xuất
C threatened /ˈθretnd/ (v): đe dọa
6 There are some people having lunch in the cafeteria, _?
A aren’t they B weren’t they C aren’t there D weren’t there
Giải thích:
Câu hỏi đuôi (Tag questions):
Mệnh đề chính khẳng định → câu hỏi đuôi phủ định
Mệnh đề chính dùng “there are” mang nghĩa khẳng định, dùng động từ ở HTĐ → câu hỏi đuôi dùng trợ động từ to be “aren’t’ và ‘there’.
==> Câu hỏi đuôi là “aren’t there”
Tạm dịch: Có một số người đang ăn trưa trong căng tin, phải không?
→ Chọn đáp án C
7 Susan didn’t get the invitation to the seminar, so she’s quite _.
A disappointment B disappoint C disappointed D disappointing
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- disappointment (n): sự thất vọng
- disappoint (v): làm ai thất vọng
Trang 10- disappointed (adj): thất vọng
- disappointing (adj): đáng thất vọng
Phía trước chỗ cần điền là to be và trạng từ, nên ta sẽ dùng tính từ.
Tạm dịch: Susan đã không nhận được lời mời đến dự buổi hội thảo, vì vậy cô ấy khá thất vọng.
→ Chọn đáp án C
8 When some students _ the windows, the principal entered the classroom.
A was cleaning B have cleaned C are cleaning D were cleaning
Giải thích:
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:
When QKTD, QKD: diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào.
Tạm dịch: Khi một số học sinh đang lau cửa sổ, hiệu trưởng bước vào lớp.
→ Chọn đáp án D
9 It was Tina that the proposal to offer flexible working hours.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức cụm động từ:
- make for: hướng tới đâu, tạo nên cái gì
- put up: đề xuất
- set aside: tiết kiệm, để dành
- go after: theo dõi ai
Tạm dịch: Chính Tina đã đưa ra đề xuất giờ làm việc linh hoạt.
→ Chọn đáp án B
10 They had no choice but to themselves to a totally different culture.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- demonstrate (v): chứng minh
- interact (v): tương tác
- accomodate (v): cung cấp chỗ ở → accommodate (something/yourself) to something: thích nghi với
- facilitate (v): tạo điều kiện thuận lợi
Tạm dịch: Họ không có lựa chọn nào khác ngoài việc thích nghi với một nền văn hóa hoàn toàn khác.
→ Chọn đáp án C
11 The better the weather is, _ optimistic I am.
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc so sánh kép:
Trang 11The + so sánh hơn + S + V, the + so sánh hơn + S + V: càng…càng
Tạm dịch: Thời tiết càng tốt, tôi càng lạc quan.
→ Chọn đáp án C
12 I remember leaving my handbag on the table, but I can’t find it now.
A white leather lovely B lovely white leather C leather lovely white D lovely leather white
13 He has been watching this show _.
A since I came back home B before I came back home
C after I had come back home D when I come back home
- in the south: ở phía Nam
Ta không dùng concentrate on vì cụm này mang nghĩa tập trung vào cái gì.
Tạm dịch: Khá ngạc nhiên khi biết rằng phần lớn các loài chim biển tập trung ở phía nam.
→ Chọn đáp án D
15 You can seek help from agencies in your area to find work.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức collocation:
- employment agency (n): trung tâm hỗ trợ việc làm
- career (n): sự nghiệp
Trang 1216 Don’t trust Lan; she always promises.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức collocation:
- break a promise: không giữ lời hứa, thất hứa
Tạm dịch: Đừng tin Lan; cô ấy luôn thất hứa.
- rooted to the spot: lặng người, đúng yên một chỗ vì quá xúc động hoặc sợ hãi
Tạm dịch: Họ đã đứng chôn chân tại chỗ với sự kinh ngạc tột độ khi con trai họ trở về nhà sau 5 năm
sống ở nước ngoài.
→ Chọn đáp án B
18 Some people cannot find happiness in life they have a well-paid job.
- due to + N.P/Ving: bởi vì
Phía sau chỗ cần điền là một mệnh đề, nên ta chỉ dùng B hoặc C Hợp nghĩa chọn C.
Tạm dịch: Một số người không thể tìm thấy hạnh phúc trong cuộc sống mặc dù họ có một công việc được
trả lương cao.
→ Chọn đáp án C
19 My uncle is said to Paris a few years ago.
A to have relocated B to relocate C to have been relocated D to be relocated
Giải thích:
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Câu gốc: People say that my uncle relocated to Paris a few years ago.
Mệnh đề thứ 2 xảy ra trước mệnh đề 1, nên ta dùng to have PII.
Tạm dịch: Chú tôi được cho là đã chuyển đến Paris vài năm trước.
→ Chọn đáp án A
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
20 With a respectable salary, she can afford to feed and clothe her children.
Giải thích:
A worthy (adj): xứng đáng
B acceptable (adj): chấp nhận được
C low (adj): thấp
D expensive (adj): đắt tiền
→ respectable (adj): kha khá, ổn định = acceptable
Tạm dịch: Với mức lương khá ổn, cô ấy có đủ khả năng để cung cấp cái ăn, cái mặc cho con.
→ Chọn đáp án B
21 I found it really hard to get on with my colleagues; they seemed quite remote.
Giải thích:
A faraway (adj): xa xôi
B talkative (adj): nói nhiều
C angry (adj): tức giận
D friendly (adj): không thân thiện
→ remote (adj): xa cách = unfriendly
Tạm dịch: Tôi thấy rất khó hòa đồng với các đồng nghiệp của mình; họ có vẻ khá xa cách.
→ Chọn đáp án D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
22 We were climbing the walls when we couldn’t contact John after 2 days.
A became a little bit annoyed B were extremely anxious
C felt greatly delighted D showed our disappointment
Giải thích:
A trở nên khó chịu
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C cảm thấy rất vui mừng
D thể hiện sự thất vọng
→ climb the wall (idiom): cảm thấy cực kì lo lắng >< felt greatly delighted
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi vô cùng lo lắng khi không thể liên lạc với John sau 2 ngày.
→ eradicate (v): xóa bỏ >< create
Tạm dịch: Để xóa bỏ phân biệt giới tính trong trường học, chúng ta phải cung cấp các bài học về bình
đẳng giới.
→ Chọn đáp án A
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.
24 As an avid environmentalist, she tries to keep an observational eye on developments of some pressing
environmental issues around her
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng: - observational (adj): (khả năng) quan sát- observant (adj): tinh ý, kỹ lưỡng Sửa: observational → observant
Tạm dịch: Là một nhà bảo vệ môi trường nhiệt thành, cô ấy luôn cố gắng theo dõi sát sao sự phát triển
của một số vấn đề môi trường cấp bách xung quanh mình.
→ Chọn đáp án B
25 A good teacher not only provides their students with academic knowledge but also teaches them
necessary life skills
Giải thích:
Chia tính từ sở hữu: “a good teacher” → → tính từ sở hữu để quy chiếu là ‘his/her’
Sửa: their → his/her
Tạm dịch: Một giáo viên giỏi không chỉ cung cấp kiến thức học thuật cho học sinh mà còn dạy các em