Tổng hợp 25 đề thi thử THPT môn Tiếng Anh 2023 có đáp án

Tổng hợp 25 đề thi thử THPT môn Tiếng Anh 2023 có đáp án ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA SỐ 9 (Đề thi có 05 trang) KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề Họ, tên thí sinh: .................................................................................................................... Số báo danh: ................................................................................................................... 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. watched B. astonished C. closed D. cooked Question 2: A. nail B. faint C. fail D. fair 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. flashy B. protect C. coffee D. current Question 4: A. historic B. privacy C. principle D. charity Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA SỐ 9

(Đề thi có 05 trang)

KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề

Question 1: A watched B astonished C closed D cooked

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 4: A historic B privacy C principle D charity

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: She was 74 years of age

A in case she was writing her first novel B as soon as she has written her first novel

C when she wrote her first novel D before she had written her first novel

Question 6: Television is an increasingly important means of

A protection B communication C agreement D membership

Question 7: we make a decision, does anyone want to say anything else?

Question 8: Acupuncture has long been a part of traditional Chinese

A currency B medicine C communication D martial art

Question 9: When he was busy with his work, his mother care of his son

Question 10: Who most of the cooking in your house?

Question 11: She has a face, so she is quite beautiful

A oval happy pretty B happy pretty oval C pretty oval happy D pretty happy oval

Question 12: We'll need to some of the budget for travel later in the year

A keep back B keep away C call back D call away

Question 13: The colder it is, I get

A hungriest B the hungriest C hungrier D the hungrier

Question 14: The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will

Question 15: He learned English listening to the radio

Question 16: classical dance for five years, Akiko finally felt ready to perform in public

A Studied B To study C Being studied D Having studied

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Question 17: If it is foggy, that sport event

A will be cancelled B will cancel C will be calcelling D will have cancelled Question 18: The tabloid press had a day with the latest government scandal

Question 19: The bank has streamlined systems for switching accounts, ?

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 20: In cases of severe mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended

Question 21: Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US

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: When you fill in the form, please write clearly in black ink

Question 23: In the initial days and weeks, it was literally a case of living from hand to mouth

A sending all the money B spending a large amount of money

C saving lots of money D losing all the money

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: Nam is talking to his father about the driving test the next week

Nam: “Do you think I can pass my driving test next week?”

Nam’s father: “ ”

Question 25: Trang is asking her father for permission to use the car

Trang: “May I borrow your car tonight?”

Trang’s father: “ ”

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

Jet lag occurs when you travel across multiple time zones and have trouble adjusting to the new schedule After traveling a long distance by air, your circadian (26) may still be aligned with the previous time zone Your body may expect to sleep when it is daytime in the new time zone or be awake when you are supposed to sleep

Jet lag is a temporary condition It may begin (27) you travel across at least two time zones The severity of the jet lag depends on how many time zones (28) you crossed and which direction you travelled Flying east is usually more difficult of an adjustment than westward travel It is estimated that it takes one day per time zone for your body clock to fully adjust to local time

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You may have a difficult time functioning when you are jet lagged You may not feel awake and alert when you need to do your job, socialize or sightsee Anyone of any age can have jet lag, although older adults are likely to have (29) severe jet lag, and may need a much longer time to (30) Some people are able to adjust more quickly than others to rapid shifts in time zones Pilots, flight attendants and business travellers are most likely to have jet lag due to their lifestyle

Question 26: A corners B rhythms C degrees D tickets

Question 30: A recover B respond C connect D cancel

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

Cloud computing services are operated from giant datacentres around the world AWS divides this up by 'regions' and 'availability zones' Each AWS region is a separate geographic area, like EU (London) or US West (Oregon), which AWS then further subdivides into what it calls availability zones (AZs) An AZ is composed of one or more datacentres that are far enough apart that in theory a single disaster won't take both offline, but close enough together for business continuity applications that require rapid failover Each AZ has multiple internet connections and power connections to multiple grids: AWS has over 50 AZs

Google uses a similar model, dividing its cloud computing resources into regions which are

then subdivided into zones, which include one or more datacentres from which customers can run their services It currently has 15 regions made up of 44 zones: Google recommends customers deploy applications across multiple zones and regions to help protect against unexpected failures

Microsoft Azure divides its resources slightly differently It offers regions which it describes

as is a "set of datacentres deployed within a latency-defined perimeter and connected through a dedicated regional low-latency network" It also offers 'geographies' typically containing two or more regions, that can be used by customers with specific data-residency and compliance needs

"to keep their data and apps close" It also offers availability zones made up of one or more data centres equipped with independent power, cooling and networking

Question 31: What could be the best title for the passage?

A Separate AWS Region According to Geographic Areas

B Cloud computing region and computing availability zone

C Cloud computing resources of Google

D How Microsoft Azure divides its resources

Question 32: According to paragraph 1, datacentres in an AZ are neither too far nor too near from

one another because

A they have to be able to avoid disaster and ensure rapid failover

B they have multiple internet connections and power connections

C they have multiple grids of AWS

D they are divided into 'regions' and 'availability zones'

Question 33: The word “similar” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

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A available B capable C comparable D remarkable

Question 34: The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to

A Microsoft Azure B resources C datacentres D regions

Question 35: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of

Microsoft Azure?

A It offers availability zones made up of only one data centre

B It offers regions which it describes as is a set of datacentres

C Its datacentres are deployed within a latency-defined perimeter

D It offers geographies typically containing two or more regions

As Hubble orbits Earth, the Fine Guidance Sensors lock onto stars The Fine Guidance Sensors are part of the Pointing Control System and aim Hubble in the right direction The telescope can lock onto a target that is one mile away without moving more than the width of a human hair

Once the target is acquired, Hubble's primary mirror collects light The mirror can collect about 40,000 times more light than the human eye The light bounces off the primary mirror to the secondary mirror The secondary mirror focuses the light back through a hole in the primary

mirror From there, the light shines to Hubble's scientific instruments Each instrument has a

different way of interpreting the light

Hubble has five scientific instruments which include cameras and spectrographs A spectrograph is an instrument that splits light into its individual wavelengths

The Wide Field Camera 3 is Hubble’s main camera It studies everything from the formation

of distant galaxies to the planets in the solar system The camera can see three different kinds of

light: near-ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared But Hubble can only see each kind of light one at

a time Human eyes can see visible light Near-ultraviolet and near-infrared are just beyond what our eyes can see

The Advanced Camera for Surveys captures images of large areas of space These images have helped scientists study some of the earliest activity in the universe

The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph reads ultraviolet light This spectrograph studies how galaxies, stars and planets formed and changed

The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph helps scientists determine the temperature,

chemical composition, density and motion of objects in space It also has been used to detect black

holes

The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, or NICMOS, sees objects in deep space by sensing the heat they emit It captures images and it is also a spectrograph NICMOS helps scientists study how stars, galaxies and planetary systems form

Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A the Fine Guidance Sensors B Hubble's primary mirror

C The Advanced Camera for Surveys D What Instruments Are on Hubble?

Question 37: The word “instruments” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A apartments B apparatuses C collections D communities

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Question 38: In paragraph 2, the light shone to Hubble's scientific instruments will be

A interpreted by the instruments B targeted by Hubble's primary mirror

C made visible to human eye D observed through a hole

Question 39: The word “distant” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

Question 40: The word “It” in paragraph 7 refers to

C Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph D space

Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A A target can be locked onto one mile away by the telescope

B Light cannot be split into its individual wavelengths by a spectrograph

C Hubble can see each kind of light one at a time

D Images captured by the Advanced Camera for Surveys will be used to study activities in the universe Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 7?

A NICMOS can see objects in deep space by sensing the heat only

B NICMOS captures images like an ordinary camera

C The way stars, galaxies and planetary systems form can be studied with NICMOS

D NICMOS helps scientists reach stars and other galaxies earlier

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 ancient Britons inhabited this parts of England before the Roman invasion

Question 44: A dangerous number of radioactivity was released into the environment last month

Question 45: When I reach there, the highest building had been destroyed by the storm!

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: “If I were you, I wouldn’t go abroad at this time,” he said

A He reminded me not to go abroad at this time

B He informed me not to go abroad at that time

C He advised me not to go abroad at that time

D He inquired me not to go abroad at this time

Question 47: It’s not good for you to drive at that high speed

A You may drive at that high speed B You needn’t drive at that high speed

C You must drive at that high speed D You shouldn’t drive at that high speed

Question 48: The police started investigating the case a week ago

A The police didn’t investigate the case a week ago

B The police haven’t investigated the case for a week

C The police have investigated the case for a week

D The police started to investigate the case for a week

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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: I can’t sing that English song I really want to sing it with my favourite singer

A Although I can’t sing that English song, I will sing it with my favourite singer

B I wish I could sing that English song and could sing it with my favourite singer

C Since I can’t sing that English song, I can sing it with my favourite singer

D Though I can’t sing that English song, I will be able to sing it with my favourite singer

Question 50: The doctor's waiting room was bright It was cheerful with yellow walls and curtains

A Not only was the doctor's waiting room bright but it was also cheerful with yellow walls and curtains

B However the doctor's waiting room was, it was cheerful with yellow walls and curtains

C No sooner had the doctor's waiting room been bright than it was cheerful with yellow walls and curtains

D Had it not been for the doctor's bright waiting room, it wouldn’t have been cheerful with yellow

walls and curtains

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Question 4: A evidence B violent C religious D delicate

Question 5: Scientists are working to harness the power of the atom, ?

A aren’t they B don’t they C weren’t they D didn’t they

Question 6: The boy suddenly his bike while he was riding it very fast yesterday

A falls off B fell off C was falling D will fall

Question 7: She felt she had been discriminated against her age

Question 8: I to the party last night but I didn’t come

Question 9: I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet

A before I was putting weight B since I've actually put on weight

C although I’d actually put on weight D in case I actually put on weight

Question 10: with a smile, he left the hall quickly

A Not being rewarded B Not rewarding C Not to reward D Not rewarded

Question 11: The youngest boys are so close in age they look twins

Question 12: Any new company is seen as an invader in an already market

A compete B competition C competitive D competitively

Question 13: I know you don't like Jack's idea, but just with him for a while

Question 14: a car is, the more comfortable it is

A More expensive B Most expensive C The more expensive D The most expensive

Question 15: The doctor advised him to a complete rest from football

Question 16: The produce is sorted into according to quality

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Question 17: It’s difficult to understand this script

A boring TV series outdated B outdated boring TV series

C boring TV series outdated D boring outdated TV series

Question 18: He's on thin ice by lying to the police when stopped in the street

Question 19: The government raised prices to encourage production, further fuelling

Question 20: The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English

Question 21: The college produces a glossy brochure to advertise its training courses

Question 22: When they saw how much money they could save, they quickly changed their minds

Question 23: I'm not an impulsive person, I don't generally do things on the spur of the moment

A quickly B industriously C intentionally D attentively

Question 24: Jack is inviting Janet to drink something

Jack: “Would you like a cup of tea?”

Janet: “ ”

Question 25: Harry is talking to Garry about Tom’s birthday

Harry: “Tomorrow is Tom’s birthday.”

Garry: “ ”

A Really? So quick! B I don’t think so

C What present should we give him? D Where is it held?

Families can be a source of support in good times and in bad When kids are young, parents can provide advice on playground or friendship issues As children grow, parents can help them (26) school, sports, activities, and a complex web of relationships

Parental guidance can extend to helping young people choose (27) and careers For many people, family members are present at major milestones from engagements, to purchasing first homes, to the birth of children When hardships arise, family can help people traverse difficult passages and build resilience

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It is critical, however, to be mindful and considerate of your child’s needs and wants (28) it comes to offering guidance In (29) cases, offering too much support or unwanted guidance can be harmful to family relationships In general, as children grow and mature, parents should seek to take a mentoring role in their children’s lives, offering support in a more Socratic, indirect way, rather than simply telling them (30) to do or doing it for them

Question 26: A continue B remember C illustrate D navigate Question 27: A employees B assistants C colleges D tourists

Originally intended as a temporary exhibit, the Eiffel Tower was almost torn down and scrapped in 1909 City officials opted to save it after recognizing its value as a radiotelegraph station Several years later, during World War I, the Eiffel Tower intercepted enemy radio communications, relayed zeppelin alerts and was used to dispatch emergency troop reinforcements It escaped destruction a second time during World War II: Hitler initially ordered the demolition of the city’s most cherished symbol, but the command was never carried out Also during the German occupation of Paris, French resistance fighters famously cut the Eiffel Tower’s elevator cables so that the Nazis had to climb the stairs

Over the years, the Eiffel Tower has been the site of numerous high-profile stunts, ceremonial events and even scientific experiments In 1911, for instance, the German physicist Theodor Wulf used an electrometer to detect higher levels of radiation at its top than at its base, observing the effects of what are now called cosmic rays The Eiffel Tower has also inspired more than 30 replicas and similar structures in various cities around the world

Now one of the most recognizable structures on the planet, the Eiffel Tower, which is

repainted every seven years, underwent a major facelift in 1986 It welcomes more visitors than any other paid monument in the world—an estimated 7 million people per year Some 500 employees are responsible for its daily operations, working in its restaurants, manning its elevators,

ensuring its security and directing the eager crowds flocking the tower’s platforms to enjoy

panoramic views of the City of Lights

A The Eiffel Tower Becomes a Permanent Feature of the Paris Skyline

B The Eiffel Tower during World War I

C The German Physicist Theodor Wulf and The Eiffel Tower

D The Eiffel Tower and The Major Facelift in 1986

Question 32: According to paragraph 1, the Eiffel Tower was saved because

A it was a famous temporary exhibit

B it was too dangerous to tear it down in 1909

C it could absorb enemy radio communications

D it could be used as a radiotelegraph station

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A planet B Eiffel Tower C seven years D major facelift

Question 34: The word “eager” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Question 35: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an incident

happened to the Eiffel Tower?

A During World War II, the Eiffel Tower was completely demolished by Hitler

B The Eiffel Tower’s elevator cables used to be cut

C An electrometer was installed on the tower to observe the effects of cosmic rays

D The tower underwent a major facelift in 1986

The goal of blockchain is to allow digital information to be recorded and distributed, but not edited Blockchain technology was first outlined in 1991 by Stuart Haber and W Scott Stornetta, two researchers who wanted to implement a system where document timestamps could not be tampered with But it wasn’t until almost two decades later, with the launch of Bitcoin in January

2009, that blockchain had its first real-world application

The Bitcoin protocol is built on a blockchain In a research paper introducing the digital currency, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, referred to it as “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.”

The key thing to understand here is that Bitcoin merely uses blockchain as a means to

transparently record a ledger of payments, but blockchain can, in theory, be used to immutably record any number of data points As discussed above, this could be in the form of transactions, votes in an election, product inventories, state identifications, deeds to homes, and much more Currently, there is a vast variety of blockchain-based projects looking to implement blockchain in ways to help society other than just recording transactions One good example is

that of blockchain being used as a way to vote in democratic elections The nature of blockchain’s

immutability means that fraudulent voting would become far more difficult to occur

For example, a voting system could work such that each citizen of a country would be issued

a single cryptocurrency or token Each candidate would then be given a specific wallet address,

and the voters would send their token or crypto to whichever candidate's address they wish to vote

for The transparent and traceable nature of blockchain would eliminate the need for human vote counting as well as the ability of bad actors to tamper with physical ballots

A Blockchain Technology B Bitcoin vs Blockchain

Question 37: The word “key” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Question 38: In paragraph 1, Blockchain technology was created in order to

A allow digital information to be recorded and distributed

B edit the system of document recorded and distributed earlier

C outline the launch of Bitcoin in January 2009

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D implement document timestamps that could not be tampered with

Question 39: The word “nature” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to

A Satoshi Nakamoto called Bitcoin a new electronic cash system

B Bitcoin uses blockchain as a means to transparently record payments

C Blockchain can be used as a way to vote in democratic elections

D Each citizen of a country would be issued a lot of cryptocurrencies

Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5?

A Blockchain would eliminate the need for human vote counting

B Candidate would be given a specific wallet to contain money

C Voters wouldn’t know for whom they should vote without blockchain

D Physical ballots would be more popular after the application of blockchain

Question 43: I've met him so much times and I still can't remember his name!

Question 44: The decision has been got to move UN troops in to try and stop the fighting

Question 45: They learn how to use the lawnmower in the garden now

Question 46: “Let’s go to the cinema tonight,” he said

A He decided to go to the cinema tonight B He proposed to go to the cinema tonight

C He suggested going to the cinema that night D He denied going to the cinema that night

Question 47: It’s necessary for you to go home early tonight

A You may go home early tonight B You mustn’t go home early tonight

C You shouldn’t go home early tonight D You need to go home early tonight

Question 48: They haven’t gone to see their children for 3 months

A They didn’t go to see their children 3 months ago

B They last went to see their children 3 months ago

C They went to see their children for 3 months

D They have gone to see their children for 3 months

Question 49: You are not in my situation I really need your advice on what to do now

A I wish you were in my situation and could give me advice on what to do now

B You are not in my situation, so I need your advice on what to do now

C Now that you are not in my situation, I need your advice on what to do now

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D If only you had been in my situation and could have given advice on what to do now

Question 50: Her father encouraged her much She finished the essay on endangered species

A Hardly had she finished the essay on endangered species when her father encouraged her much

B Only after she had finished the essay on endangered species did her father encourage her much

C Had it not been for her father’s encourage, she couldn’t have finished the essay on endangered species

D Not only did she finish the essay on endangered species but her father also encouraged her much

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11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.D 20.B 21.D 22.A 23.C 24.A 25.C 26.D 27.C 28.A 29.B 30.A 31.A 32.D 33.B 34.C 35.A 36.B 37.D 38.D 39.C 40.A 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.A 45.A 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C

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Question 4: A cultural B qualify C property D invalid

Question 5: We are campaigning for a repeal of the abortion laws, ?

Question 6: for twelve hours, I felt marvelous

A Being slept B Having slept C Slept D To sleep

Question 7: This machine for quite a long time

A hasn’t been using B weren’t used C hasn’t been used D hadn’t been used

Question 8: Many people lack the and training that is needed for these jobs

Question 9: Would you put the jar back the cupboard for me, please?

Question 10: They made a of different countries' eating habits

A compare B comparative C comparatively D comparison

Question 11: The more she smiles, she becomes

A most graceful B more graceful C the most graceful D the more graceful

Question 12: This opportunity at just the right time for me

Question 13: We bought some glasses

A German lovely old B old lovely German C lovely old German D German old lovely

Question 14: The producers didn't want to a chance on an unknown actor

Question 15: I will tell David you are looking for him when I him tomorrow

Question 16: Many doctors want to see a law banning all tobacco

Question 17: He managed to eat a big lunch having eaten an enormous breakfast

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A despite B because of C although D because

Question 18: She did slim down a couple of years ago but has piled on the again

Question 19: I hadn't realized she wasn't English

C because she had spoken D although she has spoken

Question 20: They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops

A independent B equivalent C sensitive D particular

Question 21: In addition to a competitive salary, the company offers attractive employee benefits

Question 22: This is an interactive museum where children can actively manipulate the exhibits

Question 23: We respectfully advise the Culture Secretary not to put her shirt on it

C become interested in D be sure about

Question 24: David is suggesting eating at the new Chinese restaurant

David: “What do you think of eating in that new Chinese restaurant?”

Laura: “ ”

A You try it first B It sounds great Let’s go there

Question 25: Linh is promising his father when coming home late

Linh: “I promise I won’t come home late again.”

Linh’s father: “ ”

A I’m not sure B Yes, please! C I hope so D Why not?

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s easy to get over-exposed to unhealthy ideas and images However, a close family with strong values can help young family (26) avoid

or resist negative influences Without strong family values, young people can succumb to peer pressure and stumble upon unwanted consequences, including substance abuse and various forms

of addiction It’s best to start embodying good values (27) your kids are young That way, as your children encounter critical decisions, they are already prepared to make good choices

In children’s earliest years, they look to parents as role models If you show them positive behaviour, such as kindness and caring for those in need, your children are more likely to follow

in your footsteps Remember, much of (28) you teach your children is taught indirectly through what you say and do every day

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As children grow, they’ll start to (29) new social situations at school and in the community Your communications towards friends, neighbours, and others you interact with (30) day will show them how to interact with peers They’ll learn how to form healthy friendships and how to navigate difficult situations Knowing your family’s values and staying true to them will help your children embrace them and follow suite as they grow

Question 26: A soldiers B members C candidates D crews

Question 29: A determine B encourage C recommend D encounter

Visa is a prominent processing network and its cards are accepted by businesses in more than 200 countries and territories across the world Other payment processing companies with ownership of payment processing networks include Mastercard, American Express, and Discover

A financial institution chooses to partner with a single transaction processing network provider such as Visa for all of their payment card products Each issuer sets its own terms and

conditions for the Visa cards it offers and decides the customers to which it offers Visa cards Visa

cards are available to individual and business customers through a range of financial institution partnerships

Service agreements include bank transaction fees and Visa network charges Visa also partners with merchants through varying types of service agreements Merchants that accept Visa cards pay Visa Inc a small transaction fee for each customer transaction as part of the cost for the network processing services that the company provides

Each Visa card relies on the Visa payment processing network to execute transactions

Partnering with Visa as a primary payment processing network allows payments to be taken

electronically and debited—or credited—to a cardholder's account purchases are made with merchants that accept Visa cards All Visa cards come with a unique 16-digit number that is printed

or embossed on the front along with a microchip that provides the cardholder with protection against card fraud There's a magnetic stripe on the back along with a panel for the cardholder's signature

A Payment Processing Companies

B Bank Transaction Fees and Visa Network Charges

C Cardholder's Account Purchases

D Understanding Visa Cards

A issuer B terms and conditions C customers D Visa cards

Question 33: According to paragraph 3, Merchants that accept Visa cards pay Visa Inc a small

transaction fee because

A service agreements don’t include bank transaction fees

B it charges the cost for the network processing services

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C it has to deal with varying types of service agreements

D the company doesn’t provide the service

Question 34: The word “primary” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

Question 35: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of

Visa card?

A Each Visa card has to work with Visa payment processing network

B Visa functions as a payment processing network

C All Visa cards have a unique 16-digit number printed on both sides

D Magnetic stripe can be found on the back of the card

When new copies of the viral genome are ready to leave the host cell, some viruses fuse the infected cell with a neighbouring cell to allow faster spread Other viruses condense their genome inside a protective protein shell with the right receptors to get the new virus to the next cell To condense their genome, some herpesviruses and bacteriophages use a powerful molecular motor that can build up a pressure of 50 atmospheres!

Ultimately, a virus may need to spread between organisms It can then rely on the natural

behaviour of the host or a vector, such as a tick, or manipulate its host’s behaviour The rabies virus, for instance, uses a snake-venom-like compound that makes animals aggressive and froth at

the mouth with virus-laden saliva in order to increase the chance that a bite will spread the virus

Similarly, some baculoviruses can turn caterpillars into ‘zombies’ that climb up to high leaves and burst, spreading infectious virus particles to healthy caterpillars below

Although viruses use their host, they are also incredibly useful Molecular biology uses viral enzymes to manipulate RNA and DNA Moreover, we can now alter viral receptors to re-target viruses to specific cells, such as cancerous cells In addition, we can create attenuated viruses that can only proliferate in cancer cells, which often lack antiviral sensors; we can lyse tumours and keep healthy tissues, which are still able to control the infection, unharmed

Viruses are masters at infecting cells, utilising life’s diverse abundance of molecules,

systems and behaviours for their propagation By studying them, we are learning from their expertise about ourselves and other organisms This knowledge, combined with advances in other scientific fields, is enabling us to re-engineer viruses for our own purposes Viruses may not only

be the most abundant and diverse biological entities, but also some of the most useful

A Atomic Modelling and Structure B The Shape of Viruses

C Vectors and Spread D Replication and Adaptation

Question 37: The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to

Question 38: In paragraph 2, the rabies virus makes animals aggressive and froth at the mouth to

A increase the chance of spreading the virus B rely on its host’s behaviour

C spread between organisms D turn caterpillars into ‘zombies’

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Question 39: The word “chance” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A possibility B community C security D activity

Question 40: The word “diverse” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

A A pressure of 50 atmospheres can be created by some herpesviruses

B ‘Zombies’ caterpillars spread infectious virus particles to healthy caterpillars

C Attenuated viruses can be created to multiply cancer cells

D Men are learning from viruses’ expertise about other organisms

A All viruses are masters at infecting cells and dangerous

B Viruses know much about ourselves and other organisms

C Each type of viruses has their own purposes

D Some viruses are useful, and understanding them helps humans treat diseases

Question 43: Every time I take a suggestion at work, my boss overrides it

Question 44: Don't phone me between 7 and 8 p.m We will have dinner then

Question 45: In that days it was considered not quite proper for young ladies to be seen talking to

men in public

Question 46: It’s necessary for you to type this document as soon as possible

A You can’t type this document as soon as possible

B You may not type this document as soon as possible

C You need to type this document as soon as possible

D You must type this document as soon as possible

Question 47: I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years

A I have gone to the cinema for ten years B I didn’t go to the cinema ten years ago

C I went to the cinema ten for years D I last went to the cinema ten years ago

Question 48: “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sarha?” asked Frederic

A Frederic invited Sarha to his birthday party

B Frederic asked Sarha to his birthday party

C Frederic promised Sarha to come to her birthday party

D Frederic reminded Sarha of his birthday party

Question 49: Her mother doesn’t stay with her She really needs her to understand how she feels

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A Her mother doesn’t stay with her because she doesn’t understand how she feels

B She wishes her mother stayed with her and could understand how she feels

C As long as her mother stays with her, she understands how she feels

D While Her mother doesn’t stay with her, she still understands how she feels

Question 50: His wife helped him much in his work He was promoted to chief executive

A Only after he had been promoted to chief executive did his wife help him much in his work

B Not only was he promoted to chief executive but his wife also helped him much in his work

C Had it not been for his wife’s help in his work, he couldn’t have been promoted to chief executive

D Hardly had he been promoted to chief executive when his wife helped him much in his work

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Question 4: A interact B entertain C fantastic D submarine

Question 5: The nuclear plant provides a fifth of the nation's supplies

Question 6: the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road

Question 7: A joke can be very revealing about what someone's thinking

Question 8: They the proposal and decided to give it their approval

A talked out B talked over C pulled out D pulled over

Question 9: If you cook a good meal for the family, I'll the washing-up

Question 10: The children were vaccinated against the major childhood

Question 11: The crisis hasn’t led to price rises in basic foodstuffs, ?

Question 12: The examinees the result of the examination next week

A will tell B will be told C will have told D will be telling

Question 13: I really don't know what all the fuss is

Question 14: The more I know him, I like him

Question 15: Mrs Annie looks so graceful because she has hair

A black beautiful long B beautiful long black

C long black beautiful D long beautiful black

Question 16: The shop near her house had closed before she there last night

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Question 17: Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals they are under the

supervision of a teacher

Question 18: The smell of that bacon cooking is making my mouth

Question 19: You're not going out

A because you had finished this B when you finished this

C as soon as you were finishing this D until you've finished this

Question 20: Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority

Question 21: We must invest our time and energy in the development of our craft

Question 22: I'm tired of all these cloak-and-dagger meetings - let's discuss the issues openly

Question 23: I only thought about it the day before the game and had my heart in my mouth from

then on

A was very composed B was extremely nervous

Question 24: John is complaining about Mark’s using his car without asking

John: “Why on earth did you use my car without asking me first?”

Mark: “ ”

A I’m terribly sorry for that B I don’t think so

Question 25: Nam is giving wishes to his teacher at Christmas

Nam: “Wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!”

Nam’s teacher: “ ”

C You can wish me again! D The same to you!

An internal “body clock” regulates your sleep cycle, controlling when you feel tired and ready for bed or refreshed and alert This clock operates on a 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm After waking up from sleep, you’ll become increasingly tired throughout the day These feelings will (26) in the evening leading up to bedtime

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This sleep drive – also known as sleep-wake homeostasis – may be linked to adenosine, an organic compound produced in the brain Adenosine levels increase throughout the day as you become (27) tired, and then the body breaks down this compound during sleep

Light also influences the circadian rhythm The brain contains a special region of nerve cells known as the hypothalamus, (28) a cluster of cells in the hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which processes (29) when the eyes are exposed to natural or artificial light These signals help the brain determine whether it is day or night

As natural light disappears in the evening, the body will release melatonin, a hormone that induces drowsiness When the sun rises in the morning, the body will release the hormone known

as cortisol (30) promotes energy and alertness

Question 29: A missions B signals C options D projects

The Schengen Agreement is a treaty between European nations which eventually led to the creation of a common travel area in which there are few internal border checks The agreement gets its name from the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, where it was signed by representatives

of five of the ten member states of the then European Economic Community (EEC) The agreement proposed measures intended to gradually abolish border checks at the signatories' common borders, including hugely reducing vehicle checks, freedom for citizens to cross borders, and the harmonization of visa policies

In 1990, the original agreement was supplemented by the Schengen Convention which

proposed the complete abolition of systematic internal border controls and a common visa policy This led to the creation of the Schengen Area in 1995 It operates very much like a single state for international travel purposes, with external border controls imposed on travellers entering and exiting the area, but with no internal border controls

Originally, the Schengen treaties and the rules adopted under them were officially independent from the EEC and its successor, the European Union (EU) In 1999, they were incorporated into European Union law by the Treaty of Amsterdam, which codified Schengen into

EU law while providing opt-outs for Ireland and the U.K., with the latter since leaving the EU EU member states that don’t have an opt-out which have not already joined the Schengen Area are

legally obliged to do so when they meet technical requirements Although it is linked to EU law,

several non-EU countries are included in the area, having signed up to the agreement

A The Town of Schengen in Luxembourg

B Abolition of Systematic Internal Border Controls

C The EEC and Its Successor

D What is the Schengen Agreement?

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Question 32: According to paragraph 1, The Schengen Agreement was signed by the

representatives because

A the harmonization of visa policies couldn’t be achieved

B they want to gradually abolish border checks

C they want to reducing the number of vehicles

D the number of citizens crossing borders must be controlled

Question 34: The word “obliged” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Question 35: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a

characteristic of the Schengen treaties?

A The Schengen treaties were independent from the EEC

B The Schengen Area included Ireland and the U.K as well

C They were incorporated into European Union law

D Some member are legally obliged to joined the Schengen Area

In addition to light, the sun radiates heat and a steady stream of charged particles known as the solar wind The wind blows about 280 miles (450 kilometres) a second throughout the solar system, extending the sun's magnetic field out more than 10 billion miles Beyond that distance,

the solar wind gives way to the colder, dense material that drifts in between stars, forming a

boundary called the heliopause So far, just two spacecraft—Voyager 1 and Voyager 2—have crossed this cosmic threshold, which defines the start of interstellar space

Every so often, a patch of particles will burst from the sun in a solar flare, which can disrupt satellite communications and knock out power on Earth Flares usually stem from the activity of sunspots, cool regions of the photosphere that form and dissipate as the sun's internal magnetic field shifts Solar flares and sunspots obey a regular cycle, rising and falling in number every 11 years as the poles of the sun's magnetic field flip back and forth

Sometimes, the sun will also launch huge bubbles of magnetized particles from its corona,

in events called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) Some CMEs can grow as large as the sun itself and fling as much as a billion tons of material in a given direction As they rush from the sun,

CMEs can send huge shockwaves through the solar wind If a CME collided with Earth, its particles could pack enough power to fry electronics in orbit and on Earth's surface

Like many energy sources, the sun will not last forever It has already used up nearly half of the hydrogen in its core The sun will continue to burn through the hydrogen for another five billion years or so, and then helium will become its primary fuel At that point, the sun will expand to about a hundred times its current size, swallowing Mercury and Venus—and maybe Earth It will burn as a red giant star for another billion years and then collapse into a white dwarf star

A Solar Wind and Flares B Material That Drifts in Between Stars

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C Huge Shockwaves Through the Solar Wind D Hydrogen in Sun’s Core

Question 37: The word “dense” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

Question 38: In paragraph 2, Solar flares and sunspots

A burst from the sun in a solar flare B change when sun's magnetic field changes

C share the same characteristics D form and dissipate cool regions of the photosphere Question 39: The word “ejections” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to

A billion tons B CMEs C shockwaves D particles

A The speed of the solar wind can reach 450 kilometres a second

B Flares are usually created by the activity of sunspots

C CMEs can grow larger than the sun itself

D Like many energy sources, the sun will die one day

A The sun will exist as long as Mercury and Venus

B The sun will expand to about a thousand times its current size

C It’s impossible for the sun to collapse into a white dwarf star

D The sun will die when it runs out of the hydrogen in its core

Question 43: When I last see Carrie, she was thinking of buying a house, but now she’s changed

her mind

Question 44: Do you think this jacket looks a bit funny with this trousers?

Question 45: The organizers failed to do the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people

A The organizers B to do C necessary D for dealing with

Question 46: I have not met her and her husband for three years

A I last met her and her husband three years ago

B I have met her and her husband for three years

C I did not meet her and her husband three years ago

D I met her and her husband for three years

Question 47: “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Harry told Mary

A Harry asked Mary to forget his birthday

B Harry admitted having forgetting Mary’s birthday

C Harry apologized Mary for having forgotten her birthday

D Harry denied to have forget Mary’s birthday

Question 48: It’s not good for you to be aggressive to customers

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A You need to be aggressive to customers B You shouldn’t be aggressive to customers

C You may not be aggressive to customers D You must be aggressive to customers

Question 49: She is busy with her work She really wants to go out with them for dinner

A She wishes weren’t busy with her work and could go out with them for dinner

B She is busy with her work, so she wants to go out with them for dinner

C As soon as she isn’t busy with her work, she will go out with them for dinner

D Even if she is busy with her work, she still wants to go out with them for dinner

Question 50: My father supported me much in my career I did really well in my business

A So well did I do in my business that my father supported me much in my career

B Hardly had I done so well in my business when my father supported me much in my career

C Only after I had done so well in my business did my father support me much in my career

D Had it not been for my father’s support, I couldn’t have done so well in my business

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ĐÁP ÁN

11.B 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.C 21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.C 29.B 30.D 31.D 32.B 33.C 34.A 35.B 36.A 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.D 43.B 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.C 48.B 49.A 50.D

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ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

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 word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Question 1: A concerned B devoted C renewed D improved

Question 3 A document B holiday C location D journalist

Question 5: Foreign students a decision about which school to attend may not know

exactly where the choices are located

Question 6: _ the person is, the more privilege he enjoys

A The rich B The richest C As rich as D The richer

Question 7: I hope these machines will have worked very well

A as soon as you would come back next month B when you came back next month

C by time you come back next month D after you were coming back next month Question 8: The restaurant is well-known its friendly atmosphere and excellent

service

Question 9: She’ll take the flight for the early meeting, ?

A won’t she B hasn’t she C didn’t she D doesn’t she

Question 10: It takes me hour to finish my work

Question 11: The popular press often contains a lot more _ than hard facts

A tolerance B influence C speculation D realism

Question 12: Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will _

Question 13: The company denied chemicals into the river

A disposing B to dispose C disposed D disposes

Question 14: Sceptics claim that looking for alien forms of life in space is like squaring the

_ as they do not exist

Question 15: While she was taking her exams, she _ a terrible headache

Question 16: Researchers have to the conclusion that personality is affected by your

genes

Question 17: My grandparents are quite old now and sometimes they have to _ up and

down steps

Question 18: They offered her the job because she was very _ on the design front

Question 19: The letters he would write were full of doom and _ We still do not know

what made

him so depressed

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

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Question 20: Peter is talking to Mary about eating habits

- Peter: “You should eat more fruits and vegetables.” – Mary: “ _”

A Yes, I will, Thanks B No, thanks

Question 21: Mrs Brown and Mr Smith are talking about teaching soft skills at school

- Mrs Brown: “Some soft skills should be taught to children.”

- Mr Smith: “ They are necessary for them.”

Question 22: Aren’t you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the

wedding before you’re invited to it?

A knowing the horse cart B do things in the right order

C doing things in the wrong order D upsetting the horse cart

Question 23: He is writing a letter of acceptance to the employer with the hope to get his

favorite position in the company

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 24: Please give me some recommendation to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old

girl

Question 25: He has been jobless and often has to ask his parents for money

A out of fashion B out of practice C out of order D out of work

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26: Every student is required to write an essay on the topic

A Every student might write an essay on the topic

B Every student must write an essay on the topic

C Every student can’t write an essay on the topic

D Every student needn’t write an essay on the topic

Question 27: “If I were you, I would rent another room” said my friend

A My friend threatened me to rent another room

B My friend was thinking about renting another room

C My friend insisted on renting another room

D My friend advised me to rent another room

Question 28: He last cooked for the whole family five months ago

A He didn’t cook for the whole family five months ago

B He has cooked for the whole family for five months

C He hasn’t cooked for the whole family for five months

D He would cook for the whole family in five months

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: She is a confidential and practiced speaker who always impresses her audience

Question 30: My sister finally got his own favorite piano to practice every day

A B C D Question 31: Last night, she stays up so late to study for her exams

A B C D

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: The book was interesting I’ve read it three times

A Such was the interesting book that I have read it three times

B So interesting was the book that I have no time to read it

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C Only if it is an interesting book have I read it three times

D Should the book be interesting, I have read it three times

Question 33: She bought an old TV She has regrets about it now

A Provided she bought an old TV She wouldn’t have regrets

B If she hadn’t bought an old TV She would have regrets

C If only she had bought an old TV

D She wishes she hadn’t bought an old TV

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 1 to 5

A stinky gym bug in your kitchen? Who will be more upset by the smell - the men or the

women in your family? (34) _ scientists suggest that women not only smell, but feel,

taste, and hear more accurately than men

Take colors, for example One study suggests that men are not as good as women at

distinguishing between (35) _ of color, although they focus well on rapidly changing

images As for touch, small fingers have a finer sense of touch, whether male or female

Hearing is possibly one of the most debated areas, when talking about the senses Evidence shows that boys hear as well as girls at birth, but with age, a man’s hearing may soon deteriorate

(36) _, environmental factors could play a role in this Women may also be better at identifying different flavors (37) _ need both taste and smell to experience, as studies

have shown that they have more taste buds on their tongue

Going back to the smelly gym bag - yes, it’s likely that Mom will be the most (38) _

out by it But is that because women’s brains have more ‘smell cells’ or because you were too lazy to move it?

Question 36: A Moreover B Therefore C However D Due to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the questions from 39 to 43

Dogs originally came from wolves Wolves look a lot like dogs, but they are bigger They

are also quite fierce At some point, some wolves changed through evolution Some of them were smaller and gentler These nicer wolves were the first dogs No one knows for sure when this happened or why Some people say it happened naturally over 50,000 years ago Others say people made it happen between 15 000 and 50 000 years ago

However they came to be, people quickly saw that dogs were useful Scientists who study

humans say the first tame dogs appeared with humans about 13,000 years ago in the Middle East Not long after there were dogs in Asia, Africa, Europe and eventually, North America These dogs were probably used mostly for hunting and traveling They were also good

companions

Dogs were an important part of life in ancient Egypt Egyptian dogs were used not only for hunting but as guards and warriors as well They believed the god that guarded hell was a dog Ancient Egyptians also named their pet dogs Some popular names meant Brave One, Reliable, North-wind, Blacky, and Useless

Dogs were also good ancient Roman warriors The Roman army used dogs all over Europe Sometimes the dogs were attack dogs, but other times the dogs were messengers

There are many different kinds of dogs today How could they all come from wolves? There are many different explanations Some scientists believe that dogs mixed with other animals from the Canidae family This includes coyotes, foxes and jackals Most scientists also believe that evolution and breeding influenced the variation Later, people found breeds of dogs they liked and combined them to make all new breeds In this way people are still helping new breeds

to appear today!

Question 39: Which of the following best states the main idea of the reading?

A No one knows for sure where dogs first appeared with humans

B There are two theories about the evolution of dogs

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C Evolution and breeding have made dogs what they are today

D Human beings used dogs for many jobs, so dogs are the first tame animals

Question 40: The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to _

Question 41: According to some scientists, when did the first tame dogs appear with humans?

A About 15,000 years ago B Between 15,000 and 50,000 years ago

C Over 50.000 years ago D About 13,000 years ago

Question 42: The word “companions” in the second paragraph mostly means

A messengers B co-workers C traveling friends D hunting animals Question 43: According to the reading, which of the following is TRUE?

A Most people like to name their dogs Reliable, Blacky, and Useless

B The Roman always used dogs as messengers

C The first tame dogs appeared in ancient Egypt

D According to some studies, dogs mixed with coyotes and jackals

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the questions from 44 to 50

Many people see large urban cities as a wonder of human imagination and creativity They represent how far the human population has come in terms of community development Despite its positive things, there are also negatives from urbanization on the physical health of humans living

As it would be expected, developing countries tend to see more negative physical health effects than modern countries in regard to urbanization One example of a developing country experiencing these problems is China China is a country that in the past 30-40 years went from

being an agrarian based society to a significant industrialized country This industrialization has

in effect caused the need for more centralized cities, centralized meaning having lots of jobs and living spaces within a close proximity In most recent decades, since China’s change to being more of an industrial based economy, the country has experienced record high numbers of people migrating within its borders In effect, the number of cities with over 500,000 people has more than doubled These migrations are typically of people from rural areas of China moving to the new urban areas Due to this large influx in the urban population, there are many possibilities for health challenges among these people

One very common and fairly obvious negative aspect of highly congested urban areas is air

pollution It could include particulate matter, most commonly attributed to industrial plants and refineries waste, or chemicals like CO2 or Methane Due to a vast number of people in these urbanized cities, the air pollution is known to be very extreme These conditions can lead to many different health problems such as: Asthma, cardiovascular problems or disease When exposed to these conditions for a prolonged period of time, one can experience even more

detrimental health effects like: the acceleration of aging, loss of lung capacity and health, being more susceptible to respiratory diseases, and a shortened life span

Another way that urbanization affects the populations’ health is people’s change in diet For instance, urban cities tend to have lots of accessible, quick, and easy to get food This food is also more than likely not as high quality as well as contains a large amount of sodium and sugar

Because this food is so accessible, people tend to eat it more This increase in consumption of

low-quality food can then lead to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, or many other health conditions

Question 44: Which of the following could be served as the best title for the passage?

A Urban cities - The new opportunity for community development

B Urbanization - Pros and cons

C Urbanization - How people’s health is impacted?

D Developing countries - The fastest urbanization

Question 45: The word “agrarian” in paragraph 2 mostly means

Question 46: The word “congested” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _

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Question 47: The following are the air pollution sources mentioned in paragraph 3, EXCEPT _

A industrial plants B sewage C refineries waste D chemicals

Question 48: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ?

Question 49: Why are urban populations easy to get diseases from food, according to the last

paragraph?

A Because of the change in people’s diet

B Because this food is so delicious that people have a tendency to eat more than normal

C Because the way people get this food is rather accessible, quick and easy

D Because of the low quality and the high proportion of sodium and sugar in this food Question 50: What can be inferred from the passage?

A One of the negative health effects comes from the overpopulation in industrialized

countries

B Living in urban areas for a long time will certainly make the life expectancy of inhabitants

shorten

C People in developed countries suffer less harmful health effects from urbanization than

those in developing nations

D The bad health effects from urbanization are not greater than the benefits it brings to

people in urban cities

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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

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

Question 4 A medicine B addition C survival D semester

Question 5 The overexploitation of many species, _ to their extinction, must be limited

Question 6 The more exams students have to take, _ they become

A the more anxious B more anxious C as anxious as D the most

anxious

Question 7 Bill will not be allowed to go to the zoo _

A once he had stopped crying B as soon as he stopped crying

C by the time he stops crying D until he stops crying

Question 8 Shyness hinders youngsters _ finding the right words to express their

feelings

Question 9 Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions, _ ?

Question 10 The boys are playing football in the park

Question 11 Mary had a _ of pride on her face, when she won the award for her project

and beat all her classmates

Question 12 Three hours is a long time in the cinema, longer than most audiences are prepared

to _

Question 13 They decide a survey to get information about students’ future plans

Question 14 They know that she has been suffering from mental health problems, but it’s high

time to tell her a few _ truths

Question 15 After all the guests had left, she returned to her room, turned on the light and

_ on the bed

Question 16 Although she knows only a mere _ of Spanish, she still manages to

communicate her ideas well

Question 17 The Christmas pudding _ during winner; and its price was once

outrageously expensive

Question 18 The _ of many species is leading to their extinction

exploitative

Question 19 Online _ hate speech results from conflicts among individuals in society

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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

Question 20 Jack is inviting Mary to his party

- Jack: “Would you like to come to my party this weekend?”

- Mary: “ .It must be enjoyable”

Question 21 Two students are talking about space exploration

Ted: “I believe that one day people will be able to live on another planet.”

Kate: “ _ Scientists have found some places outside the Earth which are habitable.”

Question 22 My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for

English

Question 23 Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet

when asked an array of questions with abstract concepts

A had a fever B stayed confident C got nervous D became

Question 25 Many of her friends admitted that this song was in vogue at that time

Question 26 It is a good idea for every employee to take part in the annual workshop

A Every employee must take part in the annual workshop

B Every employee can take part in the annual workshop

C Every employee should take part in the annual workshop

D Every employee may take part in the annual workshop

Question 27 “I’m sorry I didn’t remember to put your clothes into the washing machine,” said

Peter to Linda

A Peter advised Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine

B Peter apologised to Linda for not having put her clothes into the washing machine

C Peter warned Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine

D Peter encouraged Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine

Question 28 This is the first time I have had such a delicious meal

A I haven't had such a delicious meal before

B This is the most delicious meal I have ever had

C I didn't have such a delicious meal

D I didn’t have such a delicious meal before

Question 29 The mass of data online is being exploited by scientists at Oxford University to its

advantage

Question 30 At one time, these trees are totally destroyed by the Glass Fire in North California

Question 31 The editors of this tabloid newspaper deployed a conspicuous absence of evidence

when it came to a drug-related crime

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A tabloid B deployed C conspicuous D absence

Question 32 The topic for the essay is difficult I can’t come up with any new ideas

A If only the topic for the essay were easier and I could come up with some new ideas

B I wish the topic for the essay weren’t too difficult and I couldn’t come up with any new

ideas

C Unless the topic for the essay is difficult, I could have come up with some new ideas

D I can’t come up with any new ideas so long as the topic for the essay is difficult

Question 33 The virus is infectious Some young people still congregate in the main square in

the evenings

A However infectious the virus is, some young people still congregate in the main square in

the evenings

B If it weren’t for the infectious virus, some young people would congregate in the main

square in the evenings

C Only when the virus is infectious do some young people congregate in the main square in

THE FUTURE OF WORK

According to a leading business consultancy, 3–14% of the global workforce will need to switch to a different occupation within the next 10-15 years, and all workers will need to adapt

as their occupations (34) _ alongside increasingly capable machines Dr Stella Pachidi from Cambridge Judge Business School believes that some of the most fundamental changes are happening as a result of the 'algorithmication' of jobs (35) _ are dependent on data rather than on production - the so-called knowledge economy Algorithms are capable of learning from data to (36) _ tasks that previously needed human judgement, such as reading legal

contracts, analysing medical scans and gathering market intelligence 'In (37) _ cases, they can outperform humans,' says Pachidi (38) _ these enhancements are not without consequences,' says Pachidi 'If routine cognitive tasks are taken over by AI, how do professions develop their future experts?' she asks 'One way of learning about a job is “legitimate peripheral participation” - a novice stands next to experts and learns by observation If this isn't happening, then you need to find new ways to learn.'

(Adapted from Cambridge IELTS Academic 16 by Cambridge University Press)

Maria Alcalá of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal

without olive oil would be a bore.” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially

fell in love with olives That occurred before recorded history However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately

4000 B.C., and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to

produce oil from olives The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production

From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same First, whole olives are crushed Then, the liquid is separated from the solids After that, the valuable oil is separated from the water Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives by hand “We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer

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from Tuscany, Italy "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social

thing Twenty people come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil."

Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history In ancient times, olive oil was used as money and as medicine It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers It is still used in religious ceremonies It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps Olive oil enhances the lives of people everywhere Its benefits, recently confirmed by science, were already understood in ancient times Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world

(Adapted from Reading Explorer 2 by Paul Maclntyre)

Question 39 Which could be the best title for the passage?

A An oil for all

B Olive oil: A cure for every disease

C How to produce oil from indigenous trees?

D The best kept secret

Question 40 The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

Question 41 According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?

pharmaceuticals

Question 42 The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to _

Question 43 Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000

years BC

B The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day

C The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear

D The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past

I grew up with precious little choice about anything You ate what you were given, went to school where you were told, wore your sister's hand-me-downs And twice a year - birthday, Christmas - you got a present We weren't poor at all but that was entirely normal and I don't

remember feeling remotely deprived Today, as we can see all around us, children seem to have

everything - designer clothes, computer games, fussy eating habits and the attention span of itchy gnats A report yesterday from the Children's Society found that one in ten kids now has mental illness diagnosed and it concluded that materialistic consumer pressure may be partly to blame, with children from poor backgrounds the main victims

Where is it coming from, this consumer pressure? First, from television, and the false

dreams on offer there Children from poor backgrounds, as well as having less money to buy the latest clothes or electronic games, are more likely to have parents without time to spend with them, and homes without access to outside space, so are far more likely to end up spending hours

in front of the telly soaking up adverts alongside the easy gratification offered by cartoon;

fantasy or drama You cannot just blame the parents for this; many will be working hard, with no choice, just to put food on the table; after all, how many can afford a house with a garden in a city or suburb these days?

Of course parents can correct bouts of consumerism in their children by teaching them what

is and is not affordable, but why subject them to the clever traps of marketing people in the first

place? Pressure is bad enough as it is, from schoolfriends and celebrity excess, without allowing some of the cleverest adult minds in the sharpest advertising agencies in the world to manipulate them as well

But why is it in a child's interests to be treated like a consumer? It has yet to be proven that giving even adults a wide range of choices improves their lives In many instances, from too many yoghurts in the supermarket all the way up to a supposed choice of doctor or school, it is just confusing and stressful I think the fewer, carefully selected, choices we can give young children, the more we help them Watch the exhausted face of a six-year-old confronted by all

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this year's Christmas presents, without the time to play with any of them for more than a few minutes, and see what I mean

We are spoilt, and we are spoiling our children They need to be taught to look down as well

as up; to choose to feel fortunate, and not envious -and to recognise that gratification isn't as easy

as buying a new toy or switching on a dream And, as my mother would have been delighted to hear, it will not cost a thing

(Adapted from Traveller by H.Q Mitchell)

Question 44 Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A Poor children are falling victim B I want less choice, not more

C The cons of consumerism D A message to my mother

Question 45 The word “deprived” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

A negative B disappointed C disadvantaged D affluent Question 46 According to paragraph 2, what is the major concern surrounding poor children

being exposed to the television?

A They are less likely to spend time in the garden

B They are less likely to buy clothes and electronic games

C They will become addicted to cartoons and fantasy stories

D They will see a lot of television commercials

Question 47 The word ‘gratification’ in paragraph 2 mostly means _

Question 48 The word ‘them’ in paragraph 3 refers to _

Question 49 Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A The materialistic culture we live in is wholly responsible for the rise in mental illness

among children

B Children from impoverished backgrounds are less likely to feel the negative effects of

consumerism

C Television contributes more to creating consumer pressure than other media outlets

D Content on television portrays an unrealistic view of the world we live in

Question 50 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A Having a great amount of choice is not always beneficial

B Buying children a new toy can free them from the pressure of consumerism

C Children are more spoilt today than they were ten years ago

D Most six year olds receive too many gifts during Christmas time

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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

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 position of primary stress in each of the following question

Question 4: A advantage B habitat C manager D candidate

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: The man the project last night may be the next president of the university

Question 6: _ we climb, the steeper the mountain became

Question 7: The meeting will have ended _

C as soon as Jane had arrived D by the time Jane arrives

Question 8: Tom is keen _ listening to rap music

Question 9: She’s a teacher, _ ?

Question 10: The Civil War was fought in United States between 1861 and 1865

Question 11: The government decided to _ the restrictions on air travel as the pandemic

was basically kept under control in the country

Question 12: You can’t see dinosaurs in the wild nowadays, because the last one _

millions of years ago

Question 13: He denied _responsibility for this problem

Question 14: When his first child was born, John took to fatherhood like a _ to water

Question 15: My father _ the roof when it started to rain

Question 16: The government decided to _ the restrictions on air travel as the pandemic

was basically kept under control in the country

Question 17: On his 15th birthday, Nick _ a very nice watch by his mother

Question 18: The guests should tell the receptionist in advance if they have any _ diets

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Question 19: Mr David is short-tempted, so he is not popular with most of his _ in the

company

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option the best completes the following exchanges

Question 20: Claire is talking to her classmate, Simon

- Claire: “How much time do you spend doing your homework every day?”

- Simon: “ _ ’’

A Two hours B One kilometer C Very interesting D Not too

tired

Question 21: Sarah is talking to Jim about A.I

- Sarah: “I think robots are helpful assistants to human”

- Jim: “ _ They will be present in every family in the near future”

A That’s terrible B What nonsense! C I agree D Neither do

I

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: The weather was perfect, so we had a smooth flight without any problems at all

Question 23: The conflict came to a head when neither side would admit that they had made a

mistake

A became severe B was accepted C was resolved D became

violent

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 24: Josh finds the sci-fi movie Infinity War so fascinating that he was seen it three

times

Question 25: People in the flooded area are in need of pure water

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 important for you to learn basic computing skills

A You needn’t learn basic computing skills

B You mustn’t learn basic computing skills

C You should learn basic computing skills

D You may learn basic computing skills

Question 27: “You’d better arrive fifteen minutes before the interview, Clark” said James

A James blamed Clark for arriving fifteen minutes before the interview

B James promised to arrive fifteen minutes before Clark’s interview

C James advised Clark to arrive fifteen minutes before the interview

D James apologized to Clark for arriving fifteen minutes before the interview

Question 28: Linda began working as nurse in this hospital two years ago

A Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital two years ago

B Linda worked as a nurse in this hospital two years ago

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C Linda has begun working as a nurse in this hospital for two years ago

D Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital for two years

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: While penguins can’t fly, they are expert swimmers and spend most of its lives

A If Sean’s mobile were connected to the Internet, so he could find the needed materials

B As long as Sean’s mobile phone is connected to the Internet, he could find the needed

A So versatile will future robots become that there will be at least one in each household

B Such is the number of tasks in each household that future robots will be able to carry out at

THE WORLD’S FRIENDLIEST CITY

A team of social psychologists from California has spent six years studying the reactions of people in cities around the world to different situations The results show that cities where people

have (34) _ money generally have friendlier populations

The psychologists from California State University say it has got more to do with

environment than culture or nationality They carried out a study into the way locals treated strangers in 23 cities around the world The team conducted their research through a series of

tests, in (35) _ they dropped pens or pretended they were blind and needed help crossing

the street

The study concludes that people are more helpful in cities with a more relaxed (36) _

of life such as Rio While they were there, researchers received help in 93 percent of cases, and

the percentage in Lilongwe was only a little lower (37) _ , richer cities such as

Amsterdam and New York are considered the least friendly Inhabitants of Amsterdam helped

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the researchers in 53 percent of cases and in New York just 44 percent The psychologists found

that, in these cities, people tend to be short of time, so they hurry and often (38) _

strangers

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

Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist who was born in the USA in

1935 She became interested in the world’s oceans from an early age As a child, she liked to stand on the beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering what it must be like under the

surface

When she was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive, which motivated her to

become an underwater explorer Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under water, and has led more than seventy expeditions worldwide She has also made the deepest dive ever, reaching a record – breaking depth of 381 metres

In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the caption of the first all- female team to live under water The team spent two weeks in an underwater “house” The

research they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and

especially to coral reefs Her team also studied the problem of over- fishing Fishing methods meant that people were catching too many fish, Earle warned, and many species were in danger

of becoming extinct

Since then she has written several books and magazine articles in which she suggests ways

of reducing the damage that is being done to the world’s oceans One way, she believes, is to reply on fish farms for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done out at sea

Although she no longer eats seafood herself, she realizes the importance it plays in our diets, It would be wrong to tell people they should stop eating fish from the sea, she says However, they need to reduce the impact they are having on the ocean’s supplies

A A new book on coral reefs B Sylvia Earle, first female diver

C Sylvia Earle, underwater hero D A study on marine species

Question 40: The word “motivated” in paragraph 2 mostly means _

disappointed

Question 41: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to _

Question 42: According to the last paragraph, Earle believes that _

A More books about the world’s oceans should be written

B It is a good idea to reduce fishing at sea

C Seafood is not important to human diets

D Fish farms increase the damage done to the oceans

Question 43: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage

as Earle’s role?

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

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When engineer Tsutomu Takada lost his job, he decided to make a complete change in his life He took off his business suit and put on an apron – and started a course to become a chef “I had always dreamed of doing this, even when I was an engineer” says Takada “And now, here I am” he says with a laugh He is a student at Tokyo’s Sushi University This is the only university

in Japan which is devoted entirely to teaching the art of sushi What is “sushi”? It is Japan’s famous dish of raw fish, dried seaweed and rice soaked in vinegar Traditionally, it takes decades

of training to become a sushi chef, but Sushi University trains chefs in one year

As well as providing quick retraining, the university’s approach reflects a growing change

in Japanese society – a move away from the tradition a way of doing things “Society has

changed” sighs university principal Katsuji Konkani

Sushi started as a sushi apprentice more than sixty years ago “People today wouldn’t put up with the tough training I had When I made mistakes, my teacher hit me on the head with his knife handle!” Sushi hasn’t always been a matter of studying hard and being hit on the head It started in ancient China, where people preserved fish by packing it in rice and salt They did not eat the rice It is said that this process probably came to Japan between 300 BC and AD 300 Adventurous Japanese cooks began to serve the pickled fish together with vinegared rice This combination of rice and fish was called “sushi”

The most important thing about sushi is that it has to look attractive In fact, the most

carefully prepared sushi meals can cost hundreds of dollars! There are 45,000 sushi businesses in Japan today, including take- away, as some people like to eat it for lunch in their offices There are also cheap self-service restaurants, where customers sit at a counter which has different colored plates with different types of sushi on them These plates move around the counter on a conveyor belt, and customers choose the sushi they want to eat When they have finished eating, the waitress counts the colored plates and works out the bill Mr Konkani has made sushi for Japan’s emperor He says sushi preparation is an art, but he also believes that Sushi University’s intensive course is necessary “Of course people complain this is not the way to do it” he says,

“but we tried to make it easier for those who wanted to learn about sushi, and for those who want

to take it overseas” Many of the students already have jobs lined up in places like Australia,

Italy and Singapore

But the course is really just the beginning of the new chefs According to Mr Konkani, it takes five, ten or even twenty years to become a top- notch sushi chef “To make good sushi, you have to have skill but you also need a warm heart” he says

Question 44: Which best served as the title for the passage?

A Studying at Sushi University: useful tips

B Speeding things up at Sushi University

C Taking up sushi making as a new hobby

D Training to be a sushi chef: a short story

Question 45: According to the first paragraph, Tsutomu takada _

A earns his living by selling suits and aprons

B is in charge of a sushi course at Sushi University

C has been training as a sushi chef for a decade

D no longer works as an engineer

Question 46: The word “reflect” in paragraph 2 mostly means _

Question 47: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _

Question 48: The phrase “lined up” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by _

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Question 49: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A Ancient Chinese are supposed to have been the first to serve salted fish with vinegared rice

B Graduates from Sushi University can become leading sushi chefs right upon graduation

C Courses on numerous traditional Japanese dishes are available at Sushi University

D The appealing appearance of sushi is the prime requirement during preparation

Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A Mr Konkani regards skill as merely part of the recipe for a superb sushi

B Most of Japanese restaurants offer sushi at extremely high prices

C Japanese society is becoming increasingly ignorant of traditional cuisine

D Takada intends to apply for a job at a restaurant overseas after completing his course

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Năm xuất bản	2023
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