SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2024

TRƯỜNG THPT SẦM SƠN Môn: TIẾNG ANH

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Họ và tên: ________________________________ Số báo danh: _____________

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. though B. these C. there D. thank
Question 2. A. ride B. smile C. fix D. dive
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. automatic B. complicated C. academic D. volunteer
Question 4. A. amount B. story C. money D. picture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Question 5. Joan and Matha don’t like maths, ______?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they
Question 6. These T-shirts and jeans ________in the US in 1900.
A. have made B. were made C. make D. made
Question 7. The environmentalists hope the forest to its former condition.
A. having restored B. restoring C. to restore D. restored
Question 8. He will take the dog out for a walk________dinner.
A. as soon as he finishes B. while he will finish
C. as soon as he finish D. before he shall have finished
Question 9. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street.
A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
Question 10. Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good________on job interviewers.
A. impressive B. impression C. impress D. impressively
Question 11. We need to do this________than we are at the moment.
A. quickly B. the quickest C. more quickly D. most quickly
Question 12. Are you going away for the weekend? - I don’t know. It depends ________the weather.
A. in B. on C. about D. of
Question 13. Gertrude ________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too.
A. looks after B. makes up C. takes after D. gets on
Question 14. He is reading ________book which he bought yesterday.
A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
Question 15. ________ on the topic of the presentation, he started finding relevant information for it.
A. Decided B. Having decided C. Being decided D. To decide
Question 16. Yesterday, the director was under the _______, so I had to sign the contract on his behalf.
A. weather B. storm C. climate D. rain
Question 17. Each child had to________a short speech to the rest of the class.
A. do B. carry C. make D. take
Question 18. The climbers stopped at the top of the hill to admire the magnificent ________.
A. scenery B. scenario C. surface D. scene
Question 19. How do you _________ on with your work? - It’s ok .
A.get B. make C. put D. do
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 20. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
A. decreasing B. increasing C. releasing D. keeping
Question 21. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. went quickly B. went leisurely C. came into D. dropped by
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. Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.
A. confirmation B. agree C. refusal D. admission
Question 23. It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness
in the street.
A. take no notice of B. have no feeling for
C. show respect for D. pay attention to
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 24. My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend
A B C D
Question 25. He is a handsome, intelligent and friendly student in her school.
A B C D
Question 26. Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 27. Tom is inviting Linda to his birthday party.
Tom: “Would you like to come to my birthday party next week?” Linda: “__________”
A. Why not? B. Yes, I’d love to. C. I don’t think so. D. No, I’d love to.
Question 28. Peter: "The air quality in Hanoi is getting worse and worse".
Jenny:" ____________". I can't see anything in the morning because of too much smog.
A. I don't really think so. B. I don't quite agree.
C. You can say that again. D. That's not a matter.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each the numbered blanks.
Speech is one of the most important (29) ______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noises. To talk and also to be understood by (30) ______ people, we have to speak a language. That is, we have
to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication
would be impossible it everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (31) ______. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and
only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. (32) ______ the more idea you can express, the more
precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing (33) ______ we use in communicating
what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many
emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Question 29. A. rules B. reasons C. ways D. tests
Question 30. A. other B. another C. others D. The other
Question 31. A. easy B. expensive C. simple D. important
Question 32. A. Although B. Therefore C. But D. However
Question 33. A. where B. which C. who D. whom
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 34. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years.
Question 35. “My father doesn’t work in the factory any more” Bella told us.
A. Bella said that her father no longer worked in the factory.
B. Bella wished that her father didn’t work in the factory any more.
C. Bella hoped that her father was used to working in the factory
D. Bella denied that her father used to work in the factory.
Question 36. Her daughter is able to play the piano very well.
A. Her daughter can play the piano very well. B. Her daughter needn’t play the piano very well.
C. Her daughter must play the piano very well. D. Her daughter couldn’t play the piano very well.
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 37. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
B. I wish Marie had turned up at Johns birthday party.
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
Question 38. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.
A. We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money.
B. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
C. Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
D. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first
thing, before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither
too hot nor too cold.
Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It
prepares your stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the
intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food. Water also helps us go to the bathroom more easily.
Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t drink all of that water
in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It’s better to drink some
in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not during
meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.
Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are
probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. A little
more water each day could make you much healthier.
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 1 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 39. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The importance of water B. The advice of the doctors
C. How to drink water correctly? D. The best amount of water to drink
Question 40. According to the passage, water is good for the following organs of the body, EXCEPT ______.
A. kidneys B. stomach C. intestines D. livers
Question 41. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. your body B. your kidney C. water D. your stomach
Question 42. The word “eliminate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. preserve B. remove C. absorb D. process
Question 43. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The first thing you should do every morning is to drink water.
B. You shouldn’t drink too much water at the same time.
C. Drinking water while having meals may interfere with normal digestion.
D. You need to drink more water if your urine is light yellow.

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.
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are published
about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart
and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families,
communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out
of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more
illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts,
putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.
If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to society's
attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should
be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance exams and only
about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories
about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and
do something else unconventional?
"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's
about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website,
vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also
arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School
of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers
and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up
community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their efforts
and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than just
scores," Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most famous
drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some
kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting
into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of
Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but
offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for Education
Testing and Quality Assessment at Viet Nam National University in HCM City said the media should also
monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about young people,
but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.
Viet Nam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to recognise
talent, no matter where it comes from or how.
(Source: http://vietnamnews.vn)
Question 44. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
A. Many students consider universities as their only way after school.
B. A good model of being successful in the real life out of school.
C. Not many students are successful after graduating from universities.
D. University is not the only way to success.
Question 45. What is NOT stated in the passage about the top-scorers in the entrance exam?
A. The majority of them are poor but intelligent and eager to learn.
B. They are hoped to find the way to better their families’ lives.
C. Their success is more glorious because they attend more classes than others.
D. The students are admired for the great efforts.
Question 46. The word “unconventional” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ________.
A. common B. unusual C. well-known D. infamous
Question 47. The author described Tran Nguyen Le Van in the third passage as ________.
A. a good example to achieve success although he didn’t finish his education.
B. a businessman who gains money by selling mobile phones online.
C. a founder whose website was inspired from social networks like Facebook.
D. a top-scorer who books online tickets and confirm through messages.
Question 48. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. honours B. role-models C. the youngsters D. newspapers
Question 49. The word “plague” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. conflict B. afflict C. remind D. bother
Question 50. According to the fourth paragraph, what is TRUE about the modern exam system?
A. It puts too much pressure on students who must get a place in a university.
B. Students are not encouraged to do something different.
C. The government is trying to change the theories of exam.
D. Many stories about successful students cannot inspire those who attend universities.

___ The End ___

 HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI
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. though B. these C. there D. thank
Question 2. A. ride B. smile C. fix D. dive
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. automatic B. complicated C. academic D. volunteer
Question 4. A. amount B. story C. money D. picture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Question 5. Joan and Matha don’t like maths, ______?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they
Question 6. These T-shirts and jeans ________in the US in 1900.
A. have made B. were made C. make D. made
Question 7. The environmentalists hope the forest to its former condition.
A. having restored B. restoring C. to restore D. restored
Question 8. He will take the dog out for a walk________dinner.
A. as soon as he finishes B. while he will finish
C. as soon as he finish D. before he shall have finished
Question 9. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street.
A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
Question 10. Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good________on job interviewers.
A. impressive B. impression C. impress D. impressively
Question 11. We need to do this________than we are at the moment.
A. quickly B. the quickest C. more quickly D. most quickly
Question 12. Are you going away for the weekend? - I don’t know. It depends ________the weather.
A. in B. on C. about D. of
Question 13. Gertrude ________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too.
A. looks after B. makes up C. takes after D. gets on
Takes after: Giống ai đó

Question 14. He is reading ________book which he bought yesterday.

A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
Question 15. ________ on the topic of the presentation, he started finding relevant information for it.
A. Decided B. Having decided C. Being decided D. To decide
Question 16. Yesterday, the director was under the _______, so I had to sign the contract on his behalf.
A. weather B. storm C. climate D. rain
Under the weather: Cảm thấy không khỏe, mệt người, bị ốm

Question 17. Each child had to________a short speech to the rest of the class.
A. do B. carry C. make D. take
make a speech (v) có một bài nói, phát biểu

Question 18. The climbers stopped at the top of the hill to admire the magnificent ________.
A. scenery B. scenario C. surface D. scene
A. scenery (n): phong cảnh
B. scenario (n): viễn cảnh, kịch bản
C. surface (n): bề mặt
D. scene (n): cảnh (trong phim)
Tạm dịch: Những người leo núi dừng lại trên đỉnh đồi để chiêm ngưỡng khung cảnh tuyệt đẹp.

Question 19. How do you _________ on with your work? - It’s ok .

A.get B. make C. put D. do
“get on with something” hỏi thăm tình hình về một việc gì đó
Công việc của cậu thế nào rồi?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 20. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
A. decreasing B. increasing C. releasing D. keeping
Question 21. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. went quickly B. went leisurely C. came into D. dropped by
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. Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.
A. confirmation B. agree C. refusal D. admission
Question 23. It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness
in the street.
A. take no notice of B. have no feeling for
C. show respect for D. pay attention to
A. take no notice of: không để ý đến
B. have no feeling for: không có cảm giác với
C. show respect for: thể hiện tôn trọng với
D. pay attention to: chú ý đến
Tạm dịch: Thật đáng thất vọng khi một số người vẫn nhắm mắt làm ngơ trước những hành động bất
công mà họ chứng kiến trên đường phố
Vậy turn a blind eye to có nghĩa tương phản với phương án D

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 24. My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend
A B C D

Question 25. He is a handsome, intelligent and friendly student in her school.

A B C D
Question 26. Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
A B C D
Former: xưa, trước đây
Formal: trang trọng
Tạm dịch: Học sinh ngày nay đường như ăn mặc trang trọng và kín đáo hơn.
Đáp án là C (formerly => formally)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 27. Tom is inviting Linda to his birthday party.
Tom: “Would you like to come to my birthday party next week?” Linda: “__________”
A. Why not? B. Yes, I’d love to. C. I don’t think so. D. No, I’d love to.
Question 28. Peter: "The air quality in Hanoi is getting worse and worse".
Jenny:" ____________". I can't see anything in the morning because of too much smog.
A. I don't really think so. B. I don't quite agree.
C. You can say that again. D. That's not a matter.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each the numbered blanks.
Speech is one of the most important (29) ______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noises. To talk and also to be understood by (30) ______ people, we have to speak a language. That is, we have
to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication
would be impossible it everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (31) ______. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and
only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. (32) ______ the more idea you can express, the more
precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing (33) ______ we use in communicating
what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many
emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Question 29. A. rules B. reasons C. ways D. tests
A. rules: luật/ nội quy B. reasons: lí do
C. ways: hình thức/ cách thức D. tests: kiểm tra
Xét về nghĩa, chỗ trống đó điền WAYS – cách thức là phù hợp nhất
Thông tin: Speech is one of the most important __ways__ of communicating.
Tạm dịch: Lời nói là một trong những cách thức quan trọng nhất của giao tiếp.

Question 30. A. other B. another C. others D. The other

Ta có: - other + N-số nhiều - another + N-số ít
- others = other + N-số nhiều - the other: cái còn lại/ người còn lại (2 đối tượng)
Vậy đáp án đúng là: A
Thông tin: To talk and also to be understood by __other__ people, we have to speak a language.
Tam dịch: Để nói chuyện và cũng để được người khác hiểu, chúng ta phải nói một ngôn ngữ.

Question 31. A. easy B. expensive C. simple D. important

A. easy: dễ B. expensive: đắt
C. simple: đơn giản D. Important: quan trọng
Xét về nghĩa thì chọn đáp án D – important là phù hợp
Thông tin: Learning a language properly is very __important__.
Tạm dịch: Học một ngôn ngữ đúng cách là rất quan trọng.

Question 32. A. Although B. Therefore C. But D. However

Xét dấu hiệu của chỗ trống, ta có thể loại B, D.
2 đáp án còn lại:
A. Although: mặc dù C. But : nhưng
Xét về nghĩa, đáp án C – BUT là phù hợp.
Thông tin: The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed
to speak it quite well. __But__ the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their
exact meaning.
Tạm dịch: Vốn từ vựng cơ bản của tiếng Anh không lớn lắm, và chỉ cần khoảng 2.000 từ là có thể nói
được nó khá tốt. Nhưng bạn càng có thể diễn đạt nhiều ý tưởng, bạn càng có thể hiểu chính xác về ý
nghĩa chính xác của chúng.

Question 33. A. where B. which C. who D. whom

Danh từ trước đại từ quan hệ “the main thing” – không phải là danh từ chỉ người, và đại từ quan hệ
cần điền là tân ngữ của động từ USE nên chọn đại từ quan hệ WHICH.
Thông tin: Words are the main thing __which__ we use in communicating what we want to say.
Tạm dịch: Từ ngữ là điều chính mà chúng ta sử dụng để giao tiếp những gì chúng ta muốn nói

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 34. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years.
Question 35. “My father doesn’t work in the factory any more” Bella told us.
A. Bella said that her father no longer worked in the factory.
B. Bella wished that her father didn’t work in the factory any more.
C. Bella hoped that her father was used to working in the factory
D. Bella denied that her father used to work in the factory.
Question 36. Her daughter is able to play the piano very well.
A. Her daughter can play the piano very well. B. Her daughter needn’t play the piano very well.
C. Her daughter must play the piano very well. D. Her daughter couldn’t play the piano very well.
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 37. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
B. I wish Marie had turned up at Johns birthday party.
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
Question 38. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.
A. We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money.
B. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
C. Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
D. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first
thing, before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither
too hot nor too cold.
Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It
prepares your stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the
intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food. Water also helps us go to the bathroom more easily.
Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t drink all of that water
in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It’s better to drink some
in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not during
meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.
Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are
probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. A little
more water each day could make you much healthier.
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 1 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 39. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The importance of water B. The advice of the doctors
C. How to drink water correctly? D. The best amount of water to drink
Ý chính của đoạn văn này là gì?
A. Tầm quan trọng của nước B. Lời khuyên của các bác sĩ
C. Uống nước thế nào là hợp lý? D. Lượng nước phù hợp nhất để uống
Thông tin: Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning.
Tạm dịch: Một vài bác sĩ khuyên bạn nên uống một cốc nước vào mỗi buổi sáng.
Why should you drink this water? (Tại sao bạn lại nên uống nước này?)
Như vậy, nội dung bài đọc đang xoay quanh tầm quan trọng của nước.

Question 40. According to the passage, water is good for the following organs of the body, EXCEPT ______.
A. kidneys B. stomach C. intestines D. livers
Theo đoạn văn, nước rất tốt cho các bộ phận trong cơ thể, ngoại trừ __________.
A. thận B. dạ dày
C. ruột D. gan
Từ khóa: water/ good/ organs/ except
 Thông tin: Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your
stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the
intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food.
Tạm dịch: Nước giúp cơ thể bạn theo nhiều cách. Nó có thể giúp bạn làm sạch thận. Nó giúp dạ dày
chuẩn bị sẵn sàng để tiêu hóa thức ăn. Nước cũng có thể làm cho ruột bạn hoạt động tốt hơn. Sau khi
uống nước, đường ruột có thể dễ dàng hấp thu dưỡng chất từ thức ăn hơn.

Question 41. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. your body B. your kidney C. water D. your stomach
Từ “it” trong đoạn 2 đề cập đến từ ____________.
A. cơ thể bạn B. thận của bạn
C. nước D. dạ dày bạn
Thông tin: Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your
stomach for digestion.
Tạm dịch: Nước giúp cơ thể bạn theo nhiều cách. Nó có thể giúp bạn làm sạch thận. Nó giúp dạ dày
chuẩn bị sẵn sàng để tiêu hóa thức ăn.

Question 42. The word “eliminate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. preserve B. remove C. absorb D. process
Từ “eliminate” trong đoạn 3 gần nghĩa nhất với từ _________.
A. duy trì B. loại bỏ
C. hấp thụ D. xử lý
Từ đồng nghĩa: eliminate (loại bỏ) = remove
Thông tin: If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it.
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn làm vậy, thận của bạn sẽ phải làm việc chăm chỉ hơn để loại bỏ nó.

Question 43. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The first thing you should do every morning is to drink water.
B. You shouldn’t drink too much water at the same time.
C. Drinking water while having meals may interfere with normal digestion.
D. You need to drink more water if your urine is light yellow.
Câu nào sau đây là không đúng?
A. Điều đầu tiên bạn nên làm mỗi buổi sáng là uống nước.
B. Bạn không nên uống quá nhiều nước một lúc.
C. Uống nước trong khi đang dùng bữa có thể can thiệp đến sự tiêu hóa thông thường.
D. Bạn nên uống thêm nước nếu nước tiểu màu vàng nhạt.
Từ khóa: not true
Thông tin 1: Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink
this water first thing, before doing anything else.
Tạm dịch: Một vài bác sĩ khuyên bạn nên uống một cốc nước vào mỗi buổi sáng. Bạn nên uống nước
trước tiên, trước khi làm bất kì việc gì khác.
Thông tin 2: Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t drink
all of that water in one sitting.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà khoa học đề nghị mỗi người nên uống 1,6 lít nước mỗi ngày. Nhưng đùng uống tất
cả số nước đó trong 1 lần.
Thông tin 3: Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not during meals. They think
water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.
Tạm dịch: Vài người cho rằng tốt hơn là uống nước giữa các bữa ăn và không uống trong khi ăn. Họ
cho rằng nước sẽ làm loãng dung dịch tiết ra trong dạ dày. Điều này có thể ngăn cản sự tiêu hóa thông
thường.
Thông tin 4: Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are probably drinking enough.
Tạm dịch: Hãy kiểm tra màu nước tiểu của bạn. Nếu nó màu vàng nhạt, bạn hẳn là đã uống đủ nước.
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.
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are published
about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart
and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families,
communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out
of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more
illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts,
putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.
If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to society's
attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should
be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance exams and only
about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories
about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and
do something else unconventional?
"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's
about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website,
vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also
arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School
of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers
and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up
community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their efforts
and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than just
scores," Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most famous
drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some
kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting
into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of
Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but
offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for Education
Testing and Quality Assessment at Viet Nam National University in HCM City said the media should also
monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about young people,
but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.
Viet Nam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to recognise
talent, no matter where it comes from or how.
(Source: http://vietnamnews.vn)
Question 44. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
A. Many students consider universities as their only way after school.
B. A good model of being successful in the real life out of school.
C. Not many students are successful after graduating from universities.
D. University is not the only way to success.
Câu nào trong các câu sau mô tả chính xác nhất ý chính của đoạn văn?
A. Nhiều học sinh coi đại học là con đường duy nhất sau khi học xong cấp 3.
B. Một tấm gương sáng về thành công trong cuộc sống thực sau khi tốt nghiệp cấp 3.
C. Không nhiều sinh viên thành công sau khi tốt nghiệp đại học.
D. Đại học không phải là con đường duy nhất tới thành công.
Căn cứ vào nội dung bài đọc:
Tác giả đã chỉ ra rằng có những người không hoàn thành chương trình đại học nhưng vẫn thành công,
trong khi hàng ngàn sinh viên ra trường không tìm được việc làm. Vì vậy, đại học không phải là con
đường duy nhất đến thành công.

Question 45. What is NOT stated in the passage about the top-scorers in the entrance exam?
A. The majority of them are poor but intelligent and eager to learn.
B. They are hoped to find the way to better their families’ lives.
 C. Their success is more glorious because they attend more classes than others.
D. The students are admired for the great efforts.
Thông tin nào về những thủ khoa kì thi tuyển sinh đại học không được đề cập đến trong bài?
A. Đa số những người này là con nhà nghèo nhưng thông minh và hiếu học.
B. Họ được hi vọng là sẽ tìm ra cách để cải thiện cuộc sống của gia đình mình.
C. Thành công của họ huy hoàng hơn vì họ tham dự nhiều lớp học hơn những người khác.
D. Những học sinh này được khâm phục bởi nghị lực phi phường.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 1:
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are
published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working,
studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines
by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolise the efforts made to lift them
and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which
make their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. (Mỗi mùa hè, khi kết quả kì thi tuyển
sinh đại học xuất hiện, nhiều câu chuyện trên báo chí được xuất bản về những sinh viên là những người
thủ khoa trên toàn quốc. Hầu hết chân dung các sinh viên đều chăm chỉ, hiếu học, thông minh và nói
chung, xuất thân từ các gia đình có thu nhập thấp. Họ thường được coi là anh hùng hay nữ anh hùng
bởi gia đình, xã, làng và cộng đồng của họ. Và họ tượng trưng cho những nỗ lực được thực hiện để đưa
họ và người thân của họ thoát khỏi đói nghèo. Các sinh viên thường quá nghèo để tham dự bất kỳ lớp
học thêm nào, điều này làm cho thành tích của họ thêm lừng lẫy và đáng chú ý hơn.)

Question 46. The word “unconventional” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ________.
A. common B. unusual C. well-known D. infamous
Từ “unconventional” trong đoạn 2 có thể được thay thế bởi ____________.
A. phổ biến B. bất thường C. nổi tiếng D. nổi tiếng xấu
Từ đồng nghĩa: unconventional (bất thường, khác thường) = unusual
Should we demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit
university education at some level and do something else unconventional? (Chúng ta có nên yêu cầu nhiều
câu chuyện hơn về những người thất bại trong kỳ thi nhưng thành công trong cuộc sống hay về những người
bỏ học đại học ở một mức độ nào đó và làm điều gì đó khác thường không?)
Question 47. The author described Tran Nguyen Le Van in the third passage as ________.
A. a good example to achieve success although he didn’t finish his education.
B. a businessman who gains money by selling mobile phones online.
C. a founder whose website was inspired from social networks like Facebook.
D. a top-scorer who books online tickets and confirm through messages.
Tác giả miêu tả Trần Nguyễn Lê Vân trong đoạn 3 như là ____________.
A. một tấm gương sáng đạt được thành công mặc dù anh ấy không hoàn thành chương trình giáo dục
của mình.
B. một doanh nhân kiếm tiền bằng cách bán điện thoại trực tuyến.
C. một người sáng lập mà website của anh ta có cảm hứng từ mạng xã hội như Facebook.
D. một thủ khoa đặt vé trực tuyến và xác nhận qua tin nhắn.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 3:
He is the founder of a website, vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive
tickets via SMS. His business also arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped
out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. (Anh
là người sáng lập ra trang web, vexere.com, mà hành khách có thể sử dụng để đặt vé xe buýt trực tuyến
và nhận vé qua tin nhắn điện thoại. Doanh nghiệp của anh cũng hỗ trợ đặt vé trực tuyến qua điện thoại
di động và email. Vân bỏ học cử nhân quản trị kinh doanh (MBA) tại Trường Quản lý Toàn cầu
Thunderbird ở Arizona, Hoa Kỳ).

Question 48. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. honours B. role-models C. the youngsters D. newspapers
Từ “them” trong đoạn 3 đề cập đến _________________.
A. sự vinh dự
 B. tấm gương
C. những người thanh niên
D. báo chí
Từ “them” thay thế cho những thanh niên trẻ tuổi trong câu trước.
His story has caught the attention of many newspapers and he believes more coverage should be given
to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up community. Getting into university, even with
honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their efforts and obviously that can give them
motivation to do better in life. (Câu chuyện của ông đã thu hút được sự chú ý của nhiều tờ báo và ông
tin rằng cần phải có nhiều sự dũng cảm hơn cho các bạn trẻ, những người có thể là tấm gương trong
cộng đồng khởi nghiệp. Vào được đại học, ngay cả với niềm vinh dự, chỉ là khởi đầu. "Chúng ta hoan
nghênh họ và những nỗ lực của họ và rõ ràng là điều này có thể tiếp thêm cho họ động lực để làm tốt
hơn trong cuộc sống).

Question 49. The word “plague” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. conflict B. afflict C. remind D. bother
Từ “plague” trong đoạn 4 gần nghĩa nhất với từ _____________.
A. mâu thuẫn
B. làm ưu phiền
C. nhắc nhở
D. làm phiền
Từ đồng nghĩa: plague (làm buồn lòng, gây rối không yên) = afflict
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some
kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. (Số liệu thống kê
báo động về tình trạng thất nghiệp tiếp tục làm cho chúng ta lo lắng. Theo thống kê của Bộ Lao động
trong tháng này, có tới 162.000 người có bằng đại học không thể tìm được việc làm).

Question 50. According to the fourth paragraph, what is TRUE about the modern exam system?
A. It puts too much pressure on students who must get a place in a university.
B. Students are not encouraged to do something different.
C. The government is trying to change the theories of exam.
D. Many stories about successful students cannot inspire those who attend universities.

Theo đoạn 4, câu nào là đúng về hệ thống thi cử hiện nay?

A. Nó đặt quá nhiều áp lực lên những học sinh phải thi đậu đại học.
B. Học sinh không được khuyến khích làm những điều khác biệt.
C. Chính phủ đang nỗ lực thay đổi lý thuyết của kì thi.
D. Nhiều câu chuyện về những học sinh thành công không truyền cảm hứng cho những sinh viên đại
học.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 4:
She agreed there were many success stories about young people, but added that it was imbalanced if
students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged. (Cô đồng ý rằng có rất nhiều câu chuyện
thành công về những người trẻ tuổi, nhưng nói thêm rằng thật là không cân bằng nếu các sinh viên đi
theo con đường khác biệt cũng không được khuyến khích).

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