Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án ( đề 9 ) - cô Hoàng Xuân

Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc Gia – Năm 2023 – Đề 9 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài : 60phút Gv: Cô Hoàng Xuân
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. wait B. train C. said D. paid Question 2: A. whole B. when C. which D. while
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. extreme
B. mission C. rapid D. country Question 4: A. society B. epidemic C. initiate D. catastrophe
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: ______ in 1939, the Borne Bridge is one of the many grand projects of the Depression era. A. Completing B. Completed C. Complete D. Completes
Question 6: He always did well at school ______ having his early education disrupted by illness. A. in spite of B. on account of C. in addition to D. even though
Question 7: “Did you have a good time at the Browns?” – “Not really. I _______ I’ll ever visit them again. A. won’t be thinking B. am not thinking C. don’t think D. think not
Question 8: Nobody answered the door, _______? A. weren’t they B. were they C. did they D. didn’t they
Question 9: Tom had a lucky escape. He ______ killed. A. could have been B. must have been C. should have been D. had been
Question 10: As we walked past, we saw John _____ his car. A. to repair B. repaired C. in repairing D. repairing
Question 11: As far as I can judge, she was completely unaware ______ the seriousness of the situation. A. with B. about C. of D. in
Question 12: Tom made a serious mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He’s lucky ______ a second chance. A. having given B. having been given C. to have given D. to have been given
Question 13: Standing on top of the hill, ___________.
A. people have seen a castle far away
B. lies a castle in the middle of the island
C. a castle can be seen from the distance
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Question 14: Our Import–Export Company Limited will have to _______ sales during the coming year. A. expand B. enlarge C. extend D. increase
Question 15: John hasn’t studied hard this year; so, in the last couple of months, he has had to work _______ just to catch up. A. vaguely B. barely C. intensely D. randomly
Question 16: Make sure you __________ us a visit when you are in town again. A. give B. do C. pay D. have
Question 17: My New Year’s _______ this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on my
schoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it. A. resolution B. salutation C. wish D. pray
Question 18: Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big _______ in Vietnam football. A. bread B. cheese C. sandwich D. egg
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 19: Tom is apologizing to Peter for being late.
– Tom: “Sorry, I’m late, Peter. My car has broken down on the way here.”
– Peter: “___________________”
A. No, I wouldn’t mind at all. B. Not on my account. C. That’s all right.
D. Well, it’s worth a try.
Question 20: Mai and Joey are talking about their favorite pastimes.
– Joey: “What sort of things do you like doing in your free time?” – Mai: “______________”
A. I love checking out the shops for new clothes.
B. None. Been starved since 9 yesterday. C. I hate shopping.
D. Nothing special. Just some photos I took on the trip to Nepal.
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 21: To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for
older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary. A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. encouragements
Question 22: Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare. A. rejected B. sacked C. reviewed D. deleted
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. Trang 2


Question 23: I don’t know what they are going to ask in the job interview. I’ll just play it by ear.
A. plan well in advance B. be careful about it
C. listen to others saying
D. do not plan beforehand
Question 24: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the local groundwater. A. useless B. harmless C. damaging D. fundamental
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 25 to 29.
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the
problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears live has
reduced in size (25)_________ about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising
and this is (26)_________ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main
sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the
air holes seals have made in the ice. (27)_________ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never
catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of
the ice to another. They have been (28)_________ to swim up to 100 km, but when there is less ice, they
may have to swim further and this can (29)_________ fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drown
in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more ice before
they became too tired and couldn't swim any further. Question 25: A. in B. by C. within D. for Question 26: A. making B. turning C. causing D. resulting Question 27: A. Even B. Despite C. As D. Although Question 28: A. known B. learnt C. experienced D. noticed Question 29: A. happen B. come C. end D. prove
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 30 to 34.
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops
and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of
charity and special „charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before
Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some,
especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age
on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon–style illustrations.
Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual Trang 3


greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of
spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.
Cards are produced for every ‘mi
lestone ’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a
marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are
‘good luck’ or „congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.
Question 30: What is the passage mainly about? A. Greetings Cards B. Birthday Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Easter Cards
Question 31: The word ‘some’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______. A. young children B. ages and tastes C. card shops D. birthday cards
Question 32: Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?
A. „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’
B. „Happy Birthday’ C. „Good luck’
D. „Many Happy Returns’
Question 33: The word ‘mi
lestone ’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. A. a positive view B. a special gift C. an important event D. a convenient way
Question 34: It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. greetings cards are used on many different occasions
B. there are few choices of birthday cards
C. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain
D. greetings cards are for children only
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 35 to 42.
Though called by sweet–sounding names like Firinga or Katrina, tropical cyclones are huge rotating
storms 200 to 2,000 kilometers wide with winds that blow at speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour
(kph). Weather professionals know them as tropical cyclones, but they are called hurricanes in the
Caribbean Sea, typhoons in the Pacific Ocean, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean. They occur in both the
northern and southern hemispheres. Large ones have destroyed cities and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Tropical cyclones begin over water that is warmer than 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit)
slightly north or south of the earth’s equator. Warm, humid air full of water vapor moves upward. The
earth’s rotation causes the growing storm to start to rotate around its center (called the eye). At a certain
height, the water vapor condenses, changing to liquid and releasing heat. The heat draws more air and Trang 4


water vapor upward, creating a cycle as air and water vapor rise and liquid water falls. If the cycle speeds
up until winds reach 118 kilometers per hour, the storm qualifies as a tropical cyclone.
Most deaths in tropical cyclones are caused by storm surge. This is a rise in sea level, sometimes
seven meters or more, caused by the storm pushing against the ocean’s surface. Storm surge was to blame
for the flooding of New Orleans in 2005. The storm surge of Cyclone Nargis in 2008 in Myanmar pushed
seawater nearly four meters deep some 40 kilometers inland, resulting in many deaths.
It has never been easy to forecast a tropical cyclone accurately. The goal is to know when and
where the next tropical cyclone will form. “And we can’t really do that yet,” says David Nolan, a weather researcher
from the University of Miami. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are also difficult to
predict, even with computer assistance. In fact, long–term forecasts are poor; small differences in the
combination of weather factors lead to very different storms. More accurate forecasting could help people
decide to evacuate when a storm is on the way.
Question 35: As stated in paragraph 1, tropical cyclones are storms with winds blowing at speeds of ______. A. more than 100 kph B. at least 200 kph C. less than 100 kph
D. no less than 200 kph
Question 36: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. sweet–sounding names B. wind speeds C. tropical cyclones
D. weather professionals
Question 37: Which of the following comes first in the process of storm formation? A. Liquid water falls.
B. Warm, humid air moves upward.
C. Water vapor condenses.
D. Wind speed reaches 118 kph.
Question 38: According to the passage, a storm surge is ______. A. a rise in sea level B. pushing seawater C. a tropical cyclone D. inland flooding
Question 39: What is true about the storm surge of Cyclone Nargis?
A. It took a very high death toll.
B. It caused flooding in New Orleans in 2005.
C. It occurred in Myanmar in 2005.
D. It pushed seawater 4 kilometers inland.
Question 40: The word “evacuate” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. move to safer places
B. make accurate predictions
C. take preventive measures
D. call for relief supplies
Question 41: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The center of a growing storm is known as its eye.
B. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are difficult to forecast.
C. Tropical cyclones are often given beautiful names.
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