Name: ……………….

Instructor: Nguyễn Trung Nghĩa

(ĐỀ LUYỆN 4) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2023

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 60 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following word.
Question 1: A. academic B. interference C. criticism D. influential
Question 2: A. temptation B. property C. government D. beautiful

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others:
Question 3: A. gate B. gem C. gaze D. gaudy
Question 4: A. engagement B. astronomy C. conditioner D. solitary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer.
Question 5: He spoke for such a long time ............. .
A. so people began to fall asleep B. so that people began to fall asleep
C. that people began to fall asleep D. so as people began to fall asleep
Question 6: It was not good to walk outside in ............ .
A. such a fearful cold B. such fear coldness
C. such fearful cold D. so fearful a cold
Question 7. I can't believe he did that - I've never seen ............. bad behavior!
A. the B. that C. a D. such
Question 8: Sue ............. from a severe bout of flu at the time she wrote this letter.
A. recovered B. used to recover C. would recover D. was recovering
Question 9: John ................ a film online when we came to his house yesterday.
A. is watching B. was watching C. watching D. watches
Question 10: Mr. Pike .............English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. was teaching B. has been teaching C. is teaching D. had been teaching
Question 11: A good friend is ............. will stand by you when you are in trouble.
A. the one who B. a person that C. people who D. who

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Question 12: I did what I could, ............. wasn't much.

A. what B. which C. that D. who
Question 13: He looks like he’s going to recover, but the doctor says it’s ............. to tell.
A. sooner than B. sooner C. too soon D. soon
Question 14: She was so nervous on the night before her exam that she could hardly sleep.
A. Had it not been for the upcoming exam, she would have slept better.
B. She was too nervous to sleep well the night before her exam.
C. Being so excited, she did not want to sleep the night before the exam
D. If she had slept better the night before her exam, she would have been less nervous.
Question 15: This is the first time our daughter has been away from us for such a long time.
A. Our daughter never stays away from us for a long time.
B. We have never let our daughter stay away from us for so long before.
C. Our daughter has never been away from us for so long before.
D. For the first time in years, our daughter will be living away from us.
Question 16: The accident wasn't her fault because her car was stationary at the time.
A. You can't blame her for not moving when the accident occurred.
B. She wasn't responsible for the accident since it took place after she'd stopped.
C. She was too slow at stopping the car in time to avoid the accident.
D. As her car wasn't moving when the accident happened, she wasn't to blame for it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
Question 17: Teacher: Jennie, you've written a much better poem this time.
Jennie: ………………………………………………………
A. Writing? Why? B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.
C. You're welcome. D. What did you say? I'm so shy.
Question 18: John: I’m afraid I can’t help you.
Diana: ........................................
A. That’s OK. I’ll ask Mary. B. Are you sure?
C. I’m so glad you can D. Don’t be frightened.
Question 19: Which hat do you like better? - ………………………………..
A. Yes, I like it best. B. The one I tried on first.
C. Which one do you like? D. No, I haven't tried any.

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Select the SYNONYM of the following bold and underlined word in the sentence:
Question 20: Helen: Oh, but I’ve lost some of my references. Can I just leave them out?
Tutor: Oh, no! The examiner is bound to pick up on it. I’m afraid you’ll have to go to the library and track
them all down.
A. keep something for a special purpose B. discover something
C. make a typed copy of something D. attract attention to something one is proud of
Question 21: The book describes the splendor of Yosemite National Park.
A. trip B. accomplishments C. magnificent D. decline

Select the ANTONYM of the following bold and underlined word in the sentence:
Question 22: The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A. renovated B. regenerated C. furnished D. neglected
Question 23: There is growing concern about the way that has destroyed the environment.
A. ease B. attraction C. consideration D. speculation

Choose from the four underlined parts of each sentence (marked A, B, C, and D) one that needs
correcting. Choose the correct answer:
Question 24: The director encouraged them work in committees to plan a more effective advertising
campaign for the new product.
A. work B. to plan C. more effective D. for the new
Question 25: Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing
songs.
A. of the B. standing C. watched D. others
Question 26: He was found guilty of tax escape and had to pay a heavy fine.
A. guilty of B. escape C. pay D. heavy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
Question 27: He should have been writing his research paper, not playing games on his PlayStation.
A. He knew he ought to write his research paper, yet he still spent some time playing games on his PlayStation.
B. He would much rather have been playing games on his PlayStation than writing his research paper.
C. He was playing on his PlayStation when he was supposed to be writing his research paper.
D. He could have been playing a game on his PlayStation, rather than writing his research paper.

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Question 28: I / look / start / work / you

A. I look forwards to starting to work for you B. I look forward to start to work for you
C. I’m looking forwards to start working for you D. I look forward to starting working to you.
Question 29: No sooner ............. the corner than its wheel came off.
A. the van turned B. was the van turning
C. the van had turned D. had the van turned
Question 30: weather / place / camping / in / for / fine / a / is / good / Hyde Park /.
A. Hyde Park is a good place in fine weather for camping.
B. Hyde Park is a good place for camping in fine weather.
C. Hyde Park is for camping a good place in fine weather.
D. Hyde Park is in fine weather a good place for camping.
Question 31: Unless they comply with the rules, they won't be allowed back into the club.
A. As long as they refuse to behave, it doesn't seem possible for them to be accepted into the club.
B. They can go to the club once more, but only if they obey the rules.
C. They can't enter the club because they have violated the rules.
D. They can only enter the club again if they behave in accordance with the rules.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
Everyone can dream. Indeed, everyone does dream. Those who (32) ............. that they never dream at
all actually dream just as frequently as the rest of us, though they may not remember anything about it. Even
those of us who are perfectly (33) ............. of dreaming night after night very seldom remember those dreams
in (34) ............. detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly unrelated impressions. Dreams are
not simply visual - we dream with all our senses., so that we appear to experience sound, touch, smell, and
taste
One of the world's oldest known written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams. This volume is
about 5 thousand years old, so you can see that dreams were believed to have a special significance even
then. Many ancient civilizations believed that you (35) ............. never wake a sleeping person as, during
sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able to return in time if the sleeper were suddenly awoken
From ancient times to the present (36) ............., people have (37) ............. attempts to interpret
dreams and to explain their significance. There are many books available on the subject of dream

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interpretation, although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream as there are
books.
Question 32: A. demand B. promise C. agree D. claim
Question 33: A. familiar B. accustomed C. aware D. used
Question 34: A. great B. high C. strong D. deep
Question 35: A. could B. must C. should D. would
Question 36: A. day B. period C. times D. year
Question 37: A. caught B. brought C. caused D. made

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
Another early Native American tribe in what is now the southwestern part of the United States was
the Anasazi. By A. D. 800 the Anasazi Indians were constructing multistory pueblos-massive, stone
apartment compounds. Each one was virtually a stone town, which is why the Spanish would later call them
pueblos, the Spanish word for towns. These pueblos represent one of the Anasazis' supreme achievements.
At least a dozen large stone houses took shape below the bluffs of Chicago Canyon in northwest New
Mexico. They were built with masonry walls more than a meter thick and adjoining apartments to
accommodate dozens, even hundreds, of families. The largest, later named Pueblo Bonito (Pretty Town) by
the Spanish, rose in five terraced stories, contained more than 800 rooms, and could have housed a
population of 1,000 or more.
Besides living quarters, each pueblo included one or more kivas-circular underground chambers faced
with stone. They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle
pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation. Some kivas were enormous. Of the 30 or so
at pueblo Bonito, two measured 20 meters across. They contained niches for ceremonial objects, a central fire
pit, and holes in the floor for communicating with the spirits of tribal ancestors.
Each pueblo represented an astonishing amount of well-organized labor. Using only stone and wood
tools, and without benefit of wheels or draft animals, the builders quarried ton upon ton of sandstone from
the canyon walls, cut it into small blocks, hauled the blocks to the construction site, and fitted them together
with mud mortar. Roof beams of pine or fir had to be carried from logging areas in the mountain forests
many kilometers away. Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the
architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces. In time, the roads
reached out to more than 80 satellite villages within a 60-kilometer radius.

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Question 38: The paragraph preceding the passage most ............. .

A. how pueblos were built B. another Native American tribe
C. Anasazi crafts and weapons D. Pueblo village in New Mexico
Question 39: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The Anasazi pueblos B. Anasazi festivals of New Mexico
C. The organization of the Anasazi tribe D. The use of Anasazi sanctuaries
Question 40: The word "supreme" is closest in meaning to ............. .
A. most common B. most outstanding
C. most expensive C. most convenient
Question 41: The word "They" refers to ............. .
A. houses B. bluffs C. walls D. families
Question 42: The author mentions that Pueblos bonito had more than 800 rooms as an example of which of
the following?
A. How overcrowded the pueblos could be B. How many ceremonial areas it contained
C. How much sandstone was needed to build it D. How big a pueblo could be
Question 43: The word “settle” is closest in meaning to ............. .
A. sink B. decide C. clarify D. locate

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often
involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A
good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up
of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict events that have not as yet
been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If
observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the
predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have
to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing
experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science

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is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any
more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a
particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation
that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible
solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's
thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations, and makes
observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction.
When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
Question 44: Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
A. The importance of models in scientific theories.
B. The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting.
C. The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments.
D. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
Question 45: The word "related" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
A. described B. identified C. connected D. completed
Question 46: The word "this" in paragraph 1 refers to:
A. the kinetic molecular theory B. a good example
C. an observed event D. an imaginary model
Question 47: According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to .............
A. observe events B. publicize new findings
C. make predictions D. find errors in past experiments
Question 48: The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to:
A. upheld B. finished C. adjusted D. investigated
Question 49: In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists
when they .............
A. formulate possible solutions to a problem B. evaluate previous work on a problem
C. close an investigation D. gather known facts
Question 50: In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?
A. Linking together different theories. B. Providing direction for scientific research.
C. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others. D. Shifting through known facts.