ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG LẦN 2 NĂM 2023 – CÔ PHÍ THỊ BÍCH NGỌC

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from that of
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. invest B. connect C. access D. revise
Question 2. A. attained B. fulfilled C. buried D. attended
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. moment B. action C. language D. report
Question 4. A. renovate B. recommend C. modernize D. simplify
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 director _______ all weekly reports before he went to lunch.
A. would read B. read C. has read D. had read
Question 6. The candidate will successfully address the problem once _______ with the necessary skills.
A. equipped B. equipping C. to equip D. he equips
Question 7. Solving this crisis is not a question of politics, _______ ?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. is this D. isn’t this
Question 8. Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right _______ of mind.
A. trend B. frame C. attitude D. tendency
Question 9. James was totally hooked on her _______ performance at the annually held festival.
A. impressed B. impression C. impress D. impressive
Question 10. The higher the temperature is, _______ I feel.
A. the more uncomfortable B. the most uncomfortable
C. more and more uncomfortable D. as uncomfortable as
Question 11. The two men _______ when they were trying to shoplift a brand-new pair of glasses.
A. are arrested B. arrested C. had arrested D. were arrested
Question 12. _______ he traveled for business for many years, he never got used to the feeling of jetlag.
A. Because of B. Although C. Because D. In spite of
Question 13. My older sister, now 35, is never satisfied _______ what she has achieved.
A. for B. by C. to D. with
Question 14. Bill’s mother won’t let him watch his favorite program _______.
A. after he had finished the housework B. until he finishes the housework
 C. once he finishes the housework D. as soon as he will finish the housework
Question 15. The local council has decided to _______ a concert to raise money for cancer charities.
A. take up B. run through C. come up D. put on
Question 16. The government has _______ tough measures to stamp out corruption in the country.
A. made B. done C. taken D. caused
Question 17. She couldn’t afford the _______ scarf since all her money had been spent on
renovating her house.
A. linen French long B. long French linen
C. French line long D. linen long French
Question 18. It’s almost impossible for anything to grow in such a _______ landscape.
A. barren B. desolate C. grimy D. mundane
Question 19. People should refrain from talking _______ while hanging out with friends.
A. store B. shop C. treasure D. trash
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. The recently published newspaper criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of some celebrities who owned
mansions or luxurious cars.
A. simple B. honest C. deceitful D. showy
Question 21. Jacob rebelled against his parents' plans for him and left school at the age of 16.
A. accepted B. refused C. remained D. pursued
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. It’s difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system.
A. stagnant B. healthy C. balanced D. liberal
Question 23. The whole country is up in arms about the new tax the government has imposed on books.
A. worried B. angry C. excited D. passive
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 24. Linda and Peter are at the school gate,
Linda: “ _______ ”
Peter: “Sorry I can’t make it today. I’m quite busy.”
A. Your parents must be proud of you. B. Come on, you can do better.
C. How about going to the zoo? D. You must be kidding.
Question 25. Mark and Dave are talking about the vaccination program.
Mark: “If vaccinated, people will be less prone to the virus.”

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Dave: “ _______. They can be reinfected with it.”
A. You bet. B. Actually, you can be wrong.
C. Sorry to hear that. D. I couldn’t agree with you more.
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.
The role of grandparents in children’s upbringing
The word ‘grandparents’ is descriptive of the unique dual parenting role that this generation assumes. It emphasizes
the vital part they play in family life. With a (26) _______ of old-world experience behind them, and with the unique
ability to metamorphose from advisers or mediators into listeners or friends, they can offer support and stability in an
ever-changing world. The underlying sense of responsibility (27) _______ goes with this is tremendous.
Grandparents perform a balancing act between the needs of their adult children and those of their grandchildren.
This role is varied. It is imperial at times, muted at (28) _______. It goes underground whenever required, but it is solid
and absolutely dependable. Grandparents often (29) _______ the gap between parents and children. Rebellious,
independent children who are trying to find their feet are almost always at loggerheads with their parents. The role of
grandparents can be very important provided that they act as impartial judges and are able to convey this feeling to both
parties. One important thing, which seems to be missing in the lives of children today, is a sense of family, values,
beliefs, and principles. This is where the grandparents step in. (30) _______, instilling beliefs and values is not as easy
as it was fifty or sixty years ago.
(Adapted from Cambridge Vocabulary for Advanced by Simon Haines)
Question 26. A. health B. significance C. wealth D. value
Question 27. A. who B. that C. it D. where
Question 28. A. few B. none C. others D. much
Question 29. A. leave B. widen C. bridge D. achieve
Question 30. A. Therefore B. Additionally C. However D. For example
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.
When you wake up in the morning, do you assume that you're going to have a great day or that you're going to
have a difficult day? If you normally have positive expectations, you might consider yourself an optimist, and if your
expectations are usually negative, you may be a pessimist.
According to research done by the Mayo Clinic, optimism can have a strong positive effect on your health. Their
research shows that optimists may live longer, get colds less often, and be less likely to suffer from cardiovascular
disease. Optimists may even deal with stress better than pessimists do.
If you think you might be a pessimist and would like to try to be more optimistic, pay attention to what some call
“self-talk.” The term “self-talk” refers to the automatic thoughts that go through your head all the time. You know-the
ideas, worries, beliefs, and hopes that run through your mind as you're driving, washing dishes, or folding laundry. Are
those thoughts negative like, “Everyone knows so much more than I do,” or positive like, “I'm learning a lot at this
job”?
If your self-talk is negative, there are some things you can do to steer it in a more positive direction. First, you can
simply stop your negative self-talk. Every time you catch yourself thinking something negative, you can stop yourself
by actually saying, “Stop,” out loud. Alternatively, you can revise your self-talk. For example, if you catch yourself
saying, “I’m terrible at giving presentations,” revise that to a question like, “How can I improve my presentation skills?”

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Another idea is to think of yourself as a friend. When you “hear” a negative sentence go through your mind, think about
whether or not you would feel comfortable saying it to a friend. If the sentence seems too mean to say to a friend, think
about what would sound better.
(Adapted from Select Readings by Linda Lee and Jean-Bernard)
Question 31. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? B. Self-talk for health.
C. Thinking negatively: Is it all bad? D. Treat yourself better!
Question 32. According to paragraph 2, what is NOT a benefit to thinking positively?
A. improved life expectancy B. catch colds less frequently
C. totally free from stress D. less chance to contract serious diseases
Question 33. The word “steer” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. remove B. generate C. turn D. develop
Question 34. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. a negative thought B. an important sentence
C. a friend D. a stupid question
Question 35. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Most people tend to engage in negative thoughts rather than positive ones.
B. There is a direct correlation between optimism and health.
C. Presentation skills are not as important as your optimistic thoughts.
D. You can create conscious thoughts from your head all the time.
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.
Forget global terrorism - for most of the world's population, ticking time bombs like earthquakes, supervolcanoes,
and hurricanes pose a far greater threat. Natural disaster expert Bill McGuire reveals a few of the top catastrophes
waiting to happen.
With NASA's eminent climate scientist, Jim Hansen, concerned that collapsing polar ice sheets could result in sea
levels rising 1-2m this century and several more in the next, prospects for the Earth's coastal zones are bleak. A 1m rise
would threaten one-third of the world's agricultural land, while a 4m rise would maroon Miami 60km offshore. Rising
sea levels is not the only threat to coastal regions. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma is
slowly creeping seawards. During a future eruption, this gigantic landslide will plunge into the ocean, pushing up a
bulge of water close to a kilometer high, spawning a mega-tsunami capable of devastating all the coastal areas
surrounding the North Atlantic.
Coastal regions also face the menace of desertification. By 2030, over half a billion people living around the shores
of the Mediterranean will be viewing the encroaching desert with increasing panic. An area bigger than the UK, and
home to 16 million people, is threatened - by the end of the century- with transformation from a green and pleasant
land to a baking wilderness of sand and rock.
However, these disasters seem pale in comparison to the mega-catastrophes waiting to happen like supervolcanoes,
for instance. Every 50 millennia or so, a colossal volcanic blast expels sufficient ash and gas to cover a continent and
block the Sun's rays for years on end, heralding a bitter volcanic winter. At Yellowstone in Wyoming, US, two such
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super-eruptions have shattered the crust in the last 2.1 million years and the volcano there remains restless. An asteroid
attack is another threat that would have devastating consequences. A total of 713 asteroids with diameters of 1km or
more, and the potential to clobber the Earth at some future date, have been identified. A 2km asteroid would load the
atmosphere with dust and trigger a sustained global freeze. Harvests would fail and billions would die. Fortunately,
such collisions only happen every couple of million years.
(Adapted from Traveller by H.Q. Mitchell)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Disasters in waiting. B. A one in a million chance.
C. The end is nigh. D. Suffering from supervolcanoes.
Question 37. According to Jim Hansen, what is an outcome of polar ice caps melting?
A. The majority of the world’s farming resources will be severely affected.
B. Many major coastal cities in the US will be wiped out.
C. Sea levels may hit their peak in this century.
D. The future for the Earth’s coastal zones seems dismal.
Question 38. The word ‘maroon’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. soar B. escape C. engulf D. abandon
Question 39. The word ‘menace’ in paragraph 3 mostly means _______.
A. threat B. possibility C. alert D. sign
Question 40. The word ‘there’ in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. The Earth’s crust B. Yellowstone
C. The Mediterranean D. Miami
Question 41. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. A volcano in the Canary Island of La Palma is poised to erupt at any moment in time.
B. Volcanic eruptions may have an adverse effect on seasonal temperature.
C. More than 713 asteroids have been examined closely which may strike the Earth some day.
D. The ferocity of all-natural disasters which threaten humans’ survival are considered the same.
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Rising sea levels are the main threat to humanity at this present moment in time.
B. Desertification is largely overlooked as a threat to mankind.
C. A volcanic blast would be significantly less damaging than other contemporary problems.
D. The chance of an asteroid hitting Earth any time soon is extremely unlikely.
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 results of an exhausting study into masculinity were published this week and they make for
illuminating reading.
A. exhausting B. masculinity C. published D. illuminating
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Question 44. The scientists compared the genetic structure of polar bears with those of their closest relatives, the brown
bears.
A. compared B. genetic C. those D. their
Question 45. In 2014, the study conducted by Shi Ping Liu and colleagues helps to shed light on this mystery.
A. conducted B. helps C. shed D. on
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. The dress is too expensive for her to buy.
A. The dress isn’t expensive enough for her to buy.
B. The dress is so expensive that she can’t buy it.
C. The dress isn’t cheap enough for her to buy it.
D. She even buys the dress though it is expensive.
Question 47. “Don’t put your fingers into that box!” said Janet to me.
A. Janet threatened to put my fingers into that box.
B. Janet encouraged me not to put my fingers in this box.
C. Janet warned me against putting my fingers into that box.
D. Janet told me to put my fingers into that box.
Question 48. It’s possible that she missed the train to Tokyo.
A. She may have missed the train to Tokyo.
B. She must have missed the train to Tokyo.
C. She should have missed the train to Tokyo.
D. She need have missed the train to Tokyo.
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. The weather is not good. I have to cancel my trip to Da Nang.
A. I wish the weather were good and I could have a trip to Da Nang.
B. If only the weather were good and I could cancel my trip to Da Nang.
C. If it weren’t for the good weather, I could continue my trip to Da Nang.
D. I have to cancel my trip to Da Nang as long as the weather is good.
Question 50. The party was a great success. The sporting celebrity attended the party.
A. Had it not been for the attendance of the sporting celebrity, the party wouldn’t have been successful.
B. Only after the party was a great success did the sporting celebrity attend the party.
C. Hardly had the sporting celebrity attended the party when it was a great success.
D. Successful as the party was, the sporting celebrity still attended it.