BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

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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.
Question 1: A. chicken B. children C. chairman D. chorus
Question 2: A. cold B. sport C. post D. home
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.
Question 3: A. connect B. follow C. arrive D. require
Question 4: A. exciting B. confident C. terrific D. important
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 5: Hong and Mike are in the school canteen.
- Hong: “______?”
- Mike: “Here you are.”
A. Can you pass the salt, please B. Can you sit here
C. Can you play basketball D. Can you speak Japanese, please
Question 6: Peter and Khanh are talking about learning foreign languages.
- Peter: “I think students should learn two foreign languages when they are at school.”
- Khanh: “______. It helps them communicate with more people and broaden their minds.”
A. That’s not a good idea B. I don’t think it’s a good idea
C. I quite agree with you D. I quite disagree with you
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 7: My uncle dreams of having a new house, so he plans to save up for it.
A. leaves B. intends C. moves D. quits
Question 8: Returning home after the earthquake, Simon saw that his house was extremely chaotic.
A. messy B. organized C. tidy D. neat
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 9: He had some business to do in a foreign country, but his company denied responsibility to pay
for his expenses.
A. refused B. accepted C. avoided D. neglected
Question 10: I think should apologise to Mary. What you commented on her new hairstyle yesterday was
really below the belt.
A. fair and cruel B. fair and kind C. cruel and kind D. fair and unkind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 11: The journalist is talking about having a new ______ published in the local newspaper next
week.
A. cartoon B. editor C. documentary D. article
Question 12: The foreign teacher was speaking so fast. Nga couldn’t ______ the main contents of his lesson.
A. call for B. note down C. go on D. make up
Question 13: Her parents are working on the farm, ______?
A. aren’t they B. are they C. don’t they D. do they
Question 14: We will inform you ______.
A. as soon as we had had the interview result B. as soon as we had the interview result
C. as soon as we were having the interview result D. as soon as we have the interview result
Question 15: The man ______ home when his car broke down.
A. is driving B. has driven C. drives D. was driving
Question 16: She promised ______ to my birthday party, but she didn’t.
A. to coming B. to come C. come D. coming
Question 17: Nam is trying to break the ______ of staying up too late.
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 A. option B. race C. habit D. sound
Question 18: Binh is 1.80 meters tall, and Linh is 1.65 meters tall. Binh is ______ Linh.
A. taller than B. older than C. younger than D. shorter than
Question 19: We have travelled to almost every tourist attraction in ______ Africa.
A. an B. the C. Ø (no article) D. a
Question 20: It’s not difficult ______ her to go to work because the office is near her home.
A. for B. on C. to D. towards
Question 21: Although the students in my class have been learning English for three months, they can
______ confidently with foreigners.
A. communication B. communicatively C. communicate D. communicative
Question 22: The Youth International Conference ______ by a lot of young people from around the world.
A. was attended B. attends C. attended D. was attending
Question 23: It is uncommon for the director to ______ power to his finance manager to make financial
decisions for the company.
A. delegate B. authorise C. navigate D. stimulate
Question 24: Before you decide to purchase that car, it is crucial that you should look into it carefully. It’s
unwise to buy a pig ______.
A. in a rack B. in a roll C. in a pack D. in a poke
Question 25: ______ a job in a small company, he turned it down and kept on applying for a more suitable
one.
A. Offered B. To offer C. Offering D. Having offered
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.
People have been recording information in the form of writing since ancient times. Latin - the
language of religion, and French - the language of the rich and powerful, were the preferred languages in
the Middle Ages in Europe. Subjects were usually connected to religion, trade and government although
historians have also come across love letters which (26) ______ people wrote to stay in touch. After the
invention of the printing press, books and documents became readily (27) ______. This, together with
improvements in education and the spread of postal services, permitted families and friends to (28) ______
messages to each other by letters. Maintaining contact was much easier than it had ever been.
In recent years, though, everything has changed. Mobile phones, emails and text messages (29)
______ have been increasingly popular are replacing letters. Why bother writing a letter when you can
make a small talk on the phone for very little cost? (30) ______, most people would agree that there is
something very special about receiving a handwritten letter.
(Adapted from High Note)
Question 26: A. another B. many C. every D. each
Question 27: A. available B. occupied C. vacant D. constant
Question 28: A. lengthen B. convey C. expand D. transform
Question 29: A. which B. when C. where D. who
Question 30: A. Although B. Because C. Moreover D. However
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.
The Japanese love inventing and they are very good at it. But there is one inventor who has invented
more things than anyone else in Japan - Dr. Nakamats. He has designed over 4,000 new inventions over
the last fifty years. He is most well-known for his unusual inventions.
He designed many strange things such as glasses which look like eyes so you can’t notice them, shoes
which have steel springs so that you can jump in them, and a pillow which stops you from falling asleep
when you are driving.
How does he come up with these ideas? He finds listening to Beethoven helpful. But the thing that
makes him most creative is holding his breath underwater. He dives into his swimming pool every day and
stays underwater as long as he can. He believes that less oxygen in the brain is good for new ideas. He also
dives with a pencil and a notebook which he invented. He needs to write down his ideas immediately in the
water because they disappear quickly.
Dr. Nakamats believes that eating the right food is important for creativity, and he has invented some
snacks that he says are good for your brain. He has also invented an armchair which helps to enhance your
brainpower. He sits in the chair every day to give him more good ideas. Dr. Nakamats is now in his

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eighties, but he plans to live until he is 144 years old, so he still has plenty of time to develop even more
new ideas.
(Adapted from Get Ahead)
Question 31: The passage is mainly about ______.
A. famous Japanese scientists and their more inventions
B. a famous Japanese scientist and his strange inventions
C. inventions by famous Japanese inventors
D. Japanese famous inventions by a scientist
Question 32: The word it in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. Japan B. notebook C. invention D. inventing
Question 33: According to paragraph 2, Dr. Nakamats invented all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. glasses B. shoes C. a pillow D. a book
Question 34: Dr. Nakamats dives with a pencil and a notebook because ______.
A. he wants to get oxygen quickly B. he can dive more quickly
C. he can drive more carefully D. he wants to write down his ideas immediately
Question 35: The word enhance in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. divide B. reduce C. improve D. decrease
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.
Action movies are exciting and a lot of fun to watch, but they also involve scenes of great risk and
danger. In the language of filmmaking, dangerous actions are called stunts. Who performs these stunts?
This work is too dangerous for regular actors. Movie companies usually hire special stunt people to stand
in for the actors in scenes that are unsafe.
Movie producers don’t like to let actors do their own stunt work. If the actors injure themselves, it can
delay the production schedule. Using stunt people also saves time. Most stunt people have years of
experience, which enables them to perform their stunts with a minimum of risk. It would take too long to
train the actors to perform dangerous scenes safely.
Some people who love the thrill of dangerous sports such as skydiving or rock climbing think it
would be easy to work as a stunt person. But it isn’t enough to be a risk-taker. Stunt performers also have
to know what to do if anything goes wrong.
In addition to risk-taking and meticulous attention to detail and planning, stunt work requires being in
top physical condition. Although there are a few training programmes for stunt performers, most provide
only an overview of the profession. Normally, the people who attend these programmes already have
experience in dangerous sports, rescue work, or the military. So the best way to prepare for a career in
stunt work is to train in an area that involves strong physical conditioning and has an element of physical
danger.
Modern filmmaking techniques have changed the way some dangerous scenes are filmed. For
example, computer-generated images make it possible to show stunts that would be too dangerous or
expensive for real stunt people to perform. Computer-generated images are often used today to create big
fight scenes, car crashes, and explosions. However, they are not always the best choice. Many audiences
want to see real people perform actual stunts. Also, the rising popularity of made-for-TV movies around
the world ensures that there is still plenty for stunt people in the film industry.
(Adapted from Strategic Reading)
Question 36: Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Stunt people have to be physically fit to perform dangerous actions.
B. Movie companies use technology for stunts instead of stunt performers.
C. Stunt work is dangerous and needs to be performed by skilled and strong people.
D. Action movies sometimes comprise non-dangerous work undertaken by the supporting cast.
Question 37: In the language of filmmaking, stunts are ______.
A. regular actors B. action movies C. dangerous actions D. exciting scenes
Question 38: The word them in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. stunt people B. movie producers C. movie scenes D. movie actors
Question 39: The word thrill in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. consequence B. convenience C. excitement D. arrangement
Question 40: The word meticulous in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. useful B. helpful C. careful D. harmful
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

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 A. Movie stunts are often performed by the main actors.
B. Stunt performers normally have certain experience in related fields.
C. Stunts need to be performed with great care.
D. Stunt people are hired mostly to undertake dangerous scenes.
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Audiences prefer computer-generated images to stunts performed by real people.
B. Stunts play an indispensable role in the success of made-for-TV movies.
C. Modern technology may assist in reducing the cost of film production.
D. Film directors can take advantage of TV scenes in their movies.
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: They give a good presentation on how to adopt a green lifestyle last week.
A B C D
Question 44: Their pioneering research showed that the learning motivation of the two groups of
A
learners quite distinctive from each other, and the comparative group whose learning motivation
B C
was stronger performed better than the control group.
D
Question 45: The man bought the old painting and then sold them to a collector at a higher price.
A B C D
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 47: “I helped the old lady cross the road,” said the teacher.
A. The teacher said she would help the old lady cross the road.
B. The teacher said I helped the old lady cross the road.
C. The teacher said she had helped the old lady cross the road.
D. The teacher said she helped the old lady cross the road.
Question 46: Students are not allowed to bring food into the computer room.
A. Students wouldn’t bring food into the computer room.
B. Students mustn’t bring food into the computer room.
C. Students needn’t bring food into the computer room.
D. Students won’t bring food into the computer room.
Question 48: Mark started learning Spanish seven years ago.
A. Mark has learned Spanish for seven years.
B. Mark has started learning Spanish since seven years.
C. Mark has learned Spanish since he was seven years old.
D. Mark started learning Spanish when he was seven years old.
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 gold ring was expensive. I couldn’t afford to buy it.
A. If the gold ring had been cheaper, I can’t have afforded to buy it.
B. If the gold ring had been more expensive, I could have afforded to buy it.
C. If the gold ring had been less expensive, I could have afforded to buy it.
D. If the gold ring had been cheaper, I couldn’t have afforded to buy it.
Question 50: The boy band had just finished their first live performance. All the audiences at the theatre
gave them a loud round of applause.
A. Had it not been for the boy band’s first live performance, all the audiences at the theatre would have
given them a loud round of applause.
B. Barely had the boy band finished their first live performance when all the audiences at the theatre gave
them a loud round of applause.
C. No matter when the boy band finished their first live performance did all the audiences at the theatre
give them a loud round of applause.
D. Not until all the audiences at the theatre gave them a loud round of applause did the boy band finish
their first live performance.
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