ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
THPT ĐẠI TỪ - THÁI NGUYÊN
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 whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. contribute B. chemical C. immigrant D. environment
2. A. prepared B. reviewed C. explained D. appointed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. enterprise B. allowance C. essential D. collection
4. A. discuss B. observe C. arrange D. publish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. The new office looks spacious and modern,_______?
A. doesn't it B. does it C. has it D. isn’t it
6. The press published two different________ of the news story, which made the viewers confused.
A. concessions B. dedications C. dictations D. versions
7. The road_________ badly in the flood last month has been repaired.
A. was damaging B. damage C. damaged D. was damaged
8. Numerous companies have been________since the outbreak of the Covid 19.
A. fallen through B. wiped out C. carried out D. taken up
A. take B. make C. bring D. organize
A. origins B. inputs C. products D. sources
11. My brother is very happy______ he has been offered a high-paid job in a big company.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
12. My sister has just bought a________ hat from this clothes shop.
A. nice cotton yellow B. yellow cotton nice C. cotton nice yellow D. nice yellow cotton
13. _______, we will have finished all the work.
A. When our boss returns B. When our boss returned
C. When our boss was returning D. When our boss had returned
14. _______books you read, the more knowledge you get.
A. The most B. The more C. Most of D. More
A. natural B. naturalize C. nature D. naturally
16. The candidate ________ a good impression on the interviewers thanks to his extensive knowledge.
A. took B. made C. brought D. did
17. They used to live in New York, but now they are somewhere_________ England.
18. When I came to visit my mom last Sunday, she______ in the kitchen.
A. had cooked B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cooked
19. This old building_______ a hundred years ago.
A. has built B. builds C. was built D. was building
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
20. We should keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. accessible B. infrequent C. lively D. unrevealed
21. Each year about fifty hundred species of plants and animals are eliminated.
A. dropped B. kicked C. removed D. tossed
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.
22. Persuading him is like flogging a dead horse. He never does as we expect.
A. killing a horse B. doing a useful thing
C. seeing a horse die D. doing a useless thing
23. In 1542, he resigned after his official complaints about royal court corruptions were ignored.
A. neglected B. unraveled C. noticed D. overlooked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
24. Mary is late for the dental appointment.
- Mary: "Sorry I am late. The traffic was terrible."
A. Great idea B. I totally agree C. Don't worry about it D. No, thanks
25. Michelle and Tim are talking about Tim's new house.
- Michelle: "You've got a nice house, Tim!"
- Tim: “________. Hope you drop in.”
A. Me too B. Congratulations C. No problem D. Thanks a lot
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.
26. A. sum B. range C. number D. amount
27. A. take B. bring C. do D. play
28. A. initiate B. initiative C. initial D. initiating
29. A. Nonetheless B. Additionally C. Furthermore D. Consequently
30. A. where B. which C. what D. why
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.
31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Symbolism of the Great Pyramid.
B. Exploration of the Burial Chamber of Cheops.
C. Wonders of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
D. Problems with the Construction of the Great Pyramid.
32. The word feat in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. accomplishment B. appendage C. structure D. festivity
33. On what did the ancient Egyptians base their calculations?
A. Advanced technology B. Advanced tools of measurement
C. Observation of the celestial bodies D. Knowledge of the earth's surface
34. The word these in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. examinations B. explorations C. study D. lines
35. Which of the following is TRUE about what the research of the base has revealed?
A. The lines represent important events. B. Tomb robbers have stolen the Pharaoh's body.
C. There are cracks in the foundation. D. A superior race of people built it.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
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36. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Activities in a birth celebration.
B. Celebrations for a new child in Africa.
C. Traditions of Masai people when having a new baby.
D. Birthday ceremonies for children in Africa.
37. Where do the father and older villagers in Kenya give the name to the child?
A. at their house B. at the place keeping the cattle
C. at the fence of the cattle's cages. D. in the village
38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. An eight-day-old child will be taken for the first walk by his or her mother.
B. Children are prepared for a mature life when being met by friends and family.
C. Children have to learn their tribes cultures and traditions when they are old enough.
D. Children are likely to overcome some tests to enter the grown-up world.
39. The word undergo in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
A. experience B. explore C. commence D. participate in
40. The word shaved in paragraph 3 mostly means________.
A. cover the hair with a hat B. cut the hair off with a razor
C. tie the hair with a hairpin D. dye the hair with another color
41. What do the girls have to learn in their initiation?
A. Homemaking and childbearing.
B. The duty of marriage and how to look after their children.
C. How to lead a life after marriage and giving birth to a child.
D. How to take care of her husband and family in the future.
42. What does the word they in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. babies B. older women C. the girls D. the duties
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.
43. He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. Such intelligent he is, that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. He was such intelligent he can solve all the problems in no time.
A. Having changed your mind about the trip, you should get in touch with me soon.
B. If you changed your mind about the trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible.
C. You would call me whether you changed your mind about the trip.
D. Should you change your mind about the trip, contact me as soon as possible.
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.
45. The novel which I borrow from you last week is really exciting.
A. exciting B. borrow C. is D. which
A. behavior B. exhausting C. academic performance D. into
47. There were only a few classrooms and its walls were made of mud and straw.
A. and B. were made of C. its D. were
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.
48. "I went to the movies with my friends last night," said Pete.
A. Pete said he had gone to the movies with his friend last night.
B. Pete said I had gone to the movies with his friends the night before.
C. Pete said I went to the movies with my friends last night.
D. Pete said he had gone to the movies with his friends the night before.
49. I am certain that he finished all his exercises and went shopping.
A. He finishes all his exercises and goes shopping.
B. He can finish all his exercises and go shopping.
C. He must have finished all his exercises and gone shopping.
D. He might have finished all his exercises and gone shopping.
50. She has been working as a teacher for 5 years.
A. She began working as a teacher 5 years ago.
B. The last time she worked as a teacher was 5 years ago.
C. It is 5 years since she last worked as a teacher.
D. She hasn't been working as a teacher for 5 years.
ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
THPT ĐẠI TỪ - THÁI NGUYÊN
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 whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. contribute B. chemical C. immigrant D. environment
Giải thích:
A. contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ (v): đóng góp
B. chemical /ˈkemɪkl/ (adj): hóa học
C. immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ (n): người nhập cư
D. environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ (n): môi trường
Đáp án D có âm “i” phát âm là /aɪ/, các đáp án còn lại phát âm là /ɪ/.
→ Chọn đáp án D
2. A. prepared B. reviewed C. explained D. appointed
Giải thích:
A. prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ (v): chuẩn bị
B. reviewed /rɪˈvjuːd/ (v): xem xét
C. explained /ɪkˈspleɪnd/ (v): giải thích
D. appointed /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ (v): bổ nhiệm
Đáp án D có âm “ed” phát âm là /ɪd/, các đáp án còn lại phát âm là /d/.
→ Chọn đáp án D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. enterprise B. allowance C. essential D. collection
Giải thích:
A. enterprise /ˈentəpraɪz/ (n): doanh nghiệp
B. allowance /əˈlaʊəns/ (n): phụ cấp
C. essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ (adj): cần thiết
D. collection /kəˈlekʃn/ (n): bộ sưu tập
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.
→ Chọn đáp án A
4. A. discuss B. observe C. arrange D. publish
Giải thích:
A. discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ (v): bàn luận
B. observe /əbˈzɜːv/ (v): quan sát
C. arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ (v): sắp xếp
D. publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ (v): xuất bản
Đáp án D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các đáp án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.
→ Chọn đáp án D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. The new office looks spacious and modern,_______?
A. doesn't it B. does it C. has it D. isn’t it
Giải thích:
Câu hỏi đuôi (Tag questions):
Mệnh đề chính khẳng định → câu hỏi đuôi phủ định
Mệnh đề chính dùng “looks” với chủ ngữ số ít ‘the new office’ → câu hỏi đuôi dùng trợ động từ “doesn’t” và đại từ ‘it’.
==> Câu hỏi đuôi dùng “doesn’t it”
Tạm dịch: Văn phòng mới trông rộng rãi và hiện đại phải không?
→ Chọn đáp án A
6. The press published two different________ of the news story, which made the viewers confused.
A. concessions B. dedications C. dictations D. versions
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- concession (n): nhượng bộ
- dedication (n): cống hiến
- dictation (n): chính tả
- version(n): phiên bản
Tạm dịch: Báo chí đưa tin hai phiên bản khác nhau khiến người xem hoang mang.
→ Chọn đáp án D
7. The road_________ badly in the flood last month has been repaired.
A. was damaging B. damage C. damaged D. was damaged
Giải thích:
Kiến thức rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ:
- Câu đầy đủ ‘The road which was damaged badly in the flood last month has been repaired.’
- Vì động từ ở dạng chủ động nên được rút gọn về dạng V-ed
Tạm dịch: Con đường bị hư hỏng nặng trong trận lụt tháng trước đã được sửa chữa.
→ Chọn đáp án C
8. Numerous companies have been________since the outbreak of the Covid 19.
A. fallen through B. wiped out C. carried out D. taken up
Giải thích:
Kiến thức cụm động từ:
- fall through: thất bại
- wipe out: tàn phá, phá hủy hoàn toàn
- carry out: thực hiện
- take up: bắt đầu theo đuổi cái gì
Tạm dịch: Nhiều công ty đã bị xóa sổ kể từ khi dịch Covid 19 bùng phát.
→ Chọn đáp án B
9. My class is planning to ________a farewell party before we take the national examination for GCSE.
A. take B. make C. bring D. organize
Giải thích:
Kiến thức collocation:
- hold/organize a party: tổ chức một bữa tiệc
Tạm dịch: Lớp tôi đang lên kế hoạch tổ chức một bữa tiệc chia tay trước khi chúng tôi tham gia kỳ thi quốc gia GCSE.
→ Chọn đáp án D
10. Because fossil fuels are running out, scientists are trying to develop alternative________ of energy.
A. origins B. inputs C. products D. sources
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- origin (n): nguồn gốc
- input (n): đầu vào
- product (n): sản phẩm
- source (n): nguồn => sources of energy: các nguồn năng lượng
Tạm dịch: Vì nhiên liệu hóa thạch đang cạn kiệt, các nhà khoa học đang cố gắng phát triển các nguồn năng lượng thay thế.
→ Chọn đáp án D
11. My brother is very happy______ he has been offered a high-paid job in a big company.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
Giải thích:
Kiến thức liên từ:
- although + S + V: mặc dù
- despite + N.P/Ving: mặc dù
- because + S + V: bởi vì
- because of + N.P/Ving: bởi vì
Phía sau chỗ cần điền là 1 mệnh đề, nên chỉ dùng A hoặc C. Hợp nghĩa chọn C.
Tạm dịch: Anh trai tôi rất hạnh phúc vì anh ấy đã được mời làm một công việc lương cao trong một công ty lớn.
→ Chọn đáp án C
12. My sister has just bought a________ hat from this clothes shop.
A. nice cotton yellow B. yellow cotton nice C. cotton nice yellow D. nice yellow cotton
Giải thích:
Trật tự tính từ:
Opinion – Size – Age – Shape – Color – Origin – Material – Purpose
Opinion – nice
Color – yellow
Material – cotton
Tạm dịch: Em gái tôi vừa mua một chiếc mũ bông màu vàng rất đẹp từ cửa hàng quần áo này.
→ Chọn đáp án D
13. _______, we will have finished all the work.
A. When our boss returns B. When our boss returned
C. When our boss was returning D. When our boss had returned
Giải thích:
Hòa hợp về thì:
Liên từ HTD, TLD/TLHT.
Tạm dịch: Khi ông chủ của chúng tôi trở lại, chúng tôi sẽ hoàn thành tất cả công việc.
→ Chọn đáp án A
14. _______books you read, the more knowledge you get.
A. The most B. The more C. Most of D. More
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc so sánh kép:
The + so sánh hơn + S + V, the + so sánh hơn + S + V: càng…càng
Tạm dịch: Bạn càng đọc nhiều sách, bạn càng có nhiều kiến thức.
→ Chọn đáp án B
15. The preservation of ________ resources is essential in today's economic and technological development.
A. natural B. naturalize C. nature D. naturally
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- natural resources: nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên
Tạm dịch: Việc bảo tồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên là điều cần thiết trong sự phát triển kinh tế và công nghệ ngày nay.
→ Chọn đáp án A
16. The candidate ________ a good impression on the interviewers thanks to his extensive knowledge.
A. took B. made C. brought D. did
Giải thích:
Kiến thức collocation:
- make an impression on somebody: gây ấn tượng với ai
Tạm dịch: Ứng viên gây ấn tượng tốt với những người phỏng vấn nhờ kiến thức sâu rộng của mình.
→ Chọn đáp án B
17. They used to live in New York, but now they are somewhere_________ England.
A. at B. in C. over D. from
Giải thích:
Kiến thức giới từ:
- Ta dùng in trước tên quốc gia.
Tạm dịch: Họ đã từng sống ở New York, nhưng bây giờ họ đang ở một nơi nào đó ở Anh.
→ Chọn đáp án B
18. When I came to visit my mom last Sunday, she______ in the kitchen.
A. had cooked B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cooked
Giải thích:
Sự kết hợp thì và động từ:
When QKD, QKTD: diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào.
Tạm dịch: Khi tôi đến thăm mẹ vào chủ nhật tuần trước, mẹ đang nấu ăn trong bếp.
→ Chọn đáp án C
19. This old building_______ a hundred years ago.
A. has built B. builds C. was built D. was building
Giải thích:
Câu bị động (Passive voice):
Câu mang nghĩa bị động thì quá khứ đơn: S + was/were + PII.
Tạm dịch: Tòa nhà cũ này được xây dựng cách đây cả trăm năm.
→ Chọn đáp án C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
20. We should keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. accessible B. infrequent C. lively D. unrevealed
Giải thích:
A. accessible (adj): có thể truy cập
B. infrequent (adj): không thường xuyên
C. lively (adj): sống động
D. unrevealed (adj): chưa được tiết lộ
→ secret (adj): bí mật = unrevealed
Tạm dịch: Chúng ta nên giữ bí mật những đề xuất này với chủ tịch trong thời gian này.
→ Chọn đáp án D
21. Each year about fifty hundred species of plants and animals are eliminated.
A. dropped B. kicked C. removed D. tossed
Giải thích:
A. drop (v): thả, làm rơi
B. kick (v): đá
C. remove (v): loại bỏ
D. toss (v): ném
→ eliminate (v): tiêu diệt = remove
Tạm dịch: Mỗi năm có khoảng 500 loài thực vật và động vật bị tiêu diệt.
→ Chọn đáp án C
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.
22. Persuading him is like flogging a dead horse. He never does as we expect.
A. killing a horse B. doing a useful thing