KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023

Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ SỐ 6 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(Đề thi có 04 trang)

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. than B. thumb C. thank D. think
Question 2: A. habitat B. campfire C. survive D. wildlife
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. hacker B. evolve C. software D. marvel
Question 4: A. economics B. philosophy C. experiment D. biology
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: Hương Hương fbker, ________documents from ACE organization, is very ill-natured.
A. was stolen B. stolen C. stealing D. was stealing
Question 6: Learning a new language is _______ than learning a new skill on the computer.
A. difficult B. most difficult C. the most difficult D. more difficult
Question 7: _______, we will leave for the conference at the City Hall.
A. As soon as it stops raining B. Once it stopped raining
C. When it had stopped raining D. While it was stopping raining
Question 8: I'm not really keen __________spicy food, but I'll give it a try.
A. in B. on C. about D. of
Question 9: Michael returned to his hometown last summer, _______?
A. won't he B. doesn't he C. didn't he D. hasn't he
Question 10: I bought ___ new shirt yesterday. It was very nice.
A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
Question 11: You’ll get a better _______ of exchange at another bank.
A. worth B. value C. rate D. charge
Question 12: I could not _______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
A. hold on B. take in C. make off D. get along
Question 13: Sarah said she would like _________ Paris someday to see the Eiffel Tower.
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited
Question 14: I always get ________ in my stomach before visiting the dentist. This is really hard for me.
A. worms B. mosquitoes C. crabs D. butterflies
Question 15: While Vũ Quỳnh Liên _________ into the house to steal things, she was bitten by a dog.
A. broke B. breaking C. was breaking D. has broken
Question 16: It is important to ________ in mind that these financial consequences have remained largely
hidden
A. know B. give C. hold D. bear
Question 17: My close friend ________ a new tablet on her birthday last week
A. was given B. was giving C. gives D. has given
Question 18: Her ________ has declined since her return from exile two years ago.
A. popularity B. popularly C. popularize D. popular
Question 19: There is a ________ mood everywhere in in the world on New Year's Day.
A. optimistic B. constant C. popular D. festive
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 20: Minh is talking to Thomas after his test.
- Minh: "My first English test was not as good as I expected."
- Thomas: " _______ "
A. Good Heavens! B. Never mind, better job next time!
C. That's brilliant enough! D. It's okay. Don't worry.
Question 21: Ann and John is talking about social network.
- Ann: "Today social network plays an important role in communication.”
- John: “ ________ ”
A. It's rubbish B. I'm afraid I don't know
C. I don't agree with you D. I agree with you
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: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment,
A. consideration B. worry C. ease D. speculation
Question 23: My brother has become a bit of couch potato since he stopped playing football.
A. a nice person B. a kind person C. a live wire D. a lazy person
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 24: Children brought up in a caring environment tend to grow more sympathetic towards others.
A. dishonest B. healthy C. Loving D. hateful
Question 25: According to the officials of the MOET, reopening schools is inevitable since the vaccine rate
is high now.
A. unlikely B. doubtful C. unavoidable D. dispensable
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: She started driving to work one month ago.
A. She has driven to work since one month.
B. It is one month when she started driving to work.
C. She has driven to work for one month.
D. It was one month after she started driving to work.
Question 27: It’s important that you pay attention to the lecture.
A. You must pay attention to the lecture.
B. You shouldn’t pay attention to the lecture.
C. You can pay attention to the lecture.
D. You needn’t pay attention to the lecture.
Question 28: “I had lunch with my friends last month,” Jean said.
A. Jean said that she had had lunch with her friends the previous month.
B. Jean said that I had had lunch with my friends the previous month.
C. Jean said that I had lunch with her friends last month.
D. Jean said that she would have lunch with her friends last month.
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.
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: The main cause of the strike was the management’s refusal to give further consideration
A B
to the question of pay differences.
C D
Question 30: A turtle differs from all other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of
A B
their own.
C D
Question 31: Last Sunday is so beautiful a day that we took a drive in the country.
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: She tested positive for Covid-19. She isolated herself to protect other people in her community.
A. Had she tested positive for Covid-19, she would have isolated herself to protect other people in her
community,
B. Not only did she test positive for Covid-19 but she also isolated herself to protect other people in her
community.
C. Only when had she tested positive for Covid-19, she isolated herself to protect other people in her
community.
D. No sooner had she tested positive for Covid-19 than she isolated herself to protect other people in her
community.
Question 33: My father wants to help me with the assignments. He doesn't have time.
A. If my father had had time, he could help me with the assignments.
B. Provided my father has time, he cannot help me with the assignments.
C. My father wishes he had time so that he could help me with the assignments.
D. If only my father had time, he couldn't help me with the assignments.
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 34 to 38.
The outbreak of COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health crisis, touching nearly all countries and
(34) ________ across the world. The health impacts of COVID-19 are devastating and, rightly, in the
forefront of our minds, cross our media, and impacting people's lives and livelihoods across the world. One of
the most tangible outcomes of COVID-19 is the ever-increasing socio-economic gap between learners. Over
365 million children are missing out on important school feeding programmes (35) ________ keep them
healthy and motivated to learn. Moreover, families may be pushed to (36) ________ to negative coping
mechanisms to meet their needs, including child labour or reducing the number and quality of meals at a time
when staying healthy and keeping a strong immune system is particularly important.
Home learning may itself be a source of stress for families and learners, with pressure to take on new
responsibilities. (37) ________ children are suffering from anxiety, living without access to the internet or
other means required to benefit from distance learning. Some older children are stressed about missing months
of education (38) ________ they have to care for younger children in the home while parents and caregivers
are working.
(Adapted from https://en.unesco.org/news)
Question 34: A. basics B. communities C. backgrounds D. contexts
Question 35: A. why B. who C. when D. which
Question 36: A. mitigate B. resort C. offer D. worry
Question 37: A. Every B. Others C. Much D. Many
Question 38: A. although B. however C. because D. therefore
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 39 to 43.
Australians place a high value on independence and personal choice. This means that a teacher or course tutor
will not tell students what to do, but will give them a number of options and suggest they work out which one
is the best in their circumstances. It also means that they are expected to take action if something goes wrong
and seek out resources and support for themselves.
Australians are also prepared to accept a range of opinions rather than believing there is one truth. This means
that in an educational setting, students will be expected to form their own opinions and defend the reasons for
that point of view and the evidence for it.
Australians are uncomfortable with differences in status and hence idealise the idea of treating everyone
equally. An illustration of this is that most adult Australians call each other by their first names. This concern
with equality means that Australians are uncomfortable taking anything too seriously and are even ready to
joke about themselves.
Australians believe that life should have a balance between work and leisure time. As a consequence, some
students may be critical of others who they perceive as doing nothing but study. Australian notions of privacy
mean that areas such as financial matters, appearance and relationships are only discussed with close friends.
While people may volunteer such information, they may resent someone actually asking them unless the
friendship is firmly established. Even then, it is considered very impolite to ask someone what they earn.
Question 39: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A story about Australia B. Australian culture shock
C. Things to do in Australia D. Australian culture
Question 40: The word "them" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. circumstances B. Australians C. options D. students
Question 41: In paragraph 3, most adult Australians call each other by their first names because _______.
A. Australians are difficult to remember people's surnames
B. Australians restrict class discrimination
C. Australians get on well with each other
D. Calling each other by their first names makes them friendlier
Question 42: The word "critical” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. faultfinding B. grateful C. complimentary D. appreciative
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Asking someone what they earn is considered fairly polite.
B. Australians are prepared to accept a range of opinions.
C. Students in Australia will be expected to form their own opinions.
D. A teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do.
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 44 to 50
There have been many famous detectives in literature. But one of the first-and certainly the most famous
is Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was created by the British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late nineteenth
century.
Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in the work A Study in Scarlet, which was published in 1887.
Holmes instantly became a popular literary figure with the general populace, who demanded that Doyle write
more stories involving him. Doyle compiled and eventually wound up writing fifty-six short stories and four
novels that featured Holmes. While he took a break of several years from creating stories about Holmes,
Doyle continued to write Holmes stories until 1927. Among the most famous of all the works featuring
Holmes are The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Blue Carbuncle, and A Scandal in Bohemia
One of the reasons that Sherlock Holmes was so popular concerns the method he employs to solve his
cases: logic. Together with his partner, Dr. Watson, Holmes uses his powers of observation to detect clues that
can help him solve the cases he accepts. Holmes has an incredibly sharp mind that enables him to determine
who the guilty party is or what the problem is. Holmes also is a master of disguise, which he proves many
times, and he is skilled at boxing as well as sword fighting.
While Holmes often solves cases that are unrelated to one another, he has a nemesis with whom he comes
into both direct and indirect conflict in several stories. That person is Professor Moriarty, the leader of a crime
ring in London. In one of the stories, The Final Problem, Holmes and Moriarty fight one another and fall to
their deaths by plunging down a steep cliff near a waterfall. When he wrote that story, Doyle had tired of
Holmes and wanted to kill off the character. He then refrained from writing about Holmes for many years
but public demand for more detective stories induced him to bring Holmes back from the dead and to continue
writing.
(Adapted from Reading Intermediate)
Question 44: What is the best title for the passage?
A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Creator of Sherlock Holmes
B. The Most Famous Detectives in the World
C. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
D. A Brief Biography of Sherlock Holmes
Question 45: The word “him” in paragraph 2 refers to ________
A. Sherlock Holmes B. criminal C. children D. populace
Question 46: In paragraph 4, the word “nemesis” is closest in meaning to ________
A. competitor B. rival C. peer D. partner
Question 47: According to the passage, which is NOT TRUE about Sherlock Holmes?
A. He was fluent in several foreign languages.
B. He often resorted to fighting during his investigations.
C. He relied upon logic to solve various mysteries.
D. He discouraged Dr. Watson to become more observant.
Question 48: In paragraph 4, the phrase “refrained from” is closest in meaning to ________
A. continued B. resumed C. postponed D. stopped
Question 49: What does the author imply about Professor Moriarty?
A. There is an unknown reason why he engaged in a life of crime.
B. Critics consider him to be the greatest literary villain in history,
C. Sherlock Holmes and he are related to one another.
D. He fails to encounter Holmes in some stories he is involved in.
Question 50: Why did Doyle kill Sherlock Holmes in one of his stories?
A. He had no desire to write about Holmes anymore.
B. Killing Holmes would help Doyle increase his sales.
C. It was too difficult for him to come up with new storylines.
D. His fans demanded that Holmes be killed off.

1. keen + _________ : thích

2. _________________: tỷ giá hối đoái
3. take ___________= understand: hiểu
4. ________________________ : nervous or excited about something (idiom)
5. _____________in mind something: suy nghĩ, xem xét, trăn trở về điều gì.
6. _________________: không khí lễ hội
7. _____________ sự quan tâm
8. couch ____________: kẻ lười biếng
9. c_________ (adj) = loving
10. ________________ = unavoidable
11. _________________(n): sự khác nhau / ________________ (n): sự chênh lệch
12. nemesis _______________________.
13. unprecedented ___________________________.
14. critical_____________________________.
15. appreciative ____________________________.
16. complimentary ______________________________