Đề thi thử Trung học phổ thông Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2023 - Đề số 15 (Có đáp án)

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1. ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG MÔN TIẾNG ANH PHÁT TRIỂN ĐỀ MINH HỌA CÓ ĐÁP ÁN 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. mouth B. route C. house D. south Question 2. A. mother B. thunderC. within D. wither 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 3. A. derive B. provide C. depend D. master Question 4. A. medicine B. addition C. survival D. semester 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. The ___ of many species is leading to their extinction. A. exploit B. exploiting C. exploitation D. exploitative Question 6. Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions, ___ ? A. don’t they B. do they C. do we D. don’t we Question 7. Although she knows only a mere ___ of Spanish, she still manages to communicate her ideas well. A. command B. level C. smattering D. knack Question 8. The Christmas pudding ___ during winner; and its price was once outrageously expensive. A. served B. has served C. was served D. had served Question 9. I think that married couples should be financially independent ___ their parents. A. on B. of C. with D. to Question 10. We need to buy a bigger table but it has to be ___ than the one we saw yesterday. A. the cheapest B. cheap C. cheaper D. more cheaper Question 11. Online ___ hate speech results from conflicts among individuals in society. A. critical B. inflammatory C. pent-up D. hefty Question 12. Airplanes___ in the twentieth century is one of the sources of pollution.
2. A. reinforce B. discourage C. clarify D. represent Question 23. Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet when asked an array of questions with abstract concepts. A. had a fever B. stayed confident C. got nervous D. became aggressive 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 24. Jane is talking to Mike, her husband. Jane: “ ___ ” Mike: “Don’t worry. I will hold another job.” A. It’s freezing cold outside. B. Our son is mischievous. C. This month’s electricity bill is too high. D. I was unfairly treated at work. Question 25. Two students are talking about space exploration. Ted: “I believe that one day people will be able to live on another planet.” Kate: “ ___. Scientists have found some places outside the Earth which are habitable.” A. Positively. B. I can agree with you anymore. C. I doubt it. D. With uncertainty. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. THE FUTURE OF WORK According to a leading business consultancy, 3–14% of the global workforce will need to switch to a different occupation within the next 10-15 years, and all workers will need to adapt as their occupations (26) ___ alongside increasingly capable machines. Dr Stella Pachidi from Cambridge Judge Business School believes that some of the most fundamental changes are happening as a result of the 'algorithmication' of jobs (27) ___ are dependent on data rather than on production - the so-called knowledge economy. Algorithms are capable of learning from data to (28) ___ tasks that previously needed human judgement, such as reading legal contracts, analysing medical scans and gathering market intelligence. 'In (29) ___ cases, they can outperform humans,' says Pachidi. '(30) ___ these enhancements are not without consequences,' says Pachidi. 'If routine cognitive tasks are taken over by AI, how do professions develop their future experts?' she asks. 'One way of learning about a job is “legitimate peripheral participation” - a novice stands next
3. B. Olive oil: A cure for every disease. C. How to produce oil from indigenous trees? D. The best kept secret. Question 32. The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___. A. empires B. societies C. subcultures D. species Question 33. According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for? A. currency B. cosmetics C. weapons D. pharmaceuticals Question 34. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ___. A. olive B. way C. machine D. harvest Question 35. Which of the following is true, according to the passage? A. There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000 years BC. B. The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day. C. The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear. D. The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past. 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. I grew up with precious little choice about anything. You ate what you were given, went to school where you were told, wore your sister's hand-me-downs. And twice a year - birthday, Christmas - you got a present. We weren't poor at all but that was entirely normal and I don't remember feeling remotely deprived. Today, as we can see all around us, children seem to have everything - designer clothes, computer games, fussy eating habits and the attention span of itchy gnats. A report yesterday from the Children's Society found that one in ten kids now has mental illness diagnosed and it concluded that materialistic consumer pressure may be partly to blame, with children from poor backgrounds the main victims. Where is it coming from, this consumer pressure? First, from television, and the false dreams on offer there. Children from poor backgrounds, as well as having less money to buy the latest clothes or electronic games, are more likely to have parents without time to spend with them, and homes without access to outside space, so are far more likely to end up spending hours in front of the telly soaking up adverts alongside the easy gratification offered by
4. A. satisfaction B. boredom C. interest D. assumption Question 40. The word ‘them’ in paragraph 3 refers to ___. A. adverts B. parents C. children D. bouts Question 41. Which of the following is true, according to the passage? A. The materialistic culture we live in is wholly responsible for the rise in mental illness among children. B. Children from impoverished backgrounds are less likely to feel the negative effects of consumerism. C. Television contributes more to creating consumer pressure than other media outlets. D. Content on television portrays an unrealistic view of the world we live in. Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Having a great amount of choice is not always beneficial. B. Buying children a new toy can free them from the pressure of consumerism. C. Children are more spoilt today than they were ten years ago. D. Most six year olds receive too many gifts during Christmas time. 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. Not Scotland again! It rains every day last time. I want to go somewhere sunny this summer. A. Not B. rains C. somewhere D. sunny Question 44. As it does not have a blood supply, the cornea takes their oxygen directly from the air. A. have B. supply C. their D. directly Question 45. This is an exhausting list of grammar rules you will need to know for the exam. A. exhausting B. rules C. to know D. the 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 46. It is a good idea for every employee to take part in the annual workshop. A. Every employee must take part in the annual workshop. B. Every employee can take part in the annual workshop. C. Every employee should take part in the annual workshop. D. Every employee may take part in the annual workshop.
5. 21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. A 50. A