SỞ GD&ĐT HÒA BÌNH ĐỀ THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2023 – Lần 2

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
HOÀNG VĂN THỤ Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
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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 1: I made two minor mistakes. That's why I did not get full marks for the test.
A. I would have got full marks for the test if there hadn't been two minor mistakes.
B. Had I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
C. If I didn't make two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
D. If the mistakes hadn't been minor, I could have got full marks for the test.
Question 2: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
B. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
C. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
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 3: Many teenagers are different from adults in his belief about love and marriage.
A. Many B. from C. are D. his
Question 4: At lunchtime tomorrow, they are having a meal with their friends from Mexico.
A. their B. from C. At lunchtime D. are having
Question 5: Children at an impressive age should be under close parental supervision since they may be
led astray by their unsuitable friends.
A. unsuitable B. astray C. impressive D. parental
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: My neighbor is a reckless driver. He has been fined for speeding and has his license suspended
for 3 months.
A. famous B. cautious C. dangerous D. enormous
Question 7: Don't egg him on! He gets himself into enough trouble without your encouragement.
A. strongly encourage him B. exploit him
C. discourage him D. help him out
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 8 to 12.
The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time. Some scientists say that life
development on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else. Things had to be perfect
for us to make it on this planet. Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets are far too
numerous for there to be no other life in the universe.
For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets. People all around the world have
claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves. There have been glimpses of these so-called
UFOs (unidentified flying objects) flying through the air and they have even been captured on video. Some
Americans believe that the U.S. Army found an alien spaceship crashed in the desert and then lied to the
press about it. Although these sightings may be true, scientists have not found significant evidence that
aliens exist.
If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands of stars. Those
stars make up a tiny part of our universe. There are more stars, planets, and galaxies than we can count. Even
the smartest scientists can't even come close to defining how big space is. The number of possible stars and
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planets out there is bigger than our ability to count. If we are really on the only planet that can sustain life,
then we are very special in a universe full of amazing things.
(Adapted from TOEFL Junior Reading)
Question 8: What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Life and Times of an Alien Life B. The Possibility of Life on Other Worlds
C. The Mysterious Crash Landing in America D. Visitors from Faraway Planets
Question 9: What have some people claimed about aliens?
A. Aliens often appear in dreams. B. Aliens are always kidnapping people
C. They have encountered aliens. D. Aliens are extremely dangerous.
Question 10: In paragraph 2, the word they refers to_____.
A. glimpses B. people C.UFOS D. videos
Question 11: In paragraph 3, the word defining is closest in meaning to_____.
A. guaranteeing B. describing C. wanting D. questioning
Question 12: According to the passage, what is NOT mentioned about the night sky?
A. The stars there are only a fraction of the universe.
B. We can see thousands of stars there.
C. It proves that aliens are real.
D. It has an uncountable number of stars.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 13: A. industry B. customer C. tradition D. candidate
Question 14: A. swallow B. require C. apply D. confide
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 15: Aiden and Maria are talking at the end of the party.
Aidan: "I had a really good time. Thanks for the lovely evening".
Maria: “________”
A. Oh, that's right B. I'm glad you enjoyed it
C. No, it's very kind of you D. Yes, it's really good
Question 16: David and Tim are talking about football.
David: "I think watching football in a stadium is more exciting than on television."
Tim: "________. The atmosphere there is really great."
A. You're right B. That's wrong C. I disagree with you D. Don't worry
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 17 to 23.
The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped our personal relationships in unprecedented ways, forcing us to
live closer together with some people and further apart from others. Both in China, which was the first
country in the world to go into full lockdown when the virus emerged there, and in Hong Kong - the virus
has been brought under control and life has returned to some semblance of normality. But the pandemic has
left some cracks in family relationships.
Most notably the high-pressure environment of confinement, combined with the financial stress brought
about by a Covid-19 burdened economy, has led to a rise in marital conflict. This is most evident in a spike
in divorce rates. In the city of Xi'an in northwest China's Shanxi province, marriage registration offices saw
an unprecedented number of divorce requests when they re-opened in March. And it would seem that more
extreme cases, these conflicts arising during lockdown have led to a surge in cases of domestic violence. In
Hubei province, the heart of the initial outbreak, reported cases of domestic violence increased threefold
since the pandemic started.
In Beijing, the women's rights NGO Equality reported a surge in calls to its helpline on issues of
domestic violence, after lockdown measures were implemented throughout the country in early February. In
Hong Kong, Harmony House, a domestic violence prevention centre and shelter, the number of admissions
to the centre rose from 10 in January to 40 in April. Although Hong Kong hasn't gone into full lockdown,
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pandemic stress, the pressures of working from home, school closures, social isolation have caused a rise in
abusive behaviours in families.
Another challenge that families are facing is the increased burden of care as a result of quarantine
measures and home-schooling situations. Often, women end up shouldering a greater burden, given typically
unequal divisions in household labour, according to Choi. Women spend 2.5 times more time on unpaid care
work than men in China, and this will have long-term implications on women's ability to participate in the
workforce. "Women workers might be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 related layoffs," said Choi,
both because women have to stay at home and take care of their families, but also because both in China and
Hong Kong, women are more likely to be employed in the retail sector, including restaurants, hotels and
airlines, which have been hit heaviest by the pandemic.
(Adapted from https://www.bbc.com)
Question 17: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Social Distancing and Stigma: Are We Flexible Enough? B. New Normal for
Families after Full Lockdown C. Family Ties and Pandemics: Red Alert Worths
Noticing D. Family Communication in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Question 18: The word "confinement" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. freedom B. quarantine C. boundary D. ease
Question 19: In paragraph 2, the divorce rate is on the rise due to______.
A. the lockdown and financial burden B. lack of ability to resolve conflicts C. space
limitation when being isolated D. misunderstanding between the couples
Question 20: The word "implemented" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to imposed______.
A. investigated B. absorbed C. rejected D. imposed
Question 21: The word "their" in paragraph 4 refers to______.
A. women's B. men's C. divisions' D. workers’
Question 22: Which of the following is NOT mentioned, according to the passage?
A. In China, women carry more burden than men because of inequitable divisions in family work.
B. After making efforts to reduce domestic violence, the government eventually made a go of it.
C. China is considered to be the first country to impose full quarantine on its own country.
D. The Coronavirus pandemic has restructured our own connections remarkably.
Question 23: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The pandemic exerts a disastrous impact on the relationship among family members.
B. The Covid-19 pandemic is the root of the domestic conflicts which never have existed before.
C. Without monetary weight brought about by the pandemic, couples wouldn't break up.
D. China is considered to be the country affected most adversely by the pandemic.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 24: The moment I met my wife, I______ her completely.
A. handed in B. fell for C. turn away D. came across
Question 25: Do you know______ man who is waiting for the bus over there?
A. a B. the C. an D. no article
Question 26: He will have moved to England_______.
A. until we finished the project B. by the time we finish the project
C. before we will finish the project D. when we had finished the project
Question 27: He couldn't sleep well last night and he's not really on the______ today.
A. ball B. net C. bat D. stick
Question 28: They are deeply suspicious_______ each other's motives.
A. with B. of C. at D. from
Question 29: The English test was_____ than I thought it would be.
A. more easier B. the easiest C. easier D. more easy
Question 30: While I_______ at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

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 A. had waited B. was waiting C. were waiting D. waited
Question 31: He was offered the job thanks to his______ performance during his job interview.
A. impression B. impress C. impressively D. impressive
Question 32: We should participate in the movements_______ to conserve the natural environment.
A. organized B. organizing C. are organized D. which organized
Question 33: The site contains the remains of ancient_______ who came to the area from Asia.
A. citizens B. residents C. inhabitants D. settlers
Question 34: John volunteered_______ the food supply to the victims in the flood area.
A. to be taken B. take C. taking D. to take
Question 35: They were having lunch at this time yesterday,______?
A. were they B. are they C. don’t they D. weren’t they
Question 36: The search for a new vaccine will______ priority over all other medical research.
A. cause B. take C. make D. do
Question 37: The documentary about life in the slums was really________ and was followed by a lot of
discussion about how to solve this problem.
A. fast-growing B. well-prepared C. thought-provoking D. cost-effective
Question 38: In 1911, Marie Curie________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of her discovery of
the two elements radium and polonium.
A. being awarded B. was awarded C. awarded D. was awarding
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 39: "What are you going to do after school, Anne?" Kevin asked.
A. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.
B. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.
C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.
D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
Question 40: Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn't necessary.
A. Sally needn't pay for her travel in advance.
B. Sally couldn't have paid for her travel in advance.
C. Sally needn't have paid for her travel in advance.
D. Sally might not have paid for her travel in advance
Question 41: He last cooked for the whole family five months ago.
A. He hasn't cooked for the whole family for five months.
B. He has cooked for the whole family for five months.
C. He didn't cook for the whole family five months ago.
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 word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 42: Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts
one's confidence.
A. independent B. decisive C. ambitious D. respectful
Question 43: The advancement of technology has enabled the Internet users to access various social
networking apps.
A. progress B. restriction C. limitation D. balance
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks from 44 to 48.
Sport and sport events provide a significant source of volunteering opportunities for a wide range of
individuals. (44)________ organizers of major sport events tend to target the youth market to source
volunteers due to the apparent high level of interest in sport by this group, not only in terms of young people
who watch a particular sport, but also those (45)_______ participate in it. It is therefore suggested that sport

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may act as a kind of 'nursery' for volunteering and that the experiences (46)_______to young people in sport
may be critical for their future volunteer involvement, not only in sport but the broader society.
By developing an interest in volunteering as a young person, it is hoped that these people will continue
to volunteer as they become adults. One of the most common approaches by many event organizers is to
place an advertisement in the local media which invites readers to contact the organization. (47)______, it is
possible to 'adopt' a more formally structured recruitment programme through schools and universities. The
(48)_________ of this approach is to establish a relationship between the governing body of a particular
sport and young people from an early age.
(Adapted from https://www.eltexampreparation.com/sites/default/files/IELTS)
Question 44: A. Much B. Many C. Each D. Every
Question 45: A. who B. which C. when D. whom
Question 46: A. afforded B. preferred C. admitted D. supported
Question 47: A. In short B. In conclusion C. In contrast D. In addition
Question 48: A. investment B. decision C. movement D. benefit
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 49: A. choice B. cheese C. chord D. change
Question 50: A. promise B. surprise C. devise D. realize
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